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): April 23, 2010
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))
On April
23, 2010, Robert B. Trussell, Jr. provided notice to Tempur-Pedic
International Inc. (the Company) that he has resigned effective immediately as a
member of the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the
Committee). Mr. Trussell, a principal founder of the Company and its
Chief Executive Officer from November 2002 to May 2006, is independent under
applicable New York Stock Exchange rules. However, in light of his
former affiliation with the Company, Mr. Trussell indicated that he
believed it was prudent for him to step down from the
Committee. Mr. Trussell will continue to serve as a director of
the Company.
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
Inc. |
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Date:
April 26, 2010
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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 & Secretary |
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