8-K


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, 2016
TEMPUR SEALY 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.)
 
 
 
1000 Tempur 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.’s (the Company) annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 5, 2016.
(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 as below.
 
The stockholders elected all of the Company’s nominees for directors; ratified the appointment of Ernst and Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2016; and approved, on an advisory basis, the Compensation of Named Executive Officers. The tabulation of votes for each proposal is as follows:
(1)
Election of Directors:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
EVELYN S. DILSAVER
54,483,715

 
423,418

 
4,575

 
3,029,447

JOHN A. HEIL
54,443,096

 
464,342

 
4,270

 
3,029,447

JON L. LUTHER
53,920,825

 
988,347

 
2,536

 
3,029,447

USMAN NABI
53,332,850

 
1,574,836

 
4,022

 
3,029,447

RICHARD W. NEU
54,097,468

 
809,870

 
4,370

 
3,029,447

SCOTT L. THOMPSON
54,142,597

 
764,662

 
4,449

 
3,029,447

ROBERT B TRUSSELL, JR
54,882,189

 
25,249

 
4,270

 
3,029,447


(2)
Ratification of Independent Auditors:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
56,374,603

 
1,559,766

 
6,786

 
—

 
(3)
Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Named Executive Officers as described in the Company’s 2016 proxy statement:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
42,456,245

 
12,441,117

 
14,346

 
3,029,447


(c)
As reported in a prior Current Report on Form 8-K, more than a majority of shares voting at the 2011 annual meeting voted, on a non-binding advisory basis, in favor of an annual frequency for future Say-on-Pay Votes. The Company currently intends, in light of that vote, to hold future Say-on-Pay votes annually, until the next required vote on the frequency of Say-on-Pay votes under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which will be the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders.










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.

Date:  May 9, 2016
 
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
By:    
/s/ Barry Hytinen
 
Name: 
Barry Hytinen
 
Title:  
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer