Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Rao Bhaskar
   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)
CAO, VP of Strategic Planning
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O TEMPUR-PEDIC INTERNATIONAL INC., 1713 JAGGIE FOX WAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/05/2010
(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 01/05/2010   M   4,400 A (1) $ 12.37 4,400 D  
Common Stock 01/05/2010   S   4,400 D (1) $ 25.9 0 D  
Common Stock 01/06/2010   M   4,600 A (1) $ 10.66 4,600 D  
Common Stock 01/06/2010   S   4,600 D (1) $ 27.9 0 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
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 12.37 01/05/2010   M     4,400   (2) 12/14/2015 Common Stock 4,400 $ 0 21,850 D  
Stock option (option to buy) $ 10.66 01/06/2010   M     4,600   (3) 10/25/2015 Common Stock 4,600 $ 0 9,463 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Rao Bhaskar
C/O TEMPUR-PEDIC INTERNATIONAL INC.
1713 JAGGIE FOX WAY
LEXINGTON, KY 40511		       CAO, VP of Strategic Planning  

Signatures

 /s/ Bhaskar Rao   01/07/2010
**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) The shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on October 23, 2009 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 Rule 10b5-1 trading plan contains specific instructions to sell shares pursuant to the exercise of options if the price of the Issuer's common stock exceeds a pre-determined price per share.
(2) These options vest and become exercisable in a series of installments. The first installment, which consisted of 25% of the original aggregate number of options granted, vested on December 15, 2006, and 25% of the remaining options vested annually each year thereafter.
(3) These options vest and become exercisable in a series of installments. The first installment, which consisted of 25% of the original aggregate number of options granted, vested on October 25, 2006. The remaining options vested in a series of twelve successive equal quarterly installments.

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