UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 28, 2009
SEALY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | | 001-08738 | | 36-3284147 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Numbers) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
Sealy Drive, One Office Parkway, Trinity, North Carolina 27370
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(336) 861-3500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(b) (d) Effective August 28, 2009, the Board of Directors of Sealy Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Matthew W. King to serve as a director of the Company. Mr. King will not serve on any Committees of the Board of Directors and will replace Andrew J. Bellas who has resigned from the Board of Directors of the Company effective August 28, 2009. Mr. Bellas did not serve on any Committees of the Board of Directors. Mr. King’s compensation for these services will be consistent with that offered to our other non-employee directors.
Mr. King is currently a principal with KKR Capstone which he joined in 2003 from McKinsey & Co. where he worked in a broad range of industries from insurance to petroleum. At KKR Capstone, Mr. King has worked with Accellent, PRIMEDIA, Sealy, Visant, and Yellow Pages Group. He holds a B.S., Summa Cum Laude, from North Carolina State University.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SEALY CORPORATION |
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| By: | /s/ Michael Q. Murray |
Date: August 28, 2009 | | |
| Name: | Michael Q. Murray |
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| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel |
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