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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): April 26, 2011

TEMPUR-PEDIC INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
001-31922
33-1022198
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     


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):

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 Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
 
(a)
Tempur-Pedic International Inc.’s (the Company) annual meeting of stockholders was held on April 26, 2011.
 
(b)
The name of each director elected at the meeting and a brief description of each other matter voted upon at the meeting is set forth  below.
 
  The stockholders elected all of the Company’s nominees for directors; ratified the appointment of Ernst and Young as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2011; approved the advisory vote resolution regarding the compensation of the named executive officers as set forth in the 2011 proxy statement; and recommend that the Company hold future advisory votes on executive compensation every year.
 
1) Election of Directors:
 
    For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes  
                   
Evelyn S. Dilsaver    59,225,772    150,188    11,828    4,014,029  
Frank Doyle    59,303,638    72,212    11,938    4,014,029  
John Heil    59,311,128   64,722    11,938    4,014,029  
Peter K. Hoffman    59,304,320    71,530    11,938    4,014,029  
Sir Paul Judge    58,971,495    404,255  
 12,038
    4,014,029  
Nancy F. Koehn    59,347,982    27,968    11,838    4,014,029  
Christopher A. Masto    59,316,507    59,343    11,938    4,014,029  
P. Andrews McLane    59,314,628    61,222    11,938    4,014,029  
Mark Sarvary    59,299,848    76,002    11,938    4,014,029  
Robert B. Trussell, Jr.    59,284,349    91,301    12,138    4,014,029  
 
2) Ratification of Independent Auditors:
  For   Against   Abstain      
                 
   62,146,186    1,245,991    9,640      
 
3)
 Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Named Executive Officers as described in our proxy statement:
 
  For   Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes  
                 
  58,993,325   379,530   14,933   4,014,029  
 
4)  Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Executive Compensation Votes as described in our proxy statement:
 
  1 Year   2 Years   3 Years   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes   
                     
  50,227,906   483,583   8,658,836   17,463   4,014,029   
 
 
 
 

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.
 
  Company Name  
       
Date: April 28, 2011
By:
/s/ DALE E. WILLIAMS  
    Name: Dale E. Williams  
    Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer