form8k.htm
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)  May 5, 2009

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)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On May 5, 2009, Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (the “Company”) completed its annual meeting of stockholders for 2009.
 
The Company’s stockholders approved the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2003 Plan”).  The Company’s Board of Directors had approved the 2003 Plan on February 27, 2009 subject to stockholder approval.  A description of the material provisions of the 2003 Plan are included under the caption “Proposal Two - Approval of the First Amendment to Tempur-Pedic International Inc. Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan”  in the Company’s Proxy Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2009, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events

At the annual meeting of stockholders for 2009, the stockholders approved the election of all of the nominees for director: H. Thomas Bryant, Francis A. Doyle, John Heil, Peter K. Hoffman, Sir Paul Judge, Nancy F. Koehn, P. Andrews McLane, Christopher A. Masto, Mark Sarvary and Robert B. Trussell, Jr. In addition, the stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending 2009.

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.
 
  Tempur-Pedic International Inc.  
       
Date: May 11, 2009
By:
/s/ Dale E. Williams  
    Name: Dale E. Williams  
    Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary