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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT PURSUANT
TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of
report (Date of earliest event reported): February 27, 2008
TEMPUR-PEDIC
INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-31922
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33-1022198
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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1713
Jaggie Fox Way
Lexington,
Kentucky 40511
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(800)
878-8889
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
On February
27, 2008, the President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Thomas Bryant, of
Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (the “Company”) announced his plans to retire
from the Company effective mid-year 2008. Mr. Bryant will be working
with the Company to ensure an orderly transition to a new Chief Executive
Officer prior to his retirement. The Company anticipates that Mr.
Bryant will continue in his role as a director and stand for re-election at the
annual meeting of stockholders in May 2008. Mr. Bryant joined the
Company in July 2001, and has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member
of the Board of Directors since April 2006.
The Board of
Directors has formed a committee to lead the search for a new CEO and has
retained an executive search firm.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
None.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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Tempur-Pedic International
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By:
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/s/ Dale
E. Williams |
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Name:
Dale E. Williams |
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Title:
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
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