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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 12, 2013

Registration No. 333-189063

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

Amendment No. 1

to

FORM S-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

 

 

 

Delaware		2510		33-1022198
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

Guarantors Listed on Schedule A Hereto

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its charter)

1000 Tempur Way

Lexington, Kentucky 40511

(800) 878-8889

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of the registrants’ principal executive offices)

Mark Sarvary, President and Chief Executive Officer

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

1000 Tempur Way

Lexington, Kentucky 40511

(800) 878-8889

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

John R. Utzschneider, Esq.

Christina E. Melendi, Esq.

Bingham McCutchen LLP

399 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022

212-705-7000

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box.  ¨

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

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If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer		x		Accelerated filer		¨
Non-accelerated filer		¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)		Smaller reporting company		¨

If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)  ¨

Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)    ¨

 

 

THE REGISTRANTS HEREBY AMEND THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANTS SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8 OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNTIL THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8, MAY DETERMINE.

 

 

 

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Schedule A

Table of Guarantor Co-Registrants

 

Name		State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation/ Formation		Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number				I.R.S. Employer Identification Number
Tempur World, LLC		Delaware			2510				61-1364709
Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC		Delaware			2510				26-2807648
Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC		Delaware			2510				20-0798531
Tempur-Pedic Technologies, Inc.		Delaware			2510				20-8165334
Tempur Production USA, LLC		Virginia			2510				61-1368322
Dawn Sleep Technologies, Inc.		Delaware			2510				33-1069158
Tempur-Pedic Manufacturing, Inc.		Delaware			2510				26-2821802
Tempur-Pedic Sales, Inc.		Delaware			2510				26-2821774
Tempur-Pedic America, LLC		Delaware			2510				61-1666069
Sealy Corporation		Delaware			2510				36-3284147
Sealy Mattress Corporation		Delaware			2510				20-1178482
Sealy Mattress Company		Ohio			2510				34-0439410
Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. Inc.		Massachusetts			2510				04-2511765
Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co.		Georgia			2510				58-1186228
Sealy Mattress Company of Kansas City, Inc.		Missouri			2510				44-0523533
Sealy Mattress Company of Illinois		Illinois			2510				36-1853967
A. Brandwein & Co.		Illinois			2510				36-2525330
Sealy Mattress Company of Albany, Inc.		New York			2510				14-1325596
Sealy of Maryland and Virginia, Inc.		Maryland			2510				52-1192669
Sealy of Minnesota, Inc.		Minnesota			2510				41-1227650
North American Bedding Company f/k/a The Stearns & Foster Upholstery Furniture Company		Ohio			2510				34-1449446
Sealy, Inc.		Ohio			2510				34-1439379
The Ohio Mattress Company Licensing and Components Group		Delaware			2510				36-1750335
Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company, Inc.		Delaware			2510				36-3209918
SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC		North Carolina			2510				56-2168370
Sealy-Korea, Inc.		Delaware			2510				56-2112163
Mattress Holdings International, LLC		Delaware			2510				52-2177086
Sealy Real Estate, Inc.		North Carolina			2510				56-2147751
Sealy Mattress Company of Puerto Rico		Ohio			2510				34-6544153
Sealy Texas Management, Inc.		Texas			2510				75-1491047
Western Mattress Company		California			2510				95-3388719
Sealy Mattress Company of Memphis		Tennessee			2510				62-0359534
Sealy Mattress Co. of S.W. Virginia		Virginia			2510				54-0492385
Advanced Sleep Products		California			2510				95-3254262
Sealy Components-Pads, Inc.		Delaware			2510				34-1801062
Sealy Mattress Company of Michigan, Inc.		Michigan			2510				38-1256567

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to these securities is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED July 12, 2013

PROSPECTUS

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

Offer to Exchange

6.875% Senior Notes due 2020

for

New 6.875% Senior Notes due 2020

that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933

 

 

We are offering to exchange registered 6.875% Senior Notes due 2020, or the Exchange Notes, for an equivalent amount of our outstanding, unregistered 6.875% Senior Notes due 2020, or the Original Notes. The Original Notes and the Exchange Notes are sometimes referred to in this prospectus together as “the notes.” The terms of the Exchange Notes are identical to the terms of the Original Notes, except that the Exchange Notes are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and the transfer restrictions and registration rights and related additional interest provisions applicable to the Original Notes do not apply to the Exchange Notes. The Exchange Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by certain of our subsidiaries subject to customary release provisions. The Original Notes may only be tendered in an amount equal to $2,000 in principal amount or in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. This exchange offer is subject to certain customary conditions and will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                     , 2013, unless we extend such expiration date. The Exchange Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange or any automated dealer quotation system and there is currently no market for the Exchange Notes.

Material Terms of the Exchange Offer

 

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The exchange offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                     , 2013 unless extended.

 

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You will receive an equal principal amount of Exchange Notes for all Original Notes that you validly tender and do not validly withdraw.

 

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Tenders of Original Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to the expiration of the exchange offer.

 

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There has been no public market for the Original Notes and we cannot assure you that any public market for the Exchange Notes will develop.

 

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The terms of the Exchange Notes are substantially identical to the Original Notes, except for transfer restrictions, and registration rights and additional interest payment provisions relating to the Original Notes.

 

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If you fail to tender your Original Notes for the Exchange Notes, you will continue to hold unregistered securities and it may be difficult for you to transfer them.

 

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The conditions to completing the exchange offer are that the exchange offer does not violate applicable law or any applicable interpretation of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, and the other conditions as set forth in this prospectus.

 

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We will not receive any cash proceeds from the exchange offer.

Results of the Exchange Offer

 

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The Exchange Notes may be sold in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions or through a combination of such methods. We do not plan to list the Original Notes or Exchange Notes on a national market.

 

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All outstanding Original Notes not tendered will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the indenture governing the Original Notes. In general, outstanding Original Notes may not be offered or sold, unless registered under the Securities Act, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

 

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Other than in connection with the exchange offer, we do not plan to register the outstanding Original Notes under the Securities Act.

Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of the Exchange Notes. The letter of transmittal states that, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with the resales of Exchange Notes received in exchange for Original Notes where the Original Notes were acquired by that broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that, for a period of 180 days after the expiration date of the exchange offer, we will make this prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See “Plan of Distribution.”

Investing in the Exchange Notes involves risks that are described in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page 8 of this prospectus.

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

 

 

The date of this prospectus is                     , 2013.

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SUMMARY			1
RISK FACTORS			8
USE OF PROCEEDS			28
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES			29
DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS			30
DESCRIPTION OF EXCHANGE NOTES			33
THE EXCHANGE OFFER			80
MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS			93
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION			98
LEGAL MATTERS			99
EXPERTS			99

 

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In this prospectus, except as otherwise indicated, the words “Tempur-Pedic,” “the Company,” “the Registrant,” “we,” “us,” “our” and “ours” refer to Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(f/k/a Tempur-Pedic International Inc.) together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including Sealy Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, or Sealy, which we acquired on March 18, 2013. We refer to our acquisition of Sealy in this prospectus as the “Sealy Acquisition,” and together with the related financings, the “Transactions.”

In making an investment decision, you must rely on your own examination of our business and the terms of the exchange offer, including the merits and risks involved.

You should not consider any information in this prospectus to be legal, business or tax advice. You should consult your own attorney, business advisor and tax advisor for legal, business and tax advice regarding an investment in the notes.

We are incorporating by reference into this prospectus important business and financial information that is not included in or delivered with this prospectus. In making your investment decision, you should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any other information. If you receive any other information, you should not rely on it.

The information contained in this prospectus has been furnished by us and other sources we believe to be reliable. This prospectus contains summaries, believed to be accurate, of the terms we consider material of certain documents, but reference is made to the actual documents. All such summaries are qualified in their entirety by this reference. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Sealy, our wholly owned subsidiary, filed annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information the SEC under the Exchange Act prior to April 2, 2013 when its reporting obligations were suspended under Section 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act. You may inspect without charge any documents filed by us or Sealy at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an internet site, www.sec.gov, which contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including Tempur-Pedic and Sealy.

We are “incorporating by reference” certain documents that we and Sealy have filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, except for any information superseded by information contained directly in this prospectus, or any subsequently filed document deemed incorporated by reference. We incorporate by reference into this prospectus the documents listed below (excluding any portions of such documents that have been “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act):

 

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Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, filed on February 1, 2013;

 

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Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 filed on May 10, 2013;

 

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Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 4, 2013, February 25, 2013, March 8, 2013, March 18, 2013, March 26, 2013, April 1, 2013, May 10, 2013, May 17, 2013, May 24, 2013 and related Amendment to our Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on June 3, 2013, and July 12, 2013;

 

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Our Definitive Proxy Statement for our 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed on April 19, 2013;

 

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Sealy’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 2, 2012, filed on February 4, 2013 and related Amendment to its Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 2, 2012, filed on March 29, 2013 (other than, in each case, Part II, Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”, Item 9A “Controls and Procedures” and “Financial Statement Schedules” in Item 15 of such reports); and

 

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Sealy’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2013, March 11, 2013, March 18, 2013, March 20, 2013, and April 1, 2013 (which includes updated financial statements for Sealy from that included in Part II, Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of Sealy’s 2012 Form 10-K).

Any future filings Tempur-Pedic makes with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus are incorporated herein by reference until completion of the exchange offer including any applicable documents we file after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to effectiveness (excluding any portions of such filings that have been “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act). Any statement contained in this prospectus or in a document incorporated by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in those documents modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed to constitute a part of this prospectus except as so modified or superseded. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document referred to in this prospectus do not purport to be complete, and, where reference is made to the particular provisions of such contract or other document, such provisions are qualified in all respects by reference to all of the provisions of such contract or other document. We will provide a copy of the documents we incorporate by reference or refer to in this prospectus, at no cost, to any person that receives this prospectus. To request a copy of any or all of these documents, such as the indenture, you should write or telephone us at: Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 1000 Tempur Way, Lexington, Kentucky 40511, Attention: Investor Relations (800) 805-3635.

To obtain timely delivery, you must request such information no later than five (5) business days before the expiration date of the exchange offer.

The distribution of this prospectus and the offer and the sale of the notes may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession this prospectus or any of the notes come must inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

 

 

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NOTICE TO NEW HAMPSHIRE RESIDENTS

NEITHER THE FACT THAT A REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE HAS BEEN FILED UNDER CHAPTER 421-B OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE REVISED STATUTES ANNOTATED, AS AMENDED (“RSA 421-B”), WITH THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE NOR THE FACT THAT A SECURITY IS EFFECTIVELY REGISTERED OR A PERSON IS LICENSED IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSTITUTES A FINDING BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE THAT ANY DOCUMENT FILED UNDER RSA 421-B IS TRUE, COMPLETE AND NOT MISLEADING. NEITHER ANY SUCH FACT NOR THE FACT THAT AN EXEMPTION OR EXCEPTION IS AVAILABLE FOR A SECURITY OR A TRANSACTION MEANS THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS PASSED IN ANY WAY UPON THE MERITS OR QUALIFICATIONS OF, OR RECOMMENDED OR GIVEN APPROVAL TO, ANY PERSON, SECURITY, OR TRANSACTION. IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE, OR CAUSE TO BE MADE, TO ANY PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER, CUSTOMER, OR CLIENT ANY REPRESENTATION INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.

 

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. We generally identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar words, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These statements are only predictions.

Any forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus are based upon our historical performance and on our current plans, estimates and expectations. The inclusion of this forward-looking information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the future plans, estimates or expectations contemplated by us will be achieved. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, financial results, financial condition, business, prospects, growth strategy and liquidity. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those indicated in these statements.

The forward-looking statements made in this prospectus relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. The factors set forth below should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this prospectus. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus include, but are not limited to:

 

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unfavorable economic and market conditions that could reduce our sales and profitability;

 

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our ability to effectively implement strategic initiatives and actions taken to increase sales growth;

 

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our ability to compete successfully;

 

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our dependence on our significant customers;

 

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our exposure to fluctuations in the cost of raw materials;

 

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our exposure to tax assessments in Denmark;

 

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our ability to sustain our profitability, which could impair our ability to service our indebtedness;

 

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our ability to generate sufficient cash to service the notes and our other indebtedness;

 

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advertising expenditures may not result in increased sales or generate the levels of product and brand name awareness we desire;

 

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our ability to protect our trade secrets or maintain our trademarks, patents and other intellectual property;

 

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the loss of suppliers and disruptions in the supply of our raw materials;

 

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our significant reliance on information technology;

 

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our ability to successfully integrate Sealy, achieve the projected synergies of the Sealy Acquisition and realize the other anticipated benefits from the Sealy Acquisition;

 

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the risk of unexpected equipment failures, delays in deliveries or catastrophic loss delays in any of our manufacturing facilities;

 

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our dependence on our subsidiaries for a substantial portion of our revenues;

 

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changes in tax laws and regulations or other factors that could cause our income tax rate to increase or cause our effective income tax rate to be higher than anticipated;

 

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compliance with, potential liability under, and risks related to environmental, health and safety laws and regulations (and changes in such laws and regulations, including their enforcement or interpretation);

 

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risks from our international operations, such as foreign exchange, tariff, tax, inflation, increased costs, political risks and our ability to expand in certain international markets; and

 

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our historical and pro forma combined financial information may not be representative of our results as a combined company following the Sealy Acquisition.

 

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RISK FACTORS

Any investment in the notes involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the following information about these risks, together with the other information contained in this prospectus, before participating in the Exchange Offer. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, prospects, results of operations or cash flow could be materially and adversely affected. Additional risks or uncertainties not currently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, may also impair our business operations. We cannot assure you that any of the events discussed in the risk factors below will not occur. If any such event does occur, you may lose all or part of your original investment in the notes.

Risks Related To Our Business

Unfavorable economic and market conditions could reduce our sales and profitability and as a result, our operating results may be adversely affected.

Our business has been affected by general business and economic conditions, and these conditions could have an impact on future demand for our products. The U.S. macroeconomic environment remains uncertain and was the primary factor in a slowdown in the mattress industry starting in 2008. In addition, our International segment experienced weakening as a result of general business and economic conditions. The global economy remains unstable, and we expect the economic environment to continue to be challenging as continued economic uncertainty has generally given households less confidence to make discretionary purchases.

In particular, the financial crisis that affected the banking system and financial markets and the current uncertainty in global economic conditions have resulted in a tightening in the credit markets, a low level of liquidity in many financial markets and volatility in credit, equity and fixed income markets. There could be a number of other effects from these economic developments on our business, including reduced consumer demand for products; insolvency of our customers, resulting in increased provisions for credit losses; insolvency of our key suppliers resulting in product delays; inability of retailers and consumers to obtain credit to finance purchases of our products; decreased consumer confidence; decreased retail demand, including order delays or cancellations; and counterparty failures negatively impacting our treasury operations. If such conditions are experienced in future periods, our industry, business and results of operations may be severely impacted.

In addition, the negative worldwide economic conditions and market instability makes it increasingly difficult for us, our customers and our suppliers to accurately forecast future product demand trends, which could cause us to produce excess products that can increase our inventory carrying costs. Alternatively, this forecasting difficulty could cause a shortage of products, or materials used in our products, that could result in an inability to satisfy demand for our products and a loss of market share.

Our leverage may limit our flexibility and increase our risk of default.

As of March 31, 2013, we had $1,997.9 million in total debt outstanding and our stockholders’ equity was $27.4 million, compared to $1,025.0 million in long-term debt outstanding and stockholders’ equity of $22.3 million as of December 31, 2012. Our long-term debt at December 31, 2012 included $375.0 million of notes issued in December 2012 in anticipation of the closing of the Sealy Acquisition. The increase in long-term debt during the three months ended March 31, 2013 is directly related to the Sealy Acquisition on March 18, 2013, which has increased our leverage. Our degree of leverage could have important consequences to our investors, such as:

 

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increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic, industry or competitive developments;

 

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requiring a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness, therefore reducing our ability to use our cash flow to fund our operations, capital expenditures and other business opportunities;

 

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restricting us from making strategic acquisitions or investments or causing us to make non-strategic divestitures;

 

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limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, product development, debt service requirements, acquisitions and general corporate or other purposes;

 

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limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business or the industry in which we operate, placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors who are less highly leveraged and who therefore, may be able to take advantage of opportunities that our leverage prevents us from exploiting; and

 

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exposing us to variability in interest rates, as a substantial portion of our indebtedness are and will be variable rate.

In addition, the instruments governing our debt contain financial and other restrictive covenants, which limit our operating flexibility and could prevent us from taking advantage of business opportunities and reduce our flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions, which could put us at a competitive disadvantage. Our failure to comply with these covenants may result in an event of default. If such event of default is not cured or waived, we may suffer adverse effects on our operations, business or financial condition, including acceleration of our debt.

Our sales growth is dependent upon our ability to implement strategic initiatives and actions taken to increase sales growth may not be effective.

Our ability to generate sales growth is dependent upon a number of factors, including the following:

 

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our ability to continuously improve our products to offer new and enhanced consumer benefits and better quality;

 

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ability of our future product launches to increase net sales;

 

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the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and other marketing programs in building product and brand awareness, driving traffic to our distribution channels and increasing sales;

 

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our ability to continue to successfully execute our strategic initiatives;

 

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the level of consumer acceptance of our products; and

 

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general economic factors that negatively impact consumer confidence, disposable income or the availability of consumer financing.

Over the last few years, we have had to manage our business both through periods of rapid growth and the uncertain economic environment. A source of our growth within this time frame has been through expanding distribution of our products into new stores, principally furniture and bedding retail stores in the U.S. Some of these retail stores may undergo restructurings, experience financial difficulty or realign their affiliations, which could decrease the number of stores that carry our products. Our sales growth will increasingly depend on our ability to generate additional sales in our existing accounts in the Retail channel. If we are unable to increase product sales in our existing retail accounts at a sufficient rate overall, our net sales growth could slow or decline.

We derive a substantial portion of our revenues from our subsidiaries and our ability to pay interest on the notes is dependent in part on the receipt of dividends, interest and other payments, advances and transfer of funds from our subsidiaries.

Although we are an operating company, we conduct a substantial portion of our operations through our subsidiaries. As a result, our ability to pay interest on the notes is dependent on the receipt of dividends and other payments or distributions from our subsidiaries. The ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other

 

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payments or distributions to us will depend on their respective operating results and may be restricted by, among other things, the laws of their jurisdiction of organization (which may limit the amount of funds available for the payment of dividends), agreements of those subsidiaries and the covenants of any existing and future outstanding indebtedness we or our subsidiaries incur, including our Credit Facilities and the indenture governing the notes and our guarantor subsidiaries’ guarantee obligations thereunder.

We operate in the highly competitive mattress and pillow industries, and if we are unable to compete successfully, we may lose customers and our sales may decline.

Participants in the mattress and pillow industries compete primarily on price, quality, brand name recognition, product availability and product performance. Our premium mattresses compete with a number of different types of mattress alternatives, including standard innerspring mattresses, viscoelastic mattresses, foam mattresses, hybrid innerspring/foam mattresses, waterbeds, futons, air beds and other air-supported mattresses. These alternative products are sold through a variety of channels, including furniture and bedding stores, department stores, mass merchants, wholesale clubs, Internet, telemarketing programs, television infomercials and catalogs.

A number of our significant competitors offer non-innerspring mattress and viscoelastic pillow products. Any such competition by established manufacturers or new entrants into the market could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results. The pillow industry is characterized by a large number of competitors, none of which are dominant, but many of which have greater resources than us. The highly competitive nature of the mattress and pillow industries means we are continually subject to the risk of loss of market share, loss of significant customers, reductions in margins, and the inability to acquire new customers.

Over the last year, the mattress market has been more competitive than at any time in our experience, which has adversely affected our results. In particular, others have expanded into non-innerspring segments hurting our market share and margins, and hybrid mattresses sold by competitors can take sales away from non-innerspring segments. If this environment continues and our response is not successful, our results would continue to be adversely affected.

Because we depend on our significant customers, a decrease or interruption in their business with us would reduce our sales and profitability.

Our top five customers, collectively, accounted for approximately 25.3% of our net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2013, with one customer, whose net sales are included in both the Tempur North America and Sealy segments, accounting for more than 10.0% of our net sales. The credit environment in which our customers operate has been relatively stable over the past few years. However, the continued management of credit risk by financial institutions has caused a decrease in the availability of credit for mattress retailers. In certain instances, this has caused mattress retailers to exit the market or be forced into bankruptcy. Furthermore, many of our customers rely in part on consumers’ ability to finance their mattress purchases with credit from third parties. If customers are unable to obtain financing, they may defer their purchases. We expect that some of the retailers that carry our products may consolidate, undergo restructurings or reorganizations, experience financial difficulty, or realign their affiliations, any of which could decrease the number of stores that carry our products or increase the ownership concentration in the retail industry. Some of these retailers may decide to carry only a limited number of brands of mattress products, which could affect our ability to sell products to them on favorable terms, if at all. A substantial decrease or interruption in business from these significant customers could result in the loss of future business and could reduce liquidity and profitability.

We are subject to fluctuations in the cost of raw materials, and increases in these costs would reduce our liquidity and profitability.

The bedding industry has been challenged by volatility in the price of petroleum-based and steel products, which affects the cost of polyurethane foam, polyester, polyethylene foam and steel innerspring component parts. Domestic supplies of these raw materials are being limited by supplier consolidation, the exporting of these raw

 

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materials outside of the U.S. due to the weakened dollar and other forces beyond our control. Certain raw materials that we purchase for production are chemicals and proprietary additives, which are influenced by oil prices. The price and availability of these raw materials are subject to market conditions affecting supply and demand. We experienced increases in the price of certain raw materials during the three months ended March 31, 2013, and we expect to encounter inflationary costs for certain raw materials for the remainder of 2013. Given the significance of the cost of these materials to our Sealy products, volatility in the prices of the underlying commodities can significantly affect profitability. To the extent we are unable to absorb higher costs, or pass any such higher costs to our customers, our gross profit margin could be negatively affected, which could result in a decrease in our liquidity and profitability.

Changes in tax laws and regulations or other factors could cause our income tax rate to increase, potentially reducing net income and adversely affecting cash flows.

We are subject to taxation in various jurisdictions around the world. In preparing financial statements, we calculate our respective effective income tax rate based on current tax laws and regulations and the estimated taxable income within each of these jurisdictions. Our effective income tax rate, however, may be higher due to numerous factors, including changes in accounting, tax laws or regulations. A significantly higher effective income tax rate than currently anticipated could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and liquidity.

Officials in some of the jurisdictions in which we do business, including the United States, have proposed or announced that they are considering tax increases and other revenue raising laws and regulations. Any resulting changes in tax laws or regulations could increase our effective tax rate or impose new restrictions, costs or prohibitions on our current practices and reduce our net income and adversely affect our cash flows.

Our new product launches may not be successful due to development delays, failure of new products to achieve anticipated levels of market acceptance and significant costs associated with failed product introductions, which could adversely affect our revenues and profitability.

Each year we invest significant time and resources in research and development to improve our respective product offerings. There are a number of risks inherent in our new product line introductions, including the anticipated level of market acceptance may not be realized, which could negatively impact our sales. Also, introduction costs, the speed of the rollout of the product and manufacturing inefficiencies may be greater than anticipated, which could impact profitability.

We are subject to a pending tax proceeding in Denmark, and an adverse decision would reduce our liquidity and profitability.

We have received income tax assessments from the Danish Tax Authority (“SKAT”) with respect to the tax years 2001 through 2007 relating to the royalty paid by one of Tempur-Pedic’s U.S. subsidiaries to a Danish subsidiary. The position taken by SKAT could apply to subsequent years. The cumulative total tax assessment for all years is approximately $185.9 million including interest and penalties. The Company filed timely protests with the Danish National Tax Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) challenging the tax assessments. The National Tax Tribunal formally agreed to place the Danish tax litigation on hold pending the outcome of a Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreement (“Bilateral APA”) between the United States and SKAT. A Bilateral APA involves an agreement between the Internal Revenue Service and the taxpayer, as well as a negotiated agreement with one or more foreign competent authorities under applicable income tax treaties. During the third quarter of 2008, we filed the Bilateral APA with the Internal Revenue Service and SKAT. U.S. and Danish competent authorities have met to discuss the Company’s Bilateral APA.SKAT and the Internal Revenue Service met several times since 2011, most recently in February 2013, to discuss the matter. At the conclusion of the February 2013 meeting, the IRS and SKAT concluded that a mutually acceptable agreement on the matter could not be reached and, as a result, the Bilateral APA process was terminated. We now expect the Tribunal proceedings to be reconvened later in 2013. The Tribunal is a branch of SKAT that is independent of the discussions and negotiations that have taken place to date. If the Tribunal does not rule to the satisfaction of one or both parties, the party seeking redress may choose to litigate the issue in the Danish

 

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court system. As a result of the decision by the IRS and SKAT to discontinue further discussions on the matter through the Bilateral APA process and the reconvening of the Tribunal proceedings, SKAT could require us to post a cash deposit or other security for taxes it has assessed in an amount to be negotiated, up to the full amount of the claim. The Company expects to reach conclusion on the cash deposit or security required, if any, during 2013. We believe we have meritorious defenses to the proposed adjustments and will oppose the assessments before the Tribunal and in the Danish courts, as necessary. We believe the litigation process to reach a final resolution of this matter could potentially extend over the next five years. If we are not successful in defending our position to before the Tribunal or in the Danish courts that we owe no additional taxes, we could be required to pay significant amounts to SKAT, which could impair or reduce our liquidity and profitability.

We may be unable to sustain our profitability, which could impair our ability to service our indebtedness and make investments in our business and could adversely affect the market price for our stock.

Our ability to service our indebtedness depends on our ability to maintain our profitability. We may not be able to maintain our profitability on a quarterly or annual basis in future periods. Further, our profitability will depend upon a number of factors, including without limitation:

 

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general economic conditions in the markets in which we sell our products and the impact on consumers and retailers;

 

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the level of competition in the mattress and pillow industry;

 

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our ability to align our cost structure with sales in the existing economic environment;

 

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our ability to effectively sell our products through our distribution channels in volumes sufficient to drive growth and leverage our cost structure and advertising spending;

 

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our ability to reduce costs;

 

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our ability to absorb fluctuations in commodity costs;

 

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our ability to maintain efficient, timely and cost-effective production and utilization of our manufacturing capacity;

 

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our ability to successfully identify and respond to emerging trends in the mattress and pillow industry;

 

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our ability to maintain public association of our brands, including overcoming any impact on our brand caused by some of our customers seeking to sell our products at a discount to our recommended price; and

 

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our ability to successfully integrate after the Sealy Acquisition.

Our advertising expenditures and customer subsidies may not result in increased sales or generate the levels of product and brand name awareness we desire and we may not be able to manage our advertising expenditures on a cost-effective basis.

A significant component of our marketing strategy involves the use of direct marketing to generate sales. Future growth and profitability will depend in part on the cost and efficiency of our advertising expenditures, including our ability to create greater awareness of our products and brand name and determine the appropriate creative message and media mix for future advertising expenditures and to incent the promotion of our products.

Our operating results are increasingly subject to fluctuations, including as a result of seasonality, which could make sequential quarter to quarter comparisons an unreliable indication of our performance and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

A significant portion of our growth in net sales is attributable to growth in sales in our Retail channel, particularly net sales to furniture and bedding stores. We believe that our sales of bedding and other products to furniture and bedding stores are subject to seasonality inherent in the bedding industry, with sales expected to be

 

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generally lower in the second and fourth quarters and higher in the first and third quarters, and in Europe, lower in the third quarter. Our net sales may be affected increasingly by this seasonality, particularly as our Retail sales channel continues to grow as a percentage of our overall net sales and, to a lesser extent, by seasonality in our international markets. Our third quarter sales are typically higher than other quarters. This seasonality means that a sequential quarter to quarter comparison may not be a good indication of our performance or of how we will perform in the future.

In addition to seasonal fluctuations, the demand for our products can fluctuate significantly based on a number of other factors, including general economic conditions, consumer confidence, the timing of new product introductions or price increases announced by us or our competitors and promotions we offer or offered by our competitors.

We may be adversely affected by fluctuations in exchange rates, which could affect our results of operations, the costs of our products and our ability to sell our products in foreign markets.

Approximately 35.1% of our net sales were generated outside of the United States for the three months ended March 31, 2013. As a multinational company, we conduct our business in a wide variety of currencies and are therefore subject to market risk for changes in foreign exchange rates. We use foreign exchange forward contracts to manage a portion of the exposure to the risk of the eventual net cash inflows and outflows resulting from foreign currency denominated transactions between our subsidiaries and their customers and suppliers, as well as among certain subsidiaries. The hedging transactions may not succeed in managing our foreign currency exchange rate risk.

Foreign currency exchange rate movements also create a degree of risk by affecting the U.S. dollar value of sales made and costs incurred in foreign currencies. We do not enter into hedging transactions to hedge this risk. Consequently, our reported earnings and financial position could fluctuate materially as a result of foreign exchange gains or losses. Should currency rates change sharply, our results could be negatively impacted.

We are subject to risks from our international operations, such as foreign exchange, tariff, tax inflation, increased costs, political risks and our ability to expand in certain international markets, which could impair our ability to compete and our profitability.

We are a global company, selling our products in approximately 80 countries worldwide. We generated approximately 35.1% of our net sales outside of the United States for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and we continue to pursue additional international opportunities. We also participate in international license and joint venture arrangements with independent third parties. Our international operations are subject to the customary risks of operating in an international environment, including complying with foreign laws and regulations and the potential imposition of trade or foreign exchange restrictions, tariffs and other tax increases, fluctuations in exchange rates, inflation and unstable political situations and labor issues. We are also limited in our ability to independently expand in certain international markets where we have granted licenses to manufacture and sell Sealy^® bedding products. Our licensees in Australia, Jamaica and the United Kingdom have perpetual licenses, subject to limited termination rights. Our licensees in the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Continental European Union countries, Brazil, Israel, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Thailand hold licenses with fixed terms with limited renewal rights. Fluctuations in the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and other currencies may affect our financial condition or results of operations.

If we are not able to protect our trade secrets or maintain our trademarks, patents and other intellectual property, we may not be able to prevent competitors from developing similar products or from marketing in a manner that capitalizes on our trademarks, and this loss of a competitive advantage could decrease our profitability and liquidity.

We rely on trade secrets to protect the design, technology and function of our products. To date, we have not sought U.S. or international patent protection for our principal product formula for TEMPUR^® material and manufacturing processes. Accordingly, we may not be able to prevent others from developing viscoelastic

 

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material and products that are similar to or competitive with our products. Our ability to compete effectively with other companies also depends, to a significant extent, on our ability to maintain the proprietary nature of our owned and licensed intellectual property. We own a significant number of patents on aspects of our products and have patent applications pending on aspects of our products and manufacturing processes. However, the principal product formula and manufacturing processes for our TEMPUR^® material and our products are not patented and we must maintain these as trade secrets in order to protect this intellectual property. We own U.S. and foreign registered trade names and service marks and have applications for the registration of trade names and service marks pending domestically and abroad. We also license certain intellectual property rights from third parties.

Our trademarks are currently registered in the U.S. and registered or pending in foreign jurisdictions. However, those rights could be circumvented, or violate the proprietary rights of others, or we could be prevented from using them if challenged. A challenge to our use of our trademarks could result in a negative ruling regarding our use of our trademarks, their validity or their enforceability, or could prove expensive and time consuming in terms of legal costs and time spent defending against such a challenge. Any loss of trademark protection could result in a decrease in sales or cause us to spend additional amounts on marketing, either of which could decrease our liquidity and profitability. In addition, if we incur significant costs defending our trademarks, that could also decrease our liquidity and profitability. In addition, we may not have the financial resources necessary to enforce or defend our trademarks. Furthermore, our patents may not provide meaningful protection and patents may never issue from pending applications. It is also possible that others could bring claims of infringement against us, as our principal product formula and manufacturing processes are not patented, and that any licenses protecting our intellectual property could be terminated. If we were unable to maintain the proprietary nature of our intellectual property and our significant current or proposed products, this loss of a competitive advantage could result in decreased sales or increased operating costs, either of which would decrease our liquidity and profitability.

In addition, the laws of certain foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights and confidential information to the same extent as the laws of the U.S. or the European Union. Third parties, including competitors, may assert intellectual property infringement or invalidity claims against us that could be upheld. Intellectual property litigation, which could result in substantial cost to and diversion of effort by us, may be necessary to protect our trade secrets or proprietary technology, or for us to defend against claimed infringement of the rights of others and to determine the scope and validity of others’ proprietary rights. We may not prevail in any such litigation, and if we are unsuccessful, we may not be able to obtain any necessary licenses on reasonable terms or at all.

An increase in our product return rates or an inadequacy in our warranty reserves could reduce our liquidity and profitability.

Part of our Tempur North America marketing and advertising strategy in certain Tempur North America channels focuses on providing up to a 90-day money back guarantee under which customers may return their mattress and obtain a refund of the purchase price. For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, we had approximately $43.3 million and $46.7 million in returns for a return rate of approximately 4.5% and 4.6%, respectively, of our net sales in Tempur North America. As we expand our sales, our return rates may not remain within our historical levels. A downturn in general economic conditions may also increase our product return rates. An increase in return rates could significantly impair our liquidity and profitability.

We also currently provide our customers a 10-25 year warranty on mattresses and 2-3 year warranty on pillows. However, as we have released new products in recent years, many of which are fairly early in their product life cycles, we may still see significant warranty claims on products still under warranty. Also, in line with our strategy, as we continue to innovate to provide new products to our customers, we could be susceptible to unanticipated risks with our warranty claims, which could impair our liquidity and profitability.

 

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Because not all of our products have been in use by our customers for the full warranty period, we rely on the combination of historical experience and product testing for the development of our estimate for warranty claims. However, our actual level of warranty claims could prove to be greater than the level of warranty claims we estimated based on our products’ performance during product testing. If our warranty reserves are not adequate to cover future warranty claims, their inadequacy could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and profitability.

We are vulnerable to interest rate risk with respect to our debt, which could lead to an increase in interest expense.

We are subject to interest rate risk in connection with the variable rate debt under our debt agreements. Interest rate changes could increase the amount of our interest payments and thus, negatively impact our future earnings and cash flows. We estimate that our annual interest expense on our floating rate indebtedness would increase by $12.5 million for each 1.0% increase in interest rates, after taking into consideration our interest rate swap.

Loss of suppliers and disruptions in the supply of our raw materials could increase our costs of sales and reduce our ability to compete effectively.

We acquire raw materials and certain components from a number of suppliers with manufacturing locations around the world. If we were unable to obtain raw materials and certain components from these suppliers, we would have to find replacement suppliers. Any substitute arrangements for raw materials and certain components might not be on terms as favorable to us. In addition, we outsource the procurement of certain goods and services, from suppliers in foreign countries. If we were no longer able to outsource through these suppliers, we could source it elsewhere, perhaps at a higher cost. In addition, if one of our major suppliers, or several of our suppliers, declare bankruptcy or otherwise cease operations, our supply chain could be materially disrupted. We maintain relatively small supplies of our raw materials and outsourced goods at our manufacturing facilities, and any disruption in the on-going shipment of supplies to us could interrupt production of our products, which could result in a decrease of our sales or could cause an increase in our cost of sales, either of which could decrease our liquidity and profitability.

We are dependent upon a single supplier for certain structural components and assembly of our Embody^® and Optimum™ by Sealy Posturepedic^® specialty product lines. These products are purchased under a supply agreement and are manufactured in accordance with proprietary designs jointly owned by us and the supplier. If we experience a loss or disruption in its supply of these products, we may have difficulty sourcing substitute components on favorable terms. In addition, any alternative source may impair product performance or require Sealy to alter the manufacturing process relating to these products, which could have an adverse effect on its, and therefore our, profitability.

We rely significantly on information technology and any failure, inadequacy, interruption or security lapse of that technology could harm our ability to effectively operate our business.

Our ability to effectively manage our business depends significantly on our information systems. The failure of our current systems, or future upgrades, to operate effectively or to integrate with other systems, or a breach in security of these systems could cause reduced efficiency of our operations, and remediation of any such failure, problem or breach could reduce our liquidity and profitability.

Certain of Sealy’s systems are dated and require significant upgrades. Sealy depends on accurate and timely information and numerical data from key software applications to aid its day-to-day business, financial reporting and decision making and, in many cases, aged and custom designed software is necessary to operate its bedding plants. Sealy has put in place disaster recovery plans for its critical systems. Sealy is, however, dependent on certain key personnel and consultants as these applications are no longer supported by the vendor. Any disruptions caused by the failure of these systems could adversely impact Sealy’s day-to-day business and decision making and could have a material adverse effect on its performance. We plan to integrate Sealy into our information systems but could suffer disruptions during such process.

 

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Unexpected equipment failures, delays in deliveries or catastrophic loss delays may lead to production curtailments or shutdowns.

We manufacture and distribute products to our customers from our network of manufacturing facilities located around the world. An interruption in production capabilities at any of these manufacturing facilities as a result of equipment failure could result in our inability to produce our products, which would reduce our net sales and earnings for the affected period. In addition, we generally deliver our products only after receiving the order from the customer or the retailer, and in certain facilities, on a just-in-time basis, and thus do not hold significant levels of inventories. In the event of a disruption in production at any of our manufacturing facilities, even if only temporary, or if we experience delays as a result of events that are beyond our control, delivery times could be severely affected. For example, a third party carrier could potentially be unable to deliver our products within acceptable time periods due to a labor strike or other disturbance in its business. Any significant delay in deliveries to our customers could lead to increased returns or cancellations and cause us to lose future sales. Any increase in freight charges could increase our costs of doing business and affect our profitability. We have introduced new distribution programs to increase our ability to deliver products on a timely basis, but if we fail to deliver products on a timely basis, we may lose sales which could decrease our liquidity and profitability. Our manufacturing facilities are also subject to the risk of catastrophic loss due to unanticipated events such as fires, explosions or violent weather conditions. Despite the fact that we maintain insurance covering the majority of these risks, we may in the future experience material plant shutdowns or periods of reduced production as a result of equipment failure, delays in deliveries or catastrophic loss.

The loss of the services of any members of our senior management team could impair our ability to execute our business strategy and as a result, reduce our sales and profitability.

We depend on the continued services of our senior management team. As we integrate and combine Sealy with our business, we expect that key senior management team members will leave the Company. The loss of key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our ability to execute our business strategy and on our financial condition and results of operations. We do not maintain key-person insurance for members of our senior management team.

Deterioration in labor relations could disrupt our business operations and increase our costs, which could decrease our liquidity and profitability.

As of March 31, 2013, we had approximately 6,400 full-time employees. Approximately 50.0% of our employees are represented by various labor unions with separate collective bargaining agreements or government labor union contracts for certain international locations. Our North American collective bargaining agreements, which are typically three years in length, expire at various times beginning in 2013 through 2015. Due to the large number of collective bargaining agreements, we are periodically in negotiations with certain of the unions representing its employees. We may at some point be subject to work stoppages by some of its employees and, if such events were to occur, there may be a material adverse effect on our operations and profitability. Further, we may not be able to renew our various collective bargaining agreements on a timely basis or on favorable terms, or at all. Any significant increase in our labor costs could decrease our liquidity and profitability and any deterioration of employee relations, slowdowns or work stoppages at any of our locations, whether due to union activities, employee turnover or otherwise, could result in a decrease in our net sales or an increase in our costs, either of which could decrease our liquidity and profitability.

We may face exposure to product liability claims, which could reduce our liquidity and profitability and reduce consumer confidence in our products.

We face an inherent business risk of exposure to product liability claims if the use of any of our products results in personal injury or property damage. In the event that any of our products prove to be defective, we may be required to recall, redesign or even discontinue those products. We maintain insurance against product liability

 

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claims, but such coverage may not continue to be available on terms acceptable to us or be adequate for liabilities actually incurred. A successful claim brought against us in excess of available insurance coverage could impair our liquidity and profitability, and any claim or product recall that results in significant adverse publicity against us could result in consumers purchasing fewer of our products, which would also impair our liquidity and profitability.

Regulatory requirements, including, but not limited to, trade, environmental, health and safety requirements, may require costly expenditures and expose us to liability.

Our products and our marketing and advertising programs are and will continue to be subject to regulation in the U.S. by various federal, state and local regulatory authorities, including the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In addition, other governments and agencies in other jurisdictions regulate the sale and distribution of our products. These rules and regulations may change from time to time. Compliance with these regulations may have an adverse effect on our business. There may be continuing costs of regulatory compliance including continuous testing, additional quality control processes and appropriate auditing of design and process compliance. For example, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CSPC”) has adopted rules relating to fire retardancy standards for the mattress industry. We developed product modifications that allow us to meet these standards. Required product modifications have added cost to our products. Many foreign jurisdictions also regulate fire retardancy standards, and changes to these standards and changes in our products that require compliance with additional standards would raise similar risks. Further, some states and the U.S. Congress continue to consider open flame regulations for mattresses and bed sets or integral components that may be different or more stringent than the CPSC standard and we may be required to make different products for different states or change our processes or distribution practices nationwide. It is possible that some states’ more stringent standards, if adopted and enforceable, could make it difficult to manufacture a cost effective product in those jurisdictions and compliance with proposed new rules and regulations may increase our costs, alter our manufacturing processes and impair the performance of our products. As we abide by certain new open flame regulations, our products and processes may be governed more rigorously by certain state and federal environmental and health and safety standards as well as the provisions of California Proposition 65 (the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986) and 16 CFR Part 1633 (Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress Sets).

Our marketing and advertising practices could also become the subject of proceedings before regulatory authorities or the subject of claims by other parties and could require us to alter or end these practices or adopt new practices that are not as effective or are more expensive. In addition, we are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to pollution, environmental protection and occupational health and safety. We may not be in complete compliance with all such requirements at all times. We have made and will continue to make capital and other expenditures to comply with environmental and health and safety requirements. If a release of hazardous substances occurs on or from our properties or any associated offsite disposal location, or if contamination from prior activities is discovered at any of our properties, we may be held liable and the amount of such liability could be material. As a manufacturer of bedding and related products, we use and dispose of a number of substances, such as glue, lubricating oil, solvents and other petroleum products, as well as certain foam ingredients, that may subject us to regulation under numerous foreign, federal and state laws and regulations governing the environment. Among other laws and regulations, we are subject in the United States to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act and related state and local statutes and regulations.

Our operations could also be impacted by a number of pending legislative and regulatory proposals to address greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. and other countries. Certain countries including Denmark, where we have a manufacturing facility, have adopted the Kyoto Protocol. Negotiations for a treaty that would succeed the Kyoto Protocol are ongoing, and this and other international initiatives under consideration could affect our International operations. These actions could increase costs associated with our operations, including costs for raw materials, pollution control equipment and transportation. Because it is uncertain what laws will be enacted, we cannot predict the potential impact of such laws on our future consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

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We have made and will continue to make capital and other expenditures to comply with environmental and health and safety requirements. With respect to the acquisition of Sealy, we could incur costs related to certain remediation activities. Under various environmental laws, we may be held liable for the costs of remediating releases of hazardous substances at any properties currently or previously owned or operated by us or at any site to which we have sent or may send hazardous substances for disposal. In particular, Sealy is currently addressing the clean-up of environmental contamination at its former facility in South Brunswick, New Jersey and is awaiting additional information regarding an environmental condition at a former inactive facility located in Putnam, Connecticut, and expects to continue to incur significant costs to address the clean-up of these facilities. In the event of an adverse development or decision by one or more of the governing environmental authorities, additional contamination being discovered with respect to these or other properties or any third parties bringing claims related to these or other properties, these or other matters could have a material effect on our profitability.

Challenges to our pricing policies could adversely affect our operations.

Certain of our retail pricing policies are subject to antitrust regulations in the U.S. and abroad. If antitrust regulators in any jurisdiction in which we do business initiate investigations into or challenge our pricing or advertising policies, our efforts to respond could force us to divert management resources and we could incur significant unanticipated costs. If such an investigation were to result in a charge that our practices or policies were in violation of applicable antitrust or other laws or regulations, we could be subject to significant additional costs of defending such charges in a variety of venues and, ultimately, if there were a finding that we were in violation of antitrust or other laws or regulations, there could be an imposition of fines, and damages for persons injured, as well as injunctive or other relief. Any requirement that we pay fines or damages could decrease our liquidity and profitability, and any investigation or claim that requires significant management attention or causes us to change our business practices could disrupt our operations or increase our costs, also resulting in a decrease in our liquidity and profitability. An antitrust class action suit against us could result in potential liabilities, substantial costs and the diversion of our management’s attention and resources, regardless of the outcome.

Our pension plans are currently underfunded and will be required to make cash payments to the plans, reducing our available cash, and therefore our, business.

Upon the acquisition of Sealy, we now have noncontributory, defined benefit pension plans covering current and former hourly employees at four of Sealy’s active plants and eight previously closed facilities as well as the employees of a facility of its Canadian operations. We record a liability associated with these plans equal to the excess of the benefit obligation over the fair value of plan assets. If the performance of the assets in these pension plans does not meet our expectations, or if other actuarial assumptions are modified, our future cash payments, and to the plans could be higher than expected. The domestic pension plan is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). Under ERISA, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”), has the authority to terminate an underfunded pension plan under limited circumstances. In the event our pension plan is terminated for any reason while it is underfunded, we will incur a liability to the PBGC that may be equal to the entire amount of the underfunding.

In addition, hourly employees working at certain of Sealy’s domestic manufacturing facilities are covered by union sponsored retirement and health and welfare plans. These plans cover both active employees and retirees. If a participating employer ceases its contributions to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan allocable to the withdrawing employer may be borne by the remaining participant employers. Further, if we withdraw from a multi-employer pension plan in which it participate, we may be required to pay those plans an amount based on its allocable share of the underfunded status of the plan. Such events may significantly impair our profitability and liquidity.

 

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The recently enacted U.S. federal legislation on healthcare reform and proposed amendments thereto could impact the healthcare benefits required to be provided by us and cause compensation costs to increase, potentially reducing our net income and adversely affecting cash flows.

The U.S. federal healthcare legislation enacted in 2010 and proposed amendments thereto contain provisions which could materially impact our future healthcare costs. While the legislation’s ultimate impact is not yet known, it is possible that these changes could significantly increase our compensation costs which would reduce our net income and adversely affect cash flows.

Risks Related to the Sealy Acquisition

We may not be able to successfully integrate and combine Sealy with our business, which could cause our business to suffer.

Our acquisition of Sealy is significant, and we may not be able to successfully integrate and combine the operations, personnel and technology of Sealy with our operations. Because of the size and complexity of Sealy’s business, if integration is not managed successfully by our management, we may experience interruptions in our business activities, a deterioration in our employee and customer relationships, increased costs of integration and harm to our reputation, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We may also experience difficulties in combining corporate cultures, maintaining employee morale and retaining key employees. The integration may also impose substantial demands on our management. There is no assurance that improved operating results will be achieved as a result of the Sealy Acquisition or that the businesses of Sealy and the Company will be successfully integrated in a timely manner.

We may not realize the growth opportunities that are anticipated from our acquisition of Sealy.

The benefits we expect to achieve as a result of the Sealy Acquisition will depend, in part, on our ability to realize anticipated growth opportunities. Our success in realizing these growth opportunities, and the timing of this realization, depends on the successful integration of Sealy’s business and operations with our business and operations. Even if we are able to integrate our business with Sealy’s business successfully, this integration may not result in the realization of the full benefits of the growth opportunities we currently expect from this integration within the anticipated time frame or at all. While we anticipate that certain expenses will be incurred, such expenses are difficult to estimate accurately, and may exceed current estimates. In addition, certain retail customers of our combined companies could determine that the combined companies have too many slots in that retailer’s stores, and cut back on the number of slots available for our products or otherwise promote competitors’ products more aggressively, which could have a material adverse effect on the combined companies’ sales and offset the synergies expected from the Sealy Acquisition. Accordingly, the benefits from the proposed acquisition may be offset by costs incurred or delays in integrating the companies, which could cause our revenue assumptions to be inaccurate.

We may not be able to achieve the full amount of cost synergies that are anticipated, or achieve the cost synergies on the schedule anticipated, from the Sealy Acquisition.

Although we currently expect to achieve in excess of $40.0 million of cost synergies by the third year after the Sealy Acquisition, inclusion of the projected cost synergies in this prospectus should not be viewed as a representation that we in fact will achieve these cost synergies by the third year or at all.

By 2015, we are currently targeting approximately 45.0% of synergies from consolidation of our and Sealy’s product warehouses and distribution routes resulting in improved route efficiency and distribution integration, approximately 30.0% of synergies from increased purchasing, supply chain and manufacturing efficiencies, principally focused on duplicative efforts, such as lower cost sourcing and combined manufacturing costs as we seek to leverage our combined capabilities and consolidation of purchasing across products, and

 

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approximately 25.0% of synergies from consolidation of various corporate expenses, including elimination of duplicative services and streamlining of corporate administration.

In order to identify areas for potential synergies, we have undertaken the following efforts:

 

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Senior management and functional area leaders have reviewed and continue to review functional areas across both our operations, on a standalone basis and on a combined basis;

 

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Senior management team members, together with outside consultants, conducted an analysis assessing areas of duplication and projected growth, determining projected synergy levels from the perspective of both senior management and functional area leaders; and

 

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Senior management teams conducted analyses to assess the cost savings opportunities related to distribution, supply chain, sourcing, manufacturing efficiencies and corporate expenses. For example, in the areas of distribution, each company assessed their respective costs to deliver mattresses and foundations on a per piece basis throughout their U.S. operations and the opportunity to leverage transportation capacity and improve service levels resulting in an anticipated substantial savings on a per piece delivery basis.

Through this process, we have identified targeted cost synergies in various operating functions including manufacturing and distribution. We continue to evaluate our estimates of cost synergies to be realized and refine them, so that our actual cost synergies could differ materially from our current estimates. Actual cost synergies, the expenses required to realize the cost synergies and the sources of the cost synergies could differ materially from these estimates, and we cannot assure you that we will achieve the full amount of cost synergies on the schedule anticipated or at all or that these cost synergy programs will not have other adverse effects on our business. In light of these significant uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on our estimated cost synergies.

The assumption of unknown liabilities in the Sealy Acquisition may harm our financial condition and results of operations.

As a result of the Sealy Acquisition, we acquired Sealy subject to all of its liabilities, including contingent liabilities. If there are unknown obligations, our business could be materially and adversely affected. We may learn additional information about Sealy’s business that adversely affects us, such as unknown liabilities, or issues that could affect our ability to comply with applicable laws. As a result, we cannot assure you that the acquisition of Sealy will be successful or will not, in fact, harm our business. Among other things, if Sealy’s liabilities are greater than expected, or if there are material obligations of which we do not become aware until after the acquisition, our business could be materially and adversely affected. If we become responsible for substantial uninsured liabilities, such liabilities may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Provisions of Delaware law and our charter documents could delay or prevent an acquisition of us, even if the acquisition would be beneficial to you.

Provisions of Delaware law and our certificate of incorporation and by-laws could hamper a third party’s acquisition of us, or discourage a third party from attempting to acquire control of us. You may not have the opportunity to participate in these transactions. These provisions could also limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock.

These provisions include:

 

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the inability of our stockholders to convene a stockholders’ meeting without the chairperson of the board, the president, or a majority of the board of directors first calling the meeting.

Our historical and pro forma combined financial information may not be representative of our results as a combined company.

The pro forma combined financial information included and incorporated by reference in this prospectus is constructed from the consolidated financial statements of Tempur-Pedic and the consolidated financial statements of Sealy and does not purport to be indicative of the financial information that will result from operations of the combined companies. In addition, the pro forma combined financial information included in this prospectus is based in part on certain assumptions regarding the Sealy Acquisition that we believe are reasonable. We cannot assure you that our assumptions will prove to be accurate over time. Accordingly, the historical and pro forma combined financial information included and incorporated by reference in this prospectus does not purport to be indicative of what our results of operations and financial condition would have been had we been a combined entity during the periods presented, or what our results of operations and financial condition will be in the future. The challenge of integrating previously independent businesses makes evaluating our business and our future financial prospects difficult. Our potential for future business success and operating profitability must be considered in light of the risks, uncertainties, expenses and difficulties typically encountered by recently combined companies.

We will incur significant transaction and integration costs in connection with the Sealy Acquisition.

We have incurred and expect to incur additional significant costs associated with completing the Sealy Acquisition and integrating the operations of the two companies. The substantial majority of these costs will be non-recurring expenses resulting from the Sealy Acquisition and will consist of transaction costs related to the Sealy Acquisition, facilities and systems consolidation costs and employment-related costs. Additional unanticipated costs may be incurred in the integration of our businesses. Although we expect that the elimination of duplicative costs, as well as the realization of other efficiencies related to the integration of the businesses, may offset incremental transaction and acquisition costs over time, this net benefit may not be achieved in the near term, or at all.

As part of the Sealy Acquisition, we assumed a portion of the Sealy’s 8% Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2016 (“8% Sealy Notes”), which could impact our liquidity, and increases our leverage and risk of default.

In conjunction with the Sealy Acquisition, Sealy’s obligations under its 8.0% Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2016 (the “8.0% Sealy Notes”) were amended. As a result of the Sealy Acquisition, the 8.0% Sealy Notes became convertible solely into cash, in an amount that declined slightly every day during the Make-Whole Period (as defined under the Supplemental Indenture governing the 8.0% Sealy Notes) that followed the Sealy Acquisition, and then became fixed thereafter. The Make-Whole Period effectively expired on April 12, 2013. As of April 12, 2013, approximately 83.0% of all the 8.0% Sealy Notes outstanding prior to the Sealy Acquisition were converted into cash and paid to the holders. Holders of the 8.0% Sealy Notes who converted on March 19, 2013 received approximately $2,325.43 per $1,000 Accreted Principal Amount of the 8.0% Sealy Notes being converted. The holders of the 8.0% Sealy Notes who convert after April 12, 2013 will receive $2,200 per $1,000 Accreted Principal Amount of the 8.0% Sealy Notes being converted. Holders of the 8.0% Sealy Notes can convert their 8.0% Sealy Notes at any time, and if a holder of the 8.0% Sealy Notes exercises conversion rights, we will be obligated to pay this cash amount due on conversion within three business days, and conversion of a significant amount of the 8.0% Sealy Notes within a short time period could have a material adverse impact on our liquidity.

The Company calculated the preliminary fair value of the remaining 8.0% Sealy Notes as part of its preliminary purchase price allocation by first calculating the future payout of the remaining 17.0% aggregate

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the July 15, 2016 maturity, and then calculated the present value using a market discount rate, which resulted in a fair value of $96.2 million at March 31, 2013. The resulting discount will be accreted to interest expense over the life of the 8.0% Sealy Notes using the effective interest method.

The 8.0% Sealy Notes mature on July 15, 2016 and bear interest at 8.0% per annum accruing semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year. Sealy does not pay interest in cash to the holders of the 8.0% Sealy Notes, but instead increases the principal amount of the 8.0% Sealy Notes by an amount equal to the accrued interest for the interest period then ended (“Paid-In-Kind” or “PIK interest”). The amount of the accrued interest for each interest period is calculated on the basis of the accreted principal amount as of the first day of such interest period. PIK interest accrued on the most recent interest period then ended on the 8.0% Sealy Notes converted between interest payment dates is forfeited.

All material negative covenants (apart from the lien covenant and related collateral requirements) were eliminated from the Supplemental Indenture governing the 8.0% Sealy Notes, as well as certain events of default and certain other provisions. In addition, Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and its non-Sealy subsidiaries do not provide any guarantees of any obligations with respect to the 8.0% Sealy Notes.

Risks Related to the Notes

We will have a substantial amount of indebtedness, which may adversely affect our cash flow and our ability to operate our business.

As of March 31, 2013, we had total outstanding debt of approximately $1,997.9 million. Our level of indebtedness could have important consequences for you, including:

 

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increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic, industry or competitive developments;

 

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requiring a substantial portion of cash flow from operations to be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness, therefore reducing our ability to use our cash flow to fund our operations, capital expenditures and future business opportunities;

 

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making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to the notes;

 

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restricting us from making strategic acquisitions or investments or causing us to make non-strategic divestitures;

 

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limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, product development, debt service requirements, acquisitions and general corporate or other purposes;

 

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limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business or the industry in which we operate, placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors who are less highly leveraged and who therefore, may be able to take advantage of opportunities that our leverage prevents us from exploiting; and

 

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exposing us to variability in interest rates, as a substantial portion of our indebtedness will be variable rate.

Despite our substantial indebtedness level, we and our subsidiaries will still be able to incur significant additional amounts of debt, which could further exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial indebtedness.

We may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. Although the indenture governing the notes contains restrictions on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, these restrictions are subject to a number of significant qualifications and exceptions, and under certain circumstances, the amount of

 

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indebtedness that could be incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. If new debt is added to our existing debt levels, the related risks that we now face would increase. In addition, the indenture governing the notes will not prevent us from incurring obligations that do not constitute indebtedness under the indenture.

Our indenture contains restrictions that will limit our flexibility in operating our business.

The indenture governing the notes contains various covenants that limit our ability to engage in specified types of transactions. These covenants will limit us and our restricted subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things:

 

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incur additional indebtedness or provide guarantees in respect of obligations of other persons;

 

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pay dividends on, repurchase or make distributions in respect of our capital stock or make other restricted payments;

 

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prepay, redeem or repurchase debt;

 

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make loans, investments and capital expenditures;

 

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sell or otherwise dispose of certain assets;

 

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incur liens;

 

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engage in sale and leaseback transactions;

 

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restrict dividends, loans or asset transfers from our subsidiaries;

 

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consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets;

 

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enter into a new or different line of business; and

 

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enter into certain transactions with our affiliates.

A breach of any of these covenants could result in a default under the indenture. In addition, any debt agreements we enter into in the future may further limit our ability to enter into certain types of transactions. In addition, the restrictive covenants in our Credit Facilities require us to maintain specific financial ratios and satisfy other financial condition tests. Our ability to meet those financial ratios and tests can be affected by events beyond our control, and we cannot assure you that we will meet them. A breach of any of these covenants could result in a default under our Credit Facilities. Moreover, the occurrence of a default under our Credit Facilities could result in an event of default under our other indebtedness including these notes. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under our Credit Facilities, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under our Credit Facilities to be immediately due and payable and terminate all commitments to extend further credit. Even if we are able to obtain new financing, it may not be on commercially reasonable terms, or terms that are acceptable to us. See “Description of Other Indebtedness.”

If we default on our obligations to pay our indebtedness we may not be able to make payments on the notes.

Any default under the agreements governing our indebtedness, including a default under our Credit Facilities that is not waived by the required lenders, and the remedies sought by the holders of such indebtedness, could make us unable to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest on the notes and substantially decrease the market value of the notes. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow and are otherwise unable to obtain funds necessary to meet required payments of principal, premium (if any) and interest on our indebtedness, or if we otherwise fail to comply with the various covenants, including financial and operating covenants, in the instruments governing our indebtedness (including covenants in our indenture and our Credit Facilities), we could be in default under the terms of the agreements governing such indebtedness, including our Credit Facilities and our indenture. In the event of such default, the holders of such indebtedness could elect to declare all the funds borrowed thereunder to be due and payable, together with accrued and unpaid interest, the lenders under our Credit Facilities could elect to terminate their commitments thereunder and cease making further loans

 

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and institute foreclosure proceedings against our assets and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. If our operating performance declines, we may in the future need to obtain waivers from the required lenders under our Credit Facilities to avoid being in default. If we breach our covenants under our Credit Facilities and seek a waiver, we may not be able to obtain a waiver from the required lenders. If this occurs, we would be in default under our Credit Facilities, the lenders could exercise their rights, as described above, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. See “Description of Other Indebtedness” and “Description of Exchange Notes.”

We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service the notes or our other indebtedness, and may be forced to take other actions to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness, which may not be successful.

Our ability to make scheduled payments on or to refinance our debt obligations depends on our financial condition and operating performance, which are subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions and to certain financial, business and other factors beyond our control. We may not be able to maintain a level of cash flows from operating activities sufficient to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the notes or our other indebtedness.

If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we may be forced to reduce or delay investments and capital expenditures, or to sell assets, seek additional capital or restructure or refinance the notes or our other indebtedness. Our ability to restructure or refinance our debt will depend on the condition of the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. Any refinancing of our debt could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants, which could further restrict our business operations. The terms of the indenture governing the notes and existing or future debt instruments, including the Credit Facilities, may restrict us from adopting some of these alternatives. These alternative measures may not be successful and may not permit us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations.

The notes will be unsecured and will be effectively subordinated to our and the guarantors’ senior secured indebtedness.

Our obligations under the notes and the guarantors’ obligations under the guarantees of the notes will not be secured by any of our or our subsidiaries’ assets. Our borrowings under our Credit Facilities and the related guarantees are secured by a pledge of substantially all of our and the guarantors’ assets. As a result, the notes and the guarantees will be effectively subordinated to all of our and the guarantors’ secured indebtedness and other obligations to the extent of the value of the assets securing such obligations. At March 31, 2013, we and the guarantors had outstanding approximately $1,597.1 million of secured debt that would have ranked effectively senior to the notes to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt. In addition, the indenture governing the notes will permit us and our subsidiaries to incur additional secured indebtedness, subject to certain restrictions. If we and the guarantors were to become insolvent or otherwise fail to make payments on the notes, holders of our and the guarantors’ secured obligations would be paid first and would receive payments from the assets securing such obligations before the holders of the notes would receive any payments. Holders of the notes will participate ratably with all holders of our unsecured indebtedness that is deemed to be of the same class as the notes, our outstanding convertible notes, and all of our other general creditors, based upon the respective amounts owed to each holder or creditor, in our remaining assets. You therefore may not be fully repaid in the event we become insolvent or otherwise fail to make payments on the notes.

The notes and the guarantees will be structurally subordinated to indebtedness and other liabilities of our non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Our foreign subsidiaries, immaterial subsidiaries, and subsidiaries that own no material assets other than stock of foreign subsidiaries will not guarantee the notes. The notes and the guarantees will be structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of any non-guarantor subsidiary and holders of the notes will not have any claim as a creditor against any non-guarantor subsidiary. Accordingly, claims of holders of the notes will be structurally subordinated to the claims of creditors of these non-guarantor subsidiaries, including trade creditors. All obligations of our non-guarantor subsidiaries will have to be satisfied before any of the assets of such

 

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subsidiaries would be available for distribution, upon a liquidation or otherwise, to us or a guarantor of the notes. In addition, subject to certain limitations, the indenture governing the notes permits non-guarantor subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness and does not limit their ability to incur liabilities not constituting indebtedness.

Our non-guarantor subsidiaries, on a pro forma basis, generated approximately 35.1% and 70.1% of our consolidated net sales and operating income, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and, as of March 31, 2013, had $401.7 million in total assets (excluding goodwill and intangible assets) and $589.2 million in total outstanding liabilities (excluding intercompany liabilities).

We may not be able to repurchase the notes upon a change of control.

Upon the occurrence of specific kinds of change of control events, we will be required to offer to repurchase all outstanding notes at 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. The source of funds for any such purchase of the notes will be our available cash or cash generated from our and our subsidiaries’ operations or other sources, including borrowings, sales of assets or sales of equity. We may not be able to repurchase the notes upon a change of control because we may not have sufficient financial resources to purchase all of the notes that are tendered upon a change of control. Accordingly, we may not be able to satisfy our obligations to purchase the notes unless we are able to obtain financing. Our failure to repurchase the notes upon a change of control would cause a default under the indenture governing the notes.

In addition, the change of control provisions in the indenture may not protect you from certain important corporate events, such as a leveraged recapitalization (which would increase the level of our indebtedness), reorganization, restructuring, merger or other similar transaction, unless such transaction constitutes a “Change of Control” under the indenture. Such a transaction may not involve a change in voting power or beneficial ownership or, even if it does, may not involve a change that constitutes a “Change of Control” as defined in the indenture that would trigger our obligation to repurchase the notes. Therefore, if an event occurs that does not constitute a “Change of Control” as defined in the indenture, we will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the notes and you may be required to continue to hold your notes despite the event. See “Description of Exchange Notes—Repurchase at the Option of Holders Upon a Change of Control.”

If the ratings of the notes are lowered or withdrawn, the market value of the notes could decrease.

Our credit ratings are an assessment by rating agencies of our ability to pay our debts when due. Consequently, real or anticipated changes in our credit ratings will generally affect the market value of the notes. Credit ratings are not recommendations to purchase, hold or sell the notes, and may be revised or withdrawn at any time. Additionally, credit ratings may not reflect the potential effect of risks relating to the structure or marketing of the notes.

Any future lowering of our ratings likely would make it more difficult or more expensive for us to obtain additional debt financing. If any credit rating initially assigned to the notes is subsequently lowered or withdrawn for any reason, you may not be able to resell your notes without a substantial discount.

Federal and state fraudulent transfer laws permit a court to void the notes and the guarantees, and, if that occurs, you may not receive any payments on the notes.

The issuance of the notes and the guarantees may be subject to review under federal and state fraudulent transfer and conveyance statutes. While the relevant laws may vary from state to state, under such laws the payment of consideration will be a fraudulent conveyance if (i) we paid the consideration with the intent of hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors or (ii) we or any of our guarantors, as applicable, received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration in return for issuing either the notes or a guarantee and, in the case of (ii) only, one of the following is also true:

 

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payment of the consideration left us or any of our guarantors with an unreasonably small amount of capital to carry on the business; or

 

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we or any of our guarantors intended to, or believed that we or it would, incur debts beyond our or its ability to pay as they mature.

If a court were to find that the issuance of the notes or a guarantee was a fraudulent conveyance, the court could void the payment obligations under the notes or such guarantee or subordinate the notes or such guarantee to presently existing and future indebtedness of ours or such guarantor, or require the holders of the notes to repay any amounts received with respect to the notes or such guarantee. In the event of a finding that a fraudulent conveyance occurred, you may not receive any repayment on the notes. Further, the voidance of the notes could result in an event of default with respect to our other debt and that of our guarantors that could result in acceleration of such debt.

Generally, an entity would be considered insolvent if at the time it incurred indebtedness:

 

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the sum of its debts, including contingent liabilities, was greater than the fair saleable value of all its assets; or

 

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the present fair saleable value of its assets was less than the amount that would be required to pay its probable liability on its existing debts and liabilities, including contingent liabilities, as they become absolute and mature; or

 

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it could not pay its debts as they become due.

We cannot be certain as to the standards a court would use to determine whether or not we or the guarantors were solvent at the relevant time, or regardless of the standard that a court uses, that the issuance of the notes and the guarantees would not be subordinated to our or any guarantor’s other debt.

If the guarantees were legally challenged, any guarantee could also be subject to the claim that, since the guarantee was incurred for our benefit, and only indirectly for the benefit of the guarantor, the obligations of the applicable guarantor were incurred for less than fair consideration. A court could thus void the obligations under the guarantees, subordinate them to the applicable guarantor’s other debt or take other action detrimental to the holders of the notes.

Because each guarantor’s liability under its guarantees may be reduced to zero, avoided or released under certain circumstances, you may not receive any payments from some or all of the guarantors.

You have the benefit of the guarantees of the guarantors. However, the guarantees by the guarantors are limited to the maximum amount that the guarantors are permitted to guarantee under applicable law. As a result, a guarantor’s liability under its guarantee could be reduced to zero, depending upon the amount of other obligations of such guarantor. Further, under the circumstances discussed more fully above, a court under federal and state fraudulent conveyance and transfer statutes could void the obligations under a guarantee or further subordinate it to all other obligations of the guarantor. In addition, you will lose the benefit of a particular guarantee if it is released under certain circumstances described under “Description of Exchange Notes—Note Guaranties.”

Risks Relating to the Exchange Offer

If you fail to exchange your Original Notes, they will continue to be restricted securities and may become less liquid.

Original Notes that you do not tender or that we do not accept will, following the exchange offer, continue to be restricted securities, and you may not offer to sell them except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable state securities law. We will issue Exchange Notes in exchange for the Original Notes pursuant to the exchange offer only following the satisfaction of the procedures and conditions set forth in “The Exchange Offer–Procedures for Tendering.” These procedures and conditions include timely receipt by the exchange agent of such Original Notes (or a confirmation of book-entry transfer) and of a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal (or an agent’s message from the DTC).

 

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Because we anticipate that most holders of Original Notes will elect to exchange their Original Notes, we expect that the liquidity of the market for any Original Notes remaining after the completion of the exchange offer will be substantially limited. Any Original Notes tendered and exchanged in the exchange offer will reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Original Notes outstanding. In addition, following the exchange offer, if you do not tender your Original Notes you generally will not have any further registration rights, and your Original Notes will continue to be subject to certain transfer restrictions. Accordingly, the liquidity of the market for the Original Notes could be adversely affected.

If you are a broker-dealer, your ability to transfer the Exchange Notes may be restricted.

