Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                      to                     

 

Commission file number 001-31922

 


 

TEMPUR-PEDIC INTERNATIONAL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   33-1022198
(State or other jurisdiction of
Identification No.)
  (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)

 

1713 Jaggie Fox Way

Lexington, Kentucky 40511

(Address, including zip code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 878-8889

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of May 2, 2005 was 98,617,350 shares.

 



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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION     

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements

    
   

Consolidated Statements of Income

   4
   

Consolidated Balance Sheets

   5
   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

   6
   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   7

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   22

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   41

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

   43
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION     

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

   44

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   44

Item 3.

 

Defaults upon Senior Securities

   44

Item 4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   44

Item 5.

 

Other Information

   44

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

   45

Signatures

   46

 

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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including the information incorporated by reference herein, contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, which include information concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, construction of our new manufacturing facility in New Mexico, timing of product introductions, financing needs, and other information that is not historical information. Many of these statements appear, in particular, under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part I of this report. When used in this report, the words “estimates,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes” and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations and various assumptions. There can be no assurance that we will realize our expectations or that our beliefs will prove correct. When used in this report, the terms “Tempur-Pedic International” and the “Company” refer to Tempur-Pedic International Inc. only, and the terms “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer to Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this report. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed as forward-looking statements are set forth in this report, including under the heading “Risk Factors” under Item 2 of Part I. There may be other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

 

All forward-looking statements attributable to us apply only as of the date of this report and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this report. Except as may be required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

TEMPUR-PEDIC INTERNATIONAL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended

 
     March 31,
2005


    March 31,
2004


 
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  

Net sales

   $ 222,379     $ 153,123  

Cost of sales

     108,136       71,784  
    


 


Gross profit

     114,243       81,339  

Selling and marketing expenses

     44,969       34,955  

General and administrative expenses

     19,090       15,362  

Research and development expenses

     804       488  
    


 


Operating income

     49,380       30,534  

Other income (expense), net:

                

Interest expense, net

     (5,363 )     (6,094 )

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     (717 )     (5,381 )

Other income (expense), net

     (85 )     80  
    


 


Total other expense

     (6,165 )     (11,395 )

Income before income taxes

     43,215       19,139  

Income tax provision

     16,465       7,368  
    


 


Net income

   $ 26,750     $ 11,771  
    


 


Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.27     $ 0.12  
    


 


Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.26     $ 0.11  
    


 


 

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands except share amounts)

 

     March 31,
2005


    December 31,
2004


 
     (Unaudited)        

ASSETS

                

Current Assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 12,995     $ 28,368  

Accounts receivable, net

     98,872       93,804  

Inventories

     73,682       66,162  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     10,942       16,659  

Deferred income taxes

     9,864       8,853  
    


 


Total current assets

     206,355       213,846  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     147,518       138,457  

Goodwill

     201,109       200,810  

Other intangible assets, net

     75,507       76,122  

Deferred financing and other non-current assets, net

     8,771       10,388  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 639,260     $ 639,623  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                

Current Liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 33,582     $ 34,771  

Accrued expenses and other

     63,694       55,600  

Current portion of long-term debt

     10,192       8,758  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     107,468       99,129  

Long-term debt

     250,330       280,913  

Deferred income taxes

     43,398       43,771  

Other non-current liabilities

     2,153       2,189  
    


 


Total liabilities

     403,349       426,002  

Commitments and contingencies (see notes)

                

Stockholders’ Equity:

                

Common stock, $.01 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 98,563,629 and 98,193,504 shares issued and outstanding on March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively

     986       982  

Additional paid in capital

     253,820       253,134  

Deferred stock compensation, net of amortization of $10,313 and $9,429 as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively

     (4,195 )     (5,079 )

Retained deficit

     (25,873 )     (52,623 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     11,173       17,207  
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     235,911       213,621  
    


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 639,260     $ 639,623  
    


 


 

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended

 
    

March 31,

2005


    March 31,
2004


 
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

                

Net income

   $ 26,750     $ 11,771  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

                

Depreciation and amortization

     6,530       5,395  

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     793       627  

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     717       —    

Stock based compensation amortization

     884       1,499  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     913       866  

Deferred income taxes

     (1,384 )     (892 )

Foreign currency adjustments

     675       178  

Loss on sale of equipment and other

     510       9  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                

Accounts receivable

     (8,186 )     (10,777 )

Inventories

     (8,874 )     424  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     5,031       (1,313 )

Accounts payable

     253       4,020  

Accrued expenses and other

     9,481       (2,910 )
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     34,093       8,897  

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

                

Payments for trademarks and other intellectual property

     (474 )     —    

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (18,738 )     (5,051 )

Proceeds from sale of equipment

     83       26  
    


 


Net cash used by investing activities

     (19,129 )     (5,025 )

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

                

Repayments of term loans

     (31,845 )     (2,504 )

Repayments of Senior Subordinated Notes

     —         (52,500 )

Proceeds from long-term Revolving Credit Facility, net

     15,000       —    

Repayments of long-term Revolving Credit Facility, net

     (12,000 )     (10,750 )

Cash held in trust for repayment of Senior Subordinated Notes

     —         60,243  

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     690       124  
    


 


Net cash used by financing activities

     (28,155 )     (5,387 )

NET EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH

     (2,182 )     (1,142 )
    


 


Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (15,373 )     (2,657 )

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period

     28,368       14,230  
    


 


CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period

   $ 12,995     $ 11,573  
    


 


 

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

(a) Basis of Presentation and Description of Business—Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and subsidiaries (Tempur-Pedic International or the Company) is a U.S.-based multinational corporation incorporated in Delaware. The Company manufactures, markets, and sells advanced visco-elastic products including pillows, mattresses and other related products. The Company manufactures essentially all of its products at Dan Foam ApS, located in Denmark, and Tempur Production USA, Inc., located in the U.S. The Company has sales and distribution companies operating in the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific. In addition, the Company has third party distributor arrangements in certain other countries where it does not have distribution companies. The Company sells its products in approximately 60 countries and extends credit based on the creditworthiness of its customers.

 

The accompanying financial statements, prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and article 10 of Regulation S-X, are unaudited and do not include all the information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. for complete financial statements. Accordingly, these accompanying unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and related footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2004 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results of operations for a full year. All necessary adjustments for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods have been made and are of a recurring nature unless otherwise disclosed herein.

 

(b) Basis of Consolidation—The accompanying financial statements include the accounts of Tempur-Pedic International and its subsidiaries. All subsidiaries are wholly owned. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

(c) Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

(d) Foreign Currency Translation—Assets and liabilities of non-U.S. subsidiaries, whose functional currency is the local currency, are translated at period-end exchange rates. Income and expense items are translated at the average rates of exchange prevailing during the period. The adjustment resulting from translating the financial statements of such foreign subsidiaries are included in Accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of Stockholders’ Equity. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are reported in results of operations.

 

(e) Financial Instruments and Hedging—Derivative financial instruments are used within the normal course of business principally to manage foreign currency exchange rate risk. These instruments are generally short term in nature and are subject to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and credit risk. Credit risk is managed through the selection of sound financial institutions as counterparties. The changes in fair market value of foreign exchange derivatives are recognized currently in Accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

(f) Cash and Cash Equivalents—Cash and cash equivalents consist of all investments with initial maturities of three months or less.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

(g) Inventories—Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, determined by the first-in, first-out method and consisted of the following:

 

     March 31,
2005


   December 31,
2004


Finished goods

   $ 52,487    $ 42,848

Work-in-process

     6,604      8,086

Raw materials and supplies

     14,591      15,228
    

  

     $ 73,682    $ 66,162
    

  

 

(h) Long Lived Assets—In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets,” long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of long-lived assets is assessed by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to the estimated future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If estimated future undiscounted net cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset or group of assets, the asset is considered impaired and an expense is recorded in an amount required to reduce the carrying amount of the asset to its then fair value.

 

(i) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets—The Company follows SFAS 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (SFAS 142). SFAS 142 requires that intangible assets with estimable useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS 144. The Company performs an annual impairment test on all existing goodwill and unamortized indefinite life intangible assets in the fourth quarter of each year. The Company performed the annual impairment test in the fourth quarter of 2004 on all existing goodwill and no impairment existed as of December 31, 2004. If facts and circumstances lead the Company’s management to believe that one of its assets may be impaired, the Company will evaluate the extent to which that cost is recoverable by comparing the future undiscounted cash flows estimated to be associated with that asset to the asset’s carrying amount and write down that carrying amount to fair value to the extent necessary.

 

The following table summarizes information relating to the Company’s Other intangible assets:

 

          March 31, 2005

       December 31, 2004

     Useful
Lives
(Years)


   Gross
Carrying
Amount


   Accumulated
Amortization


   Net
Carrying
Amount


       Gross
Carrying
Amount


   Accumulated
Amortization


   Net
Carrying
Amount


Unamortized indefinite life intangible assets:

                                                  

Trademarks

        $ 55,000    $ —      $ 55,000        $ 55,000    $ —      $ 55,000

Amortized intangible assets:

                                                  

Technology

   10    $ 16,000    $ 3,867    $ 12,133        $ 16,000    $ 3,467    $ 12,533

Patents

   5-20      5,512      2,425      3,087          5,048      2,172      2,876

Customer database

   5      4,200      2,030      2,170          4,200      1,820      2,380

Foam formula

   10      3,700      894      2,806          3,700      802      2,898

Non-competition agreements and other

   5      2,221      1,910      311          2,325      1,890      435
         

  

  

      

  

  

Total

        $ 86,633    $ 11,126    $ 75,507        $ 86,273    $ 10,151    $ 76,122
         

  

  

      

  

  

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

Amortization expense relating to Other intangible assets for Tempur-Pedic International was $975 and $1,267 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

 

The changes in the carrying amount of Goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2005 are as follows:

 

Balance as of December 31, 2004

   $ 200,810

Foreign currency translation adjustments and other

     299
    

Balance as of March 31, 2005

   $ 201,109
    

 

In addition, Goodwill has been allocated to the Domestic and International segments as follows:

 

     March 31,
2005


   December 31,
2004


Domestic

   $ 90,043    $ 87,627

International

     111,066      113,183
    

  

     $ 201,109    $ 200,810
    

  

 

(j) Accrued Sales Returns—Estimated sales returns are provided at the time of sale based on historical sales returns. Tempur-Pedic International allows product returns up to 120 days following a sale. Accrued sales returns are included in Accrued expenses and other in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Tempur-Pedic International had the following activity for sales returns from December 31, 2004 to March 31, 2005:

 

Balance as of December 31, 2004

   $ 6,562  

Amounts accrued

     10,908  

Returns charged to accrual

     (11,161 )
    


Balance as of March 31, 2005

   $ 6,309  
    


 

(k) Warranties—The Company provides a 20-year warranty for U.S. sales and a 15-year warranty for non-U.S. sales on mattresses, each prorated for the last 10 years. The Company also provides a 2-year to 3-year warranty on pillows. Estimated future obligations related to these products are provided by charges to operations in the period in which the related revenue is recognized. Warranties are included in Accrued expenses and other in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Tempur-Pedic International had the following activity for warranties from December 31, 2004 to March 31, 2005:

 

Balance as of December 31, 2004

   $ 3,749  

Amounts accrued

     2,190  

Warranties charged to accrual

     (2,089 )
    


Balance as of March 31, 2005

   $ 3,850  
    


 

(l) Income Taxes—Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. In accordance with SFAS 5, “Accounting for Contingencies”, the Company accrues for probable foreign and domestic tax obligations as required by facts and circumstances in the various regulatory environments.

 

(m) Revenue Recognition—Sales of products are recognized when the products are shipped to customers and the risks and rewards of ownership are transferred. No collateral is required on sales made in the normal course of business. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the Company’s existing accounts receivable. The Company determines the allowance based on historical write-off experience. The Company reviews the adequacy of its allowance for doubtful accounts quarterly. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. Allowance for doubtful accounts was $5,615 and $5,508 as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively. Deposits made by customers are recorded as a liability and recognized as a sale when product is shipped. Tempur-Pedic International had $2,385 and $1,890 of deferred revenue included in Accrued expenses and other in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

 

Tempur-Pedic International reflects all amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling in Net sales and the costs incurred from shipping and handling product in Cost of sales. Amounts included in Net sales for shipping and handling were approximately $7,150 and $6,009 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively. Amounts included in Cost of sales for shipping and handling were approximately $20,033 and $13,594 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

 

(n) Advertising Costs—Tempur-Pedic International expenses advertising costs as incurred except for production costs and advance payments, which are deferred and expensed when advertisements run for the first time. Direct response advance payments are deferred and are amortized over the life of the program. Advertising costs charged to expense were approximately $25,780 and $22,668 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively. Advertising costs for the three months ended March 31, 2004 included $4,827 of show and exhibition costs, which are not included in advertising costs for periods after June 30, 2004. Advertising costs deferred and included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets were approximately $5,377 and $6,228 as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

 

(o) Stock-Based Compensation—In accordance with SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation” (SFAS 123), the Company has elected to account for employee stock and option issuances under Accounting Principles Board Opinion 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (APB 25). Under APB 25 no compensation expense is recognized in the statements of income for stock granted to employees and non-employee directors, if the exercise price at least equals the fair value of the underlying stock on the date of grant.

 

Stock options are granted under various stock compensation programs to employees. For purposes of pro forma disclosures in accordance with SFAS 123, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over the options’ vesting period.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

Pro forma information in accordance with SFAS 123 is as follows for Tempur-Pedic International:

 

     Three Months Ended

 
     March 31,
2005


    March 31,
2004


 

Net income as Reported

   $ 26,750     $ 11,771  

Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects

     843       1,499  

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

     (1,884 )     (2,346 )
    


 


Pro forma Net income

   $ 25,709     $ 10,924  
    


 


Earnings per share:

                

Basic as reported

   $ 0.27     $ 0.12  
    


 


Diluted as reported

   $ 0.26     $ 0.11  
    


 


Basic—Pro forma Net income

   $ 0.26     $ 0.11  
    


 


Diluted—Pro forma Net income

   $ 0.25     $ 0.11  
    


 


 

Certain options granted during the year prior to the initial public offering in 2003 have exercise prices that are less than the deemed market value of the underlying common stock at the date of grant. The resulting unearned stock-based compensation is amortized to compensation expense over the respective vesting term, based on the “graded vesting” methodology. The Company had unearned stock-based compensation of $2,990, excluding restricted stock units, as of March 31, 2005. The Company recorded $775 of compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2005, excluding restricted stock units. The future amortization of these unearned stock-based compensation costs, excluding restricted stock units, will be $1,671 for the remainder of 2005, $1,105 in 2006 and $214 in 2007.

 

In addition, the Company had unearned stock based compensation for restricted stock units of $1,205 as of March 31, 2005. The Company recorded $109 of compensation expense related to restricted stock units for the three months ended March 31, 2005. The future amortization of unearned stock-based compensation costs related to this restricted stock will be $328 for the remainder of 2005, $438 in 2006 and $439 in 2007.

 

(2) New Accounting Standards

 

In November 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS 151, “Inventory Costs” (SFAS 151), which is an amendment of ARB 43, Chapter 4. SFAS 151 clarifies that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted materials (spoilage) should be recognized as current-period charges and requires the allocation of fixed production overheads to inventory based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. In accordance with this standard, the Company plans to adopt SFAS 151 on June 30, 2005 and does not expect its adoption to have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123R) which is a revision of SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”. SFAS 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. Pro forma disclosure will no longer be an alternative to financial statement

 

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(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

recognition. On April 14, 2005, the SEC announced it would permit most registrants additional time to implement this statement. The SEC will allow registrants to implement this statement at the beginning of their next fiscal year. In accordance with this revised standard, the Company plans to adopt SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006 and is still evaluating the expected impact it will have on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

(3) Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

Cash paid for interest and cash paid for income taxes were as follows for the three months ended:

 

     March 31,
2005


   March 31,
2004


Interest

   $ 7,274    $ 10,235

Income taxes, net of refunds

   $ 698    $ 9,607

 

(4) Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:

 

     March 31,
2005


    December 31,
2004


 

Land and buildings

   $ 69,260     $ 71,606  

Machinery and equipment

     91,377       92,262  

Construction in progress

     28,431       12,330  
    


 


       189,068       176,198  

Total accumulated depreciation

     (41,550 )     (37,741 )
    


 


     $ 147,518     $ 138,457  
    


 


 

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(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

(5) Long-term Debt

 

(a) Long-term Debt—Long-term debt for Tempur-Pedic International consisted of the following:

 

    March 31,
2005


  December 31,
2004


Senior Credit Facility:

           

U.S. Term Loan A payable to a lender, interest at IBOR plus margin (5.09% and 4.81% at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively), principal payments due quarterly through September 30, 2008 with a final payment on November 1, 2008

  $ 8,569   $ 8,966

U.S. Term Loan B payable to a lender, interest at IBOR plus margin (5.34% and 4.81% at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively), principal payments due quarterly through June 30, 2009

    132,638     132,975

European Term Loan A (USD Denominated) payable to a lender, interest at IBOR plus margin (4.81% at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004); balance paid in full on March 31, 2005

    —       17,642

European Term Loan A (EUR Denominated) payable to a lender, interest at IBOR plus margin (4.43% at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004); balance paid in full on March 31, 2005

    —       13,577

U.S. Long-Term Revolving Credit Facility payable to a lender, interest at IBOR or Index Rate plus applicable margin (5.03% at March 31, 2005 and 4.75% at December 31, 2004), commitment through and due November 1, 2008

    13,000     17,000

European Long-Term Revolving Credit Facility (including the European Working Capital Loan Commitment) payable to a lender, interest at IBOR or Index Rate plus applicable margin, commitment through and due November 1, 2008

    —       —  

Senior Subordinated Notes:

           

U.S. Senior Subordinated Notes payable to institutional investors, interest at 10.25%, due August 15, 2010

    97,500     97,500

Other:

           

Short Term Revolving Note with a bank, bearing interest of Prime less 50 basis points (5.25% at March 31, 2005)

    7,000     —  

Mortgages payable to a bank, secured by certain property, plant and equipment and other assets, bearing fixed interest at 4.0% to 5.1%

    1,815     2,011
   

 

      260,522     289,671

Less: Current portion

    10,192     8,758
   

 

Long-term debt

  $ 250,330   $ 280,913
   

 

 

(b) Secured Credit Financing—At March 31, 2005, Tempur-Pedic International had $40,000 of long-term Revolving and Working Capital Loan Commitments under the Senior Credit Facility, which was comprised of a $20,000 U.S. Revolving Loan Commitment; a $15,000 European Revolving Loan Commitment; and a $5,000 European Working Capital Loan Commitment. The U.S. and European Revolving Loan Commitments provide for the issuance of letters of credit which, when issued, constitute usage and reduces availability under the Revolving Loan Commitments. The aggregate amount of letters of credit outstanding under the U.S. Revolving Loan Commitment and the European Revolving Loan Commitment was approximately $76 and $3,187, respectively. After giving effect to letters of credit and amounts drawn under the U.S. Revolving Loan

 

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(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

Commitment, total availability at March 31, 2005 was $23,737, of which $5,000 was available under the European Working Capital Loan Commitment; $11,813 under the European Revolving Credit Facility, and $6,924 under the U.S. Revolving Credit. The Revolving Loan Commitments under the Senior Credit Facility mature during 2008 and the Term Loans mature during 2008 and 2009.

 

The Senior Credit Facility subjects Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and its subsidiaries to certain financial covenants, including: a minimum interest coverage ratio; a maximum leverage ratio, and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio in each case as defined. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of March 31, 2005.

 

On March 31, 2005, the Company made a prepayment of $16,862 on its USD denominated and $12,282 on its EUR denominated European Term A loans. In conjunction with this prepayment, the Company wrote off approximately $717 of deferred financing fees and has been included in Loss on debt extinguishment in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

In addition to amounts outstanding under the Senior Credit Facility, $7,000 was outstanding at March 31, 2005 under an unsecured short-term revolving note with a bank (Short Term Revolving Note).

 

(c) Senior Subordinated Notes—In 2003, Tempur Pedic, Inc. and Tempur Production USA, Inc. (Issuers) issued $150,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes. The Senior Subordinated Notes are unsecured senior subordinated indebtedness of the Issuers and are fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed on an unsecured senior subordinated basis by the Issuers’ ultimate parent, Tempur-Pedic International, and certain other subsidiaries of Tempur-Pedic International. The Senior Subordinated Notes have no mandatory redemption or sinking fund requirements; however, they do provide for partial redemption at the Issuer’s option under certain circumstances prior to August 15, 2006, and full redemption at the Issuer’s option on or after August 15, 2007 at a redemption price of 105.125%.

 

On January 23, 2004, the Issuers redeemed an aggregate principal amount of $52,500 of outstanding Senior Subordinated Notes. The redemption price was 110.25% of the principal amount plus accrued interest, and the redemption was funded with a portion of the net proceeds from the initial public offering of the Company. The Company reflected the $5,381 redemption premium as a Loss on extinguishment of debt included in Other income (expense), net in the three months ended March 31, 2004.

 

The Senior Subordinated Notes contain certain nonfinancial and financial covenants which include restrictions on: the declaration or payment of dividends and distributions; the payment, purchase, redemption, defeasance, acquisition or retirement of subordinated indebtedness; the granting of liens; the making of loans and the transfer of properties and assets; mergers; consolidations or sale of assets; the acquisition or creation of additional subsidiaries; and the sale and leaseback of assets. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of March 31, 2005.

 

(d) Subsequent event— On April 1, 2005, Tempur Production USA, Inc. (Tempur Production), a subsidiary of Tempur-Pedic International Inc., entered into an Amended and Renewed Revolving Promissory Note (the Note) to provide $40,000 of short-term unsecured financing. The Note represents an amendment and renewal of the Short Term Revolving Note, dated December 28, 2004, in the maximum principal amount of $7,000. The Note is unsecured, has a maturity date of September 2, 2005, and is guaranteed on an unsecured basis by a subsidiary of Tempur-Pedic International. The Note will accrue interest at a rate equal to the prime rate minus one-half of one percent. Interest is payable monthly and the principal balance matures on September 2, 2005. The Note contains certain negative and affirmative covenants and requirements affecting Tempur Production.

 

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(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

(6) Stockholders’ Equity

 

The Company’s authorized shares of capital stock is 300,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding preferred stock of the Company, holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose. In the event of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up, the holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities, subject to prior distribution rights of preferred stock of the Company, if any, then outstanding.

 

(7) Stock based Compensation

 

(a) 2002 Option Plan—On November 1, 2002, the Company adopted the 2002 Option Plan to provide for grants of options to purchase shares of Class B-1 common stock to employees and directors of the Company. Options granted under the 2002 Option Plan which qualify as incentive stock options, as defined by the IRS Code, must have an exercise price of not less than the fair market value of the Company’s Class B-1 common stock at the date of grant. The determination of the exercise price was made by the Board of Directors. Options granted under the 2002 Option Plan provided for vesting terms as determined by the Board of Directors at the time of grant. Options can be exercised up to ten years from the grant date and up to five years from the date of grant for any stockholders who own 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all shares of stock of the Company. The Company currently anticipates there will be no additional options issued under this plan.

 

(b) Tempur-Pedic International 2003 Equity Incentive Plan—The 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2003 Plan) is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which has the exclusive authority, including the power to determine eligibility to receive awards, the types and number of shares of stock subject to the awards, the price and timing of awards and the acceleration or waiver of any vesting, and performance of forfeiture restriction. The Compensation Committee, however, does not have the authority to waive any performance restrictions for performance-based awards.

 

Any of the Company’s employees, non-employee directors, consultants and Company advisors, as determined by the Compensation Committee, may be selected to participate in the 2003 Plan. The 2003 Plan provides for awards of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and stock unit awards, performance shares, stock grants and performance based awards.

 

(c) Tempur-Pedic International 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan—The 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2003 ESPP) permits eligible employees to purchase up to certain limits as defined in the 2003 ESPP of the Company’s common stock annually over the course of two semi-annual offering periods at a price of no less than 85% of the price per share of the Company’s common stock either at the beginning or the end of each six-month offering period, whichever is less. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors administers the 2003 ESPP. The Board of Directors may amend or terminate the 2003 ESPP. The 2003 ESPP complies with the requirements of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company may issue a maximum of 500,000 shares of its common stock under the 2003 ESPP.

 

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(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

(8) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows:

 

     March 31,
2005


    December 31,
2004


 

Financial instruments accounted for as hedges

   $ (495 )   $ (508 )

Foreign currency translation

     11,668       17,715  
    


 


Accumulated other comprehensive income

   $ 11,173     $ 17,207  
    


 


 

(9) Commitments and Contingencies

 

Litigation—The Company is party to various legal proceedings generally incidental to its business. Although the ultimate disposition of these proceedings is not presently determinable, management does not believe that adverse determinations in any or all of such proceedings will have a material adverse effect upon the financial condition, liquidity or results of operations of the Company.

 

Purchase Commitments—As of March 31, 2005, the Company had outstanding commitments of approximately $26,452 for capital expenditures related to the construction of the manufacturing facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

(10) Income Taxes

 

The effective tax rate for Tempur-Pedic International for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was 38.1%. Reconciling items between the federal statutory income tax rate of 35% and the effective tax rate include state income taxes, differences in U.S. statutory rates and foreign tax rates, foreign income currently taxable in the U.S., compensation expense associated with certain options granted prior to the initial public offering, and certain other permanent differences.

 

At March 31, 2005, the Company had undistributed earnings of $112,103 from its foreign subsidiaries determined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for the period November 1, 2002 through March 31, 2005. Provisions have been made for U.S. income taxes on $10,204 of these undistributed earnings pursuant to Subpart F and Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). No provisions have been made for U.S. income taxes or foreign withholding taxes on the remaining $101,899 of undistributed earnings, as these earnings are considered permanently reinvested. In addition, the Company had undistributed earnings relating to the period prior to the acquisition of Tempur World in 2002 by Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (Tempur Acquisition) of $74,031 determined under U.S. tax principles. Provisions have been made for U.S. income taxes on $13,100 million of these undistributed earnings pursuant to Section 956 of the Code, as translated into U.S. dollars at the applicable exchange rates on November 1, 2002. No provisions have been made for U.S. income taxes or foreign withholding taxes on the remaining $60,931 of undistributed earnings, as these earnings are considered indefinitely reinvested.

 

These undistributed earnings could become subject to U.S. income taxes and foreign withholding taxes (subject to a reduction of foreign tax credits) if these undistributed earnings were remitted as dividends, loaned to the U.S. parent company or a U.S. subsidiary, or if the Company should sell its stock in the subsidiaries. On October 22, 2004, the President signed the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, which allows a temporary elective 85% dividends received deduction for cash dividends paid by foreign subsidiaries to their U.S. corporate

 

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(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

shareholder in either 2004 or 2005. This provision could potentially allow Tempur-Pedic International to repatriate the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries in a tax efficient manner. The management of Tempur-Pedic International is in the process of evaluating the effects of this repatriation provision and expects to complete its evaluation during the third quarter of 2005. The related range of income tax effects of any such repatriation cannot be reasonably determined at this time.

 

During the first quarter of 2005, the State of Kentucky enacted House Bill 272 (HB 272). HB 272 extensively reformed Kentucky’s tax code and it may impact the Company as the corporate headquarters are located in Kentucky. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of HB 272.

 

(11) Major Customers

 

Five customers accounted for approximately 9.2% and 12.9% of Tempur-Pedic International sales for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively. These same customers also accounted for approximately 15.6% and 12.2% of accounts receivable as of March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively. The loss of one or more of these customers could negatively impact the Company.

 

(12) Earnings Per Share

 

     Three Months Ended

     March 31,
2005


   March 31,
2004


Numerator:

             

Net income

   $ 26,750    $ 11,771

Denominator:

             

Denominator for basic earnings per share—weighted average shares

     98,420,242      97,409,672

Effect of dilutive securities:

             

Employee stock options

     4,971,651      5,664,200
    

  

Denominator for diluted earnings per share—adjusted weighted average shares

     103,391,893      103,073,872
    

  

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.27    $ 0.12
    

  

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.26    $ 0.11
    

  

 

(13) Business Segment Information

 

The Company operates in two business segments: Domestic and International. These reportable segments are strategic business units that are managed separately based on the fundamental differences in their operations. The Domestic segment consists of the U.S. manufacturing facility, whose customers include the U.S. distribution subsidiary and certain North American third party distributors. The International segment consists of the manufacturing facility in Denmark, whose customers include all of the distribution subsidiaries and third party distributors outside the Domestic segment. The Company evaluates segment performance based on Net sales and Operating income.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

The following table summarizes segment information:

 

     Three Months Ended

 
     March 31,
2005


    March 31,
2004


 

Net sales from external customers:

                

Corporate

   $ —       $ —    

Domestic

     147,930       92,958  

International

     74,449       60,165  
    


 


     $ 222,379     $ 153,123  
    


 


Inter-segment sales:

                

Corporate

   $ —       $ —    

Domestic

     —         —    

International

     12,400       5,256  

Intercompany eliminations

     (12,400 )     (5,256 )
    


 


     $ —       $ —    
    


 


Operating income/(loss):

                

Corporate

   $ (4,272 )   $ (4,251 )

Domestic

     33,564       19,690  

International

     20,088       15,095  
    


 


     $ 49,380     $ 30,534  
    


 


Depreciation and amortization (excluding stock-based compensation amortization):

                

Corporate

   $ 104     $ 363  

Domestic

     2,914       1,959  

International

     3,512       3,073  
    


 


     $ 6,530     $ 5,395  
    


 


 

The following table sets forth Net sales by significant product group:

 

     Three Months Ended

     March 31,
2005


   March 31,
2004


Mattresses

   $ 154,092    $ 93,180

Pillows

     33,331      34,852

All Other

     34,956      25,091
    

  

     $ 222,379    $ 153,123
    

  

 

The Domestic segment purchases certain products produced by the Danish manufacturing facility. These purchases are included in the International segment as Intercompany sales. The Intercompany profits on these sales are included in the International segment for statutory purposes. For business segment reporting, they have been allocated to the Operating income/(loss) of the Domestic segment. These profits were $1,747 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and $1,047 for the three months ended March 31, 2004.

 

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(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

(14) Condensed Consolidating Interim Financial Information

 

The Issuers issued $150,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes in 2003. The Senior Subordinated Notes are unsecured senior subordinated indebtedness of the Issuers and are fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed on an unsecured senior subordinated basis by the Issuers’ ultimate parent, Tempur-Pedic International, and two intermediate parent corporations (referred to as the Combined Guarantor Parents) and all of Tempur-Pedic International’s current and future domestic subsidiaries (referred to collectively as the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries), other than the Issuers. The Issuers and subsidiary guarantors are indirectly 100% owned subsidiaries of the Combined Guarantor Parents and the subsidiary guarantors are 100% owned subsidiaries of the Issuers. The foreign subsidiaries (referred to as Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries) represent the foreign operations of the Company and will not guarantee this debt. The following financial information presents Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets, Statements of Income, and Statements of Cash Flows for the Combined Guarantor Parents, Issuers and their Subsidiary Guarantors and Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries. During 2004, one of the Issuers established a new legal entity (Tempur-Pedic Retail, Inc.). Accordingly, Tempur-Pedic Retail, Inc. has been reflected as a Combined Guarantor Subsidiary.

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

As of March 31, 2005

(Unaudited)

 

    Ultimate
Parent


  Combined
Issuer
Subsidiaries


    Combined
Guarantor
Parents


  Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Combined
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries


  Consolidating
Adjustments


    Consolidated

Current assets

  $ 2,767   $ 105,892     $ 3,870   $ 51,728     $ 113,545   $ (71,447 )   $ 206,355

Property, plant and equipment, net

    —       77,480       541     5,014       64,483     —         147,518

Other noncurrent assets

    190,783     293,151       364,604     1,067       138,317     (702,535 )     285,387
   

 


 

 


 

 


 

Total assets

  $ 193,550   $ 476,523     $ 369,015   $ 57,809     $ 316,345   $ (773,982 )   $ 639,260
   

 


 

 


 

 


 

Current liabilities

  $ 475   $ (752 )   $ 44,859   $ 86,452     $ 47,880   $ (71,446 )   $ 107,468

Noncurrent liabilities

    —       494,055       198,193     74       151,735     (548,176 )     295,881

Equity (deficit)

    193,075     (16,780 )     125,963     (28,717 )     116,730     (154,360 )     235,911
   

 


 

 


 

 


 

Total liabilities and equity (deficit)

  $ 193,550   $ 476,523     $ 369,015   $ 57,809     $ 316,345   $ (773,982 )   $ 639,260
   

 


 

 


 

 


 

 

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(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

As of December 31, 2004

 

    Ultimate
Parent


  Combined
Issuer
Subsidiaries


    Combined
Guarantor
Parents


  Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Combined
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries


  Consolidating
Adjustments


    Consolidated

Current assets

  $ 3,470   $ 84,322     $ 13,569   $ 48,112     $ 133,162   $ (68,789 )   $ 213,846

Property, plant and equipment, net

    —       63,538       613     4,235       70,071     —         138,457

Other noncurrent assets

    108,538     291,986       267,011     891       141,808     (522,914 )     287,320
   

 


 

 


 

 


 

Total assets

  $ 112,008   $ 439,846     $ 281,193   $ 53,238     $ 345,041   $ (591,703 )   $ 639,623
   

 


 

 


 

 


 

Current liabilities

  $ 1,046   $ (24,047 )   $ 50,767   $ 84,670     $ 55,482   $ (68,789 )   $ 99,129

Noncurrent liabilities

    —       505,015       198,182     96       180,196     (556,616 )     326,873

Equity (deficit)

    110,962     (41,122 )     32,244     (31,528 )     109,363     33,702       213,621
   

 


 

 


 

 


 

Total liabilities and equity (deficit)

  $ 112,008   $ 439,846     $ 281,193   $ 53,238     $ 345,041   $ (591,703 )   $ 639,623
   

 


 

 


 

 


 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005

(Unaudited)

 

    Ultimate
Parent


    Combined
Issuer
Subsidiaries


    Combined
Guarantor
Parents


    Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Combined
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Consolidating
Adjustments


    Consolidated

 

Net sales

  $ —       $ 2,354     $ —       $ 145,576     $ 86,849     $ (12,400 )   $ 222,379  

Cost of goods sold

    —         1,202       (322 )     77,088       42,568       (12,400 )     108,136  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Gross profit

