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): April 18, 2012
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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registration under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders
(a) Sealy Corporation (“Sealy” or the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on April 18, 2012.
(b) The name of each director elected at the meeting and a brief description of each other matter voted upon at the meeting is set forth below.
The stockholders elected all of Sealy’s nominees for directors and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 2, 2012. The tabulation of votes for each proposal is as follows:
(1) Election of Directors:
| | | | Shares | | | | Broker Non- | |
Nominee | | Shares For | | Withheld | | Abstained | | Votes | |
Simon E. Brown | | 66,710,450 | | 15,060,518 | | — | | 9,910,776 | |
Deborah G. Ellinger | | 56,661,309 | | 25,109,659 | | — | | 9,910,776 | |
James W. Johnston | | 56,656,385 | | 25,114,583 | | — | | 9,910,776 | |
Gary E. Morin | | 56,834,557 | | 24,936,411 | | — | | 9,910,776 | |
Dean B. Nelson | | 62,757,222 | | 19,013,746 | | — | | 9,910,776 | |
Paul J. Norris | | 66,715,150 | | 15,055,818 | | — | | 9,910,776 | |
John B. Replogle | | 66,769,950 | | 15,001,018 | | — | | 9,910,776 | |
Richard W. Roedel | | 62,253,285 | | 19,517,683 | | — | | 9,910,776 | |
Lawrence J. Rogers | | 73,238,079 | | 8,532,889 | | — | | 9,910,776 | |
(2) Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
For | | 85,300,901 | |
Against | | 6,287,140 | |
Abstained | | 93,703 | |
Broker Non-Votes | | — | |
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 |
| |
| /s/ Michael Q. Murray |
Date: April 23, 2012 | |
| By: | Michael Q. Murray |
| Its: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
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