A broker-dealer that acquired the Original Notes for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities must comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of the Exchange Notes. Our obligation to make this prospectus available to broker-dealers is limited. Consequently, we cannot guarantee that a proper prospectus will be available to broker-dealers wishing to resell their Exchange Notes.

Your ability to transfer the notes may be limited by the absence of an active trading market, and there is no assurance that any active trading market will develop for the notes.

The Exchange Notes are a new issue of securities for which there is no established public market. We do not intend to have the Original Notes or any Exchange Notes listed on a national securities exchange or to arrange for quotation on any automated dealer quotation systems. Therefore, we cannot assure you as to the development or liquidity of any trading market for the Original Notes or the Exchange Notes. The liquidity of any market for the Exchange Notes will depend on a number of factors, including:

 

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the number of holders of notes;

 

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our operating performance and financial condition;

 

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our ability to complete the offer to exchange the Original Notes for the Exchange Notes;

 

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the market for similar securities;

 

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the interest of securities dealers in making a market in the notes; and

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

The exchange offer is intended to satisfy our obligations under the registration rights agreement. We will not receive any proceeds from the exchange offer. The net proceeds from the offering of Original Notes were approximately $366.0 million, after expenses of the offering. We used the net proceeds from the offering of the Original Notes, together with borrowings under the Credit Facilities, to fund the Sealy Acquisition, repay, defease or redeem substantially all existing indebtedness of Tempur-Pedic and Sealy and pay fees and expenses related thereto.

In consideration for issuing the Exchange Notes as contemplated by this prospectus, we will receive the Original Notes in like principal amount. The Original Notes surrendered and exchanged for the Exchange Notes will be retired and cancelled and cannot be reissued.

 

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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

The following table presents our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods presented.

 

($ in millions)
		Supplemental Pro Forma Information (1)								Tempur-Pedic Historical
		Three Months Ended March 31,				Year Ended December 31,				Three Months Ended March 31,				Years Ended December 31,
		2013				2012				2013				2012				2011				2010				2009				2008
Income before income taxes		$	28.5			$	215.1			$	14.9			$	229.2			$	328.4			$	230.9			$	128.0			$	107.4
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense and amortization of debt discount and financing cost			27.7				108.8				27.9				18.8				11.9				14.5				17.3				25.1
Estimate of the interest within the rental expense			1.5				6.4				0.1				0.4				0.5				0.3				0.4				0.5
Total Fixed Charges			29.2				115.2			$	28.0			$	19.2			$	12.4			$	14.8			$	17.7			$	25.6
Income Before Income Taxes and Fixed Charges		$	67.7			$	330.3			$	42.90			$	248.40			$	340.80			$	245.70			$	145.70			$	133.00
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (2)			2.3x				2.9x				1.5x				12.9x				27.5x				16.6x				8.2x				5.2x

 

(1)

The supplemental pro forma information has been adjusted to give pro forma affect to the Transactions, which were completed on March 18, 2013, as if they had occurred on January 1, 2012 in the case of the supplemental pro forma information for the year ended December 31, 2012, and as if they had occurred on January 1, 2013 in the case of the pro forma supplemental information for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The supplemental pro forma financial information gives effect to events that are directly related to the Transactions, are expected to have a continuing impact, and are factually supportable. For more information regarding the pro forma amounts and adjustments, please refer to the unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial data included as Exhibit 99.3 to Tempur-Pedic’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on June 3, 2013, which is incorporated into this prospectus by reference.

(2)

For purposes of computing the ratios of earnings to fixed charges, “earnings” consist of earnings from income before income taxes plus fixed charges, including capitalized interest. “Fixed charges” consist of interest incurred on indebtedness including: capitalized interest, amortization of debt expenses and portion of rental expense under operating leases deemed to be the equivalent of interest. Ratios of earnings to fixed charges are calculated above.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS

Credit Facilities

In conjunction with the closing of the Sealy Acquisition, we entered into senior secured credit facilities among us, Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC, Tempur-Pedic North America LLC and Tempur Production USA LLC, each as a borrower, the guarantors thereof, the lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swingline lender and L/C issuer. Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Fifth Third Bank, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunning managers. A portion of the proceeds from the initial borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities, together with the proceeds from the issuance of the Original Notes and cash on hand of the borrowers and the guarantors, were used to finance the Sealy Acquisition, to repay certain outstanding indebtedness of Sealy, to repay the existing senior secured credit facilities of Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC and to pay certain fees and expenses related to the Transactions.

The senior secured credit facilities originally were comprised of (i) a revolving credit facility of $350.0 million, (ii) a term A facility of $550.0 million and (iii) a term B facility of $870.0 million. Following an amendment to reprice the term A facility, the term A facility was reduced to $536.25 million. Following an amendment to reprice the term B facility, the term B facility was reduced to $742.8 million. The revolving credit facility includes a sublimit for letters of credit and swingline loans, subject to certain conditions and limits. The revolving credit facility and the term A facility will mature on the fifth anniversary of the closing, and the term B facility will mature on the seventh anniversary of the closing.

Our senior secured credit facilities also will allow us, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, to request one or more incremental term loan facilities and/or increase commitments under the revolving credit facility.

Borrowings under the senior secured credit facilities bear interest, at our election, at either (i) LIBOR plus the applicable margin or (ii) Base Rate plus the applicable margin. For the revolving credit facility, (a) the initial applicable margin for LIBOR advances is currently 3.00% per annum and the initial applicable margin for Base Rate advances is currently 2.00% per annum, and (b) following the delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter after closing, such applicable margins will be determined by a pricing grid based on the consolidated total net leverage ratio of Tempur-Pedic. For the term A facility, (a) the current applicable margin for LIBOR advances is 2.25% per annum and the current applicable margin for Base Rate advances is 1.25% per annum, and (b) following the delivery of financial statements for the first fiscal quarter ending after the date hereof, such applicable margins will be determined by a pricing grid based on the consolidated total net leverage ratio of Tempur-Pedic. The term B facility applicable margin is 2.75% per annum for LIBOR advances and 1.75% per annum for Base Rate advances.

We are required to pay an unused commitment fee, which is currently 0.50% per annum and which may step down to 0.375% per annum if the consolidated total net leverage ratio is less than or equal to 3.50:1.00. Such unused commitment fee is payable quarterly in arrears and on the date of termination or expiration of the commitments under the revolving credit facility. We will also pay customary letter of credit issuance and other fees under the senior secured credit facilities.

During the continuance of a payment or bankruptcy event of default, interest will accrue on overdue principal and interest amounts at a rate of 2.0% in excess of the rate otherwise applicable to such loan (or, for any other overdue amount, at a rate of 2.0% in excess of the rate otherwise applicable to Base Rate loans under the term B facility).

Principal amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility are due and payable in full at the final maturity date of the revolving credit facility.

The term A facility is required to be repaid in equal quarterly installments as follows: (i) 1.25% per quarter of the amended aggregate principal amount of the term A facility in each of the first two years following the closing date and (ii) 2.50% per quarter of the original aggregate principal amount of the term A facility in each year thereafter, with the balance payable at the final maturity date of the term A facility.

 

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The term B facility is required to be repaid in equal quarterly installments equal to 0.25% per quarter of the original aggregate principal amount of the term B facility, with the balance payable at the final maturity date of the term B facility.

We may, subject to LIBOR breakage costs, make voluntary prepayments of any amounts outstanding under the senior secured credit facilities at any time. The revolving credit facility and the term A facility may be voluntarily prepaid without any premium. If the term B facility is repaid, prepaid, refinanced or replaced in connection with a repricing of the term B facility (or a refinancing that results in lower pricing) at any time prior to May 16, 2014, there is a prepayment premium of 1.0% of the amounts so repaid, prepaid, refinanced or replaced under the term B facility.

The term A facility and the term B facility are required to be prepaid with:

 

•

100.0% of the net cash proceeds from (i) dispositions, insurance proceeds and condemnation awards received by us or any of our subsidiaries, subject to baskets, reinvestment provisions and other exceptions; and (ii) the issuance or incurrence of debt by us or any of our subsidiaries after the closing, subject to baskets and other specified exceptions; and

 

•

50.0% of the excess cash flow for each fiscal year, subject to step-downs to 25% and 0% (based on the consolidated total net leverage ratio) and certain exceptions.

Obligations under the senior secured credit facilities are guaranteed by our existing and future direct and indirect wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions; and the senior secured credit facilities are secured by first priority perfected security interests (subject to certain permitted liens) in substantially all our assets and the assets of each subsidiary guarantor, whether owned as of the closing or thereafter acquired, including a first priority pledge of 100.0% of the equity interests of each subsidiary guarantor that is a domestic entity (subject to certain exceptions) and 65.0% of the voting equity interests of any direct first tier foreign entity owned by a subsidiary, a borrower, or subsidiary guarantor.

The senior secured credit facilities require compliance with certain financial covenants providing for maintenance of a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio and maintenance of a maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio.

The senior secured credit facilities contain certain customary negative covenants, which include limitations on liens, investments, indebtedness, dispositions, mergers and acquisitions, the making of restricted payments, changes in the nature of business, changes in fiscal year, transactions with affiliates, use of proceeds, prepayments of indebtedness, entry into burdensome agreements and changes to governing documents and other junior financing documents.

The senior secured credit facilities also contain certain customary affirmative covenants and events of default, including upon a change of control.

Existing Sealy Notes

2014 Notes

On or about March 18, 2013, Sealy Mattress Company called for redemption its 8.25% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014. The redemption date of the 2014 Notes was April 22, 2013 and 100% of the 2014 Notes were redeemed.

Senior Notes

On or about March 11, 2013, Sealy Mattress Company called for redemption its 10.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2016. The redemption date of the Senor Notes was April 15, 2013 and 100% of the Senior Notes were redeemed.

 

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Convertible Notes

In conjunction with the Sealy Acquisition, Sealy’s obligations under the 8.0% Sealy Notes were amended. As a result of the Sealy Acquisition, the 8.0% Sealy Notes became convertible solely into cash, in an amount that declined slightly every day during the Make-Whole Period (as defined under the Supplemental Indenture governing the 8.0% Sealy Notes) that followed the Sealy Acquisition, and then became fixed thereafter. The Make-Whole Period effectively expired on April 12, 2013. As of April 12, 2013, approximately 83.0% of all the 8.0% Sealy Notes outstanding prior to the Sealy Acquisition were converted into cash and paid to the holders. Holders of the 8.0% Sealy Notes who converted on March 19, 2013 received approximately $2,325.43 per $1,000 Accreted Principal Amount of the 8.0% Sealy Notes being converted.

Holders of the 8.0% Sealy Notes can convert their 8.0% Sealy Notes at any time, and if a holder of the 8.0% Sealy Notes exercises conversion rights, we will be obligated to pay this cash amount due on conversion within three business days, and conversion of a significant amount of the 8.0% Sealy Notes within a short time period could have a material adverse impact on our liquidity. The Company calculated the preliminary fair value of the remaining 8.0% Sealy Notes as part of its preliminary purchase price allocation by first calculating the future payout of the remaining 17.0% aggregate principal amount of the 8.0% Sealy Notes still outstanding and the cumulative semi-annual interest payments at the July 15, 2016 maturity, and then calculated the present value using a market discount rate, which resulted in a fair value of $96.2 million at March 31, 2013. The resulting discount will be accreted to interest expense over the life of the 8.0% Sealy Notes using the effective interest method.

The 8.0% Sealy Notes mature on July 15, 2016 and bear interest at 8.0% per annum accruing semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year. Sealy does not pay interest in cash to the holders of the 8.0% Sealy Notes, but instead increases the principal amount of the 8.0% Sealy Notes by an amount equal to the accrued interest for the interest period then ended PIK interest. The amount of the accrued interest for each interest period is calculated on the basis of the accreted principal amount as of the first day of such interest period. PIK interest accrued on the most recent interest period then ended on the 8.0% Sealy Notes converted between interest payment dates is forfeited.

All material negative covenants (apart from the lien covenant and related collateral requirements) were eliminated from the Supplemental Indenture governing the 8.0% Sealy Notes, as well as certain events of default and certain other provisions. In addition, Tempur-Pedic and its non-Sealy subsidiaries do not provide any guarantees of any obligations with respect to the 8.0% Sealy Notes.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF EXCHANGE NOTES

You can find the definitions of capitalized terms used in this description and not defined elsewhere under the subheading “Definitions.” In this description, the words “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer only to Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and not to any of its subsidiaries.

The Company issued the Original Notes and will issue the Exchange Notes under an indenture, dated as of December 19, 2012, among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto, as Guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The following summary of certain provisions of the indenture and the notes does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the provisions of the indenture and the notes, including the definitions of certain terms therein and those terms made a part thereof by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

The following description is a summary of the material provisions of the indenture and the escrow agreement. It does not restate the indenture or the escrow agreement in their entirety. We urge you to read the indenture and the escrow agreement in their entirety because these documents, and not this description, define your rights as a holder of the notes. A copy of the indenture is available without charge upon request to the Company at the address indicated under “Where You Can Find More Information.”

Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “notes” in this “Description of Notes” include the Original Notes, which were not registered under the Securities Act, and the Exchange Notes offered hereby, which have been registered under the Securities Act. The Exchange Notes will be treated as part of the same class and series as the Original Notes and the terms of the Exchange Notes are identical to the terms of the Original Notes, except that the Exchange Notes are registered under the Securities Act and the transfer restrictions and registration rights and related additional interest provisions applicable to the Original Notes do not apply to the Exchange Notes.

Principal, Maturity and Interest

On December 19, 2012, we issued $375.0 million in initial aggregate principal amount of notes under the indenture and, subject to compliance with the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Debt,” can issue an unlimited amount of additional notes at later dates.

Any additional notes that we issue in the future will be identical in all respects to the notes that we are issuing now, except that the notes issued in the future will have different issuance prices and issuance dates; provided that if the additional notes are not fungible with the notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the additional notes will be issued with a separate CUSIP number. We will issue notes only in fully registered form without coupons, in a minimum denomination of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

The notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company, ranking equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future unsubordinated indebtedness.

The notes will mature on December 15, 2020.

Interest on the notes will accrue at a rate of 6.875% per annum. Interest on the notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15, commencing on June 15, 2013. We will pay interest to those persons who were holders of record on the May 31 or November 30 immediately preceding each interest payment date.

Interest on the notes will accrue from the most recent date on which interest on the notes has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from December 19, 2012. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

 

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The notes are denominated in U.S. dollars and all payments of principal and interest thereon will be paid in U.S. dollars.

Ranking

The notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will be guaranteed by each of the Company’s Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries that guarantees or is a borrower under the Credit Agreement. The notes will rank equally with or senior to all Debt of the Company and the Guarantors, but will be effectively junior to all secured Debt, including our obligations under the Credit Agreement, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such Debt. As of March 31, 2013, the Company and the Guarantors had $1,597.1 million of secured Debt, and an additional $241.6 million available for borrowing under the Credit Agreement. Subject to the limits described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Debt” and “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Liens,” the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur additional secured Debt.

The Company’s Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries will not guarantee the notes. Claims of creditors of non-guarantor subsidiaries, including trade creditors, and creditors holding debt and guarantees issued by those subsidiaries, and claims of preferred stockholders (if any) of those subsidiaries generally will have priority with respect to the assets and earnings of those subsidiaries over the claims of creditors of the Company, including holders of the notes. The notes and each Note Guaranty (as defined below) therefore will be effectively subordinated to creditors (including trade creditors) and preferred stockholders (if any) of subsidiaries of the Company (other than the Guarantors). As of March 31, 2013, the total book liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries (other than the Guarantors) were approximately $589.2 million, including trade payables but excluding intercompany liabilities. Although the indenture limits the Incurrence of Debt of Restricted Subsidiaries, the limitation is subject to a number of significant exceptions. Moreover, the indenture does not impose any limitation on the Incurrence by Restricted Subsidiaries of liabilities that are not considered Debt under the indenture. See “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Debt.”

Optional Redemption

Except as set forth in the next two paragraphs, the notes will not be redeemable at the option of the Company prior to December 15, 2016. Starting on that date, the Company may redeem all or any portion of the notes, at once or over time, after giving the required notice under the indenture. The notes may be redeemed at the redemption prices set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date). The following prices are for notes redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on December 15 of the years set forth below, and are expressed as percentages of principal amount:

 

Redemption Year		Price
2016			103.438	%
2017			101.719	%
2018 and thereafter			100.000	%

At any time and from time to time, prior to December 15, 2015, the Company may redeem up to a maximum of 35% of the original aggregate principal amount of the notes (including additional notes, if any) with the proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings, at a redemption price equal to 106.875% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date); provided, however, that after giving effect to any redemption of this kind, at least 65% of the original aggregate principal amount of notes (including additional notes, if any) remains outstanding. Any redemption of this kind shall be made within 90 days of such Equity Offering upon not less than 30 and no more than 60 days’ prior notice.

 

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In addition, the Company may choose to redeem all or any portion of the notes, at once or over time, prior to December 15, 2016. If it does so, it may redeem the notes after giving the required notice under the indenture. To redeem the notes, the Company must pay a redemption price equal to the sum of:

 

(a)

100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus

 

(b)

the Applicable Premium,

plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).

Any notice to holders of notes of such a redemption needs to include the appropriate calculation of the redemption price, but does not need to include the redemption price itself. The actual redemption price, calculated as described above, must be set forth in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the trustee no later than two business days prior to the redemption date.

Sinking Fund

There will be no mandatory sinking fund payments for the notes.

Note Guaranties

The obligations of the Company pursuant to the notes, including any repurchase obligation resulting from a Change of Control, will be unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on an unsecured basis, by each Domestic Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that guarantees or is a borrower under the Credit Agreement. If any Restricted Subsidiary (including any newly acquired or created Domestic Restricted Subsidiary) becomes a borrower or guarantor under the Credit Agreement after the date of the indenture, the new Restricted Subsidiary must provide a guaranty of the notes (a “Note Guaranty”).

Each Note Guaranty will be limited to the maximum amount that would not render the Guarantor’s obligations subject to avoidance under applicable fraudulent conveyance provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of state law. By virtue of this limitation, a Guarantor’s obligation under its Note Guaranty could be significantly less than amounts payable with respect to the notes, or a Guarantor may have effectively no obligation under its Note Guaranty. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Notes—Because each guarantor’s liability under its guarantees may be reduced to zero, avoided or released under certain circumstances, you may not receive any payments from some or all of the guarantors.”

The Note Guaranty of a Guarantor will terminate upon:

 

(1)

a sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of the Guarantor or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Property of the Guarantor (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) otherwise permitted by the indenture;

 

(2)

the release of such Guarantor’s guarantee of the obligations under the Credit Agreement other than a discharge through payment thereon;

 

(3)

the designation in accordance with the indenture of the Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; or

 

(4)

defeasance or discharge of the notes, as provided in “—Defeasance and Discharge.”

Repurchase at the Option of Holders Upon a Change of Control

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Offer”) at a purchase price (the “Change of Control Purchase Price”) equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the purchase date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).

Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company shall send or cause to be sent by first-class mail (or electronic transmission in the case of notes held in book-entry form), with a copy to the trustee, to each holder of notes, at such holder’s address appearing in the security register, a notice stating:

 

(1)

that a Change of Control has occurred and a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to the covenant described herein under “—Repurchase at the Option of Holders Upon a Change of Control” and that all notes timely tendered will be accepted for repurchase;

 

(2)

the Change of Control Purchase Price and the purchase date, which shall be, subject to any contrary requirements of applicable law, a business day no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed; and

 

(3)

the procedures that holders of notes must follow in order to tender their notes (or portions thereof) for payment, and the procedures that holders of notes must follow in order to withdraw an election to tender notes (or portions thereof) for payment.

We will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control if (1) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by us and purchases all notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer or (2) notice of redemption has been given pursuant to the indenture to redeem all of the notes, as described above under the caption “—Optional Redemption,” unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditioned upon the consummation of such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time the Change of Control Offer is made.

We will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of the covenant described above, we will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached our obligations under this covenant by virtue of such compliance.

The Change of Control repurchase feature is a result of negotiations between us and the initial purchasers of the Original Notes. The Company has no present intention to engage in a transaction involving a Change of Control, although it is possible that we would decide to do so in the future. Subject to the covenants described below, we could, in the future, enter into transactions, including acquisitions, refinancings or other recapitalizations, that would not constitute a Change of Control under the indenture, but that could increase the amount of Debt outstanding at such time or otherwise affect our capital structure or credit ratings.

The definition of Change of Control includes a phrase relating to the sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or other disposition of “all or substantially all” of our assets. Although there is a developing body of case law interpreting the phrase “substantially all,” there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, if we dispose of less than all of our assets by any of the means described above, the ability of a holder of notes to require us to repurchase its notes may be uncertain.

The Credit Agreement restricts us in certain circumstances from purchasing any notes prior to maturity of the notes and also provides that the occurrence of some of the events that would constitute a Change of Control would constitute a default under the Credit Agreement. Future Debt of the Company may contain prohibitions of certain events which would constitute a Change of Control or require that future Debt be repurchased upon a

 

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Change of Control. We cannot assure you that sufficient funds will be available when necessary to make any required repurchases. Our failure to purchase notes in connection with a Change of Control would result in a default under the indenture. Any such default would, in turn, constitute a default under the Credit Agreement, and may constitute a default under any of our future Debt as well. Our obligation to make an offer to repurchase the notes as a result of a Change of Control may be waived or modified at any time prior to the occurrence of that Change of Control with the written consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the notes. See “—Amendments and Waivers.”

Certain Covenants

Set forth below are summaries of certain of the covenants contained in the indenture.

Covenant Suspension

During any period of time that:

 

(a)

the notes have Investment Grade Ratings from both Rating Agencies, and

 

(b)

no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the indenture,

the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the following provisions of the indenture:

 

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“—Limitation on Debt,”

 

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“—Limitation on Restricted Payments,”

 

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“—Limitation on Asset Sales,”

 

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“—Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries,”

 

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clause (x) of the third paragraph (and as referred to in the first paragraph) of “—Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries,” and

 

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clause (e) of the first paragraph of “—Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Property”

(collectively, the “Suspended Covenants”). Solely for the purpose of determining the amount of Permitted Liens under the “—Limitation on Liens” covenant during any Suspension Period (as defined below) and without limiting the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s ability to Incur Debt during any Suspension Period, to the extent that calculations in the “—Limitation on Liens” covenant refer to the “—Limitation on Debt” covenant, such calculations shall be made as though the “—Limitation on Debt” covenant remains in effect during the Suspension Period. In the event that the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as a result of the second preceding sentence and, subsequently, one or both of the Rating Agencies withdraws its ratings or downgrades the ratings assigned to the notes below the required Investment Grade Ratings or a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing (the date of such ratings withdrawal or downgrade or the occurrence of such Default or Event of Default, the “Reversion Date”), then the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants for all periods after that withdrawal, downgrade, Default or Event of Default and, furthermore, compliance with the provisions of the covenant described in “—Limitation on Restricted Payments” with respect to Restricted Payments made after the time of the withdrawal, downgrade, Default or Event of Default will be calculated in accordance with the terms of that covenant as though that covenant had been in effect during the entire period of time from the Issue Date, provided that there will not be deemed to have occurred a Default or Event of Default with respect to that covenant during the time (the “Suspension Period”) that the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries were not subject to the Suspended Covenants (or after that time based solely on events that occurred during that time). The Company will give the trustee written notice of any such suspension of covenants and in any event not later than five business days after such suspension has occurred. In the absence of such notice, the trustee shall assume that the Suspended Covenants are in full force and effect.

 

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On the Reversion Date, all Debt Incurred during the Suspension Period will be classified to have been Incurred pursuant to clause (1) of the first paragraph or one of the clauses set forth in the second paragraph of the covenant described under “—Limitation on Debt” (to the extent such Debt would be permitted to be Incurred thereunder as of the Reversion Date and after giving effect to Debt Incurred prior to the Suspension Period and outstanding on the Reversion Date). To the extent such Debt would not be permitted to be Incurred pursuant to clause (1) of the first paragraph or one of the clauses set forth in the second paragraph of the covenant described under “—Limitation on Debt,” such Debt will be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that it is classified as permitted under clause (k) of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “—Limitation on Debt.” For purposes of determining compliance with the covenant described under “—Limitation on Asset Sales,” on the Reversion Date, the Net Available Cash from all Asset Sales not applied in accordance with the covenant will be deemed to be reset to zero. The Company will give the trustee written notice of any occurrence of a Reversion Date not later than five business days after such Reversion Date. After any such notice of the occurrence of a Reversion Date, the trustee shall assume that the Suspended Covenants apply and are in full force and effect.

Limitation on Debt

The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, Incur, directly or indirectly, any Debt unless, after giving effect to the application of the proceeds thereof, no Default or Event of Default would occur as a consequence of the Incurrence or be continuing following the Incurrence and either:

 

(1)

the Debt is Debt of the Company or a Guarantor and after giving effect to the Incurrence of the Debt and the application of the proceeds thereof, the Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio would be greater than 2.00 to 1.00, or

 

(2)

the Debt is Permitted Debt.

The term “Permitted Debt” is defined to include the following:

 

(a)

Debt of the Company evidenced by the notes offered hereby;

 

(b)

Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (x) Incurred under any Credit Facilities or (y) Incurred by a Receivables Entity in a Qualified Receivables Transaction that is not recourse to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (except for Standard Securitization Undertakings), provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Debt Incurred under this clause (b) at any one time outstanding shall not exceed the greater of:

 

(1)

$2.124 billion, which amount shall be permanently reduced by the amount of Net Available Cash from an Asset Sale used to Repay Debt Incurred pursuant to this clause (b), pursuant to the covenant described under “—Limitation on Asset Sales,” and

 

(2)

the sum of the amounts equal to:

 

(A)

60% of the book value of the inventory of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, and

 

(B)

85% of the book value of the accounts receivable of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Receivables Entity that is a Restricted Subsidiary),

in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B) as of the most recently ended quarter of the Company for which financial statements of the Company are required to be provided pursuant to “SEC Reports”;

 

(c)

Debt of the Company owing to and held by any Restricted Subsidiary and Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to and held by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that (1) any subsequent issue or transfer of Capital Stock or other event that results in any Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any subsequent transfer of that Debt (except to

 

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the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute the Incurrence of that Debt by the issuer thereof, and (2) if the Company is the obligor on that Debt, the Debt is expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all obligations with respect to the notes;

 

(d)

Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the date on which that Restricted Subsidiary was acquired by the Company or otherwise became a Restricted Subsidiary (other than Debt Incurred as consideration in, or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate, a transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which the Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or was otherwise acquired by the Company); provided that at the time that Person was acquired by the Company or otherwise became a Restricted Subsidiary and after giving effect to the Incurrence of that Debt, (i) the Company would have been able to Incur $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to clause (1) of the first paragraph of this covenant or (ii) the Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio would have been greater than or equal to such ratio immediately prior to such transaction;

 

(e)

Debt Incurred as consideration in, or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate, a transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which a Person became a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or was otherwise acquired by the Company; provided at the time that Person was acquired by the Company or otherwise became a Restricted Subsidiary and after giving effect to the Incurrence of that Debt, the Company would have been able to Incur $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to clause (1) of the first paragraph of this covenant;

 

(f)

Debt under Interest Rate Agreements entered into by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of limiting interest rate risk in the financial management of the Company or that Restricted Subsidiary and not for speculative purposes, provided that the obligations under those agreements are related to payment obligations on Debt otherwise permitted by the terms of this covenant;

 

(g)

Debt under Currency Exchange Protection Agreements entered into by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of limiting currency exchange rate risks in the financial management of the Company or that Restricted Subsidiary and not for speculative purposes;

 

(h)

Debt under Commodity Price Protection Agreements entered into by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the financial management of the Company or that Restricted Subsidiary and not for speculative purposes;

 

(i)

Debt in connection with one or more standby letters of credit or performance or surety bonds or completion guarantees issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to self-insurance obligations and not in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credit;

 

(j)

Debt arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, Incurred in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or Capital Stock of a Subsidiary, other than Guarantees of Debt Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Capital Stock; provided, however, that the maximum aggregate liability in respect of all such Debt shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds actually received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such disposition;

 

(k)

Debt of (i) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date and (ii) Sealy and its Subsidiaries outstanding on the Escrow Release Date permitted under the Sealy Merger Agreement (if the gross proceeds of this offering are placed in an Escrow Account because the Sealy Acquisition does not close on the same date as the closing of this offering), in each case not otherwise described in clauses (a) through (j) above;

 

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Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed the greater of $100.0 million and 14% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (as calculated at the time of Incurrence);

 

(m)

(i) Debt of one or more Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed $75.0 million and (ii) Debt of one or more Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries incurred to satisfy the Danish Tax Assessment;

 

(n)

Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred (i) in respect of Capital Lease Obligations and Purchase Money Debt (including Debt Incurred pursuant to a Real Estate Financing Transaction, a Sale and Leaseback Transaction or an Equipment Financing Transaction), provided that the principal amount of any Debt Incurred pursuant to this clause may not exceed (x) $100.0 million less (y) the aggregate outstanding amount of Permitted Refinancing Debt Incurred to refinance Debt Incurred pursuant to this clause and (ii) in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction with respect to the new headquarters of the Company in Lexington, Kentucky;

 

(o)

Debt of the Company or any Guarantor consisting of Guarantees of Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred under any other clause of this covenant;

 

(p)

Debt Incurred to finance the acquisition, construction, installation of fixtures and equipment for the Company’s new headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, in an aggregate principal amount, together with any Permitted Refinancing Debt Incurred in respect thereof, not to exceed $20.0 million;

 

(q)

Debt under the industrial revenue bond financing for the Company’s real property and fixtures located in Albuquerque, New Mexico (the “Albuquerque IRB Financing”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100,000 and any refinancings, refundings, renewals and extensions thereof; and

 

(r)

Permitted Refinancing Debt Incurred in respect of Debt Incurred pursuant to clause (1) of the first paragraph of this covenant and clauses (a), (d), (e), (k) (provided that the Convertible Notes and the Sealy Repaid Debt may not be Refinanced pursuant to this clause (r)), (n) and (p) above or this clause (r).

For purposes of determining compliance with any restriction on the Incurrence of Debt in dollars where Debt is denominated in a different currency, the amount of such Debt will be the Dollar Equivalent determined on the date of such determination, provided that if any such Debt denominated in a different currency is subject to a Currency Exchange Protection Agreement (with respect to dollars) covering principal amounts payable on such Debt, the amount of such Debt expressed in euros will be adjusted to take into account the effect of such agreement. The principal amount of any Permitted Refinancing Debt Incurred in the same currency as the Debt being refinanced will be the Dollar Equivalent of the Debt refinanced determined on the date such Debt being refinanced was initially Incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, for purposes of determining compliance with this “Limitation on Debt” covenant, increases in Debt solely due to fluctuations in the exchange rates of currencies will not be deemed to exceed the maximum amount that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may Incur under any of clauses (a) through (r) of this “Limitation on Debt” covenant.

For purposes of determining compliance with the covenant described above:

 

(A)

in the event that an item of Debt meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Debt described above, the Company, in its sole discretion, will classify such item of Debt at the time of Incurrence and only be required to include the amount and type of such Debt in one of the above clauses; and

 

(B)

the Company will be entitled to divide and classify and reclassify an item of Debt in more than one of the types of Debt described above; provided that Debt outstanding under the Credit Agreement on the Issue Date (or the Escrow Release Date if the gross proceeds of this offering are placed in an

 

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Escrow Account because the Sealy Acquisition does not close on the same date as the closing of this offering) shall at all times be treated as Incurred under clause (b) above and may not be reclassified.

Limitation on Restricted Payments

The Company shall not make, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment if at the time of, and after giving effect to, the proposed Restricted Payment,

 

(a)

a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,

 

(b)

the Company could not Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to clause (1) of the first paragraph of the covenant described under “—Limitation on Debt,” or

 

(c)

the aggregate amount of that Restricted Payment and all other Restricted Payments declared or made after the Issue Date (the amount of any Restricted Payment, if made other than in cash, to be based upon Fair Market Value) would exceed an amount equal to the sum of:

 

(1)

50% of the aggregate amount of Consolidated Net Income accrued during the period (treated as one accounting period and including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Consolidated Net Income of Sealy and its Subsidiaries from and after the date such entities are acquired and become Restricted Subsidiaries) from September 30, 2012 to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter ending prior to the date of the Restricted Payment and for which reports are required to be provided under “SEC Reports” (or if the aggregate amount of Consolidated Net Income for such period shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit), plus

 

(2)

Capital Stock Sale Proceeds received after the Issue Date, plus

 

(3)

the sum of:

 

(A)

the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the issuance or sale after the Issue Date of convertible or exchangeable Debt that has been converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company, and

 

(B)

the aggregate amount by which Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet on or after the Issue Date upon the conversion or exchange of any Debt issued or sold on or prior to the Issue Date that is convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company,

excluding, in the case of clause (A) or (B):

 

(x)

any Debt issued or sold to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Company or any Subsidiary for the benefit of their employees, and

 

(y)

the aggregate amount of any cash or other Property distributed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary upon any such conversion or exchange, plus

 

(4)

an amount equal to the sum of:

 

(A)

the net reduction in Investments in any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary resulting from dividends, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of Property made after the Issue Date, in each case to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from that Person, less the cost of the disposition of those Investments, and

 

(B)

the lesser of the net book value or the Fair Market Value of the Company’s equity interest in an Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time the Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary (provided that such designation occurs after the Issue Date);

 

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provided, however, that the foregoing sum shall not exceed, in the case of any Person, the amount of Investments previously made (and treated as a Restricted Payment) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in that Person.

Notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, the Company may:

 

(a)

pay dividends on its Capital Stock within 60 days of the declaration thereof if, on said declaration date, the dividends could have been paid in compliance with the indenture; provided, however, that the dividend shall be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

(b)

purchase, repurchase, redeem, legally defease, acquire or retire for value Capital Stock of the Company or Subordinated Obligations in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock and other than Capital Stock issued or sold to a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Company or any Subsidiary for the benefit of their employees); provided, however, that

 

(1)

the purchase, repurchase, redemption, legal defeasance, acquisition or retirement shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments, and

 

(2)

the Capital Stock Sale Proceeds from the exchange or sale shall be excluded from the calculation pursuant to clause (c)(2) above;

 

(c)

purchase, repurchase, redeem, legally defease, acquire or retire for value any Subordinated Obligations in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Permitted Refinancing Debt; provided, however, that the purchase, repurchase, redemption, legal defeasance, acquisition or retirement shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

(d)

pay scheduled dividends (not constituting a return on capital) on Disqualified Stock of the Company issued pursuant to and in compliance with the covenant described under “—Limitation on Debt”;

 

(e)

permit a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to pay dividends to shareholders of that Restricted Subsidiary that are not the parent of that Restricted Subsidiary, so long as the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that is the parent of that Restricted Subsidiary receives dividends on a pro rata basis or on a basis that results in the receipt by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that is the parent of that Restricted Subsidiary of dividends or distributions of greater value than it would receive on a pro rata basis;

 

(f)

make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into Capital Stock of the Issuer; provided, however, that such payments shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

(g)

make repurchases of shares of common stock of the Company deemed to occur upon the exercise of options to purchase shares of common stock of the Company if such shares of common stock of the Company represent a portion of the exercise price of such options; provided, however, that such repurchases shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

(h)

repurchase shares of, or options to purchase shares of, common stock of the Company from current or former officers, directors or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or permitted transferees of such current or former officers, directors or employees), pursuant to the terms of agreements (including employment agreements) or plans approved by the Board of Directors under which such individuals acquire shares of such common stock; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of such repurchases shall not exceed $15.0 million in any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum of $30.0 million in any calendar year); and provided further, however, that such repurchases shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

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(i)

purchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Subordinated Obligations upon a Change of Control of the Company or an Asset Sale by the Company, to the extent required by any agreement pursuant to which such Subordinated Obligations were issued, but only if the Company has previously made the offer to purchase notes required under “Repurchase at the Option of Holders Upon a Change of Control” or “—Limitation on Asset Sales”; provided, however, that such payments shall be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

(j)

purchase, repurchase, redeem, legally defease, acquire or retire for value the 8.25% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 of Sealy Mattress Company, as issuer, outstanding on the Issue Date; provided, however, that such repurchases shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments; and

 

(k)

make other Restricted Payments not to exceed $75.0 million in the aggregate.

Limitation on Liens

The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, Incur or suffer to exist, any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of its Property (including Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary), whether owned at the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom, unless it has made or will make effective provision whereby the notes will be secured by that Lien equally and ratably with (or prior to) all other Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary secured by that Lien.

Limitation on Asset Sales

The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, consummate any Asset Sale unless:

 

(a)

the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the Property subject to that Asset Sale;

 

(b)

at least 75% of the consideration paid to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Asset Sale is in the form of cash or cash equivalents or the assumption by the purchaser of liabilities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the notes) as a result of which the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer obligated with respect to those liabilities; and

 

(c)

the Company delivers an Officers’ Certificate to the trustee certifying that the Asset Sale complies with the foregoing clauses (a) and (b).

For the purposes of this covenant:

 

(1)

securities or other assets received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 180 days shall be considered to be cash to the extent of the cash received in that conversion;

 

(2)

any cash consideration paid to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Asset Sale that is held in escrow or on deposit to support indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations in respect of such Asset Sale shall be considered to be cash;

 

(3)

Productive Assets received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Asset Sale shall be considered to be cash; and

 

(4)

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liabilities shall also be considered satisfied if the cash received constitutes at least 75% of the consideration received by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Asset Sale, determined on an after-tax basis.

The Net Available Cash (or any portion thereof) from Asset Sales may be applied by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary elects (or is required by the terms of any Debt):

 

(a)

to Repay secured Debt of the Company or a Guarantor, or any Debt of a non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary (excluding, in any such case, any Debt that is owed to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company); or

 

(b)

to reinvest in Additional Assets or Expansion Capital Expenditures (including by means of an Investment in Additional Assets or Expansion Capital Expenditures by a Restricted Subsidiary with Net Available Cash received by the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary);

provided, however, that the Net Available Cash (or any portion thereof) from Asset Sales from the Company to any Subsidiary must be reinvested in Additional Assets or Expansion Capital Expenditures of the Company.

Any Net Available Cash from an Asset Sale not applied in accordance with the preceding paragraph within 360 days from the date of the receipt of that Net Available Cash or that the Company earlier elects to so designate shall constitute “Excess Proceeds,” provided, however, that a binding commitment to reinvest in Additional Assets or Expansion Capital Expenditures pursuant to clause (b) of the preceding paragraph shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Available Cash from the date of such commitment; provided that (i) such reinvestment is consummated within 180 days of the end of the 360-day period referred to in this sentence, and (ii) if such reinvestment is not consummated within the period set forth in subclause (i) or such binding commitment is terminated, the Net Available Cash not so applied will be deemed to be Excess Proceeds.

When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds not previously subject to a Prepayment Offer (as defined below) exceeds $50.0 million (taking into account income earned on those Excess Proceeds, if any), the Company will be required to make an offer to purchase (the “Prepayment Offer”) the notes, which offer shall be in the amount of the Allocable Excess Proceeds, on a pro rata basis according to principal amount, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the purchase date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), in accordance with the procedures (including prorating in the event of oversubscription) set forth in the indenture. To the extent that any portion of the amount of Net Available Cash remains after compliance with the preceding sentence and provided that all holders of notes have been given the opportunity to tender their notes for purchase in accordance with the indenture, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may use the remaining amount for any purpose permitted by the indenture and the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset to zero.

The term “Allocable Excess Proceeds” will mean the product of:

 

(a)

the Excess Proceeds, and

 

(b)

a fraction,

 

(1)

the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount of the notes outstanding on the date of the Prepayment Offer, and

 

(2)

the denominator of which is the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the notes outstanding on the date of the Prepayment Offer and the aggregate principal amount of other Debt of the Company outstanding on the date of the Prepayment Offer that is pari passu in right of payment with the notes and subject to terms and conditions in respect of Asset Sales

 

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similar in all material respects to the covenant described hereunder and requiring the Company to make an offer to purchase that Debt at substantially the same time as the Prepayment Offer.

Not later than five business days after the Company is obligated to make a Prepayment Offer as described in the preceding paragraph, the Company shall send, or cause to be sent, a written notice, by first-class mail (or electronic transmission in the case of notes held in book-entry form), to the holders of notes, accompanied by information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries as the Company in good faith believes will enable the holders to make an informed decision with respect to that Prepayment Offer. The notice shall state, among other things, the purchase price and the purchase date, which shall be, subject to any contrary requirements of applicable law, a business day no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date the notice is mailed.

The Company will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of notes pursuant to the covenant described hereunder. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of the covenant described hereunder, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the covenant described hereunder by virtue thereof.

Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries

The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual restriction on the right of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

 

(x)

pay dividends, in cash or otherwise, or make any other distributions on or in respect of its Capital Stock, or pay any Debt or other obligation owed, to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary,

 

(y)

make any loans or advances to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary, or

 

(z)

transfer any of its Property to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary.

The foregoing limitations will not apply:

 

(1)

with respect to clauses (x), (y) and (z), to restrictions:

 

(a)

in effect on the Issue Date (or with respect to Sealy or any of its Subsidiaries, in effect on the Escrow Release Date),

 

(b)

relating to Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary existing at the time it became a Restricted Subsidiary if such restriction was not created in connection with or in anticipation of the transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which that Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary or was acquired by the Company,

 

(c)

that result from the Refinancing of Debt Incurred pursuant to an agreement referred to in clause (1)(a) or (b) above or in clause (2)(a) or (b) below, provided that the restriction is no less favorable to the holders of notes in any material respect (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) than the restrictions of the same type contained in the agreement evidencing the Debt so Refinanced,

 

(d)

resulting from the Incurrence of any Permitted Debt described in the second paragraph of the covenant described under “—Limitation on Debt,” provided that the restriction is no less favorable to the holders of notes in any material respect (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) than the restrictions of the same type contained in the indenture,

 

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(e)

existing by reason of applicable law,

 

(f)

constituting Standard Securitization Undertakings relating solely to, and restricting only the rights of, a Receivables Entity in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction, or

 

(g)

existing pursuant to any Debt Incurred by a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary, which restrictions are customary for a financing of such type, and which are otherwise permitted under the indenture, provided, however, that the Company’s Board of Directors determines in good faith that such restrictions are not reasonably likely to impair the Company’s ability to make principal and interest payments on the notes; and

 

(2)

with respect to clause (z) only, to restrictions:

 

(a)

relating to Debt that is permitted to be Incurred and secured without also securing the notes pursuant to the covenants described under “—Limitation on Debt” and “—Limitation on Liens” that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the Property securing that Debt,

 

(b)

encumbering Property at the time the Property was acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, so long as the restriction relates solely to the Property so acquired and was not created in connection with or in anticipation of the acquisition,

 

(c)

resulting from customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of leases or customary provisions in other agreements (including, without limitation, intellectual property licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business) that restrict assignment of the agreements or rights thereunder, or

 

(d)

which are customary restrictions contained in asset sale agreements limiting the transfer of Property pending the closing of the sale.

Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates

The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, conduct any business or enter into or suffer to exist any transaction or series of transactions (including the purchase, sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or exchange of any Property or the rendering of any service) with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (an “Affiliate Transaction”), unless:

 

(a)

the terms of such Affiliate Transaction are:

 

(1)

set forth in writing, and

 

(2)

no less favorable to the Company or that Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that could be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company, and

 

(b)

if the Affiliate Transaction involves aggregate payments or value in excess of $25.0 million, the Board of Directors (including a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors) approves the Affiliate Transaction and, in its good faith judgment, believes that the Affiliate Transaction complies with clauses (a)(1) and (2) of this paragraph as evidenced by a Board Resolution promptly delivered to the trustee.

Notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may enter into or suffer to exist the following:

 

(a)

any transaction or series of transactions between the Company and one or more Restricted Subsidiaries or between two or more Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that no more than 5% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock (on a fully diluted basis) of any such Restricted Subsidiary is owned by an Affiliate of the Company (other than a Restricted Subsidiary);

 

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(b)

any Restricted Payment permitted to be made pursuant to the covenant described under “—Limitation on Restricted Payments” or any Permitted Investment (other than under clauses (a) or (b) of the definition thereof);

 

(c)

the payment of reasonable compensation (including amounts paid pursuant to employee benefit plans and equity incentive plans) for the personal services of, and related indemnities provided to, officers, directors and employees of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(d)

(i) reimbursement of employee travel and lodging costs and other business expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) loans and advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with applicable laws and consistent with the past practices of the Company or that Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, provided that those loans and advances do not exceed $20.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;

 

(e)

any transaction effected as part of a Qualified Receivables Transaction or any transaction involving the transfer of accounts receivable of the type specified in the definition of “Credit Facilities” and permitted under clause (b) of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “—Limitation on Debt”;

 

(f)

any sale of shares of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company; and

 

(g)

any agreement as in effect on the Issue Date (or with respect to Sealy or any of its Subsidiaries, in effect on the Escrow Release Date) or any amendment thereto (so long as such amendment is not materially adverse to the interests of the holders of the notes) or any transaction contemplated thereby.

Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions

The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction with respect to any Property unless:

 

(a)

the Company or that Restricted Subsidiary would be entitled to:

 

(1)

Incur Debt in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt with respect to that Sale and Leaseback Transaction pursuant to the covenant described under “—Limitation on Debt,” and

 

(2)

create a Lien on the Property securing that Attributable Debt without also securing the notes pursuant to the covenant described under “—Limitation on Liens,” and

 

(b)

the Sale and Leaseback Transaction is effected in compliance with the covenant described under “—Limitation on Asset Sales.”

Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries

The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary of the Company to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if:

 

(a)

the Subsidiary to be so designated does not own any Capital Stock or Debt of, or own or hold any Lien on any Property of, the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary, and

 

(b)

any of the following:

 

(1)

the Subsidiary to be so designated has total assets of $1,000 or less,

 

(2)

if the Subsidiary has consolidated assets greater than $1,000, then the designation would be permitted under the covenant entitled “—Limitation on Restricted Payments,” or

 

(3)

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Unless so designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Company will be classified as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that the Subsidiary shall not be designated a Restricted Subsidiary and shall be automatically classified as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if either of the requirements set forth in clauses (x) and (y) of the second immediately following paragraph will not be satisfied after giving pro forma effect to the classification as a Restricted Subsidiary or if the Person is a Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Except as provided in the first sentence of the preceding paragraph, no Restricted Subsidiary may be redesignated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary. In addition, neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall at any time be directly or indirectly liable for any Debt that provides that the holder thereof may (with the passage of time or notice or both) declare a default thereon or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity upon the occurrence of a default with respect to any Debt, Lien or other obligation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary in existence and classified as an Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary is liable for that Debt (including any right to take enforcement action against that Unrestricted Subsidiary).

The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if, immediately after giving pro forma effect to the designation,

 

(x)

the Company could Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to clause (1) of the first paragraph of the covenant described under “—Limitation on Debt,” and

 

(y)

no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom.

Any designation or redesignation of this kind by the Board of Directors will be evidenced to the trustee by filing with the trustee a Board Resolution giving effect to the designation or redesignation and an Officers’ Certificate that:

 

(a)

certifies that the designation or redesignation complies with the foregoing provisions, and

 

(b)

gives the effective date of the designation or redesignation, and the filing with the trustee to occur after the end of the fiscal quarter of the Company in which the designation or redesignation is made within the time period for which reports are required to be provided under “—SEC Reports.”

Additional Note Guaranties

If any Domestic Restricted Subsidiary Guarantees or becomes an obligor under the Company’s Credit Agreement following the Escrow Release Date, such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary shall promptly provide a Note Guaranty by executing and delivering to the trustee a supplemental indenture, pursuant to which such Guarantor shall Guarantee payment of the notes, and related Officers’ Certificates and Opinions of Counsel.

Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Property

The Company

The Company shall not merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into any other Person (other than a merger of a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary into the Company) or sell, transfer, assign, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all its Property in any one transaction or series of transactions unless:

 

(a)

the Company shall be the surviving Person (the “Surviving Person”) or the Surviving Person (if other than the Company) formed by that merger, consolidation or amalgamation or to which that sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or disposition is made shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

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(b)

the Surviving Person (if other than the Company) expressly assumes, by supplemental indenture in form satisfactory to the trustee, executed and delivered to the trustee by that Surviving Person, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, all the notes, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all the covenants and conditions of the indenture and the registration rights agreement to be performed by the Company;

 

(c)

in the case of a sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all the Property of the Company, that Property shall have been transferred as an entirety or virtually as an entirety to one Person;

 

(d)

immediately before and after giving effect to that transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis (and treating, for purposes of this clause (d) and clause (e) below, any Debt that becomes, or is anticipated to become, an obligation of the Surviving Person or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of that transaction or series of transactions as having been Incurred by the Surviving Person or the Restricted Subsidiary at the time of that transaction or series of transactions), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

(e)

immediately after giving effect to that transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis, the Company or the Surviving Person, as the case may be, (i) would be able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt under clause (1) of the first paragraph of the covenant described under “—Limitation on Debt” or (ii) the Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio of the Company or the Surviving Person, as applicable, would be greater than or equal to such ratio immediately prior to such transaction, provided, however, that this clause (e) shall not be applicable to the Company merging, consolidating or amalgamating with or into an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another State of the United States so long as the amount of Debt of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby; and

 

(f)

the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the trustee, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the trustee, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that the transaction and the supplemental indenture, if any, in respect thereto comply with this covenant and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the transaction have been satisfied.

The Surviving Person shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of the Company under the indenture, but the predecessor Company in the case of:

 

(a)

a sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance or other disposition (unless that sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance or other disposition is of all the assets of the Company as an entirety or virtually as an entirety), or

 

(b)

a lease,

shall not be released from any obligation to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the notes.

Guarantors

No Guarantor may

 

•

merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into any other Person, or

 

•

sell, transfer, assign, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all its Property in any one transaction or series of transactions, or

 

•

permit any Person to merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into the Guarantor

 

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unless

 

(A)

the other Person is the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor or becomes a Guarantor concurrently with the transaction; or

 

(B)

(1) either (x) the Guarantor is the continuing Person or (y) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person expressly assumes by supplemental indenture all of the obligations of the Guarantor under its Note Guaranty; and

(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Default has occurred and is continuing; or

 

(C)

the transaction constitutes a sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of the Guarantor or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Property of the Guarantor (in each case other than to the Company or a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary) otherwise permitted by the indenture.

SEC Reports

Notwithstanding that the Company may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company shall file with the SEC and provide the trustee and holders of notes with annual reports and information, documents and other reports as are specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act and applicable to a U.S. corporation subject to those Sections, and the information, documents and reports to be so filed and provided at the times specified for the filing of the information, documents and reports under those Sections (including any applicable grace period or extension available thereunder or under the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC); provided, however, that (i) the Company shall not be so obligated to file the information, documents and reports with the SEC if the SEC does not permit those filings (but shall provide them to the trustee and the holders of notes within the time periods specified in those Sections) and (ii) the electronic filing with the SEC through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System (or any successor system providing for free public access to such filings) shall satisfy the Company’s obligation to provide such reports, information and documents to the trustee and the holders of notes. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the trustee shall be for informational purposes only and the trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the compliance by us with any of the covenants contained in the indenture (as to which the trustee will be entitled to conclusively rely upon an Officers’ Certificate).

Events of Default

Events of Default in respect of the notes include:

 

(1)

failure to make the payment of any interest on the notes when the same becomes due and payable, and that failure continues for a period of 30 days;

 

(2)

failure to make the payment of any principal of, or premium, if any, on, any of the notes when the same becomes due and payable at its Stated Maturity, upon acceleration, redemption, optional redemption, required repurchase or otherwise;

 

(3)

failure to comply with the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Property”;

 

(4)

failure to comply with any other covenant or agreement in the notes or in the indenture (other than a failure that is the subject of the foregoing clause (1), (2) or (3)) and such failure continues for 30 days after written notice is given to the Company as provided below;

 

(5)

a default under any Debt by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that results in acceleration of the maturity of that Debt, or failure to pay any Debt at maturity, in an aggregate amount greater than $35.0 million or its foreign currency equivalent at the time (the “cross acceleration provisions”);

 

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(6)

any judgment or judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $35.0 million (or its foreign currency equivalent at the time) (net of amounts covered by insurance or bonded) that shall be rendered against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and that shall not be waived, satisfied, annulled, discharged or rescinded for any period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement shall not be in effect (the “judgment default provisions”);

 

(7)

specified events involving bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (the “bankruptcy provisions”);

 

(8)

any Note Guaranty ceases to be in full force and effect, other than in accordance with the terms of the indenture, or a Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guaranty (the “note guaranty provisions”); and

 

(9)

(a) the lien on the Escrow Property created by the escrow agreement shall at any time prior to the Escrow Release Date not constitute a valid and perfected Lien on any material portion of such property, (b) the escrow agreement shall for whatever reason be terminated or cease to be in full force and effect (except for expiration in accordance with its terms or amendment, modification, waiver, termination or release in accordance with the terms of the indenture), or (c) the enforceability of the liens created by the escrow agreement shall be contested by the Company.

A Default under clause (4) is not an Event of Default until the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding notify the Company of the Default and the Company does not cure that Default within the time specified after receipt of the notice. The notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a “Notice of Default.”

The Company shall deliver to the trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officers’ Certificate of any event that with the giving of notice and the lapse of time would become an Event of Default, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

If an Event of Default with respect to the notes (other than an Event of Default resulting from particular events involving bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization with respect to the Company) shall have occurred and be continuing, the trustee or the registered holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of notes then outstanding may declare to be immediately due and payable the principal amount of all the notes then outstanding, plus accrued but unpaid interest to the date of acceleration. In case an Event of Default resulting from events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization with respect to the Company shall occur, the amount with respect to all the notes shall be due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or the holders of the notes. After any such acceleration, but before a judgment or decree based on acceleration is obtained by the trustee, the registered holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding may, under some circumstances, rescind and annul the acceleration if all Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of accelerated principal, premium or interest, have been cured or waived as provided in the indenture.

Subject to the provisions of the indenture relating to the duties of the trustee, in case an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of the notes, unless the holders shall have offered to the trustee reasonable indemnity. Subject to the provisions for the indemnification of the trustee, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to the notes.

No holder of notes will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any remedy thereunder, unless:

 

(a)

that holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default,

 

(b)

the registered holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding have made written request and offered reasonable indemnity to the trustee to institute the proceeding as trustee, and

 

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(c)

the trustee shall not have received from the registered holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding a direction inconsistent with that request and shall have failed to institute the proceeding within 60 days.

However, these limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder of any note for enforcement of payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, that note on or after the respective due dates expressed in that note. The trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless an officer of the Trustee having direct responsibility for the administration of the indenture has received written notice of any such event and such notice references the notes and the indenture.

Amendments and Waivers

Subject to some exceptions, the indenture and the escrow agreement may be amended with the consent of the registered holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the notes) and any past default or compliance with any provisions may also be waived with the consent of the registered holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding (including waivers obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the notes), except a default in the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest and particular covenants and provisions of the indenture which cannot be amended without the consent of each holder of an outstanding note. However, without the consent of each holder of an outstanding note affected thereby, no amendment may, among other things,

 

(1)

reduce the amount of notes whose holders must consent to an amendment or waiver,

 

(2)

reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any note,

 

(3)

reduce the principal of or extend the Stated Maturity of any note,

 

(4)

make any note payable in money other than U.S. dollars,

 

(5)

impair the right of any holder of the notes to receive payment of principal of and interest on that holder’s notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to that holder’s notes,

 

(6)

subordinate the notes to any other obligation of the Company,

 

(7)

reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any note or change the time at which any note may be redeemed, as described under “—Optional Redemption,”

 

(8)

reduce the premium payable upon a Change of Control or, at any time after a Change of Control has occurred, change the time at which the Change of Control Offer relating thereto must be made or at which the notes must be repurchased pursuant to that Change of Control Offer,

 

(9)

at any time after the Company is obligated to make a Prepayment Offer with the Excess Proceeds from Asset Sales, change the time at which the Prepayment Offer must be made or at which the notes must be repurchased pursuant thereto, or

 

(10)

at any time after a Special Mandatory Redemption Event, change the time at which a special redemption must be made or reduce the price to be paid.

Without the consent of any holder of the notes, the Company and the trustee may amend the indenture and the escrow agreement to:

 

(1)

cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency,

 

(2)

provide for the assumption by a successor of the obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under the indenture,

 

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(3)

provide for uncertificated notes in addition to or in place of certificated notes, provided that the uncertificated notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code, or in a manner such that the uncertificated notes are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code,

 

(4)

add Guarantees with respect to the notes or release Guarantors from their Note Guaranties as provided by the terms of the indenture or the Note Guaranties,

 

(5)

secure the notes (and, thereafter, provide releases of collateral in accordance with the security documents entered into in connection therewith), add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the holders of the notes or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company,

 

(6)

make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of the notes,

 

(7)

comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act,

 

(8)

provide for the issuance of additional notes in accordance with the indenture, or

 

(9)

conform any provisions to this “Description of Notes.”

The consent of the holders of the notes is not necessary to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment. It is sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed amendment. After an amendment becomes effective, the Company is required to mail, or cause to be mailed, to each registered holder of the notes at the holder’s address appearing in the security register a notice briefly describing the amendment. However, the failure to give this notice to all holders of the notes, or any defect therein, will not impair or affect the validity of the amendment. In connection with any modification, amendment or supplement, we will deliver to the trustee an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers’ Certificate upon which the trustee may conclusively rely, each stating that such modification, amendment or supplement complies with the applicable provisions of the indenture.

Defeasance and Discharge

The Company may discharge its obligations under the notes and the indenture by irrevocably depositing in trust with the trustee money or Government Obligations sufficient to pay principal of and interest on the notes to maturity or redemption within one year, subject to meeting certain other conditions.

The Company at any time may also terminate all its obligations under the notes and the indenture (“legal defeasance”), except for particular obligations, including those respecting the defeasance trust and obligations to register the transfer or exchange of the notes, to replace mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen notes and to maintain a registrar and paying agent in respect of the notes. The Company at any time may terminate:

 

(1)

its obligations under the covenants described under “—Repurchase at the Option of Holders Upon a Change of Control” and “—Certain Covenants” above,

 

(2)

the operation of the cross acceleration provisions, the judgment default provisions, the bankruptcy provisions with respect to Significant Subsidiaries and the note guaranty provisions, described under “—Events of Default” above, and

 

(3)

the limitations contained in clause (e) under the first paragraph of “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Property” above (“covenant defeasance”).

The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding its prior exercise of its covenant defeasance option.

If the Company exercises its legal defeasance option, payment of the notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default with respect thereto. If the Company exercises its covenant defeasance option, payment of the notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified in clause (4) (with respect

 

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to the covenants described under “—Certain Covenants”), (5), (6), (7) (with respect only to Significant Subsidiaries) or (8) under “—Events of Default” above or because of the failure of the Company to comply with clause (e) under the first paragraph of “—Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Property” above. The legal defeasance option or the covenant defeasance option may be exercised only if:

 

(a)

the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the trustee money in U.S. dollars or U.S. dollar- denominated Government Obligations for the payment of principal of and interest (including premium, if any) on the notes to maturity or redemption;

 

(b)

the Company delivers to the trustee a certificate of a nationally recognized accounting firm expressing their opinion that the payments of principal and interest when due and without reinvestment on the deposited Government Obligations plus any deposited money without investment will provide cash at the times and in amounts as will be sufficient to pay principal and interest (including premium, if any) when due on all the notes to maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

 

(c)

123 days pass after the deposit is made and during the 123-day period no Default described in clause (7) under “—Events of Default” occurs with respect to the Company or any other Person making the deposit which is continuing at the end of the period;

 

(d)

no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit and after giving effect thereto;

 

(e)

the deposit does not constitute a default under any other agreement or instrument binding on the Company;

 

(f)

the Company delivers to the trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the trust resulting from the deposit does not constitute, or is qualified as, a regulated investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940;

 

(g)

in the case of the legal defeasance option, the Company delivers to the trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that:

 

(1)

the Company has received from the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or

 

(2)

since the date of the indenture there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law,

to the effect, in either case, that, and based thereon the Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the holders of the notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of the defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the defeasance had not occurred;

 

(h)

in the case of the covenant defeasance option, the Company delivers to the trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the holders of the notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of that covenant defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if that covenant defeasance had not occurred; and

 

(i)

the Company delivers to the trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance and discharge of the notes have been complied with as required by the indenture.

In the case of either discharge or defeasance, the Note Guaranties, if any, will terminate.

Governing Law

The indenture and the notes will be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York without reference to principles of conflicts of law.

 

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The Trustee

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. is the trustee under the indenture and has been appointed by the Company as registrar and paying agent with regard to the notes.

Except during the continuance of an Event of Default, the trustee will perform only the duties as are specifically set forth in the indenture. During the existence of an Event of Default, the trustee will exercise the rights and powers vested in it under the indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise under the circumstances in the conduct of that person’s own affairs.

Definitions

Set forth below is a summary of defined terms from the indenture that are used in this “Description of Notes.” Reference is made to the indenture for the full definition of all such terms as well as any other capitalized terms used herein for which no definition is provided. Unless the context otherwise requires, an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP.

“Additional Assets” means:

 

(a)

any Property (other than cash, cash equivalents, securities and inventory) to be owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and used in a Permitted Business; or

 

(b)

Capital Stock of a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the acquisition of that Capital Stock by the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary from any Person other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company; provided, however, that, in the case of this clause (b), the Restricted Subsidiary is primarily engaged in a Permitted Business.

“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with that specified Person.

For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of that Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

“Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any note on any redemption date, the excess of (i) the present value on such redemption date of (A) the redemption price of such notes on December 15, 2016 (such redemption price being that described in “—Optional Redemption” above), plus (B) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such note through December 15, 2016 computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, over (ii) the principal amount of such note.

“Asset Sale” means any sale, lease, transfer, issuance or other disposition (or series of related sales, leases, transfers, issuances or dispositions) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including any disposition by means of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction (each referred to for the purposes of this definition as a “disposition”), of

 

(a)

any shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares),

 

(b)

all or substantially all the assets of any division or line of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or

 

(c)

any other Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outside of the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary,

 

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other than, in the case of clause (a), (b) or (c) above,

 

(1)

any disposition by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary,

 

(2)

any disposition that constitutes a Permitted Investment or Restricted Payment permitted by the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments,”

 

(3)

any disposition effected in compliance with the first paragraph of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Property—The Company,”

 

(4)

a sale of accounts receivables and related assets of the type specified in the definition of “Qualified Receivables Transaction” to a Receivables Entity,

 

(5)

a transfer of accounts receivables and related assets of the type specified in the definition of “Qualified Receivables Transaction” (or a fractional undivided interest therein) by a Receivables Entity in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction,

 

(6)

a transfer of accounts receivable of the type specified in the definition of “Credit Facilities” that is permitted under clause (b) of the second paragraph of “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Debt,” and

 

(7)

any disposition that does not (together with all related dispositions) involve assets having a Fair Market Value or consideration in excess of $15.0 million.

“Attributable Debt” in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction means, at any date of determination,

 

(a)

if the Sale and Leaseback Transaction is a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Debt represented thereby according to the definition of “Capital Lease Obligation,” and

 

(b)

in all other instances, the greater of:

 

(1)

the Fair Market Value of the Property subject to the Sale and Leaseback Transaction, and

 

(2)

the present value (discounted at the interest rate borne by the notes, compounded annually) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in the Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which the lease has been extended).

“Average Life” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Debt or Preferred Stock, the quotient obtained by dividing:

 

(a)

the sum of the product of the numbers of years (rounded to the nearest one-twelfth of one year) from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of that Debt or redemption or similar payment with respect to that Preferred Stock multiplied by the amount of the payment by

 

(b)

the sum of all payments of this kind.

“Beneficial Owner” means a beneficial owner as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, except that:

 

(a)

a Person will be deemed to be the Beneficial Owner of all shares that the Person has the right to acquire, whether that right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time, and

 

(b)

for purposes of clause (a) of the definition of “Change of Control,” any “person” or “group” (as those terms are defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions to either of the foregoing), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring,

 

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holding, voting or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, shall be deemed to be the Beneficial Owners of any Voting Stock of a corporation or other legal entity held by any other corporation or legal entity (the “parent corporation”), so long as that person or group Beneficially Owns, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of that parent corporation.

The term “Beneficially Own” shall have a corresponding meaning.

“Capital Lease Obligation” means any obligation under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP; and the amount of Debt represented by that obligation shall be the capitalized amount of the obligations determined in accordance with GAAP; and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under that lease prior to the first date upon which that lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty. For purposes of “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Liens,” a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed secured by a Lien on the Property being leased.

“Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any shares or other equivalents (however designated) of any class of corporate stock or partnership interests or any other participations, rights, warrants, options or other interests in the nature of an equity interest in that Person, including Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt security convertible or exchangeable into that equity interest.

“Capital Stock Sale Proceeds” means the aggregate net proceeds (including the Fair Market Value of property other than cash) received by the Company from the issuance or sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Company or the Subsidiary for the benefit of their employees) by the Company of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) after the Issue Date, net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, initial purchasers’ or placement agents’ fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in connection with the issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(a)

if any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions to either of the foregoing), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company; or

 

(b)

the sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or other disposition, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all the Property of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, considered as a whole (other than a disposition of assets as an entirety or virtually as an entirety to a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary) shall have occurred, or the Company merges, consolidates or amalgamates with or into any other Person or any other Person merges, consolidates or amalgamates with or into the Company, in any event pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified into or exchanged for cash, securities or other Property, other than a transaction where:

 

(1)

the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified into or exchanged for other Voting Stock of the Company or for Voting Stock of the surviving corporation or transferee, and

 

(2)

the holders of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to the transaction own, directly or indirectly, not less than a majority of the Voting Stock of the Company or the surviving corporation or transferee immediately after the transaction and in substantially the same proportion as before the transaction; or

 

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(c)

during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of that period constituted the Board of Directors (together with any new directors whose election or appointment by such Board or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company was approved by a vote of not less than three-fourths of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of that period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved or by a vote of the shareholders of the Company) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors then in office; or

 

(d)

the shareholders of the Company shall have approved any plan of liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Commodity Price Protection Agreement” means, in respect of a Person, any forward contract, commodity swap agreement, commodity option agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect that Person against fluctuations in commodity prices.

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to December 15, 2016 that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity. “Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date:

 

(a)

the average of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) on the third business day preceding such redemption date, as set forth in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15 (519)” (or any successor release) published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” or

 

(b)

if such release (or any successor release) is not published or does not contain such prices on such business day, the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date.

“Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, as of any date of determination, the consolidated current liabilities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that may properly be classified as current liabilities in conformity with GAAP, excluding, without duplication, (a) the current portion of any long-term Debt and (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the revolving credit loans made to the Company under the Credit Agreement.

“Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, for any period for the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, the sum, without duplication, of,

 

(a)

Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, plus

 

(b)

Disqualified Stock Dividends paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period, excluding dividends paid in Qualified Capital Stock, plus

 

(c)

Preferred Stock Dividends paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period, excluding dividends paid in Qualified Capital Stock.

 

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“Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of:

 

(a)

the aggregate amount of EBITDA for the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to such determination date for which financial statements are required to be filed pursuant to “—SEC Reports” to

 

(b)

Consolidated Fixed Charges for those four fiscal quarters;

provided, however, that:

 

(1)

if

 

(a)

since the beginning of that period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has Incurred any Debt that remains outstanding or Repaid any Debt, or

 

(b)

the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio involves an Incurrence or Repayment of Debt,

Consolidated Fixed Charges for that period shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to that Incurrence or Repayment as if the Debt was Incurred or Repaid on the first day of that period, provided that, in the event of any Repayment of Debt, EBITDA for that period shall be calculated as if the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary had not earned any interest income actually earned during such period in respect of the funds used to Repay such Debt, and

 

(2)

if

 

(a)

since the beginning of that period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have made any Asset Sale or an Investment (by merger or otherwise) in any Restricted Subsidiary (or any Person which becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) or an acquisition of Property which constitutes all or substantially all of an operating unit of a business,

 

(b)

the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio involves an Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition, or

 

(c)

since the beginning of that period any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of that period) shall have made such an Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition,

EBITDA for that period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect to the Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition as if the Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition occurred on the first day of that period.

If any Debt bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest expense on that Debt shall be calculated as if the base interest rate in effect for the floating rate of interest on the date of determination had been the applicable base interest rate for the entire period (taking into account any Interest Rate Agreement applicable to that Debt if the applicable Interest Rate Agreement has a remaining term in excess of 12 months). In the event the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary is sold during the period, the Company shall be deemed, for purposes of clause (1) above, to have Repaid during that period the Debt of that Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the Company and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer liable for that Debt after the sale.

“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, all interest expense on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP, but including, in any event, the interest component under Capital Lease Obligations and the implied interest component under Qualified Receivables Transactions.

“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, net income (or loss) determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, but excluding

 

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(a) the non-cash effects of purchase accounting under Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board 805;

(b) any deduction for income (or addition for losses) attributable to the minority equity interests of third parties in any Restricted Subsidiary except, in the case of income, to the extent of dividends paid in respect of such period to the holder of such minority equity interest;

(c) any gain (or loss) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any Property of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including pursuant to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction) that is not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business;

(d) any gain or loss attributable to the early extinguishment of Debt;

(e) any extraordinary gain or loss or cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles to the extent disclosed separately on the consolidated statement of income;

(f) any unrealized gains or losses of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries on any Hedging Obligations;

(g) the undistributed earnings of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any agreement, instrument, contract or other undertaking to which such Restricted Subsidiary is a party or by which any of its property is bound or any law, treaty, rule, regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority, in each case, applicable or binding upon such Restricted Subsidiary or any of its property or to which such Restricted Subsidiary or any of its property is subject; and

(h) costs, fees, expenses or premiums incurred during such period in connection with the Transactions, whether or not the Transactions shall then be fully consummated.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) for purposes of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments” only, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any dividends, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets from Unrestricted Subsidiaries to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the dividends, repayments or transfers increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under that covenant pursuant to clause (c)(4) thereof, and (ii) any net income (loss) of any Person (other than the Company) that is not a Restricted Subsidiary shall be excluded in calculating Consolidated Net Income, except that the Company’s equity in the net income of any such Person for any period shall be included, without duplication, in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash distributed by the Person during such period to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or distribution.

“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the amounts that would appear on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries as the total assets (less accumulated depreciation, amortization, allowances for doubtful receivables, other applicable allowances and other properly deductible items) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, after giving effect to purchase accounting and after deducting therefrom Consolidated Current Liabilities and, to the extent otherwise included, the amounts of (without duplication):

 

(a)

the excess of cost over Fair Market Value of assets or businesses acquired;

 

(b)

any revaluation or other write-up in book value of assets subsequent to the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company immediately preceding the Issue Date as a result of a change in the method of valuation in accordance with GAAP;

 

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(c)

unamortized debt discount and expenses and other unamortized deferred charges, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, organization or developmental expenses and other intangible items;

 

(d)

noncontrolling interests in consolidated Subsidiaries held by Persons other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(e)

treasury stock;

 

(f)

cash or securities set aside and held in a sinking or other analogous fund established for the purpose of redemption or other retirement of Capital Stock to the extent such obligation is not reflected in Consolidated Current Liabilities; and

 

(g)

Investments in and assets of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

For the avoidance of doubt any deferred tax assets that would appear on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.

“Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (x) the aggregate amount of all Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries secured by Liens at the date of determination (on a pro forma basis reflecting any Incurrence of Debt and repayment of Debt made on such date), but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, (A) the Debt represented by the notes offered hereby (and the guarantees thereof), to the extent the notes and guarantees are secured by Liens solely because the proceeds thereof are subject to the Escrow Agreement and a Lien thereunder, and (B) the Debt represented by Sealy Mattress Company’s 10.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2016, from and after the date on which a notice of redemption has been delivered in respect thereof and such notes have been discharged, less (y) the aggregate amount (not to exceed $150.0 million) of Qualified Cash on such date of determination to (b) the aggregate amount of EBITDA for the Company for the four full fiscal quarters, treated as one period, ending prior to the date of the transaction (the “Transaction Date”) giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio for which financial statements are required to be filed pursuant to “—SEC Reports” (such four full fiscal quarter period being referred to herein as the “Four Quarter Period”). In addition to and without limitation of the foregoing, for purposes of this definition, this ratio shall be calculated after giving effect to the following:

 

(a)

if since the beginning of that period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have made any Asset Sale or an Investment (by merger or otherwise) in any Restricted Subsidiary (or any Person which becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) or an acquisition of Property which constitutes all or substantially all of an operating unit of a business,

 

(b)

if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio involves an Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition, or

 

(c)

since the beginning of the Four Quarter Period any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of the Four Quarter Period) shall have made such an Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition,

EBITDA for that period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect to the Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition as if the Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period.

For purposes of calculating the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio, the entire commitment of any secured revolving credit facility of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to be fully drawn as of the date such agreement is executed, and thereafter the amount of such commitment shall be deemed to be fully borrowed and outstanding at all times.

 

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“Convertible Notes” means the 8% Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2016 of Sealy and Sealy Mattress Company, as co-issuers, outstanding on the Issue Date.

“Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement dated on or about the Issue Date and funded on or about the Escrow Release Date, among the Company, certain subsidiaries as co-borrowers thereunder, certain subsidiary guarantors named therein, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto, as such agreement, in whole or in part, in one or more instances, may be amended, renewed, extended, substituted, refinanced, restructured, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the original lenders or otherwise), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (including, in each case, by means of one or more credit agreements, note purchase agreements, indentures or sales of debt securities to institutional investors whether with the original agents and lenders or otherwise and including, without limitation, any successive renewals, extensions, substitutions, refinancings, restructurings, replacements, supplementations or other modifications of the foregoing) and including, without limitation, to increase the amount of available borrowing thereunder or to add Restricted Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors or otherwise.

“Credit Facilities” means, with respect to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, one or more debt or commercial paper facilities (including related Guarantees) with banks, investment banks, insurance companies, mutual funds or other institutional lenders (including the Credit Agreement), providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables or inventory financing (including through the sale of receivables or inventory to institutional lenders or to special purpose, bankruptcy remote entities formed to borrow from institutional lenders against those receivables or inventory) or trade or standby letters of credit, in each case together with any Refinancing thereof on any basis so long as such Refinancing constitutes Debt; provided, that in the case of a transaction in which any accounts receivable are sold, conveyed or otherwise transferred by the Company or any of its subsidiaries to another Person other than a Receivables Entity, then that transaction must satisfy the following three conditions:

 

(a)

if the transaction involves a transfer of accounts receivable with Fair Market Value equal to or greater than $25.0 million, the Board of Directors shall have determined in good faith that the transaction is economically fair and reasonable to the Company or the Subsidiary that sold, conveyed or transferred the accounts receivable,

 

(b)

the sale, conveyance or transfer of accounts receivable by the Company or the Subsidiary is made at Fair Market Value, and

 

(c)

the financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions of the transaction shall be market terms (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors).

“Currency Exchange Protection Agreement” means, in respect of a Person, any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, currency option or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect that Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

“Danish Tax Assessment” means the pending income tax assessment from the Danish Tax Authority and any related assessment from the Danish Tax Authority for subsequent years and related interest and penalties, as described in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

“Debt” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination (without duplication):

 

(a)

the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of:

 

(1)

debt of the Person for money borrowed, and

 

(2)

debt evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which the Person is responsible or liable;

 

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(b)

all Capital Lease Obligations of the Person and all Attributable Debt in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions entered into by the Person;

 

(c)

all obligations of the Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of Property, all conditional sale obligations of the Person and all obligations of the Person under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business);

 

(d)

all obligations of the Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in clauses (a) through (c) above) entered into in the ordinary course of business of the Person to the extent those letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, the drawing is reimbursed no later than the third business day following receipt by the Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit);

 

(e)

the amount of all obligations of the Person with respect to the Repayment of any Disqualified Stock or, with respect to any Subsidiary of the Person, any Preferred Stock (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends);

 

(f)

all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (e) of other Persons and all dividends of other Persons for the payment of which, in either case, the Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including by means of any Guarantee;

 

(g)

all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (f) of other Persons secured by any Lien on any Property of the Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by the Person), the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the value of that Property or the amount of the obligation so secured; and

 

(h)

to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, Hedging Obligations of such Person.

The amount of Debt of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance at that date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability, upon the occurrence of the contingency giving rise to the obligation, of any contingent obligations at that date. The amount of Debt represented by a Hedging Obligation shall be equal to:

 

(1)

zero if the Hedging Obligation has been Incurred pursuant to clause (f), (g) or (h) of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Debt,” or

 

(2)

if the Hedging Obligation is not Incurred pursuant to clause (f), (g) or (h) of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Debt,” then 105% of the aggregate net amount, if any, that would then be payable by the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary on a per counterparty basis pursuant to Section 6(e) of the ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency-Cross Border) in the form published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. in 1992 (the “ISDA Form”), as if the date of determination were a date that constitutes or is substantially equivalent to an Early Termination Date, as defined in the ISDA Form, with respect to all transactions governed by the ISDA Form, plus the equivalent amount under the terms of any other Hedging Obligations that are not Incurred pursuant to clause (f), (g) or (h) of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants— Limitation on Debt,” each such amount to be estimated in good faith by the Company.

“Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

 

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“Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, in either case at the option of the holder thereof) or otherwise:

 

(a)

matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise,

 

(b)

is or may become redeemable or repurchaseable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, or

 

(c)

is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof for Debt or Disqualified Stock,

on or prior to, in the case of clause (a), (b) or (c), the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the notes.

“Disqualified Stock Dividends” means all dividends with respect to Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary held by Persons other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary. The amount of any dividend of this kind shall be equal to the quotient of the dividend divided by the difference between one and the maximum statutory consolidated federal, state and local income tax rate (expressed as a decimal number between 1 and 0) then applicable to the issuer of the Disqualified Stock.

“Dollar Equivalent” means, with respect to any monetary amount in a currency other than U.S. dollars, at any time for the determination thereof, the amount of U.S. dollars obtained by converting such foreign currency involved in such computation into U.S. dollars at the spot rate for the purchase of U.S. dollars with the applicable foreign currency as published by the Federal Reserve Board on the date of such determination.

“Domestic Restricted Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary formed under the laws of the United States of America or any jurisdiction thereof.

“EBITDA” means, for any period for the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, the sum of:

 

(a)

Consolidated Net Income for that period, plus

 

(b)

without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income for that period, the sum of:

 

(1)

Consolidated Interest Expense for such period,

 

(2)

consolidated income tax expense for such period,

 

(3)

all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization (including amortization of deferred financing fees) for such period,

 

(4)

costs, fees, expenses or premiums paid during such period in connection with (A) the Transactions, whether or not the Transactions shall then be fully consummated, (B) any incremental loans under the Credit Agreement and any Permitted Refinancing Debt, and (C) amendments, waivers or modifications of the Credit Agreement and related documents, the notes or any Permitted Refinancing Debt,

 

(5)

unusual or non-recurring charges, including restructuring charges or reserves, severance, relocation costs and one-time compensation charges (including, without limitation, retention bonuses) and other costs relating to the closure of facilities or impairment of facilities, provided that the aggregate amount added back pursuant to this clause (5) shall not exceed (A) for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or before the fourth full fiscal quarter following the Escrow Release Date, 15% of EBITDA (prior to giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to this clause (5)) and (B) for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending thereafter, 10% of EBITDA (prior to giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to this clause (5)),

 

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(6)

costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with any purchase or acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of (a) more than 50% of the Capital Stock with ordinary voting power of another Person or (b) all or any substantial portion of the property (other than Capital Stock) of, or a business unit of, another Person, whether or not involving a merger or consolidation with such Person (and whether or not consummated), and any dispositions of Property (whether or not consummated), other than dispositions of Property (a) effected in the ordinary course of business, (b) of obsolete, worn out or no longer useful Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (c) of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property, (d) involving the receipt by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any cash insurance proceeds or condemnation awards payable by reason of theft, loss, physical destruction or damage, taking or similar event with respect to any of its Property, or (e) the unwinding of any Hedging Obligation,

 

(7)

non-cash charges (other than (x) the write-down of current assets, (y) accrual of liabilities in the ordinary course of business and (z) any non-cash charge representing an accrual or reserve for cash expenses in a future period) for such period,

 

(8)

any expenses or charges incurred in connection with any permitted issuance of Debt, equity securities or any refinancing transactions, and

 

(9)

the amount of any consulting and advisory fees and related expenses paid to affiliates of Sealy prior to consummation of the Transactions, and not continuing after consummation of the Transactions, in an amount not to exceed $4.0 million in any such period, minus

 

(c)

without duplication,

 

(1)

all cash payments made during such period on account of non-cash charges added back pursuant to clause (b)(7) above in a previous period, and

 

(2)

to the extent included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, any unusual or non-recurring gains and all non-cash items of income for such period;

all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

“Equipment Financing Transaction” means any arrangement (together with any Refinancings thereof) with any Person pursuant to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurs Debt secured by a Lien on equipment or equipment related property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

“Equity Offering” means (i) an underwritten public equity offering of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or any direct or indirect parent company of the Company but only to the extent contributed to the Company in the form of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or (ii) a private equity offering of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or any direct or indirect parent company of the Company but only to the extent contributed to the Company in the form of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, other than any public offerings registered on Form S-8.

“Escrow Account” means a segregated account, under the control of the trustee, that includes only cash, certificates of deposit of the Escrow Agent payable on demand and Government Obligations, free from all Liens other than the Lien in favor of the trustee for the benefit of the holders of the notes and any Lien in favor of the Escrow Agent to secure obligations owed to the Escrow Agent.

“Escrow Redemption Price” means 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the Escrow Redemption Date.

 

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“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth under “—Events of Default.”

“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.

“Expansion Capital Expenditure” means any capital expenditure Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in developing, relocating, integrating, remodeling and refurbishing a warehouse, distribution center, store or other facility (other than ordinary course maintenance) for carrying on the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that any Officer of the Company determines in good faith will enhance the income generating ability of the warehouse, distribution center, store or other facility.

“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any Property, the price that could be negotiated in an arm’s length free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. For purposes of the covenants described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments” and “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Asset Sales” and the definitions of “Qualified Receivables Transaction” and “Credit Facilities,” Fair Market Value shall be determined, except as otherwise provided,

 

(a)

if the Property has a Fair Market Value equal to or less than $25.0 million, by any Officer of the Company, or

 

(b)

if the Property has a Fair Market Value in excess of $25.0 million, by a majority of the Board of Directors and evidenced by a Board Resolution, dated within 12 months of the relevant transaction, delivered to the trustee.

“Foreign Restricted Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary.

“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on the Issue Date, including those set forth in the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and in the rules and regulations of the SEC governing the inclusion of financial statements (including pro forma financial statements) in periodic reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including opinions and pronouncements in staff accounting bulletins and similar written statements from the accounting staff of the SEC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Debt shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board 825 and 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) on financial liabilities (including valuing any such Debt in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein) shall be disregarded.

“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including, without limitation, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).

“Government Obligations” means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America or any country that is a member of the European Union on the Issue Date (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America or such European Union country is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the issuer’s option.

 

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“Guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of that Person:

 

(a)

to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) the Debt of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise), or

 

(b)

entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part);

provided , however, that the term “Guarantee” shall not include:

 

(1)

endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, or

 

(2)

a contractual commitment by one Person to invest in another Person for so long as the Investment is reasonably expected to constitute a Permitted Investment under clause (a), (b) or (i) of the definition of “Permitted Investment.”

The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

“Guarantor” means each Restricted Subsidiary that executes a supplemental indenture in the form attached to the indenture providing for the guarantee of the payment of the notes, or any successor obligor under its Note Guaranty pursuant to “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Property,” in each case unless and until such Guarantor is released from its Note Guaranty pursuant to the indenture.

“Hedging Obligation” of any Person means any obligation of that Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement, Currency Exchange Protection Agreement, Commodity Price Protection Agreement or any other similar agreement or arrangement.

“Incur” means, with respect to any Debt or other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (by merger, conversion, exchange or otherwise), extend, assume, Guarantee or become liable in respect of that Debt or other obligation or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any Debt or obligation on the balance sheet of that Person (and “Incurrence” and “Incurred” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing); provided, however, that a change in GAAP that results in an obligation of that Person that exists at such time, and is not theretofore classified as Debt, becoming Debt shall not be deemed an Incurrence of that Debt; provided further, however, that any Debt or other obligations of a Person existing at the time the Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by that Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary; and provided further, however, that solely for purposes of determining compliance with “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Debt,” amortization of debt discount or premium shall not be deemed to be the Incurrence of Debt, provided that in the case of Debt sold at a discount or at a premium, the amount of the Debt Incurred shall at all times be the aggregate principal amount at Stated Maturity.

“Independent Financial Advisor” means an investment banking firm of national standing or any third party appraiser of national standing, provided that the firm or appraiser is not an Affiliate of the Company.

“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers selected by the Company.

“Interest Rate Agreement” means, for any Person, any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate option agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates.

 

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“Investment” by any Person means any direct or indirect loan (other than advances to customers and suppliers in the ordinary course of business that are recorded as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of that Person), advance or other extension of credit or capital contribution (by means of transfers of cash or other Property to others or payments for Property or services for the account or use of others, or otherwise) to, or Incurrence of a Guarantee of any obligation of, or purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidence of Debt issued by, any other Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor undertakes any Support Obligation with respect to Debt or other obligations of such other Person. For purposes of the covenants described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments” and “—Certain Covenants— Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries” and the definition of “Restricted Payment,” “Investment” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in the Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of any Subsidiary of the Company at the time that the Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that upon a redesignation of that Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary of an amount (if positive) equal to:

 

(a)

the Company’s “Investment” in that Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, less

 

(b)

the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of that Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation.

In determining the amount of any Investment made by transfer of any Property other than cash, the Property shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of the Investment.

“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P.

“Issue Date” means the date on which the notes in this offering are initially issued.

“Lien” means, with respect to any Property of any Person, any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest, lien, charge, easement (other than any easement not materially impairing usefulness or marketability), encumbrance, preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or with respect to that Property (including any Capital Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing or any Sale and Leaseback Transaction).

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

“Net Available Cash” from any Asset Sale means cash payments received therefrom (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiring Person of Debt or other obligations relating to the Property that is the subject of that Asset Sale or received in any other non-cash form), in each case net of:

 

(a)

all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees (including, without limitation, brokers’ or investment bankers’ commissions or fees) and expenses incurred, and all Federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes required to be accrued as a liability under GAAP, as a consequence of the Asset Sale,

 

(b)

all payments made on any Debt that is secured by any Property subject to the Asset Sale, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon or other security agreement of any kind with respect to that Property, or which must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to the Asset Sale, or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from the Asset Sale,

 

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(c)

all distributions and other payments required to be made to noncontrolling interest holders in Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result of the Asset Sale, and

 

(d)

the deduction of appropriate amounts provided by the seller as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with the Property disposed in the Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Asset Sale.

“Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, any President, the Chief Accounting Officer, any Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company.

“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers of the Company, at least one of whom shall be the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of the Company, and delivered to the trustee.

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or the trustee.

“Permitted Business” means any business that is reasonably similar, ancillary, complementary or related to, or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged in on the Issue Date (or with respect to Sealy or any of its Subsidiaries, engaged in on the Escrow Release Date).

“Permitted Investment” means any Investment by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in:

 

(a)

any Restricted Subsidiary or any Person that will, upon the making of such Investment, become a Restricted Subsidiary, provided that the primary business of the Restricted Subsidiary is a Permitted Business;

 

(b)

any Person if as a result of the Investment that Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all its Property to, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, provided that the Person’s primary business is a Permitted Business;

 

(c)

cash and Temporary Cash Investments;

 

(d) (i)

receivables owing to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, (x) if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms or (y) reflecting credit extended to customers who are natural persons to finance the purchase of products of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed (A) $15.0 million made in any fiscal year or (B) $40.0 million outstanding at any time; provided, however, that those trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances; and (ii) Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;

 

(e)

payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of those advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(f)

loans and advances to directors, officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business or to finance the purchase of Capital Stock of the Company, in compliance with applicable laws and consistent with past practices of the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, provided that those loans and advances do not exceed $20.0 million at any one time outstanding;

 

(g)

stock, obligations or other securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments;

 

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(h)

any Person to the extent the Investment represents the non-cash portion of the consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale consummated in compliance with the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Asset Sales”;

 

(i)

Hedging Obligations permitted under clauses (f), (g) or (h) of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Debt”;

 

(j)

a Receivables Entity or any Investment by a Receivables Entity in any other Person in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction, including Investments of funds held in accounts permitted or required by the arrangements governing that Qualified Receivables Transaction or any related Debt; provided that any Investment in a Receivables Entity is in the form of a purchase money note, contribution of additional receivables or an equity interest;

 

(k)

customers or suppliers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the form of extensions of credit or transfers of property, to the extent otherwise constituting an Investment, and in the ordinary course of business and any Investments received in the ordinary course of business in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof;

 

(l)

any Person if the Investments (or binding commitments in respect thereof) are outstanding on the Issue Date (or, if such Investments or binding commitments are made by Sealy or any of its Subsidiaries, on the Escrow Release Date) and not otherwise described in clauses (a) through (k) above;

 

(m)

any securities, derivative instruments or other Investments of any kind that are acquired and held for the benefit of Company employees in the ordinary course of business pursuant to deferred compensation plans or arrangements approved by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that (i) the amount of such Investment represents funds paid or payable in respect of deferred compensation previously included as an expense in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income (and not excluded pursuant to clause (f) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income), and (ii) the terms of such Investment shall not require any additional Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(n)

any Person (other than an Affiliate) in aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $150.0 million and (y) 21% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets outstanding at any one time in the aggregate;

 

(o)

any Investment acquired in exchange for shares of Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock); provided that the proceeds of such issuance shall be excluded from the definition of Capital Stock Sale Proceeds;

 

(p)

Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary made in respect of the Danish Tax Assessment; and

 

(q)

any Investment in the Bernalillo County, New Mexico Taxable Fixed Rate Unsecured Industrial Revenue Bonds (Tempur Production USA, Inc. Project), Series 2005B, in the aggregate principal amount of up to $25.0 million Incurred in connection with the Albuquerque IRB Financing.

For the avoidance of doubt, any Investment that is a Permitted Investment hereunder may be transferred to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary, or exchanged for other assets of the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary.

“Permitted Liens” means:

 

(a)

Liens (including, without limitation and to the extent constituting a Lien, negative pledges) to secure Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (x) the amount permitted to be Incurred under clause (b) of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Debt,” regardless of whether the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries are actually subject to that covenant at the time the Lien is Incurred and (y) an amount that does not cause the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio to exceed 3.25 to 1.0;

 

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(b)

Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on the Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and deposits in respect thereof (including, without limitation, security for bonds and/or amounts deposited to secure the Danish Tax Assessment) if the same shall not at the time be delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded, provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision that shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor;

 

(c)

Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens, on the Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary arising in the ordinary course of business and securing payment of obligations that are not more than 60 days past due or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings;

 

(d)

Liens on the Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred in the ordinary course of business to secure performance of obligations with respect to statutory or regulatory requirements, performance or return-of-money bonds, surety bonds or other obligations of a like nature and Incurred in a manner consistent with industry practice, including banker’s liens and rights of set-off, in each case which are not Incurred in connection with the borrowing of money, the obtaining of advances or credit or the payment of the deferred purchase price of Property and which do not in the aggregate impair in any material respect the use of Property in the operation of the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

(e)

Liens on Property at the time the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary acquired the Property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that any Lien of this kind may not extend to any other Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided further, however, that the Liens shall not have been Incurred in anticipation of or in connection with the transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which the Property was acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(f)

Liens on the Property of a Person at the time that Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that any Lien of this kind may not extend to any other Property of the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a direct Subsidiary of that Person; provided further, however, that the Lien was not Incurred in anticipation of or in connection with the transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which the Person became a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(g)

pledges or deposits by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under worker’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Debt) or leases to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or deposits for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h)

Liens (including, without limitation and to the extent constituting Liens, negative pledges), assignments and pledges of rights to receive premiums, interest or loss payments or otherwise arising in connection with worker’s compensation loss portfolio transfer insurance transactions or any insurance or reinsurance agreements pertaining to losses covered by insurance, and Liens (including, without limitation and to the extent constituting Liens, negative pledges) in favor of insurers or reinsurers on pledges or deposits by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation;

 

(i)

Liens of landlords on fixtures, equipment and movable property located on leased premises and utility easements, building restrictions and such other encumbrances or charges against real Property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to properties of a similar character;

 

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(j)

Liens arising out of judgments or awards against the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary with respect to which the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceeding for review;

 

(k)

Liens in favor of issuers of performance or surety bonds, completion guarantees or letters of credit issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business, provided that these letters of credit do not constitute Debt;

 

(l)

leases or subleases of real property granted by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to any other Person and not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(m)

Liens (including, without limitation and to the extent constituting Liens, negative pledges) on intellectual property arising from intellectual property licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(n)

Liens or negative pledges attaching to or related to joint ventures engaged in a Permitted Business, restricting Liens on interests in those joint ventures;

 

(o)

Liens existing on the Issue Date (or with respect to Sealy or any of its Subsidiaries, on the Escrow Release Date) not otherwise described in clauses (a) through (n) above;

 

(p)

Liens securing Debt Incurred pursuant to clause (n) of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Debt” on the Property purchased with the proceeds of such Debt;

 

(q)

Liens not otherwise described in clauses (a) through (p) above on the Property of any Foreign Restricted Subsidiary to secure any Debt permitted to be Incurred by the Foreign Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Debt”;

 

(r)

Liens on the Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to secure any Refinancing, in whole or in part, of any Debt secured by Liens referred to in clause (e), (f), (o) (other than Liens securing the Convertible Notes) or (p) above; provided, however, that any Lien of this kind shall be limited to all or part of the same Property that secured the original Lien (together with improvements and accessions to such Property) and the aggregate principal amount of Debt that is secured by the Lien shall not be increased to an amount greater than the sum of:

 

(1)

the outstanding principal amount, or, if greater, the committed amount, of the Debt secured by Liens described under clause (e), (f), (o) or (p) above, as the case may be, at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under the indenture, and

 

(2)

an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums and defeasance costs, incurred by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Refinancing;

 

(s)

Liens on cash or Temporary Cash Investments held as proceeds of Permitted Refinancing Debt pending the payment, purchase, defeasance or other retirement of the Debt being Refinanced;

 

(t)

Liens not otherwise permitted by clauses (a) through (s) above encumbering assets having an aggregate Fair Market Value not in excess of the greater of (i) $50.0 million and (ii) 7% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, as determined based on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter ending prior to the date the Lien shall be Incurred and for which reports are required to be provided under “—SEC Reports”;

 

(u)

Liens securing Hedging Obligations permitted under clause (f), (g) or (h) of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Debt”;

 

(v)

Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

 

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(w)

statutory liens arising as a result of contributions deducted from member’s pay but not yet due under Canadian pension standards legislation and any employer contributions accrued but not yet due under Canadian pension standards legislation; and

 

(x)

deposits of cash and Liens in respect of the Escrow Account and items on deposit therein and deposits of cash for purposes of effecting the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Debt of Sealy outstanding on the Issue Date (or the Escrow Release Date if the gross proceeds of this offering are placed in an Escrow Account because the Sealy Acquisition does not close on the same date as the closing of this offering) in connection with the Sealy Acquisition.

“Permitted Refinancing Debt” means any Debt that Refinances any other Debt, including any successive Refinancings, so long as:

 

(a)

the new Debt is in an aggregate principal amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, an aggregate issue price) not in excess of the sum of:

 

(1)

the aggregate principal amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then outstanding of the Debt being Refinanced, and

 

(2)

an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums and defeasance costs, related to the Refinancing,

 

(b)

the Average Life of the new Debt is equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Debt being Refinanced,

 

(c)

the Stated Maturity of the new Debt is no earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Debt being Refinanced, and

 

(d)

the new Debt shall not be senior in right of payment to the Debt that is being Refinanced;

provided, however, that Permitted Refinancing Debt shall not include:

 

(x)

Debt of a Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor that Refinances Debt of the Company or any Guarantor, or

 

(y)

Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that Refinances Debt of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

“Person” means any individual, corporation, company (including any limited liability company), association, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

“Preferred Stock” means any Capital Stock of a Person, however designated, which entitles the holder thereof to a preference with respect to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of that Person, over shares of any other class of Capital Stock issued by that Person.

“Preferred Stock Dividends” means all dividends with respect to Preferred Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary held by Persons other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary. The amount of any dividend of this kind shall be equal to the quotient of the dividend divided by the difference between one and the maximum statutory consolidated federal, state and local income rate (expressed as a decimal number between 1 and 0) then applicable to the issuer of the Preferred Stock.

“Productive Assets” means assets (other than securities and inventory) that are used or usable by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Permitted Businesses.

 

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“pro forma” means, with respect to any calculation made or required to be made pursuant to the terms hereof, a calculation performed in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act, as interpreted in good faith by a financial or accounting Officer of the Company, together with adjustments that have been certified by a financial or accounting Officer of the Company as having been prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions that are reasonably detailed in such certification.

“Property” means, with respect to any Person, any interest of that Person in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including Capital Stock in, and other securities of, any other Person. For purposes of any calculation required pursuant to the indenture, the value of any Property shall be its Fair Market Value.

“Purchase Money Debt” means Debt:

 

(a)

consisting of the deferred purchase price of property, conditional sale obligations, obligations under any title retention agreement, other purchase money obligations and obligations in respect of industrial revenue bonds, in each case where the maturity of the Debt does not exceed the anticipated useful life of the Property being financed, and

 

(b)

Incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or lease by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Property, including additions and improvements thereto;

provided, however, that the Debt is Incurred within 365 days after the acquisition, construction or lease of the Property by the Company or Restricted Subsidiary.

“Qualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Stock.

“Qualified Cash” means the sum of (a) 100% of the unrestricted cash of the Company and its Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) 60% of the unrestricted cash of the Company’s Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries, but excluding any such cash that is deposited as set forth under clause (x) of the definition of Permitted Liens.

“Qualified Receivables Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to:

 

(a)

a Receivables Entity (in the case of a transfer by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and

 

(b)

any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivables Entity),

or may grant a security interest in, any accounts receivable (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto including, without limitation, all collateral securing those accounts receivable, all contracts and all Guarantees or other obligations in respect of those accounts receivable, proceeds of those accounts receivable and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving accounts receivable; provided that:

 

(1)

if the transaction involves a transfer of accounts receivable with Fair Market Value equal to or greater than $25.0 million, the Board of Directors shall have determined in good faith that the Qualified Receivables Transaction is economically fair and reasonable to the Company and the Receivables Entity,

 

(2)

all sales of accounts receivable and related assets to or by the Receivables Entity are made at Fair Market Value, and

 

(3)

the financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions thereof shall be market terms (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors).

 

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The grant of a security interest in any accounts receivable of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to secure the Credit Facilities shall not be deemed a Qualified Receivables Transaction.

“Rating Agencies” mean Moody’s and S&P.

“Real Estate Financing Transaction” means any arrangement with any Person pursuant to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurs Debt secured by a Lien on real property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and related personal property together with any Refinancings thereof.

“Receivables Entity” means a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company (or another Person formed for the purposes of engaging in a Qualified Receivables Transaction with the Company in which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company makes an Investment and to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company transfers accounts receivable and related assets) which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of accounts receivable of the Company and its Subsidiaries, all proceeds thereof and all rights (contractual or other), collateral and other assets relating thereto, and any business or activities incidental or related to that business, and (with respect to any Receivables Entity formed after the Issue Date (or with respect to Sealy or any of its Subsidiaries, after the Escrow Release Date)) which is designated by the Board of Directors (as provided below) as a Receivables Entity and

 

(a)

no portion of the Debt or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which

 

(1)

is Guaranteed by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (excluding Guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Debt) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings),

 

(2)

is recourse to or obligates the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, or

 

(3)

subjects any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings;

 

(b)

with which neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms which the Company reasonably believes to be no less favorable to the Company or the Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Company, and

 

(c)

to which neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has any obligation to maintain or preserve the entity’s financial condition or cause the entity to achieve certain levels of operating results other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings.

Any designation of this kind by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced to the trustee by filing with the trustee a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to the designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that the designation complied with the foregoing conditions.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the third business day preceding such redemption date.

 

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“Refinance” means, in respect of any Debt, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, repurchase, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue other Debt, in exchange or replacement for, that Debt. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.

“Repay” means, in respect of any Debt, to repay, prepay, repurchase, redeem, legally defease or otherwise retire that Debt. “Repayment” and “Repaid” shall have correlative meanings. For purposes of the covenants described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Asset Sales” and “—Certain Covenants— Limitation on Debt” and the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio,” Debt shall be considered to have been Repaid only to the extent the related loan commitment, if any, shall have been permanently reduced in connection therewith.

“Restricted Payment” means:

 

(a)

any dividend or distribution (whether made in cash, securities or other Property) declared or paid on or with respect to any shares of Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary), except for any dividend or distribution that is made to the Company or the parent of the Restricted Subsidiary or any dividend or distribution payable solely in shares of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;

 

(b)

the purchase, repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement for value of any Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including the exercise of any option to exchange any Capital Stock (other than for or into Capital Stock of the Company that is not Disqualified Stock);

 

(c)

the purchase, repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement for value, prior to the date for any scheduled maturity, sinking fund or amortization or other installment payment, of any Subordinated Obligation (other than (i) any Subordinated Obligation Incurred under clause (c) of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants— Limitation on Debt” and (ii) the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of any Subordinated Obligation purchased in anticipation of satisfying a scheduled maturity, sinking fund or amortization or other installment obligation, in each case under this subclause (ii) due within one year of the date of acquisition);

 

(d)

any Investment (other than Permitted Investments) in any Person; or

 

(e)

the issuance, sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary to a Person other than the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary if the result thereof is that the Restricted Subsidiary shall cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary, in which event the amount of the “Restricted Payment” shall be the Fair Market Value of the remaining interest, if any, in the former Restricted Subsidiary held by the Company and the other Restricted Subsidiaries.

“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a business of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any direct or indirect arrangement relating to Property now owned or hereafter acquired whereby the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers that Property to another Person and the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary leases it from that other Person together with any Refinancings thereof.

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“Sealy Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Company of 100% of the Capital Stock of Sealy through the merger of Silver Lightning Merger Company, a Delaware corporation, with and into Sealy with Sealy continuing as the surviving corporation in accordance with the Sealy Merger Agreement.

“Sealy Merger Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger (together with all exhibits and schedules thereto) dated as of September 27, 2012 among the Company, Sealy and Silver Lightning Merger Company, a Delaware corporation, to consummate the Sealy Acquisition and the other transactions described therein or related thereto, as in effect on the Issue Date, and as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with clause (i) under Release Conditions.

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities Act “ means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.

“Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.

“Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company which are customary in an accounts receivable securitization transaction involving a comparable company.

“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in the security as the fixed date on which the payment of principal of the security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of the security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency beyond the control of the issuer unless that contingency has occurred).

“Subordinated Obligation” means any Debt of the Company or the Guarantors (whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred) that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the notes pursuant to a written agreement to that effect.

