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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 * TRUSSELL ROBERT B JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TEMPUR PEDIC INTERNATIONAL INC [TPX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TEMPUR-PEDIC INTERNATIONAL INC., 1713 JAGGIE FOX WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/25/2012 (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 04/25/2012   A   1,028 A (1) 3,300 D   Common Stock               50,000 I By RBT Investments LLC (2)

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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 Options (right to buy)

$ 62.03

04/25/2012

A

1,023

(3)

04/24/2022

Common Stock

1,023

$ 0

1,023

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TRUSSELL ROBERT B JR C/O TEMPUR-PEDIC INTERNATIONAL INC. 1713 JAGGIE FOX WAY LEXINGTON, KY 40511	X

Signatures

/s/ Dale E. Williams, Attorney-in-fact		04/27/2012
**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 deferred stock unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock of the issuer at the end of the deferral period described below. The deferred stock units vest in four equal installments on July 31, 2012, October 31, 2012, January 31, 2013 and April 30, 2013. The vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person on April 25, 2015, unless an election is made by the reporting person to defer receipt of such shares to a later date.
(2)	The reporting person and his spouse control the investment and voting decisions of RBT Investments, LLC indirectly as trustees of the members of RBT Management, LLC, the manager for RBT Investments, LLC.
(3)	These securities vest on the following dates with respect to the specified number of shares of common stock: July 31, 2012 - 256 shares; October 31, 2012 - 256 shares; January 31, 2013 - 256 shares, and April 30, 2013 - 255 shares.

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