    —         1,152       322       68,488       44,281       —         114,243  

Operating expenses

    1,708       5,400       2,886       30,676       24,193       —         64,863  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Operating income

    (1,708 )     (4,248 )     (2,564 )     37,812       20,088       —         49,380  

Interest income (expense), net

    —         (3,889 )     (992 )     6       (488 )     —         (5,363 )

Other income (expense)

    2       26,304       156       (26,783 )     (481 )     —         (802 )

Income taxes

    —         9,402       (542 )     1,799       5,806       —         16,465  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

  $ (1,706 )   $ 8,765     $ (2,858 )   $ 9,236     $ 13,313     $ —       $ 26,750  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004

(Unaudited)

 

    Ultimate
Parent


    Combined
Issuer
Subsidiaries


    Combined
Guarantor
Parents


    Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Combined
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Consolidating
Adjustments


    Consolidated

 

Net sales

  $ —       $ 68,654     $ —       $ 24,304     $ 65,421     $ (5,256 )   $ 153,123  

Cost of goods sold

    —         36,437       (201 )     10,299       30,505       (5,256 )     71,784  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Gross profit

    —         32,217       201       14,005       34,916       —         81,339  

Operating expenses

    1,813       15,640       2,640       11,938       18,774       —         50,805  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Operating income

    (1,813 )     16,577       (2,439 )     2,067       16,142       —         30,534  

Interest income (expense), net

    —         (4,772 )     (581 )     20       (761 )     —         (6,094 )

Other income (expense)

    —         (382 )     77       (4,999 )     3       —         (5,301 )

Income taxes

    —         3,836       (120 )     (1,107 )     4,759       —         7,368  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

  $ (1,813 )   $ 7,587     $ (2,823 )   $ (1,805 )   $ 10,625     $ —       $ 11,771  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

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(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005

(Unaudited)

 

    Ultimate
Parent


    Combined
Issuer
Subsidiaries


    Combined
Guarantor
Parents


    Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Combined
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Consolidating
Adjustments


  Consolidated

 

Net (loss) income

  $ (1,706 )   $ 8,765     $ (2,858 )   $ 9,236     $ 13,313     $ —     $ 26,750  

Non-cash expenses

    882       3,380       148       642       4,586       —       9,638  

Changes in working capital

    (642 )     3,334       3,368       (9,135 )     780       —       (2,295 )
   


 


 


 


 


 

 


Net cash (used in) / provided by operating activities

    (1,466 )     15,479       658       743       18,679       —       34,093  

Net cash used for investing activities

    —         (16,901 )     (502 )     (483 )     (1,243 )     —       (19,129 )

Net cash provided by / (used in) financing activities

    692       2,286       111       —         (31,244 )     —       (28,155 )

Effect on exchange rate changes on cash

    —         —         —         —         (2,182 )     —       (2,182 )
   


 


 


 


 


 

 


Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

    (774 )     864       267       260       (15,990 )     —       (15,373 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    970       551       607       219       26,021       —       28,368  
   


 


 


 


 


 

 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 196     $ 1,415     $ 874     $ 479     $ 10,031     $ —     $ 12,995  
   


 


 


 


 


 

 


 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004

(Unaudited)

 

    Ultimate
Parent


    Combined
Issuer
Subsidiaries


    Combined
Guarantor
Parents


    Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Combined
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Consolidating
Adjustments


  Consolidated

 

Net (loss) income

  $ (1,813 )   $ 7,587     $ (2,823 )   $ (1,805 )   $ 10,625     $ —     $ 11,771  

Non-cash expenses

    1,499       42,805       487       122       (37,231 )     —       7,682  

Changes in working capital

    (4,122 )     (42,558 )     1,473       1,795       32,856       —       (10,556 )
   


 


 


 


 


 

 


Net cash (used in) / provided by operating activities

    (4,436 )     7,834       (863 )     112       6,250       —       8,897  

Net cash used for investing activities

    —         (3,586 )     —         (112 )     (1,327 )     —       (5,025 )

Net cash provided by / (used in) financing activities

    124       (635 )     —         —         (4,876 )     —       (5,387 )

Effect on exchange rate changes on cash

    —         —         —         —         (1,142 )     —       (1,142 )
   


 


 


 


 


 

 


Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

    (4,312 )     3,613       (863 )     —         (1,095 )     —       (2,657 )
   


 


 


 


 


 

 


Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    4,756       931       1,545       —         6,998       —       14,230  
   


 


 


 


 


 

 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 444     $ 4,544     $ 682     $ —       $ 5,903     $ —     $ 11,573  
   


 


 


 


 


 

 


 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes thereto included herein. The forward-looking statements in this discussion regarding the mattress and pillow industries, our expectations regarding our future performance, liquidity and capital resources and other non-historical statements in this discussion include numerous risks and uncertainties, as described under “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this quarterly report on form 10-Q. Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Except as may be required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any of the forward-looking statements contained herein.

 

Executive Overview

 

General—We are a rapidly growing and market leading, vertically-integrated manufacturer, marketer and distributor of premium mattresses and pillows that we sell globally in approximately 60 countries primarily under the TEMPUR® and Tempur-Pedic® brands. We believe our premium mattresses and pillows are more comfortable than standard bedding products because our proprietary visco-elastic pressure relieving material is temperature sensitive, has a high density and conforms to the body to therapeutically align the neck and spine, thus reducing neck and lower back pain, two of the most common complaints about other sleep surfaces.

 

For purposes of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, the terms “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer to Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

Business Segment Information—We have two operating business segments: Domestic and International. These reportable segments are strategic business units that are managed separately. The Domestic operating segment consists of our U.S. manufacturing facility whose customers include our U.S. distribution subsidiary and certain North American third party distributors. The International operating segment consists of our manufacturing facility in Denmark, whose customers include all of our distribution subsidiaries and third party distributors outside the Domestic segment. We evaluate segment performance based on Net sales and Operating income. For the purpose of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, our Corporate office operating expenses and certain amounts for goodwill and other assets that are carried at the holding company level are included in the Domestic operating segment.