“Subsidiary” means, in respect of any Person, any corporation, company (including any limited liability company), association, partnership, joint venture or other business entity of which a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:

 

(a)

that Person,

 

(b)

that Person and one or more Subsidiaries of that Person, or

 

(c)

one or more Subsidiaries of that Person.

“Support Obligation” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Debt or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Debt or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Debt or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Debt or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such

 

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Person securing any Debt or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Debt or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Debt to obtain any such Lien). The amount of any Support Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Support Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.

“Temporary Cash Investments” means any of the following:

 

(a)

securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than twelve months from the date of acquisition,

 

(b)

U.S. dollar denominated time deposits and certificates of deposit of (i) any lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) any domestic commercial bank of recognized standing having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million or (iii) any bank whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof (collectively, an “Approved Bank”), in each case with maturities of not more than 364 days from the date of acquisition,

 

(c)

commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by any Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable rate notes issued by, or guaranteed by, any domestic corporation rated A-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s and maturing within twelve months of the date of acquisition,

 

(d)

repurchase agreements entered into by any Person with a bank or trust company or recognized securities dealer having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed by the United States in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a fair market value of at least one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the repurchase obligations,

 

(e)

Investments (classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets) in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that are administered by reputable financial institutions having capital of at least $500.0 million and the portfolios of which are limited to Investments of the character described in the foregoing subclauses hereof, and

 

(f)

other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments of a type analogous to the foregoing.

“Transactions” means the Sealy Acquisition, the incurrence of the notes and borrowings under the Credit Agreement to finance the Sealy Acquisition, the related debt repayment and payment of fees and expenses related thereto.

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, compounded semi-annually, assuming a price for such Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.

“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means:

 

(a)

any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated after the Issue Date as an Unrestricted Subsidiary as permitted or required pursuant to the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries” and is not thereafter redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary as permitted pursuant thereto; and

 

(b)

any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

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“Voting Stock” of any Person means all classes of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) of that Person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.

“Wholly Owned” means a Subsidiary all the Voting Stock of which (except directors’ qualifying shares) is at that time owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company and its other Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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THE EXCHANGE OFFER

Purpose of the Exchange Offer

In connection with the issuance of the Original Notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers of the Original Notes for the benefit of the holders of the Original Notes, pursuant to which we agreed, among other things, to use our commercially reasonable efforts to file and to have declared effective an exchange offer registration statement under the Securities Act and to consummate an exchange offer.

We are making the exchange offer in reliance on the position of the SEC as set forth in certain no-action letters. However, we have not sought our own no-action letter. Based upon these interpretations by the SEC, we believe that a holder of Exchange Notes who exchanges Original Notes for Exchange Notes in the exchange offer generally may offer the Exchange Notes for resale, sell the Exchange Notes and otherwise transfer the Exchange Notes without further registration under the Securities Act and without delivery of a prospectus that satisfies the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act. This does not apply, however, to a holder who is our “affiliate” within the meaning of Rule 405 of the Securities Act. We also believe that a holder may offer, sell or transfer the Exchange Notes only if the holder acknowledges that the holder is acquiring the Exchange Notes in the ordinary course of its business and is not participating, does not intend to participate and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution of the Exchange Notes.

Any holder of the Original Notes using the exchange offer to participate in a distribution of Exchange Notes also cannot rely on the no-action letters referred to above. Any broker-dealer who holds Original Notes acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and who receives Exchange Notes in exchange for such Original Notes pursuant to the exchange offer may be a statutory underwriter, must deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes and must acknowledge such delivery requirement. See “Plan of Distribution.”

Except as described above, this prospectus may not be used for an offer to resell, resale or other transfer of Exchange Notes.

The exchange offer is not being made to, nor will we accept tenders for exchange from, holders of Original Notes in any jurisdiction in which the exchange offer or the acceptance of it would not be in compliance with the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdiction.

Terms of the Exchange

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the exchange offer we will accept any and all Original Notes validly tendered prior to 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date (as defined below) for the exchange offer. Promptly after the Expiration Date (unless extended as described in this prospectus), we will issue an aggregate principal amount of up to $375,000,000 of Exchange Notes for a like principal amount of outstanding Original Notes tendered and accepted in connection with the exchange offer. The Exchange Notes issued in connection with the exchange offer will be delivered promptly after the Expiration Date. Holders may tender some or all of their Original Notes in connection with the exchange offer, but only in principal amounts of $2,000 or in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

The terms of the Exchange Notes will be identical to the terms of the Original Notes, except that the Exchange Notes will have been registered under the Securities Act and the transfer restrictions and registration rights and related additional interest provisions applicable to the Original Notes do not apply to the Exchange Notes. The Exchange Notes will evidence the same debt as the Original Notes and will be issued under the same indenture and be entitled to the same benefits under that Indenture as the Original Notes being exchanged. As of the date of this prospectus, $375,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Original Notes are outstanding.

 

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In connection with the issuance of the Original Notes, we arranged for the Original Notes purchased by qualified institutional buyers and those sold in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act to be issued and transferable in book-entry form through the facilities of DTC, acting as depositary. Except as described under “Book-Entry, Delivery and Form”, Exchange Notes will be issued in the form of a global note registered in the name of DTC or its nominee and each beneficial owner’s interest in it will be transferable in book-entry form through DTC. See “Book-Entry, Delivery and Form.”

Holders of Original Notes do not have any appraisal or dissenters’ rights in connection with the exchange offer. Original Notes that are not tendered for exchange or are tendered but not accepted in connection with the exchange offer will remain outstanding and be entitled to the benefits of the indenture, but certain registration and other rights under the registration rights agreement will terminate and holders of the Original Notes will generally not be entitled to any registration rights under the registration rights agreement. See “—Consequences of Failures to Properly Tender Original Notes in the Exchange Offer.”

We shall be considered to have accepted validly tendered Original Notes if and when we have given oral (to be followed by prompt written notice) or written notice to the Exchange Agent (as defined below). The Exchange Agent will act as agent for the tendering holders for the purposes of receiving the Exchange Notes from us.

If any tendered Original Notes are not accepted for exchange because of an invalid tender, the occurrence of certain other events described in this prospectus or otherwise, we will return the Original Notes, without expense, to the tendering holder promptly after the Expiration Date for the Exchange Offer.

Holders who tender Original Notes will not be required to pay brokerage commissions or fees or, subject to the instructions in the letter of transmittal, transfer taxes on exchange of Original Notes in connection with the exchange offer. We will pay all charges and expenses, other than certain applicable taxes described below, in connection with the exchange offer. See—Fees and Expenses.”

Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments

The “Expiration Date” for the exchange offer is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                 , 2013, unless extended by us in our sole discretion, in which case the term “Expiration Date” shall mean the latest date and time to which the exchange offer is extended.

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion:

 

•

to delay accepting any Original Notes, to extend the exchange offer or to terminate the exchange offer if, in our reasonable judgment, any of the conditions described below shall not have been satisfied, by giving oral (to be followed by prompt written notice) or written notice of the delay, extension or termination to the Exchange Agent; or

 

•

to amend the terms of the exchange offer in any manner.

If we amend the exchange offer in a manner that we consider material, we will disclose such amendment by means of a prospectus supplement, and we will extend the Exchange Offer for a period of five to ten business days.

If we determine to extend, amend or terminate the exchange offer, we will publicly announce this determination by making a timely release through an appropriate news agency.

If we delay accepting any Original Notes or terminate the exchange offer, we promptly will pay the consideration offered, or return any Original Notes deposited, pursuant to the exchange offer as required by Rule 14e-l(c).

 

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Interest on Exchange Notes

The Exchange Notes will bear interest at the rate of 6.875% per annum from the most recent date on which interest on the Original Notes has been paid or, if no interest has been paid on such Original Notes, from December 19, 2012. Interest will be payable semiannually on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on June 15, 2013.

Conditions to the Exchange Offer

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the exchange offer, or any extension of the exchange offer, we will not be required to accept for exchange, or to exchange any Exchange Notes for, any Original Notes and we may terminate the exchange offer or, at our option, modify, extend or otherwise amend the exchange offer, if any of the following conditions exist on or prior to the Expiration Date:

 

(a)

no action or event shall have occurred or been threatened, no action shall have been taken, and no statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, stay, decree or injunction shall have been issued, promulgated, enacted, entered, enforced or deemed to be applicable to the exchange offer or the exchange of Original Notes for Exchange Notes under the exchange offer by or before any court or governmental regulatory or administrative agency, authority, instrumentality or tribunal, including, without limitation, taxing authorities, that either:

 

(i)

challenges the making of the exchange offer or the exchange of Original Notes for Exchange Notes under the exchange offer or might, directly or indirectly, be expected to prohibit, prevent, restrict or delay consummation of, or might otherwise adversely affect in any material manner, the exchange offer or the exchange of Original Notes for Exchange Notes under the exchange offer; or

 

(ii)

in our reasonable judgment, could materially adversely affect our (or our subsidiaries’) business, condition (financial or otherwise), income, operations, properties, assets, liabilities or prospects or materially impair the contemplated benefits to us of the exchange offer or the exchange of Original Notes for Exchange Notes under the exchange offer;

 

(b)

nothing has occurred or may occur that would or might, in our reasonable judgment, be expected to prohibit, prevent, restrict or delay the exchange offer or impair our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the exchange offer;

 

(c)

there shall not have occurred (a) any general suspension of or limitation on trading in securities in the United States securities or financial markets, whether or not mandatory, (b) any material adverse change in the prices of the Original Notes that are the subject of the exchange offer, (c) a material impairment in the general trading market for debt securities, (d) a declaration of a banking moratorium or any suspension of payments in respect of banks by federal or state authorities in the United States, whether or not mandatory, (e) a commencement of a war, armed hostilities, a terrorist act or other national or international calamity directly or indirectly relating to the United States, (f) any limitation, whether or not mandatory, by any governmental authority on, or other event having a reasonable likelihood of affecting, the extension of credit by banks or other lending institutions in the United States, (g) any catastrophic event caused by meteorological, geothermal or geophysical occurrences or other acts of God that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on us or our affiliates’ or subsidiaries’ business, operations, condition or prospects, (h) any material adverse change in the securities or financial markets in the United States generally (i) in the case of any of the foregoing existing at the time of the commencement of the exchange offer, a material acceleration or worsening thereof or (j) any other change or development, including a prospective change or development, in general economic, financial, monetary or market conditions that, in our reasonable judgment, has or may have a material adverse effect on the market price or trading of the Exchange Notes; and

 

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(d)

the trustee with respect to the indenture for the Original Notes that are the subject of the exchange offer and the Exchange Notes to be issued in the exchange offer shall not have been directed by any holders of Original Notes to object in any respect to, nor take any action that could, in our reasonable judgment, adversely affect the consummation of the exchange offer or the exchange of Original Notes for Exchange Notes under the exchange offer, nor shall the trustee have taken any action that challenges the validity or effectiveness of the procedures used by us in making the exchange offer or the exchange of Original Notes for Exchange Notes under the exchange offer.

The foregoing conditions are for our sole benefit and may be waived by us, in whole or in part, in our absolute discretion. Any determination made by us concerning an event, development or circumstance described or referred to above will be conclusive and binding.

If any of the foregoing conditions are not satisfied, we may, at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date:

 

•

terminate the exchange offer and promptly return all tendered Original Notes to the respective tendering holders;

 

•

modify, extend or otherwise amend the exchange offer and retain all tendered Original Notes until the Expiration Date, as extended, subject, however, to the withdrawal rights of holders; or

 

•

waive the unsatisfied conditions with respect to the exchange offer and accept all Original Notes tendered and not previously validly withdrawn.

In addition, subject to applicable law, we may in our absolute discretion terminate the exchange offer for any other reason.

Effect of Tender

Any tender by a holder, and our subsequent acceptance of that tender, of Original Notes will constitute a binding agreement between that holder and us upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer described in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal. The participation in the exchange offer by a tendering holder of Original Notes will constitute the agreement by that holder to deliver good and marketable title to the tendered Original Notes, free and clear of any and all liens, restrictions, charges, pledges, security interests, encumbrances or rights of any kind of third parties.

Absence of Dissenters’ Rights

Holders of the Original Notes do not have any appraisal or dissenters’ rights in connection with the exchange offer.

Procedures for Tendering

If you wish to participate in the exchange offer and your Original Notes are held by a custodial entity such as a bank, broker, dealer, trust company or other nominee, you must instruct that custodial entity to tender your Original Notes on your behalf pursuant to the procedures of that custodial entity. Please ensure you contact your custodial entity as soon as possible to give them sufficient time to meet your requested deadline.

To participate in the Exchange Offer, you must either:

 

•

complete, sign and date a letter of transmittal, or a facsimile thereof, in accordance with the instructions in the letter of transmittal, including guaranteeing the signatures to the letter of transmittal, if required, and mail or otherwise deliver the letter of transmittal or a facsimile thereof, together with the certificates representing your Original Notes specified in the letter of transmittal, to the Exchange Agent at the address listed in the letter of transmittal, for receipt on or prior to the Expiration Date; or

 

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comply with the Automated Tender Offer Program, or ATOP, procedures for book-entry transfer described below on or prior to the Expiration Date; or

 

•

the holder must comply, on or before the expiration date, with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below under “—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.”

The Exchange Agent and DTC have confirmed that the exchange offer is eligible for ATOP with respect to book-entry notes held through DTC. The letter of transmittal, or a facsimile thereof, with any required signature guarantees, or, in the case of book-entry transfer, an agent’s message in lieu of the letter of transmittal, and any other required documents, must be transmitted to and received by the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date at its address set forth below under the caption “Exchange Agent.” Original Notes will not be deemed to have been tendered until the letter of transmittal and signature guarantees, if any, or agent’s message, is received by the Exchange Agent.

The method of delivery of Original Notes, the letter of transmittal and all other required documents to the Exchange Agent is at the election and risk of the holders. Instead of delivery by mail, we recommend that holders use an overnight or hand delivery service, properly insured. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to assure delivery to and receipt by the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date. Do not send the letter of transmittal or any Original Notes to anyone other than the Exchange Agent.

If you are tendering your Original Notes in exchange for Exchange Notes and anticipate delivering your letter of transmittal and other documents other than through DTC, we urge you to contact promptly a bank, broker or other intermediary that has the capability to hold notes custodially through DTC to arrange for receipt of any Original Notes to be delivered pursuant to the exchange offer and to obtain the information necessary to provide the required DTC participant with account information in the letter of transmittal.

If you are a beneficial owner which holds Original Notes through Euroclear (as defined below) or Clearstream (as defined below) and wish to tender your Original Notes, you must instruct Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, to block the account in respect of the tendered Original Notes in accordance with the procedures established by Euroclear or Clearstream. You are encouraged to contact Euroclear and Clearstream directly to ascertain their procedure for tendering Original Notes.

Book-Entry Delivery Procedures for Tendering Original Notes Held with DTC

If you wish to tender Original Notes held on your behalf by a nominee with DTC, you must:

 

•

inform your nominee of your interest in tendering your Original Notes pursuant to the exchange offer; and

 

•

instruct your nominee to tender all Original Notes you wish to be tendered in the exchange offer into the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC on or prior to the Expiration Date.

Any financial institution that is a nominee in DTC, including Euroclear and Clearstream, must tender Original Notes by effecting a book-entry transfer of Original Notes to be tendered in the exchange offer into the account of the Exchange Agent at DTC by electronically transmitting its acceptance of the exchange offer through the ATOP procedures for transfer. DTC will then verify the acceptance, execute a book-entry delivery to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC and send an agent’s message to the Exchange Agent. An “agent’s message” is a message, transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the Exchange Agent and forming part of a book-entry confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgement from an organization that participates in DTC (a “participant”), tendering Original Notes that the participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the letter of transmittal and that we may enforce the agreement against the participant. A letter of transmittal need not accompany tenders effected through ATOP.

 

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Proper Execution and Delivery of the Letter of Transmittal

Signatures on a letter of transmittal or notice of withdrawal described under “—Withdrawal of Tenders”, as the case may be, must be guaranteed by an eligible institution unless the Original Notes tendered pursuant to the letter of transmittal are tendered for the account of an eligible institution. An “eligible institution” is one of the following firms or other entities identified in Rule 17 Ad-15 under the Exchange Act (as the terms are used in Rule 17 Ad-15):

 

•

a bank;

 

•

a broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, municipal securities broker, government securities dealer or government securities broker;

 

•

a credit union;

 

•

a national securities exchange, registered securities association or clearing agency; or

 

•

a savings institution that is a participant in a Securities Transfer Association recognized program.

If signatures on a letter of transmittal or notice of withdrawal are required to be guaranteed, that guarantee must be made by an eligible institution.

If the letter of transmittal is signed by the holders of Original Notes tendered thereby, the signatures must correspond with the names as written on the face of the Original Notes without any change whatsoever. If any of the Original Notes tendered thereby are held by two or more holders, each holder must sign the letter of transmittal. If any of the Original Notes tendered thereby are registered in different names on different Original Notes, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate letters of transmittal, and any accompanying documents, as there are different registrations of certificates.

If Original Notes that are not tendered for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer are to be returned to a person other than the tendering holder, certificates for those Original Notes must be endorsed or accompanied by an appropriate instrument of transfer, signed exactly as the name of the registered owner appears on the certificates, with the signatures on the certificates or instruments of transfer guaranteed by an eligible institution.

If the letter of transmittal is signed by a person other than the holder of any Original Notes listed in the letter of transmittal, those Original Notes must be properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly completed bond power, signed by the holder exactly as the holder’s name appears on those Original Notes. If the letter of transmittal or any Original Notes, bond powers or other instruments of transfer are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, those persons should so indicate when signing, and, unless waived by us, evidence satisfactory to us of their authority to so act must be submitted with the letter of transmittal.

No alternative, conditional, irregular or contingent tenders will be accepted. By executing the letter of transmittal, or facsimile thereof, the tendering holders of Original Notes waive any right to receive any notice of the acceptance for exchange of their Original Notes. Tendering holders should indicate in the applicable box in the letter of transmittal the name and address to which payments and/or substitute certificates evidencing Original Notes for amounts not tendered or not exchanged are to be issued or sent, if different from the name and address of the person signing the letter of transmittal. If those instructions are not given, Original Notes not tendered or exchanged will be returned to the tendering holder.

All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility, including time of receipt, and acceptance and withdrawal of tendered Original Notes will be determined by us in our absolute discretion, which determination will be final and binding. We reserve the absolute right to reject any and all tendered Original Notes determined

 

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by us not to be in proper form or not to be tendered properly or any tendered Original Notes our acceptance of which would, in the opinion of our counsel, be unlawful. We also reserve the right to waive, in our absolute discretion, any defects, irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular Original Notes, whether or not waived in the case of other Original Notes. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the exchange offer, including the terms and instructions in the letter of transmittal, will be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of Original Notes must be cured within the time we determine. Although we intend to notify holders of defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of Original Notes, neither we, the Exchange Agent nor any other person will be under any duty to give that notification or shall incur any liability for failure to give that notification. Tenders of Original Notes will not be deemed to have been made until any defects or irregularities therein have been cured or waived.

Any holder whose Original Notes have been mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed will be responsible for obtaining replacement securities or for arranging for indemnification with the trustee of the Original Notes. Holders may contact the Exchange Agent for assistance with these matters.

In addition, we reserve the right, as set forth above under the caption “—Conditions to the Exchange Offer”, to terminate the exchange offer. By tendering, each holder represents and acknowledges to us, among other things, that:

 

•

it has full power and authority to tender, exchange, sell, assign and transfer the Original Notes it is tendering and that we will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claim when the same are accepted by us;

 

•

the Exchange Notes acquired in connection with the exchange offer are being obtained in the ordinary course of business of the person receiving the Exchange Notes;

 

•

at the time of commencement of the exchange offer it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution (within the meaning Securities Act) of such Exchange Notes;

 

•

it is not an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company; and

 

•

if the holder is a broker-dealer, it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes, and it will receive Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Original Notes that were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and it will be required to acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes. See “Plan of Distribution.”

Guaranteed Delivery Procedures

If you desire to tender your Original Notes and your Original Notes are not immediately available, time will not permit your Original Notes or other required documents to reach the Exchange Agent before the time of expiration or you cannot complete the procedure for book-entry on a timely basis, you may tender if:

 

•

you tender through an eligible institution;

 

•

on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, the Exchange Agent receives from an eligible institution, a written or facsimile copy of a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal and notice of guaranteed delivery, substantially in the form provided by us; and

 

•

the certificates for all certificated Original Notes, in proper form for transfer, or a book-entry confirmation, and all other documents required by the letter of transmittal, are received by the Exchange Agent within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the date of execution of the notice of guaranteed delivery.

 

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The notice of guaranteed delivery may be sent by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery.

The notice of guaranteed delivery must set forth:

 

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your name and address;

 

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the amount of Original Notes you are tendering; and

 

•

a statement that your tender is being made by the notice of guaranteed delivery and that you guarantee that within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the execution of the notice of guaranteed delivery, the eligible institution will deliver the following documents to the Exchange Agent: (a) the certificates of all certificated Original Notes being tendered, in proper form for transfer or a book entry confirmation of tender; (b) a written or facsimile copy of the letter of transmittal, or a book-entry confirmation instead of the letter of transmittal; and (c) any other document required by the letter of transmittal.

Withdrawal of Tenders

Tenders of Original Notes in the exchange offer may be validly withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date.

For a withdrawal of a tender to be effective, a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal must be received by the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Date at its address set forth below under the caption “Exchange Agent.” The withdrawal notice must:

 

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specify the name of the tendering holder of Original Notes;

 

•

bear a description, including the series, of the Original Notes to be withdrawn;

 

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specify, in the case of Original Notes tendered by delivery of certificates for those Original Notes, the certificate numbers shown on the particular certificates evidencing those Original Notes;

 

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specify the aggregate principal amount represented by those Original Notes;

 

•

specify, in the case of Original Notes tendered by delivery of certificates for those Original Notes, the name of the registered holder, if different from that of the tendering holder, or specify, in the case of Original Notes tendered by book-entry transfer, the name and number of the account at DTC to be credited with the withdrawn Original Notes; and

 

•

be signed by the holder of those Original Notes in the same manner as the original signature on the letter of transmittal, including any required signature guarantees, or be accompanied by evidence satisfactory to us that the person withdrawing the tender has succeeded to the beneficial ownership of those Original Notes.

The signature on any notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by an eligible institution, unless the Original Notes have been tendered for the account of an eligible institution.

Withdrawal of tenders of Original Notes may not be rescinded, and any Original Notes validly withdrawn will thereafter be deemed not to have been validly tendered for purposes of the Exchange Offer. Validly withdrawn Original Notes may, however, be re-tendered by again following one of the procedures described in “—Procedures for Tendering” on or prior to the Expiration Date.

Exchange Agent

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N .A. has been appointed as “Exchange Agent” in connection with the Exchange Offer. Questions and requests for assistance, as well as requests for additional copies of this prospectus or of the letter of transmittal, should be directed to the Exchange Agent at its offices at The Bank of

 

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New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Exchange Agent, c/o The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Corporate Trust Operations-Reorganization Unit, Ill Sanders Creek Parkway, East Syracuse, NY 13057. The Exchange Agent’s telephone number is (315) 414-3360 and facsimile number is (732) 667-9408.

Fees and Expenses

We will not make any payment to brokers, dealers or others soliciting acceptances of the exchange offer. We will pay certain other expenses to be incurred in connection with the exchange offer, including the fees and expenses of the Exchange Agent and certain accountant and legal fees.

Holders who tender their Original Notes for exchange will not be obligated to pay transfer taxes. If however:

 

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Exchange Notes are to be delivered to, or issued in the name of, any person other than the registered holder of the Original Notes tendered;

 

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tendered Original Notes are registered in the name of any person other than the person signing the letter of transmittal; or

 

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a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of Original Notes in connection with the exchange offer; then the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder or any other persons) will be payable by the tendering holder. lf satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption from them is not submitted with the letter of transmittal, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to the tendering holder.

Accounting Treatment

The Exchange Notes will be recorded at the same carrying value as the Original Notes as reflected in our accounting records on the date of the exchange. Accordingly, we will not recognize any gain or loss for accounting purposes upon the completion of the exchange offer. The expenses of the exchange offer that we pay will increase our deferred financing costs in accordance with GAAP.

Consequences of Failures to Properly Tender Original Notes in the Exchange Offer

Issuance of the Exchange Notes in exchange for the Original Notes under the exchange offer will be made only after timely receipt by the Exchange Agent of a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal (or an agent’s message from DTC) and the certificate(s) representing such Original Notes (or confirmation of book-entry transfer), and all other required documents. Therefore, holders of the Original Notes desiring to tender such Original Notes in exchange for Exchange Notes should allow sufficient time to ensure timely delivery. We are under no duty to give notification of defects or irregularities of tenders of Original Notes for exchange. Original Notes that are not tendered or that are tendered but not accepted by us will, following completion of the exchange offer, continue to be subject to the existing restrictions upon transfer thereof under the Securities Act, and, upon completion of the exchange offer, certain registration rights under the registration rights agreement will terminate.

In the event the exchange offer is completed, we generally will not be required to register the remaining Original Notes, subject to limited exceptions. Remaining Original Notes will continue to be subject to the following restrictions on transfer:

 

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the remaining Original Notes may be resold only if registered pursuant to the Securities Act, if any exemption from registration is available, or if neither such registration nor such exemption is required by law; and

 

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We do not currently anticipate that we will register the remaining Original Notes under the Securities Act. To the extent that Original Notes are tendered and accepted in connection with the exchange offer, any trading market for remaining Original Notes could be adversely affected. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Exchange Offer—If you fail to exchange your Original Notes, they will continue to be restricted securities and may become less liquid.”

BOOK-ENTRY, DELIVERY AND FORM

General

Initially, the Exchange Notes will be represented by one or more registered notes in global form, without interest coupons (collectively, the “Global Notes”). The Global Notes will be deposited on the issue date with, or on behalf of, DTC and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, or will remain with the trustee as custodian for DTC.

DTC holds interests in the Global Notes on behalf of its participants through customers’ securities accounts in their respective names on the books of their respective depositaries. Except under the limited circumstances described below, owners of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated notes.

Book-Entry Interests will be shown on, and transfers thereof will be done only through, records maintained in book-entry form by DTC and its participants. The laws of some jurisdictions, including certain states of the U.S., may require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. The foregoing limitations may impair your ability to own, transfer or pledge Book-Entry Interests. In addition, while the notes are in global form, holders of Book-Entry Interests are not considered the owners or “holders” of notes for any purpose.

So long as the notes are held in global form, DTC (or its nominees) will be considered the sole holders of Global Notes for all purposes under the indenture governing the notes. In addition, participants in DTC must rely on the procedures of DTC and indirect participants must rely on the procedures of DTC and the participants through which they own Book-Entry Interests, to transfer their interests or to exercise any rights of holders under the indenture.

Neither we nor the trustee has any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to the Book-Entry Interests.

Redemption of the Global Notes

In the event any Global Note (or any portion thereof) is redeemed, DTC (or its nominees) will redeem an equal amount of the Book-Entry Interests in such Global Note from the amount received by it in respect of the redemption of such Global Note. The redemption price payable in connection with the redemption of such Book- Entry Interests will be equal to the amount received by DTC in connection with the redemption of such Global Note (or any portion thereof). We understand that, under existing practices of DTC, if fewer than all of the notes are to be redeemed at any time, DTC will credit its participants’ accounts on a proportionate basis (with adjustments to prevent fractions) or by lot or on such other basis as they deem fair and appropriate; provided, however, that no Book-Entry Interest of $2,000 principal amount or less may be redeemed in part.

Payments on Global Notes

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for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature except as may be required by law. We expect that standing customer instructions and customary practices will govern payments by participants to owners of Book-Entry Interests held through such participants.

Under the terms of the indenture, we and the trustee will treat the registered holders of the Global Notes (i.e., DTC (or its nominees)) as the owners thereof for the purpose of receiving payments and for all other purposes. Consequently, neither we, the trustee nor any of their respective agents has or will have any responsibility or liability for:

 

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any aspect of the records of DTC or any participant or indirect participant relating to payments made on account of a Book-Entry Interest or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing the records of DTC, or any participant or indirect participant relating to, or payments made on account of, a Book-Entry Interest; or

 

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DTC or any participant or indirect participant.

Payments by participants to owners of Book-Entry Interests held through participants are the responsibility of such participants.

Currency of Payment for the Global Notes

Except as may otherwise be agreed between DTC and any holder, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, and all other amounts payable in respect of, the Global Notes will be paid to holders of interests in such notes (the “DTC Holders”) through DTC in U.S. dollars.

Payments will be subject in all cases to any fiscal or other laws and regulations (including any regulations of the applicable clearing system) applicable thereto. Neither we, the trustee, the initial purchasers nor any of their respective agents will be liable to any holder of a Global Note or any other person for any commissions, costs, losses or expenses in relation to or resulting from any currency conversion or rounding effected in connection with any such payment.

Action by Owners of Book-Entry Interests

DTC has advised us that it will take any action permitted to be taken by a holder of notes (including the presentation of notes for exchange as described below) only at the direction of one or more participants to whose account the Book-Entry Interests in the Global Notes are credited and only in respect of such portion of the aggregate principal amount of notes as to which such participant or participants has or have given such direction. DTC will not exercise any discretion in the granting of consents, waivers or the taking of any other action in respect of the Global Notes. However, if there is an event of default under the notes, DTC reserves the right to exchange the Global Notes for definitive registered notes in certificated form (the “Definitive Registered Notes”), and to distribute Definitive Registered Notes to its participants. See “—Definitive Registered Notes.”

Transfers

Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be subject to the applicable rules and procedures of DTC and its direct or indirect participants, which rules and procedures may change from time to time.

Any Book-Entry Interest in one of the Global Notes that is transferred to a person who takes delivery in the form of a Book-Entry Interest in any other Global Note of the same series will, upon transfer, cease to be a Book-Entry Interest in the first-mentioned Global Note and become a Book-Entry Interest in such other Global Note, and accordingly will thereafter be subject to all transfer restrictions, if any, and other procedures applicable to Book-Entry Interests in such other Global Note for as long as it remains such a Book-Entry Interest.

 

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Definitive Registered Notes

Under the terms of the indenture, owners of the Book-Entry Interests will receive Definitive Registered Notes:

 

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if DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes, or DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a qualified successor depositary is not appointed by us within 120 days; or

 

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if an event of default under the indenture occurred or is continuing and the owner of a Book-Entry Interest requests such exchange in writing delivered through DTC.

In the case of the issuance of Definitive Registered Notes, the holder of a Definitive Registered Note may transfer such note by surrendering it to the registrar. In the event of a partial transfer or a partial redemption of a holding of Definitive Registered Notes represented by one Definitive Registered Note, a Definitive Registered Note shall be issued to the transferee in respect of the part transferred, and a new Definitive Registered Note in respect of the balance of the holding not transferred or redeemed shall be issued to the transferor or the holder, as applicable; provided that no Definitive Registered Note in a denomination less than $2,000 shall be issued. We will bear the cost of preparing, printing, packaging and delivering the Definitive Registered Notes.

We shall not be required to register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Registered Notes for a period of 15 calendar days preceding (a) the record date for any payment of interest on the notes, (b) any date fixed for redemption of the notes or (c) the date fixed for selection of the notes to be redeemed in part. Also, we are not required to register the transfer or exchange of any notes selected for redemption. In the event of the transfer of any Definitive Registered Note, the transfer agent may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents as described in the indenture. We may require a holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law and permitted by the indenture and the notes.

If Definitive Registered Notes are issued and a holder thereof claims that such Definitive Registered Notes have been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken or if such Definitive Registered Notes are mutilated and are surrendered to the registrar or at the office of a transfer agent, we shall issue and the trustee shall authenticate a replacement Definitive Registered Note if the trustee’s and our requirements are met. The trustee or we may require a holder requesting replacement of a Definitive Registered Note to furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of both the trustee and us to protect us, the trustee or the paying agent appointed pursuant to the indenture from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Definitive Registered Note is replaced. We may charge for our expenses in replacing a Definitive Registered Note.

In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Definitive Registered Note has become or is about to become due and payable, or is about to be redeemed or purchased by us pursuant to the provisions of the indenture, we in our discretion may, instead of issuing a new Definitive Registered Note, pay, redeem or purchase such Definitive Registered Note, as the case may be.

Definitive Registered Notes may be transferred and exchanged for Book-Entry Interests in a Global Note only in accordance with the indenture and, if required, only after the transferor first delivers to the transfer agent a written certification (in the form provided in the indenture) to the effect that such transfer will comply with the transfer restrictions applicable to such notes. See “Notice to Investors.”

Information Concerning DTC

The following description of the operations and procedures of DTC is provided solely as a matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of DTC and are subject to change by DTC at any time. We take no responsibility for these operations and procedures and urge investors to contact DTC or its participants directly to discuss these matters.

 

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We understand as follows with respect to DTC:

DTC is:

 

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a limited purpose trust company organized under the Banking Law of the State of New York;

 

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a “banking organization” under the Banking Law of the State of New York;

 

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a member of the Federal Reserve System;

 

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a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code; and

 

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a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act.

DTC was created to hold securities for its participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of transactions among its participants. It does this through electronic book-entry changes in the accounts of securities participants, eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. DTC participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. DTC’s owners are NYSE Euronext, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and a number of its direct participants. Others, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a direct participant also have access to the DTC system and are known as indirect participants.

Because DTC can only act on behalf of participants, who in turn act on behalf of indirect participants and certain banks, the ability of an owner of a beneficial interest to pledge such interest to persons or entities that do not participate in the DTC system, or otherwise take actions in respect of such interest, may be limited by the lack of a definitive certificate for that interest. The laws of some states require that certain persons take physical delivery of securities in definitive form. Consequently, the ability to transfer beneficial interests to such persons may be limited. In addition, owners of beneficial interests through the DTC system will receive distributions attributable to the Global Notes only through DTC participants.

Global Clearance and Settlement Under the Book-Entry System

The notes are expected to trade in DTC’s Same-Day Funds Settlement System and any permitted secondary market trading activity in the notes will, therefore, be required by DTC to be settled in immediately available funds. Subject to compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes, cross-market transfers of Book-Entry Interests in the notes between the participants in DTC will be done through DTC in accordance with DTC’s rules.

Although DTC is expected to follow the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate transfers of interests in the Global Notes among participants in DTC, it is under no obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures, and such procedures may be discontinued at any time. None of the Company, the trustee, the initial purchasers, the registrar, any transfer agent or any paying agent will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC or its participants or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.

