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): June 10, 2009
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):
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure
On June
10, 2009, Tempur-Pedic International Inc. issued a press release announcing
that two of its subsidiaries, Tempur-Pedic Management, Inc. and Tempur-Pedic
North America, LLC (collectively, Tempur-Pedic), have filed a lawsuit
against companies who they believe are violating their patent protecting the
proprietary design and construction of Tempur-Pedic's mattresses. A copy of
this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form
8-K.
The
information in this current report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the
liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any
registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such filing.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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: June
10, 2009
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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 and Secretary |
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