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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Clift Matthew   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TEMPUR PEDIC INTERNATIONAL INC [TPX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Ex. VP, Global Operations (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TEMPUR-PEDIC INTERNATIONAL INC., 1713 JAGGIE FOX WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/03/2007 (Street) LEXINGTON, KY 40511 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/03/2007   M   11,667 A $ 0 (1) 27,252 D   Common Stock 01/03/2007   S   3,050 (2) D $ 20.93 24,202 D   Common Stock 01/03/2007   S   800 (2) D $ 20.91 23,402 D   Common Stock 01/03/2007   S   200 (2) D $ 20.92 23,202 D   Common Stock 01/03/2007   S   1,200 (2) D $ 20.93 22,002 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

01/03/2007

M

11,667

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

11,667

$ 0

23,332

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Clift Matthew C/O TEMPUR-PEDIC INTERNATIONAL INC. 1713 JAGGIE FOX WAY LEXINGTON, KY 40511			Ex. VP, Global Operations

Signatures

/s/ William H. Poche, Attorney-in-fact		01/05/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. common stock. The restricted stock units were awarded as a grant for no consideration.
(2)	The shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated March 8, 2006 and adopted by the Reporting Person in order to cause the applicable sales to fall within the scope of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. The plan contains specific instructions to sell 8,166 shares on April 26, 2006, 5,250 shares on July 3, 2006, and 5,250 shares on January 2, 2007 at the market price on each sale date. The proceeds from the shares sold and to be sold pursuant to this trading plan are expected to be used to fund federal and state income taxes payable as the result of prior and future vesting of 70,000 restricted stock units of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. awarded for no consideration on December 1, 2004.
(3)	The restricted stock units vest in six successive semi-annual installments commencing on July 1, 2005.

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