 

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MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following general discussion summarizes material U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to the exchange of Original Notes for registered notes and the ownership and disposition of the registered notes by holders who purchased Original Notes for cash at their original issuance at their “issue price” (i.e. the first price at which a substantial amount of the notes is sold to the public, excluding sales to bond houses, brokers, or similar persons or organizations acting in the capacity of initial purchasers). References to the “notes” in this section of the prospectus include both the Original Notes and the registered notes, unless the context otherwise requires. This discussion is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”), regulations of the Treasury Department (“Treasury Regulations”), Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) rulings and pronouncements, and judicial decisions now in effect, all of which are subject to change (possibly on a retroactive basis). We have not and will not seek any rulings from the IRS regarding the matters discussed below. There can be no assurance that the IRS will not take positions concerning the tax consequences of the purchase, exchange, ownership or disposition of the notes which are different from those discussed below.

This discussion is a summary for general information only and does not consider all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to the purchase, exchange, ownership and disposition of the registered notes. In addition, this discussion is limited to the U.S. federal income tax consequences to initial holders who exchange Original Notes for registered notes in this exchange offer, and who hold the registered notes as capital assets (generally, property held for investment). It does not describe any tax consequences arising out of the tax laws of any state, local or foreign jurisdiction, any estate or gift tax consequences, or the U.S. federal income tax consequences to investors subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws, such as:

 

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dealers in securities or foreign currency;

 

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tax-exempt entities;

 

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banks;

 

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thrifts;

 

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regulated investment companies;

 

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real estate investment trusts;

 

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traders in securities that have elected the mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities;

 

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insurance companies;

 

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persons that hold notes as part of a “straddle,” a “hedge” or a “conversion transaction” or other risk reduction transaction;

 

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persons liable for alternative minimum tax;

 

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U.S. expatriates;

 

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U.S. holders (defined below) that have a “functional currency” other than the U.S. dollar;

 

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pass-through entities (e.g., partnerships) or investors who hold the notes through pass-through entities;

 

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passive foreign investment companies; and

 

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controlled foreign corporations.

If a partnership, including any entity or arrangement that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is a beneficial owner of registered notes, the treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner in a

partnership that is considering the exchange of Original Notes for registered notes, you should consult with your tax advisor.

 

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The discussion below is based upon the provisions of the Code, existing and proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, and rulings, judicial decisions and administrative interpretations thereunder, in effect as of the date hereof. Those authorities may be changed, perhaps retroactively, so as to result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those discussed below.

Additional Amounts

In certain circumstances (see “Description of Exchange Notes — Optional Redemption”), we may be obligated to pay an amount in excess of 100% of the principal amount of the notes (plus accrued interest thereon and Applicable Premium). Under applicable Treasury Regulations, the possibility that such amounts will be paid will not affect the amount, timing or character of income recognized by a U.S. holder with respect to the notes if, as of the date the notes were issued, there is only a remote chance that such an amount will be paid, the amount is incidental or certain other exceptions apply. We intend to treat these payment contingencies as not affecting the amount, timing or character of income recognized by a U.S. holder with respect to the notes, and the remainder of this summary assumes such treatment. Our treatment of these payment contingencies is binding on holders except for a holder that discloses its contrary position in the manner required by applicable Treasury Regulations. Our treatment of these payment contingencies is not, however, binding on the IRS, and if the IRS were to challenge such treatment, a U.S. holder might be required to accrue income on its notes in excess of stated interest, and to treat as ordinary income rather than capital gain any gain realized on the taxable disposition of a note before the resolution of such contingencies.

IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING EXCHANGING ORIGINAL NOTES FOR REGISTERED NOTES, WE URGE YOU TO PLEASE CONSULT YOUR TAX ADVISOR ABOUT THE PARTICULAR U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE EXCHANGE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF THE NOTES, AND THE APPLICATION OF THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.

Consequences To U.S. Holders

U.S. Holders

A “U.S. holder” is a beneficial owner of notes that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is:

 

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an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;

 

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a corporation or other entity subject to tax as a corporation created or organized under the laws of the United States, any of its states or the District of Columbia;

 

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an estate if its income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation, regardless of its source; or

 

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a trust if a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over administration of the trust and one or more United States persons have authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or that has validly elected to continue to be treated as a domestic trust.

Consequences of Tendering Notes

The exchange of Original Notes for registered notes in the exchange offer should not constitute a material modification of the terms of the Original Notes and therefore would not constitute a taxable event for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, the exchange of Original Notes for registered notes would have no federal income tax consequences to a U.S. Holder. For example, there would be no change in your tax basis and your holding period would carry over to the registered notes. In addition, the federal income tax consequences of holding and disposing of your registered notes would be the same as those applicable to your Original Notes.

 

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Sale or Other Disposition of Notes

You generally must recognize taxable gain or loss on the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of a note. The amount of your gain or loss equals the difference between the sum of the amount of cash plus the fair market value of all other property you receive for the note (to the extent such amount does not represent accrued but unpaid interest, which will be treated as such), minus your adjusted tax basis in the note. Your initial tax basis in a note generally is the price you paid for the note. Any such gain or loss on a taxable disposition of a note will generally constitute capital gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss if you hold such note for more than one year. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Information reporting may apply to payments of interest on, or the proceeds of the sale or other disposition of, notes held by you, and backup withholding generally will apply unless you provide us or the appropriate intermediary with a taxpayer identification number, certified under penalties of perjury, and comply with certain certification procedures, or you otherwise establish an exemption from backup withholding. U.S. backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amount withheld under the backup withholding rules is allowable as a credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, and a refund may be obtained if the amounts withheld exceed your actual U.S. federal income tax liability and you provide the required information or appropriate claim form to the IRS.

Recent Legislation Relating to Net Investment Income

Recently-enacted legislation imposes a 3.8% tax on the “net investment income” of certain United States individuals and on the undistributed “net investment income” of certain estates and trusts. Among other items, “net investment income” generally includes interest and certain net gain from the disposition of property, less certain deductions. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences of the legislation described above.

Non-U.S. Holders

You are a non-U.S. holder for purposes of this discussion if you are a beneficial owner of notes and are for U.S. federal income tax purposes an individual, corporation, estate or trust that is not a U.S. holder.

Exchange Offer

The tax consequences of the exchange offer to non-U.S. holders are the same as described under the heading “U.S. Holders — Exchange Offer” above.

Income and Withholding Tax on Payments on the Notes

Subject to the discussion of backup withholding below, you will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on payments of interest on a note, provided that you are not:

 

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an actual or constructive owner of 10% or more of the total voting power of all our voting stock; or

 

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a controlled foreign corporation related (directly or indirectly) to us through stock ownership;

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such interest payments are not effectively connected with the conduct by you of a trade or business within the United States; and

 

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we or our paying agent receives:

 

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from you, a properly completed Form W-8BEN (or substitute Form W-8BEN or the appropriate successor form) signed under penalties of perjury, which provides your name and address and certifies that you are not a United States person (as defined in the Code); or

 

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from a security clearing organization, bank or other financial institution that holds the notes in the ordinary course of its trade or business (a “financial institution”) on your behalf, certification under penalties of perjury that such a Form W-8BEN (or substitute Form W-8BEN or the appropriate successor form) has been received by it, or by another such financial institution, from you, and a copy of the Form W-8BEN (or substitute Form W-8BEN or the appropriate successor form) must be attached to such certification.

Special rules may apply to holders who hold notes through “qualified intermediaries” within the meaning of U.S. federal income tax laws.

If interest on a note is effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States, and (if you are otherwise entitled to benefits under an applicable tax treaty), such interest is attributable to a permanent establishment or a fixed base maintained by you in the United States, then such income generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis at the rates applicable to U.S. persons generally (and, if you are a corporate holder, such income may also be subject to a 30% branch profits tax or such lower rate as may be available under an applicable income tax treaty). If interest is subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis in accordance with the rules described in the preceding sentence, payments of such interest will not be subject to U.S. withholding tax so long as you provide us or our paying agent with a properly completed Form W-8ECI, signed under penalties of perjury.

A non-U.S. holder that does not qualify for exemption from withholding under the preceding paragraphs generally will be subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at the rate of 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) on payments of interest on the notes.

NON-U.S. HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS ABOUT ANY APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATIES, WHICH MAY PROVIDE FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM OR A LOWER RATE OF WITHHOLDING TAX, EXEMPTION FROM OR REDUCTION OF BRANCH PROFITS TAX, OR OTHER RULES DIFFERENT FROM THOSE DESCRIBED ABOVE.

Sale or Other Disposition of Notes

Subject to the discussion of backup withholding below, any gain realized by you on the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other disposition of a note generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax, unless:

 

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such gain is effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if you are entitled to benefits under an applicable tax treaty, such gain is attributable to a permanent establishment or a fixed base maintained by you in the United States);

 

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in the case of an amount which is attributable to interest, you do not meet the conditions for exemption from U.S. federal income or withholding tax, as described above; or

 

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you are an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the disposition and certain other conditions are satisfied.

If the first bullet point applies, you generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax with respect to such gain in the same manner as U.S. holders, as described above, unless an applicable income tax treaty provides otherwise. In addition, if you are a corporation, you may also be subject to the branch profits tax described above. If the third bullet point applies, you generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or at a reduced rate under an applicable income tax treaty) on the amount by which your capital gains from U.S. sources exceed capital losses allocable to U.S. sources.

 

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Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Payments to you of interest on a note, and amounts withheld from such payments, if any, generally will be required to be reported to the IRS and to you. U.S. backup withholding generally will not apply to payments of interest and principal on a note if you duly provide a certification as to your foreign status, or you otherwise establish an exemption, provided that we do not have actual knowledge or reason to know that you are a United States person.

Payment of the proceeds on the sale or other disposition of a note by you within the United States or conducted through certain U.S.-related intermediaries generally will not be subject to information reporting requirements and backup withholding provided you properly certify under penalties of perjury as to your foreign status and certain other conditions are met, or you otherwise establish an exemption.

Any amount withheld under the backup withholding rules may be credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability and any excess may be refundable if the proper information is provided to the IRS. U.S. backup withholding is not an additional tax.

Additional Withholding Requirements

Withholding taxes may apply to certain types of payments made to “foreign financial institutions” (as defined in the Code) and certain other non-U.S. entities. Specifically, the relevant withholding agent may be required to withhold 30% of any interest and the proceeds of a sale or other disposition of the notes paid to (i) a foreign financial institution unless such foreign financial institution undertakes certain diligence and reporting and enters into an agreement with the IRS requiring, among other things, that it undertake to identify accounts held by certain U.S. persons or U.S. owned foreign entities, annually report certain information about such accounts, and withhold 30% on payments to non-compliant foreign financial institutions and certain other account holders or (ii) a non-financial foreign entity that is the beneficial owner of the payment unless such entity certifies that it does not have any substantial United States owners or provides the name, address and taxpayer identification number of each substantial United States owner and such entity meets certain other requirements. Although these rules as set forth in the Code apply to applicable payments made after December 31, 2012, the IRS has issued final Treasury Regulations which specify that withholding will not apply with respect to interest paid on debt instruments issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2013 unless and until such instruments are materially modified, and that withholding on payments of gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of property that produce interest will commence only on January 1, 2017 in any event. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding these withholding provisions.

THE PRECEDING DISCUSSION OF MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND IS NOT TAX ADVICE. EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE PARTICULAR FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING, HOLDING, AND DISPOSING OF OUR NOTES, INCLUDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY PROPOSED CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAWS.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Notes received in exchange for Original Notes where such Original Notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that we will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the registration statement on Form S-4, to which this prospectus forms a part, became effective and (ii) the date on which each broker-dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities.

We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of Exchange Notes by broker-dealers. Exchange Notes received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the exchange offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the Exchange Notes or a combination of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such broker-dealer or the purchasers of any such Exchange Notes. Any broker-dealer that resells Exchange Notes that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such Exchange Notes may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profit on any such resale of Exchange Notes and any commission or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The letter of transmittal states that, by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

We will promptly send additional copies of this prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests such documents in the letter of transmittal for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the registration statement on Form S-4, to which this prospectus forms a part, became effective and (ii) the date on which each broker-dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. We have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the Exchange Offer other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealer and will indemnify the holders of the Exchange Notes (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the notes and other certain legal matters will be passed upon for us by Bingham McCutchen LLP, New York, New York.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Tempur-Pedic and Subsidiaries’ appearing in Tempur-Pedic’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2012 (including the schedule appearing therein) and as updated in Tempur-Pedic’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 1, 2013, and the effectiveness of Tempur-Pedic and Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, incorporated by reference therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

The consolidated financial statements of Sealy as of December 2, 2012 and November 27, 2011, and for the three fiscal years in the period ended December 2, 2012, incorporated herein by reference from Sealy’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 1, 2013, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

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Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

 

Offer to Exchange

6.75% Senior Notes due 2020

for

New 6.75% Senior Notes due 2020

which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933

 

 

PROSPECTUS

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

 

Item 20.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

(a) Tempur Sealy International, Inc., Dawn Sleep Technologies, Inc., Tempur-Pedic Technologies, Inc., Tempur-Pedic Manufacturing, Inc., Tempur-Pedic Sales, Inc., Sealy Corporation, Sealy Mattress Corporation, The Ohio Mattress Company Licensing and Components Group, Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company, Inc., Sealy Korea, Inc. and Sealy Components-Pads, Inc.

Tempur Sealy International, Inc., Dawn Sleep Technologies, Inc., Tempur-Pedic Technologies, Inc., Tempur-Pedic Manufacturing, Inc., Tempur-Pedic Sales, Inc., Sealy Corporation, Sealy Mattress Corporation, The Ohio Mattress Company Licensing and Components Group, Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company, Inc., Sealy Korea, Inc. and Sealy Components-Pads, Inc. are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or DGCL, provides that a corporation may indemnify any persons who were, are or are threatened to be made, parties to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

Section 145 of the DGCL further authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify him or her under Section 145 of the DGCL.

The certificates of incorporation, as amended, of each of Tempur Sealy International, Inc., Tempur-Pedic Technologies, Inc., Tempur-Pedic Manufacturing, Inc., Tempur-Pedic Sales, Inc., Sealy Corporation, Sealy Mattress Corporation, The Ohio Mattress Company Licensing and Components Group, Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company, Inc., Sealy Korea, Inc. and Sealy Components-Pads, Inc. eliminate the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liabilities arising (a) from any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (b) from acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (c) under Section 174 of the DGCL; or (d) from any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The certificate of incorporation of Tempur-Pedic Technologies, Inc. provides for indemnification of executive officers or directors with respect to all threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings in which the person was, is or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent relating to proceedings arising from that person’s conduct in his official capacity to the extent permitted by the DGCL.

The bylaws of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. provide for indemnification of directors, officers, employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law and authorize Tempur Sealy International, Inc. to purchase and maintain insurance to protect itself and any of its directors, officers, employees or agents, or another business entity, against any expense, liability, or loss, regardless of whether it would have the power to indemnify such person under its bylaws or Delaware law.

 

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The bylaws of Dawn Sleep Technologies, Inc. provide for indemnification of any person made or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, by reason of the fact that such person is a director, officer, employee or agent of Dawn Sleep Technologies, Inc. against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with an action, suit or proceeding relating to the duties of the director or officer. In addition, the bylaws authorize Dawn Sleep Technologies, Inc. to purchase and maintain insurance to protect any director or officer against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, regardless of whether Dawn Sleep Technologies, Inc. would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person under its bylaws.

The certificates of incorporation and/or bylaws of each of Sealy Corporation, Sealy Mattress Corporation, The Ohio Mattress Company Licensing and Components Group, Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company, Inc., Sealy Korea, Inc. and Sealy Components-Pads, Inc. provide that the companies must indemnify directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL against expenses, liability and loss reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection with any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that person is an officer or director of the corporation.

Each of Sealy Corporation, Sealy Mattress Corporation, The Ohio Mattress Company Licensing and Components Group, Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company, Inc., Sealy Korea, Inc. and Sealy Components-Pads, Inc. is permitted to maintain insurance to protect itself and its directors, officers and representatives and those of its subsidiaries against any such expense, liability or loss, whether or not it would have the power to indemnify them against such expense, liability or loss under applicable law.

(b) Tempur World, LLC, Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC, Tempur-Pedic America, LLC, Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC, and Mattress Holdings International LLC

Tempur World, LLC, Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC, Tempur-Pedic America, LLC, Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC, and Mattress Holdings International LLC were each formed as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as it currently exist or may hereafter be amended, or the DLLCA, provides that, subject to such standards and restrictions, if any, as are set forth in its limited liability company agreement, a limited liability company may, and shall have the power to, indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.

The limited liability company agreements of Tempur World, LLC and Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC provide for indemnification of managers (out of company assets only) to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law from any losses, expenses, judgments, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement of any claims sustained by them in connection with Tempur World, LLC, Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC, or Tempur-Pedic America, LLC, as applicable, provided that the same were not the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such manager.

The limited liability company agreements of Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC and Tempur-Pedic America, LLC provide for indemnification of members, manager and officers (out of company assets only) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law from any losses, damages or claims incurred by them in connection with their duties as members, managers and officers of Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC or Tempur-Pedic America, LLC, provided that the same were not the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to any actions or omissions of such member, manager or officer.

The limited liability company agreement of Mattress Holdings International LLC provides for the indemnification (out of company assets only) of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law from all claims, liabilities, and expenses arising out of any management of company affairs, provided that such course of conduct did not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such director or officer.

 

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Mattress Holdings International LLC is permitted to maintain insurance policies covering all of its directors and officers against some liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

(c) Tempur Production USA, LLC

Tempur Production USA, LLC was formed as limited liability company under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Section 13.1-1025 of the Virginia Limited Liability Company Act provides for limitations on the amount of damages assessed against members and managers of a limited liability company arising out of a single transaction, occurrence or course of conduct which may not exceed the lesser of (i) the monetary amount, including the elimination of liability, specified in writing in the articles of organization or an operating agreement as a limitation on or elimination of the liability of the manager or member; or (ii) the greater of (a) $100,000 or (b) the amount of cash compensation received by the manager or member from the limited liability company during the twelve months immediately preceding the act or omission for which liability was imposed. The Act also provides that the liability of a manger or member shall not be limited to the extent otherwise provided in the articles of organization or an operating agreement, or if the manager or member engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law.

The operating agreement of Tempur Production USA, LLC provides for indemnification of its managers (out of company assets only) to the fullest extent permitted by Virginia law from any losses, expenses, judgments, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement of any claims sustained by them in connection with Tempur Production USA LLC, provided that the same were not the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such manager.

(d) Sealy Mattress Company, Sealy Mattress Company of Puerto Rico, North American Bedding Company and Sealy, Inc.

Sealy Mattress Company, Sealy Mattress Company of Puerto Rico, North American Bedding Company and Sealy, Inc. are incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio. Section 1701.13(E) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Ohio provides that an Ohio corporation may indemnify or agree to indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorney’s fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if the person had no reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful. An Ohio corporation may indemnify or agree to indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorney’s fees), actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification is permitted (i) with respect to any claim, issue or matter to which the person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of the person’s duty to the corporation without judicial approval or (ii) with respect to any action or suit in which the only liability asserted against a director is pursuant to unlawful loans, dividends, or distribution of assets as

 

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contemplated by Section 1701.95 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Ohio. Where an officer, director, employee, trustee, member, manager or agent is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter in the action, suit or proceeding, the corporation must indemnify the person against the expenses (including attorney’s fees), which the person has actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding.

Subject to certain exceptions, Section 1701.13(E)(5)(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Ohio requires an Ohio corporation to advance expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred by a director in defending any action, suit or proceeding brought against the director, so long as the director agrees to reasonably cooperate with the corporation in the matter and agrees to repay the amount advanced if it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that the director’s act or failure to act was done with deliberate intent to cause injury to the corporation or with reckless disregard for the corporation’s best interests. Section 1701.13(E)(5)(b) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Ohio permits an Ohio corporation to advance expenses (including attorney’s fees) to a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent in defending any action, suit or proceeding brought against such person, if authorized by the directors of the Ohio corporation and upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the person to repay such amount, if it ultimately is determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation.

The code of regulations of each of Sealy Mattress Company, Sealy Mattress Company of Puerto Rico, North American Bedding Company and Sealy, Inc. requires the corporation to indemnify each person that is made a party to or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is a legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or enterprise against all expense, liability and loss reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Ohio, as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended (if such amendment permits the corporation to provide broader indemnification rights); provided, however, that with respect to each of Sealy Mattress Company, Sealy Mattress Company of Puerto Rico and North American Bedding Company, the corporation is required to indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with an action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if such action, suit proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the board of directors of the corporation; and further provided that, with respect to Sealy, Inc., the corporation is required to indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with an action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) only if such action suit or proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the board of directors of the corporation. Such indemnification includes the right to be paid by the corporation the expenses incurred in defending any such action, suit or proceeding in advance of the final disposition.

Both Section 1701.13(E)(6) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Ohio and the code of regulations of each of Sealy Mattress Company, Sealy Mattress Company of Puerto Rico, North American Bedding Company and Sealy, Inc. provide that the rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses authorized or conferred thereby are not exclusive of any other rights the person may have to indemnification or advancement of expenses.

Section 1701.13(E) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Ohio permits an Ohio corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability, including a liability under the Securities Act of 1933, incurred by the person in any such capacity, arising out of the person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person under Section 1701.13(E) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Ohio. The code of regulations of each of Sealy Mattress Company, Sealy Mattress Company of Puerto Rico, North American Bedding Company and Sealy, Inc. contains a comparable provision.

 

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(e) Western Mattress Company and Advanced Sleep Products

Western Mattress Company and Advanced Sleep Products are incorporated under the laws of the State of California. Section 317 of the California General Corporation Law, as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended, or the CGCL, authorizes a court to award, or a corporation to grant, indemnity to officers, directors and other agents for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of an action by or in the right of the corporation or in a proceeding by reason of the fact that the person is or was an officer, director, or agent of the corporation. Indemnity is available where the person party to a proceeding or action acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and its shareholders and, with respect to criminal actions, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. To the extent a corporation’s officer, director or agent is successful on the merits in the defense of any proceeding or any claim, issue or related matter, that person shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred. Under Section 317 of the CGCL, expenses incurred in defending any proceeding may be advanced by the corporation prior to the final disposition of the proceeding upon receipt of any undertaking by or on behalf of the officer, director, employee or agent to repay that amount if it is ultimately determined that the person is not entitled to be indemnified. Indemnifications are to be made by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors, or by approval of members not including those persons to be indemnified, or by the court in which such proceeding is or was pending upon application made by either the corporation, the agent, the attorney, or other person rendering services in connection with the defense. The indemnification provided by Section 317 is not exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled.

The bylaws of each of Western Mattress Company and Advanced Sleep Products provide for the indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the CGCL against all expenses, liability, and loss reasonably incurred by such director or officer in connection with his or her duties as director or officer.

Each of Western Mattress Company and Advanced Sleep Products is permitted to maintain insurance policies covering all of its directors and officers against some liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

(f) Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co.

Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. is incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia. Sections 14-2-850 through 14-2-859 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code, as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended, or the GBCC, provides for the indemnification of officers and directors by the corporation under certain circumstances against expenses and liabilities incurred in legal proceedings involving such persons because of their being or having been an officer or director of the corporation. Under the GBCC, a corporation may purchase insurance on behalf of an officer or director of the corporation incurred in his or her capacity as an officer or director regardless of whether the person could be indemnified under the GBCC.

The bylaws of Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. provide for the indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the GBCC.

Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. is permitted to maintain insurance policies covering all of its directors and officers against some liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

(g) Sealy Mattress Company of Illinois and A. Brandwein & Company

Sealy Mattress Company of Illinois and A. Brandwein & Company are incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois. Section  8.75 of the Illinois Business Corporation Act, as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended, or the IBCA, provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the

 

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request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other than one brought on behalf of the corporation, against reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and settlement payments incurred in connection with the action, suit or proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be not opposed to the best interests of such corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, in addition, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In the case of actions on behalf of the corporation, indemnification may extend only to reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit and only if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, provided that no such indemnification is permitted in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person is adjudged to be liable to the corporation except to the extent that the adjudicating court otherwise provides. To the extent that a present or former director, officer or employee of the corporation has been successful in defending any such action, suit or proceeding (even one on behalf of the corporation) or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person is entitled to indemnification for reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by such person in connection therewith if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. The indemnification provided for by the IBCA is not exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, and a corporation may maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent against liabilities for which indemnification is not expressly provided by the IBCA.

The bylaws of each of Sealy Mattress Company of Illinois and A. Brandwein & Company provide for the indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the IBCA.

Each of Sealy Mattress Company of Illinois and A. Brandwein & Company is permitted to maintain insurance policies covering all of its directors and officers against some liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

(h) Sealy of Maryland and Virginia, Inc.

Sealy of Maryland and Virginia Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland. Section 2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended, or the MGCL, provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers against liabilities they may incur in such capacities unless it is established that: (a) the directors act or omission was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; or (b) the director actually received an improper personal benefit; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. A corporation is required to indemnify directors and officers against expenses they may incur in defending actions against them in such capacities if they are successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of such actions. The MGCL provides that the foregoing provisions shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a director or officer seeking indemnification may be entitled under, among other things, any bylaw or charter provision, or resolution of stockholders or directors, agreement, or otherwise.

The bylaws of Sealy of Maryland and Virginia, Inc. provide for the indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the MGCL against expenses, liability and loss reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection with any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that that person is an officer or director of the corporation.

Sealy of Maryland and Virginia, Inc. is permitted to maintain insurance policies covering all of its directors and officers against some liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

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(i) Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co., Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of Massachusetts. Part 8, Subdivision E of the Massachusetts Business Corporation Act, as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended (Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 156D or the MBCA) provides that a corporation may, subject to certain limitations, indemnify its directors, officers, employees and other agents, and individuals serving with respect to any employee benefit plan, and must, in certain cases, indemnify a director or officer for his reasonable costs if he is wholly successful in his defense in a proceeding to which he was a party because he was a director or officer of the corporation. In certain circumstances, a court may order a corporation to indemnify its officers or directors or advance their expenses. Section 8.58 of the MBCA allows a corporation to limit or expand its obligation to indemnify its directors, officers, employees and agents in the corporation’s articles of organization, a bylaw adopted by the shareholders, or a contract adopted by its board of directors or shareholders. Section 8.57 provides that the corporation may purchase and maintain insurance against liability incurred by an officer or director in his capacity as officer or director or while serving at the corporation’s request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another domestic or foreign corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity, or arising out of his status as such.

The bylaws of Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. provide for the indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the MBCA against expenses, liability and loss reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection with any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that that person is an officer or director of the corporation.

Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co., Inc. is permitted to maintain insurance policies covering all of its directors and officers against some liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

(j) Sealy Mattress Company of Michigan, Inc.

Sealy Mattress Company of Michigan, Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of Michigan. Sections 450.1561 through 450.1565 of the Michigan Business Corporation Act, as it currently exists, or the MBCA, contain specific provisions relating to indemnification of directors and officers of Michigan corporations. In general, the statute provides that (a) a corporation must indemnify a director or officer who is wholly successful in his defense of a proceeding to which he is a party because of his status as such, and (b) a corporation may indemnify a director or officer if he is not wholly successful in such defense, if it is determined as provided in the statute that the director meets a certain standard of conduct and upon an evaluation of the reasonableness of expenses and amount paid in settlement. The statute also permits a director or officer of a corporation who is a party to a proceeding to apply to the courts for indemnification or advance of expenses, and the court may order indemnification or advancement of expenses under certain circumstances set forth in the statute. The statute further provides that a corporation may, in its articles of incorporation, in its bylaws, through a resolution, or through a contract provide indemnification in addition to that provided by statute, subject to certain conditions set forth in the statute.

The bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company of Michigan, Inc. provide for the indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the MBCA.

Sealy Mattress Company of Michigan, Inc. is permitted to maintain insurance policies covering all of its directors and officers against some liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

(k) Sealy of Minnesota, Inc.

Sealy of Minnesota, Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of Minnesota. Section 302A.521 Subd. 2 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended, or the MBCA, provides that a corporation shall indemnify any person made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by

 

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reason of the former or present official capacity (as defined in Section 302A.521 Subd. 1 of the MBCA) of such person against judgments, penalties, fines (including, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against such person with respect to an employee benefit plan), settlements and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements), incurred by such person in connection with the proceeding, if, with respect to the acts or omissions of such person complained of in the proceeding, such person (1) has not been indemnified therefor by another organization or employee benefit plan; (2) acted in good faith; (3) received no improper personal benefit and Section 302A.255 of the MBCA (with respect to director conflicts of interest), if applicable, has been satisfied; (4) in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful; and (5) reasonably believed that the conduct was in the best interests of the corporation in the case of acts or omissions occurring in such person’s official capacity for the corporation, or, in the case of acts or omissions occurring in such person’s official capacity for other organizations, reasonably believed that the conduct was not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.

The bylaws of Sealy of Minnesota, Inc. provide for the indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Minnesota Statutes.

Sealy of Minnesota, Inc. is permitted to maintain insurance policies covering all of its directors and officers against some liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(l) Sealy Mattress Company of Kansas City, Inc.

Sealy Mattress Company of Kansas City, Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of Missouri. Section 351.355 of the Missouri General and Business Corporation Law, as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended, or the MGBCL, provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. However, a corporation may not indemnify such a person against judgments and fines, and no person shall be indemnified as to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought determines upon application that the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for proper expenses. The MGBCL also provides that, to the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation has been successful in defense of any such action, suit, or proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding. The MGBCL also provides that a corporation may provide additional indemnification to any person indemnifiable as described above, provided such additional indemnification is authorized by the corporation’s articles of incorporation or shareholder-approved bylaw or agreement, and provided further that no person shall be indemnified against conduct that was finally adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent, deliberately dishonest or willful misconduct.

The bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company of Kansas City, Inc. provide for the indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the MGBCL.

Sealy Mattress Company of Kansas City, Inc. is permitted to maintain insurance policies covering all of its directors and officers against some liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

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(m) Sealy Mattress Company of Albany, Inc.

Sealy Mattress Company of Albany, Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of New York. The New York Business Corporation Law, as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended, or the NYBCL, permits a corporation to indemnify its current and former directors and officers against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in connection with a legal proceeding. To be indemnified, the person must have acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in, and not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation. With respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person must not have had reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful. NYBCL permits a present or former director or officer of a corporation to be indemnified against certain expenses if the person has been successful, on the merit or otherwise, in defense of any proceeding brought against such person by virtue of the fact that the person is or was an officer or director of the corporation. In addition, NYBCL permits the advancement of expenses relating to the defense of any proceeding to directors and officers contingent upon the person’s commitment to repay advances for expenses in the case he or she is ultimately found not to be entitled to be indemnified. NYBCL provides that the indemnification provisions contained in NYBCL are not exclusive of any other right that a person seeking indemnification may have or later acquire under any provision of a corporation’s bylaws, by any agreement, by any vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. NYBCL also provides that a corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect its directors and officers in instances in which they may not otherwise be indemnified by the corporation under the provisions of NYBCL provided the contract of insurance covering the directors and officers provides, in a manner acceptable to the New York superintendent of insurance, for a retention amount and for co-insurance.

The bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company of Albany, Inc. provide for the indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the NYBCL against expenses, liability and loss reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection with any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that that person is an officer or director of the corporation.

Sealy Mattress Company of Albany, Inc. is permitted to maintain insurance policies covering all of its directors and officers against some liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

(n) Sealy Real Estate, Inc.

Sealy Real Estate, Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of North Carolina. The North Carolina Business Corporation Act, as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended, or the NCBCA, Sections 55-8-50 through 55-8-58 of the North Carolina General Statutes, contain specific provisions relating to indemnification of directors and officers of North Carolina corporations. In general, the statute provides that (i) a corporation must indemnify a director or officer against reasonable expenses who is wholly successful in his defense of a proceeding to which he is a party because of his status as such, unless limited by the articles of incorporation, and (ii) a corporation may indemnify a director or officer if he is not wholly successful in such defense, if it is determined as provided in the statute that the director or officer meets a certain standard of conduct, provided when a director or officer is liable to the corporation or liable on the basis of receiving a personal benefit, the corporation may not indemnify him. The statute also permits a director or officer of a corporation who is a party to a proceeding to apply to the courts for indemnification, unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, and the court may order indemnification under certain circumstances set forth in the statute. The statute further provides that a corporation may in its articles of incorporation or bylaws or by contract or resolution provide indemnification in addition to that provided by the statute, subject to certain conditions set forth in the statute.

The bylaws of Sealy Real Estate, Inc. provide for the indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the North Carolina Business Corporation Act, or the NCBCA, as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended.

Sealy Real Estate, Inc. is permitted to maintain insurance policies covering all of its directors and officers against some liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

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(o) Sealy Mattress Company of Memphis

Sealy Mattress Company of Memphis is incorporated under the laws of the State of Tennessee. The Tennessee Business Corporation Act, or TBCA, as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended., or the TBCA, provides that a corporation may indemnify any of its directors and officers against liability incurred in connection with a proceeding if: (a) such person acted in good faith; (b) in the case of conduct in an official capacity with the corporation, he reasonably believed such conduct was in the corporation’s best interests; (c) in all other cases, he reasonably believed that his conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (d) in connection with any criminal proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. In actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, however, the TBCA provides that no indemnification may be made if the director or officer was adjudged to be liable to the corporation. The TBCA also provides that in connection with any proceeding charging improper personal benefit to an officer or director, no indemnification may be made if such officer or director is adjudged liable on the basis that such personal benefit was improperly received. In cases where the director or officer is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding instigated because of his or her status as a director or officer of a corporation, the TBCA mandates that the corporation indemnify the director or officer against reasonable expenses incurred in the proceeding. The TBCA provides that a court of competent jurisdiction, unless the corporation’s charter provides otherwise, upon application, may order that an officer or director be indemnified for reasonable expenses if, in consideration of all relevant circumstances, the court determines that such individual is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, notwithstanding the fact that (a) such officer or director was adjudged liable to the corporation in a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation; (b) such officer or director was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by him; or (c) such officer or director breached his duty of care to the corporation.

The bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company of Memphis provide for the indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the TBCA.

Sealy Mattress Company of Memphis is permitted to maintain insurance policies covering all of its directors and officers against some liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

(p) Sealy Texas Management, Inc.

