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Leggett & Platt Fourth Quarter Summary Financial Information February 8 , 2021 Leggett & Platt . Forward - Looking Statements Statements in this presentation that are not historical in nature are " forward - looking . " These statements include future EPS , sales , volume , consumer demand for home - related items and global automotive , progress with supply chain constraints , modest improvement in COVID - 19 impacted businesses , raw material price increases , currency benefits , acquisition and divestitures impacts , LIFO impacts , EBIT margin , depreciation and amortization , net interest expense , tax rate , diluted shares outstanding , operating cash , capital expenditures , amount of dividends , and debt repayments . All such forward - looking statements are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements described in this provision . We do not have , and do not undertake , any duty to update any forward - looking statement . Forward - looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual future events or results . Any forward - looking statement reflects only the beliefs of Leggett at the time the statement is made . All forward - looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which might cause actual events or results to differ materially from the forward - looking statements . These risks and uncertainties include : the adverse impact caused by the COVID - 19 pandemic , including demand for our products , our manufacturing facilities ' ability to stay fully operational , the functioning of our supply and distribution chains , employee costs , inability to collect receivables , goodwill and long - lived asset impairment , inability to issue commercial paper or borrow under the credit facility ; COVID - 19 vaccination timing and effectiveness ; uncertainty of financial performance ; changes in our capital needs ; market conditions ; price and product competition ; cost and availability of raw materials and labor and energy costs ; disruption to our rod mill ; restructuring - related costs ; our ability to manage working capital ; anti - dumping duties ; cybersecurity breaches ; customer losses ; climate change regulations , ESG risks ; foreign currency fluctuation ; cash repatriation ; litigation risks ; and other risk factors in Leggett's most recent Form 10 - K and subsequent 10 - Qs . 2