Sealy Texas Management, Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of Texas. Under Article 2.02-1 of the Texas Business Corporation Act, as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended., or the TBCA, a corporation may indemnify a person who was, is, or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding because the person is or was a director only if it is determined in accordance with Section F of the article that the person: (1) conducted himself in good faith; (2) reasonably believed: (a) in the case of conduct in his official capacity as a director of the corporation, that his conduct was in the corporation’s best interests; and (b) in all other cases, that his conduct was at least not opposed to the corporation’s best interests; and (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

The bylaws of Sealy Texas Management, Inc. provide for the indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the TBCA.

Sealy Texas Management, Inc. is permitted to maintain insurance policies covering all of its directors and officers against some liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

(q) Sealy Mattress Company of S.W. Virginia

Sealy Mattress Company of S.W. Virginia is incorporated under the laws of the State of Virginia. Article 10 of Chapter 9 of Title 13.1 of the Code of Virginia, as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended, or the Code of Virginia, permits a Virginia corporation to indemnify any director or officer for reasonable expenses incurred

 

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in any legal proceeding in advance of final disposition of the proceeding, if the director or officer furnishes the corporation with a written statement of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct prescribed by the Code of Virginia and furnishes the corporation with a written undertaking to repay any funds advanced if it is ultimately determined that he or she did not meet the relevant standard of conduct. In addition, a corporation is permitted to indemnify a director or officer against liability incurred in a proceeding if a determination has been made by the disinterested members of the board of directors, special legal counsel or shareholders that the director or officer conducted himself or herself in good faith and otherwise met the required standard of conduct. In a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification shall be made in respect of any matter as to which a director or officer is adjudged to be liable to the corporation, except for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the director or officer has met the relevant standard of conduct. In any other proceeding, no indemnification shall be made if the director or officer is adjudged liable to the corporation on the basis that he or she improperly received a personal benefit. Corporations are given the power to make any other or further indemnity, including advance of expenses, to any director or officer that may be authorized by the articles of incorporation or any bylaw made by the shareholders, or any resolution adopted, before or after the event, by the shareholders, except an indemnity against willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law. Unless limited by its articles of incorporation, indemnification against the reasonable expenses incurred by a director or officer is mandatory when he or she entirely prevails in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is a party because he or she is or was a director or officer.

The bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company of S.W. Virginia provide for the indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Code of Virginia against expenses, liability and loss reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection with any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that that person is an officer or director of the corporation.

Sealy Mattress Company of S.W. Virginia is permitted to maintain insurance policies covering all of its directors and officers against some liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

(r) SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC

SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC was formed as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of North Carolina. Part 3 of Article 3 of the North Carolina Limited Liability Company Act, as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended, or the NCLLCA, Sections 57C-3-30 through 57C-3-32 of the North Carolina General Statues, permits or requires indemnification of its directors and officers in a variety of circumstances, which may include liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The limited liability company agreement of SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC provides for the indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the NCLLCA.

SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC is permitted to maintain insurance policies covering all of its directors and officers against some liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

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Item 21.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 26, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on September 27, 2012). (1)
3.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-109798) as filed on December 12, 2003). (1)
3.2		Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on May 24, 2013) (1)
3.3		Fifth Amended and Restated By-laws of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on May 24, 2013). (1)
3.4		Certificate of Formation of Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC. (3)
3.5		Limited Liability Company Agreement of Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC. (3)
3.6		Certificate of Formation Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC. (3)
3.7		Limited Liability Company Agreement of Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC (as amended). (3)
3.8		Articles of Organization of Tempur Production USA, LLC. (3)
3.9		Operating Agreement of Tempur Production USA, LLC (as amended). (3)
3.10		Certificate of Formation of Tempur World, LLC (as amended). (3)
3.11		Limited Liability Company Agreement of Tempur World, LLC (as amended). (3)
3.12		Certificate of Incorporation of Tempur-Pedic Technologies, Inc. (3)
3.13		Bylaws of Tempur-Pedic Technologies, Inc. (3)
3.14		Certificate of Incorporation of Dawn Sleep Technologies, Inc. (3)
3.15		Bylaws of Dawn Sleep Technologies, Inc. (3)
3.16		Certificate of Incorporation of Tempur-Pedic Manufacturing, Inc. (3)
3.17		Bylaws of Tempur-Pedic Manufacturing, Inc. (3)
3.18		Certificate of Incorporation of Tempur-Pedic Sales, Inc. (3)
3.19		Bylaws of Tempur-Pedic Sales, Inc. (3)
3.20		Certificate of Formation of Tempur-Pedic America, LLC. (3)
3.21		Limited Liability Company Agreement of Tempur-Pedic America, LLC. (3)
3.22		Articles of Incorporation of Western Mattress Company (f/k/a Jack Ward Mattress, Inc. and Sealy Mattress Company of San Diego) (as amended). (3)
3.23		Bylaws of Western Mattress Company (f/k/a Sealy Mattress Company of San Diego). (3)
3.24		Articles of Incorporation of Advanced Sleep Products (f/k/a Monterey Manufacturing Co.) (as amended). (3)
3.25		Bylaws of Advanced Sleep Products. (3)
3.26		Certificate of Incorporation of Sealy Corporation. (3)
3.27		Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Sealy Corporation. (3)
3.28		Certificate of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Corporation. (3)

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Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
3.29		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Corporation. (3)
3.30		Restated Certificate of Incorporation of The Ohio Mattress Company Licensing and Components Group (f/k/a Sealy, Incorporated) (as amended). (3)
3.31		Bylaws of The Ohio Mattress Company Licensing and Components Group. (3)
3.32		Certificate of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company, Inc. (3)
3.33		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company, Inc. (3)
3.34		Certificate of Incorporation of Sealy-Korea, Inc. (3)
3.35		Bylaws of Sealy-Korea, Inc. (3)
3.36		Certificate of Formation of Mattress Holdings International, LLC. (3)
3.37		Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Mattress Holdings International, LLC. (3)
3.38		Certificate of Incorporation of Sealy Components-Pads, Inc. (3)
3.39		Bylaws of Sealy Components-Pads, Inc. (3)
3.40		Articles of Incorporation of Sealy of Maryland and Virginia, Inc. (3)
3.41		Bylaws of Sealy of Maryland and Virginia, Inc. (3)
3.42		Articles of Organization of Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. Inc. (f/k/a Sealy of the Northeast, Inc.) (as amended). (3)
3.43		Bylaws of Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co., Inc. (3)
3.44		Certificate of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Company of Albany, Inc. (f/k/a Empire State Bedding Co., Inc. and Sealy of Eastern New York, Inc.) (as amended). (3)
3.45		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company of Albany, Inc. (3)
3.46		Certificate of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Co. of S.W. Virginia (f/k/a The Metcalfe Brothers, Incorporated and Metcalfe Brothers, Incorporated) (as amended). (3)
3.47		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Co. of S.W. Virginia. (3)
3.48		Amended Articles of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Company (f/k/a Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co.). (3)
3.49		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company. (3)
3.50		Articles of Incorporation of Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. (f/k/a Sealy Mattress Co., of Georgia, Inc.) (as amended). (3)
3.51		Bylaws of Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. (3)
3.52		Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Company of Kansas City, Inc. (3)
3.53		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company of Kansas City, Inc. (3)
3.54		Articles of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Company of Illinois (f/k/a R.H. Taylor Bedding Company and Sealy Mattress Company) (as amended). (3)
3.55		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company of Illinois. (3)
3.56		Articles of Incorporation of A. Brandwein & Co. (as amended). (3)
3.57		Bylaws of A. Brandwein & Co. (3)

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Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
3.58		Articles of Incorporation of Sealy of Minnesota, Inc. (f/k/a Super Rest Products, Inc.) (as amended). (3)
3.59		Bylaws of Sealy of Minnesota, Inc. (3)
3.60		Articles of Incorporation of North American Bedding Company (f/k/a The Stearns & Foster Upholstery Furniture Company) (as amended). (3)
3.61		Bylaws of North American Bedding Company (f/k/a The Stearns & Foster Upholstery Furniture Company). (3)
3.62		Articles of Incorporation of Sealy, Inc. (f/k/a OMT Corp.) (as amended). (3)
3.63		Code of Regulations of Sealy, Inc. (3)
3.64		Articles of Organization of SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC. (3)
3.65		Operating Agreement of SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC. (3)
3.66		Articles of Incorporation of Sealy Real Estate, Inc. (3)
3.67		Bylaws of Sealy Real Estate, Inc. (3)
3.68		Amended Articles of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Company of Puerto Rico (f/k/a Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co.). (3)
3.69		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company of Puerto Rico. (3)
3.70		Articles of Incorporation of Sealy Texas Management, Inc. (f/k/a Sealy Mattress Company of Fort Worth and Ohio- Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. — Fort Worth) (as amended). (3)
3.71		Bylaws of Sealy Texas Management, Inc. (f/k/a The Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. — Fort Worth). (3)
3.72		Restated Charter of Sealy Mattress Company of Memphis (f/k/a Slumber Products Corporation) (as amended). (3)
3.73		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company of Memphis. (3)
3.74		Articles of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Company of Michigan, Inc. ((f/k/a Brown Reliable Bedding Company) (as amended). (3)
3.75		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company of Michigan, Inc. (3)
4.1		Specimen certificate for shares of common stock (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-109798) as filed on December 12, 2003). (1)
4.2		Indenture dated as of December 19, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 19, 2012). (1)
4.3		Registration Rights Agreement dated as of December 19, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 19, 2012). (1)
4.4		Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 18, 2013, among Tempur-Pedic International Inc., the additional Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 18, 2013). (1)
4.5		Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 18, 2013, by and among Sealy Mattress Company, Sealy Corporation, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, with respect to the 8% Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2016 (filed as Exhibit 4.4 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 18, 2013). (1)

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Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
4.6		Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 18, 2013, by and among Sealy Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, with respect to the 8% Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2016 (filed as Exhibit 4.5 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 18, 2013). (1)
4.7		Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2009, by and among Sealy Mattress Company, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, with respect to Guaranteed Debt Securities (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Sealy Mattress Company’s filing on Form 8-K (File No. 333- 117081) filed July 16, 2009) (1)
4.8		Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2009, by and among Sealy Mattress Company, Sealy Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Collateral Agent, with respect to 8% Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2016 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Sealy Mattress Company’s filing on Form 8-K (File No. 333-117081) filed July 16, 2009). (1)
5.1		Opinion of Bingham McCutchen LLP.
5.2		Opinion of FisherBroyles, LLP with respect to the Georgia guarantor.
5.3		Opinion of Baker & McKenzie LLP with respect to the Illinois guarantors.
5.4		Opinion of Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap, P.C. with respect to the Michigan guarantor.
5.5		Opinion of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. with respect to the Minnesota guarantor.
5.6		Opinion of Husch Blackwell LLP with respect to the Missouri guarantor.
5.7		Opinion of Kanipe Law Firm, PLLC with respect to the North Carolina guarantors.
5.8		Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP with respect to the Ohio guarantors.
5.9		Opinion of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP with respect to the Tennessee guarantor.
5.10		Opinion of Thompson & Knight L.L.P. with respect to the Texas guarantor.
10.1		Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2011 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 29, 2011). (1)
10.2		Amendment No. 2, dated December 12, 2012, to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 28, 2011 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 1, 2013). (1)
10.3		Commitment Letter, dated September 26, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8- K as filed on September 27, 2012). (1)
10.4		Letter Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2012 between Sealy Holding LLC and Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on October 30, 2012). (1)
10.5		Credit Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 12, 2012). (1)
10.6		Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 13, 2013, to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2012.
10.7		Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 16, 2013, to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2012.
10.8		Amendment No. 3, dated as of July 11, 2013, to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on July 12, 2013). (1)
10.9		Purchase Agreement, dated December 12, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 19, 2012). (1)

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Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
10.10		Escrow and Security Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 19, 2012). (1)
10.11		Bond Purchase Agreement, dated October 26, 2005, by and among Tempur World LLC, Tempur Production USA, Inc. and Bernalillo County (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2006). (1)
10.12		Trust Indenture, dated September 1, 2005, by and between Bernalillo County and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2006). (1)
10.13		Mortgage, Assignment, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of October 27, 2005, by and between Bernalillo County and Tempur Production USA, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2006). (1)
10.14		Lease Agreement, dated September 1, 2005, by and between Bernalillo County and Tempur Production USA, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2006). (1)
10.15		Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on July 28, 2010). (1) (2)
10.16		Tempur-Pedic International Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-109054-02) as filed on September 23, 2003). (1) (2)
10.17		Amended and Restated Tempur-Pedic International Inc. 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Appendix B to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-31922) as filed on March 25, 2009). (1) (2)
10.18		First Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Appendix A to the Registrant’s Registration Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-31922) as filed on March 25, 2009). (1) (2)
10.19		Tempur-Pedic International Inc. Long-term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 19, 2010). (1) (2)
10.20		Amended and Restated Annual Incentive Bonus Plan for Senior Executives (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on April 27, 2010). (1) (2)
10.21		Tempur-Pedic International Inc. 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (filed as Exhibit No. 10.18 to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-109798) filed with the Commission on December 12, 2003). (1) (2)
10.22		Employment and Noncompetition Agreement dated as June 30, 2008, between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Mark Sarvary (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 30, 2008). (1) (2)
10.23		Employment Agreement dated as of July 18, 2006 between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Richard Anderson (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed November 7, 2006). (1) (2)
10.24		Employment and Noncompetition Agreement dated as of February 4, 2013, between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and W. Timothy Yaggi (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 4, 2013) (1) (2)
10.25		Employment and Noncompetition Agreement dated as of December 1, 2004, between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Matthew D. Clift (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 2, 2004). (1) (2)
10.26		Employment and Non-Competition Agreement by and between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Lou Hedrick Jones dated as of June 1, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on July 27, 2009). (1) (2)

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Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
10.27		Employment Agreement dated September 12, 2003, between Tempur International Limited and David Montgomery (filed as Exhibit 10.13 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-4 ((File No. 333- 109054-02) as filed on October 31, 2003). (1) (2)
10.28		Employment and Non-Competition Agreement by and between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Brad Patrick dated as of September 1, 2010 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on October 28, 2010). (1) (2)
10.29		Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated March 5, 2008 by and among Tempur-Pedic International Inc., Tempur World, LLC and Dale E. Williams (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed March 7, 2008). (1) (2)
10.30		Form of Stock Option Agreement under the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed August 8, 2006). (1) (2)
10.31		Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (EVP) (filed as Exhibit 9.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on May 19, 2008). (1) (2)
10.32		Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (Director) (filed as Exhibit 10.40 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 12, 2009). (1) (2)
10.33		Form of Stock Option Agreement under the United Kingdom Approved Share Option Sub Plan to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on April 30, 2009). (1) (2)
10.34		Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 19, 2010). (1) (2)
10.35		Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 19, 2010). (1) (2)
10.36		Form of Stock Option Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 19, 2010). (1) (2)
10.37		Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (Director) (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on July 28, 2010). (1) (2)
10.38		Stock Option Agreement dated as of March 12, 2004 between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Nancy F. Koehn (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on May 17, 2004). (1) (2)
10.39		Option Agreement dated as of December 1, 2004 between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Matthew D. Clift (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 2, 2004). (1) (2)
10.40		Stock Option Agreement dated June 28, 2006 between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and David Montgomery (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed August 8, 2006). (1) (2)
10.41		Stock Option Agreement dated June 28, 2006 between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Dale E. Williams (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed August 8, 2006). (1) (2)
10.42		Stock Option Agreement dated February 5, 2008 between Tempur-Pedic International, Inc. and Richard Anderson (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on May 6, 2008). (1) (2)

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Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
10.43		Stock Option Agreement dated June 30, 2008 between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Mark Sarvary (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 30, 2008). (1) (2)
12.1		Statement Regarding Computation of Earnings to Fixed Charges. (3)
21.1		Subsidiaries of Tempur-Sealy International, Inc. (3)
23.1		Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2		Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
24.1		Power of Attorney (included on signature page to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed June 4, 2013). (3)
25.1		Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee.
99.1		Form of Letter of Transmittal. (3)
99.2		Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. (3)
99.3		Letter of Clients. (3)
99.4		Letter of Brokers. (3)

 

(1)	Incorporated by reference.

(2)	Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

(3)	Previously filed.

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Item 22. Undertakings

(a) The undersigned hereby undertakes:

(1) To file during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; and

(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement.

(b) The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

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(c) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(d) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by one of our directors, officers or controlling persons in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(e) The undersigned hereby undertakes to respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Item 4, 10(b), 11 or 13 of this form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request.

(f) The undersigned hereby undertakes to supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Lexington, state of Kentucky on July 12, 2013.

 

TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
Name:		Dale E. Williams
Title:		Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Mark Sarvary Mark Sarvary		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams Dale E. Williams		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
* Francis A. Doyle		Director
* Evelyn S. Dilsaver		Director
* Peter K. Hoffman		Director
* John A. Heil		Director
* Sir Paul Judge		Director
* Christopher A. Masto		Director
* P. Andrews McLane		Director
* Robert B. Trussell, Jr.		Director
* Nancy F. Koehn		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Lexington, state of Kentucky on July 12, 2013.

 

TEMPUR WORLD, LLC
By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Name: Dale E. Williams
		Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Mark Sarvary Mark Sarvary		President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Dale E. Williams Dale E. Williams		Chief Financial Officer and Manager (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Lexington, state of Kentucky on July 12, 2013.

 

TEMPUR-PEDIC MANAGEMENT, LLC
By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Name: Dale E. Williams
		Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Mark Sarvary Mark Sarvary		President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Dale E. Williams Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Manager (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Lexington, state of Kentucky on July 12, 2013.

 

TEMPUR-PEDIC NORTH AMERICA, LLC
By:		/s/ John Davis
		Name: John Davis
		Title:   Vice President, Finance and Accounting

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Richard Anderson Richard Anderson		President and Manager (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ John Davis John Davis		Vice President, Finance and Accounting (Principal Financial Officer Principal Accounting Officer)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Lexington, state of Kentucky on July 12, 2013.

 

TEMPUR-PEDIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Name: Dale E. Williams
		Title:   Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Tom Mikkelsen and Dale E. Williams his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him and his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Tom Mikkelsen Tom Mikkelsen		President (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Dale E. Williams Dale E. Williams		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ W. Timothy Yaggi W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Lexington, state of Kentucky on July 12, 2013.

 

TEMPUR PRODUCTION USA, LLC
By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Name: Dale E. Williams
		Title:   Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Mark Sarvary and Dale E. Williams his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him and his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Mark Sarvary Mark Sarvary		President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Dale E. Williams Dale E. Williams		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ W. Timothy Yaggi W. Timothy Yaggi		Manager

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Lexington, state of Kentucky on July 12, 2013.

 

DAWN SLEEP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Name: Dale E. Williams
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Tom Mikkelsen and Dale E. Williams his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him and his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Tom Mikkelsen Tom Mikkelsen		President (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Dale E. Williams Dale E. Williams		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ W. Timothy Yaggi W. Timothy Yaggi		Manager

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Lexington, state of Kentucky on July 12, 2013.

 

TEMPUR-PEDIC MANUFACTURING, INC.
By:		/s/ Robert W. Hymas
		Name: Robert W. Hymas
		Title: Vice President of Operations Finance

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Robert W. Hymas his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him and his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Mark Sarvary Mark Sarvary		President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Robert W. Hymas Robert W. Hymas		Vice President of Operations Finance (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ W. Timothy Yaggi W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Lexington, state of Kentucky on July 12, 2013.

 

TEMPUR-PEDIC SALES, INC.
By:		/s/ John Davis
		Name: John Davis
		Title: Vice President, Finance and Accounting

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Richard Anderson Richard Anderson		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ John Davis John Davis		Vice President, Finance and Accounting (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Lexington, state of Kentucky on July 12, 2013.

 

TEMPUR-PEDIC AMERICA, LLC
By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Name: Dale E. Williams
		Title: President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Dale E. Williams Dale E. Williams		President and Manager (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY CORPORATION
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
		Name: Lawrence J. Rogers
		Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
* W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
* W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY MATTRESS CORPORATION
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
* W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY OF PUERTO RICO
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
		Name: Lawrence J. Rogers
		Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

OHIO-SEALY MATTRESS MANUFACTURING CO.
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
		Name: Lawrence J. Rogers
		Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

OHIO-SEALY MATTRESS MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY OF KANSAS CITY, INC.
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY OF MEMPHIS
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY OF ILLINOIS
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

A. BRANDWEIN & CO.
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY OF ALBANY, INC.
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY OF MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA, INC.
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY OF MINNESOTA, INC.
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

NORTH AMERICAN BEDDING COMPANY
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name: Lawrence J. Rogers Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY INC.
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name: Lawrence J. Rogers Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

THE OHIO MATTRESS COMPANY LICENSING AND COMPONENTS GROUP
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name: Lawrence J. Rogers Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY MATTRESS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name: Lawrence J. Rogers Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name: Lawrence J. Rogers Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY KOREA, INC.
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

 

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY REAL ESTATE, INC.
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY TEXAS MANAGEMENT, INC.
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY OF S.W. VIRGINIA
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

WESTERN MATTRESS COMPANY
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

ADVANCED SLEEP PRODUCTS
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

MATTRESS HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY COMPONENTS-PADS, INC.
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, City of Trinity, State of North Carolina on July 12, 2013.

 

SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY OF MICHIGAN, INC.
By:		/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Name:		Lawrence J. Rogers
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 12, 2013.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Lawrence J. Rogers
Lawrence J. Rogers		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Director
/s/ Dale E. Williams
Dale E. Williams		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*
W. Timothy Yaggi		Director

*By:		/s/ Dale E. Williams
		Dale E. Williams As Attorney-in-Fact

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 26, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on September 27, 2012). (1)
3.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-109798) as filed on December 12, 2003). (1)
3.2		Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on May 24, 2013) (1)
3.3		Fifth Amended and Restated By-laws of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on May 24, 2013). (1)
3.4		Certificate of Formation of Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC. (3)
3.5		Limited Liability Company Agreement of Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC. (3)
3.6		Certificate of Formation Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC. (3)
3.7		Limited Liability Company Agreement of Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC (as amended). (3)
3.8		Articles of Organization of Tempur Production USA, LLC. (3)
3.9		Operating Agreement of Tempur Production USA, LLC (as amended). (3)
3.10		Certificate of Formation of Tempur World, LLC (as amended). (3)
3.11		Limited Liability Company Agreement of Tempur World, LLC (as amended). (3)
3.12		Certificate of Incorporation of Tempur-Pedic Technologies, Inc. (3)
3.13		Bylaws of Tempur-Pedic Technologies, Inc. (3)
3.14		Certificate of Incorporation of Dawn Sleep Technologies, Inc. (3)
3.15		Bylaws of Dawn Sleep Technologies, Inc. (3)
3.16		Certificate of Incorporation of Tempur-Pedic Manufacturing, Inc. (3)
3.17		Bylaws of Tempur-Pedic Manufacturing, Inc. (3)
3.18		Certificate of Incorporation of Tempur-Pedic Sales, Inc. (3)
3.19		Bylaws of Tempur-Pedic Sales, Inc. (3)
3.20		Certificate of Formation of Tempur-Pedic America, LLC. (3)
3.21		Limited Liability Company Agreement of Tempur-Pedic America, LLC. (3)
3.22		Articles of Incorporation of Western Mattress Company (f/k/a Jack Ward Mattress, Inc. and Sealy Mattress Company of San Diego) (as amended). (3)
3.23		Bylaws of Western Mattress Company (f/k/a Sealy Mattress Company of San Diego). (3)
3.24		Articles of Incorporation of Advanced Sleep Products (f/k/a Monterey Manufacturing Co.) (as amended). (3)
3.25		Bylaws of Advanced Sleep Products. (3)
3.26		Certificate of Incorporation of Sealy Corporation. (3)
3.27		Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Sealy Corporation. (3)

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Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
3.28		Certificate of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Corporation. (3)
3.29		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Corporation. (3)
3.30		Restated Certificate of Incorporation of The Ohio Mattress Company Licensing and Components Group (f/k/a Sealy, Incorporated) (as amended). (3)
3.31		Bylaws of The Ohio Mattress Company Licensing and Components Group. (3)
3.32		Certificate of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company, Inc. (3)
3.33		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company, Inc. (3)
3.34		Certificate of Incorporation of Sealy-Korea, Inc. (3)
3.35		Bylaws of Sealy-Korea, Inc. (3)
3.36		Certificate of Formation of Mattress Holdings International, LLC. (3)
3.37		Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Mattress Holdings International, LLC. (3)
3.38		Certificate of Incorporation of Sealy Components-Pads, Inc. (3)
3.39		Bylaws of Sealy Components-Pads, Inc. (3)
3.40		Articles of Incorporation of Sealy of Maryland and Virginia, Inc. (3)
3.41		Bylaws of Sealy of Maryland and Virginia, Inc. (3)
3.42		Articles of Organization of Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. Inc. (f/k/a Sealy of the Northeast, Inc.) (as amended). (3)
3.43		Bylaws of Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co., Inc. (3)
3.44		Certificate of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Company of Albany, Inc. (f/k/a Empire State Bedding Co., Inc. and Sealy of Eastern New York, Inc.) (as amended). (3)
3.45		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company of Albany, Inc. (3)
3.46		Certificate of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Co. of S.W. Virginia (f/k/a The Metcalfe Brothers, Incorporated and Metcalfe Brothers, Incorporated) (as amended). (3)
3.47		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Co. of S.W. Virginia. (3)
3.48		Amended Articles of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Company (f/k/a Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co.). (3)
3.49		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company. (3)
3.50		Articles of Incorporation of Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. (f/k/a Sealy Mattress Co., of Georgia, Inc.) (as amended). (3)
3.51		Bylaws of Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. (3)
3.52		Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Company of Kansas City, Inc. (3)
3.53		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company of Kansas City, Inc. (3)
3.54		Articles of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Company of Illinois (f/k/a R.H. Taylor Bedding Company and Sealy Mattress Company) (as amended). (3)
3.55		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company of Illinois. (3)
3.56		Articles of Incorporation of A. Brandwein & Co. (as amended). (3)
3.57		Bylaws of A. Brandwein & Co. (3)

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Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
3.58		Articles of Incorporation of Sealy of Minnesota, Inc. (f/k/a Super Rest Products, Inc.) (as amended). (3)
3.59		Bylaws of Sealy of Minnesota, Inc. (3)
3.60		Articles of Incorporation of North American Bedding Company (f/k/a The Stearns & Foster Upholstery Furniture Company) (as amended). (3)
3.61		Bylaws of North American Bedding Company (f/k/a The Stearns & Foster Upholstery Furniture Company). (3)
3.62		Articles of Incorporation of Sealy, Inc. (f/k/a OMT Corp.) (as amended). (3)
3.63		Code of Regulations of Sealy, Inc. (3)
3.64		Articles of Organization of SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC. (3)
3.65		Operating Agreement of SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC. (3)
3.66		Articles of Incorporation of Sealy Real Estate, Inc (3)
3.67		Bylaws of Sealy Real Estate, Inc. (3)
3.68		Amended Articles of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Company of Puerto Rico (f/k/a Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co.). (3)
3.69		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company of Puerto Rico. (3)
3.70		Articles of Incorporation of Sealy Texas Management, Inc. (f/k/a Sealy Mattress Company of Fort Worth and Ohio- Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co.—Fort Worth) (as amended). (3)
3.71		Bylaws of Sealy Texas Management, Inc. (f/k/a The Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co.—Fort Worth). (3)
3.72		Restated Charter of Sealy Mattress Company of Memphis (f/k/a Slumber Products Corporation) (as amended). (3)
3.73		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company of Memphis. (3)
3.74		Articles of Incorporation of Sealy Mattress Company of Michigan, Inc. ((f/k/a Brown Reliable Bedding Company) (as amended). (3)
3.75		Bylaws of Sealy Mattress Company of Michigan, Inc. (3)
4.1		Specimen certificate for shares of common stock (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-109798) as filed on December 12, 2003). (1)
4.2		Indenture dated as of December 19, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 19, 2012). (1)
4.3		Registration Rights Agreement dated as of December 19, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 19, 2012). (1)
4.4		Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 18, 2013, among Tempur-Pedic International Inc., the additional Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 18, 2013). (1)
4.5		Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 18, 2013, by and among Sealy Mattress Company, Sealy Corporation, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, with respect to the 8% Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2016 (filed as Exhibit 4.4 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 18, 2013). (1)

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Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
4.6		Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 18, 2013, by and among Sealy Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, with respect to the 8% Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2016 (filed as Exhibit 4.5 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 18, 2013). (1)
4.7		Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2009, by and among Sealy Mattress Company, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, with respect to Guaranteed Debt Securities (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Sealy Mattress Company’s filing on Form 8-K (File No. 333- 117081) filed July 16, 2009) (1)
4.8		Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2009, by and among Sealy Mattress Company, Sealy Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Collateral Agent, with respect to 8% Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2016 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Sealy Mattress Company’s filing on Form 8-K (File No. 333-117081) filed July 16, 2009). (1)
5.1		Opinion of Bingham McCutchen LLP.
5.2		Opinion of FisherBroyles, LLP with respect to the Georgia guarantor.
5.3		Opinion of Baker & McKenzie LLP with respect to the Illinois guarantors.
5.4		Opinion of Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap, P.C. with respect to the Michigan guarantor.
5.5		Opinion of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. with respect to the Minnesota guarantor.
5.6		Opinion of Husch Blackwell LLP with respect to the Missouri guarantor.
5.7		Opinion of Kanipe Law Firm, PLLC with respect to the North Carolina guarantors.
5.8		Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP with respect to the Ohio guarantors.
5.9		Opinion of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP with respect to the Tennessee guarantor.
5.10		Opinion of Thompson & Knight L.L.P. with respect to the Texas guarantor.
10.1		Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2011 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 29, 2011). (1)
10.2		Amendment No. 2, dated December 12, 2012, to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 28, 2011 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 1, 2013). (1)
10.3		Commitment Letter, dated September 26, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8- K as filed on September 27, 2012). (1)
10.4		Letter Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2012 between Sealy Holding LLC and Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on October 30, 2012). (1)
10.5		Credit Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 12, 2012). (1)
10.6		Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 13, 2013, to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2012.
10.7		Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 16, 2013, to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2012.
10.8		Amendment No. 3, dated as of July 11, 2013, to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on July 12, 2013). (1)
10.9		Purchase Agreement, dated December 12, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8- K as filed on December 19, 2012). (1)

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Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
10.10		Escrow and Security Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 19, 2012). (1)
10.11		Bond Purchase Agreement, dated October 26, 2005, by and among Tempur World LLC, Tempur Production USA, Inc. and Bernalillo County (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2006). (1)
10.12		Trust Indenture, dated September 1, 2005, by and between Bernalillo County and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2006). (1)
10.13		Mortgage, Assignment, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of October 27, 2005, by and between Bernalillo County and Tempur Production USA, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2006). (1)
10.14		Lease Agreement, dated September 1, 2005, by and between Bernalillo County and Tempur Production USA, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2006). (1)
10.15		Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on July 28, 2010). (1) (2)
10.16		Tempur-Pedic International Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-109054-02) as filed on September 23, 2003). (1) (2)
10.17		Amended and Restated Tempur-Pedic International Inc. 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Appendix B to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-31922) as filed on March 25, 2009). (1) (2)
10.18		First Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Appendix A to the Registrant’s Registration Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-31922) as filed on March 25, 2009). (1) (2)
10.19		Tempur-Pedic International Inc. Long-term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 19, 2010). (1) (2)
10.20		Amended and Restated Annual Incentive Bonus Plan for Senior Executives (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on April 27, 2010). (1) (2)
10.21		Tempur-Pedic International Inc. 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (filed as Exhibit No. 10.18 to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-109798) filed with the Commission on December 12, 2003). (1) (2)
10.22		Employment and Noncompetition Agreement dated as June 30, 2008, between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Mark Sarvary (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 30, 2008). (1) (2)
10.23		Employment Agreement dated as of July 18, 2006 between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Richard Anderson (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed November 7, 2006). (1) (2)
10.24		Employment and Noncompetition Agreement dated as of February 4, 2013, between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and W. Timothy Yaggi (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 4, 2013) (1) (2)
10.25		Employment and Noncompetition Agreement dated as of December 1, 2004, between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Matthew D. Clift (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 2, 2004). (1) (2)

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Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
10.26		Employment and Non-Competition Agreement by and between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Lou Hedrick Jones dated as of June 1, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on July 27, 2009). (1) (2)
10.27		Employment Agreement dated September 12, 2003, between Tempur International Limited and David Montgomery (filed as Exhibit 10.13 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-4 ((File No. 333- 109054-02) as filed on October 31, 2003). (1) (2)
10.28		Employment and Non-Competition Agreement by and between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Brad Patrick dated as of September 1, 2010 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on October 28, 2010). (1) (2)
10.29		Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated March 5, 2008 by and among Tempur-Pedic International Inc., Tempur World, LLC and Dale E. Williams (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed March 7, 2008). (1) (2)
10.30		Form of Stock Option Agreement under the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed August 8, 2006). (1) (2)
10.31		Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (EVP) (filed as Exhibit 9.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on May 19, 2008). (1) (2)
10.32		Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (Director) (filed as Exhibit 10.40 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 12, 2009). (1) (2)
10.33		Form of Stock Option Agreement under the United Kingdom Approved Share Option Sub Plan to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on April 30, 2009). (1) (2)
10.34		Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 19, 2010). (1) (2)
10.35		Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 19, 2010). (1) (2)
10.36		Form of Stock Option Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 19, 2010). (1) (2)
10.37		Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (Director) (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on July 28, 2010). (1) (2)
10.38		Stock Option Agreement dated as of March 12, 2004 between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Nancy F. Koehn (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on May 17, 2004). (1) (2)
10.39		Option Agreement dated as of December 1, 2004 between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Matthew D. Clift (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 2, 2004). (1) (2)
10.40		Stock Option Agreement dated June 28, 2006 between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and David Montgomery (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed August 8, 2006). (1) (2)
10.41		Stock Option Agreement dated June 28, 2006 between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Dale E. Williams (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed August 8, 2006). (1) (2)

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Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
10.42		Stock Option Agreement dated February 5, 2008 between Tempur-Pedic International, Inc. and Richard Anderson (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on May 6, 2008). (1) (2)
10.43		Stock Option Agreement dated June 30, 2008 between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Mark Sarvary (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 30, 2008). (1) (2)
12.1		Statement Regarding Computation of Earnings to Fixed Charges. (3)
21.1		Subsidiaries of Tempur-Sealy International, Inc. (3)
23.1		Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2		Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
24.1		Power of Attorney (included on signature page to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed June 4, 2013). (3)
25.1		Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee.
99.1		Form of Letter of Transmittal. (3)
99.2		Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. (3)
99.3		Letter of Clients. (3)
99.4		Letter of Brokers. (3)

 

(1)	Incorporated by reference.

(2)	Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

(3)	Previously filed.