 

Strategy and Outlook

 

Our long-term goal is to become the world’s largest bedding company. In order to achieve this goal, we expect to continue to pursue certain key strategies in 2005:

 

    We currently intend to maintain our focus primarily on premium mattresses and pillows and to regularly introduce new products. In January 2005, we began shipping our new futon product for the Japanese market. We have also unveiled ‘The EuroBed by Tempur-PedicTM’ in the U.S. We also plan to launch an additional mattress model in the U.S. later in 2005.

 

    We plan to continue to invest in increasing our global brand awareness through targeted marketing and advertising campaigns that further associate our brand name with better overall sleep and premium quality products.

 

    We plan to continue to extend our presence in furniture and bedding retail stores in both the U.S. and internationally.

 

    We plan to continue to invest in our operating infrastructure to meet the requirements of our rapidly growing business, including increases in our manufacturing capacity and our research and development capacity.

 

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Factors That May Affect Future Performance

 

Managing Rapid Growth—We have grown rapidly, with our Net sales increasing from $221.5 million in 2001 to $684.9 million for 2004, and to $222.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005. Our growth has placed, and will continue to place, a strain on our management, production, product distribution network, information systems and other resources. In response to these challenges, management has continued to invest in increased production capacity, enhanced operating and financial infrastructure and systems and continued to expand the employee base in our operations. Our expenditures for advertising and other marketing-related activities are made as advertising rates are favorable to us and as the continued growth in the business allows us the ability to invest in building our brand.

 

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

 

Our largest competitors have significant financial, marketing and manufacturing resources and strong brand name recognition, and sell their products through broad and well established distribution channels. Additionally, a number of our significant competitors now offer mattress products claimed to be similar to our visco-elastic mattresses and pillows. We are susceptible to competition from lower priced product offerings. We provide strong channel profits to our retailers and distributors which management believes will continue to provide an attractive business model for our retailers and discourage them from carrying competing lower-priced products.

 

Significant Growth Opportunities—For the three months ended March 31, 2005, we added a net of approximately 330 stores in the U.S. and approximately 170 stores internationally. As of March 31, 2005, our products were offered in approximately 4,430 furniture and bedding stores and 1,500 specialty stores domestically, and approximately 3,470 stores internationally. In addition, we have a significant installed pillow base in our Asia market that we believe creates an opportunity to develop a successful mattress market. We are continuing to develop products that are responsive to consumer demand in our markets internationally.

 

We are also continuing to expand our direct response business in Europe, based on our direct response businesses in the U.S. and in the United Kingdom, to reach a greater number of consumers and increase our brand awareness.

 

In addition to these growth opportunities, management believes that there are many opportunities in our Healthcare channel. Clinical evidence indicates that our products are both effective and cost efficient for the prevention and treatment of decubitis, or bed sores, a major problem for elderly and bed-ridden patients. A change in the U.S. Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies toward prevention of bed sores and away from treatment could expand our growth potential in this market. During the fourth quarter of 2004, we hired a new president for Tempur-Pedic Medical, Inc.

 

Financial Leverage—As of March 31, 2005, we had $260.5 million of Long-term debt outstanding, and our Stockholders’ Equity was $235.9 million. Higher financial leverage makes us more vulnerable to general adverse competitive, economic and industry conditions. We believe that operating margins combined with the inherent operating leverage in the business will enable us to continue de-leveraging the business in a manner consistent with historical experience. There can be no assurance, however, that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations to enable us to continue to de-leverage the business or that future borrowings will be available under our Senior Credit Facility, or otherwise.

 

Exchange Rates—We have costs and revenues denominated in many currencies, and accordingly, as a result of currency fluctuations against the U.S. Dollar, our results of operations could be adversely impacted when these

 

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foreign costs and revenues are translated into U.S. Dollars for financial reporting purposes. In addition, we are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk with respect to changes in value of certain foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities, primarily with respect to our Denmark manufacturing operations. Our outlook assumes no significant changes in currency values from current rates. Should currency rates change sharply, our results could be negatively impacted.

 

Although we have in the past entered into hedging transactions to manage this risk and expect that we will continue to do so in the future, the hedging transactions may not succeed in managing our foreign currency exchange rate risk. See “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk—Foreign Currency Exposures” under Part I of this report.

 

Foreign currency exchange rate movements 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 debt could fluctuate materially as a result of foreign exchange gains or losses. See “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk—Foreign Currency Exposures” under Part I of this report.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Our management is responsible for our financial statements and has evaluated the accounting policies to be used in their preparation. Our management believes these policies are reasonable and appropriate. The following discussion identifies those accounting policies that we believe are critical in the preparation of our financial statements, the judgments and uncertainties affecting the application of those policies and the possibility that materially different amounts will be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires that the management make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of commitments and contingencies at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Revenue Recognition—Our estimates of sales returns are a critical component of our revenue recognition. We recognize sales, net of estimated returns, when we ship our products to customers and the risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to them. Estimated sales returns are provided at the time of sale, based on our level of historical sales returns. We allow returns for up to 120 days following a sale, depending on the channel and promotion. Our level of sales returns differs by channel, with our direct channel typically experiencing the highest rate of returns. Our level of returns has been consistent with our estimates and has been improving steadily over the last year as our retail channel, which experiences lower returns than other sales channels, continues to grow as a percentage of overall Net sales.

 

Warranties—Cost of sales includes estimated costs to service warranty claims of our customers. Our estimate is based on our historical claims experience and extensive product testing that we perform from time to time. We provide a 20-year warranty for U.S. sales and a 15-year warranty for non-U.S. sales on mattresses, each prorated for the last 10 years. Because our products have not 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. Our estimate of warranty claims could be adversely affected if our historical experience ultimately proves to be greater than the performance of the product in our product testing. We also provide 2-year to 3-year warranties on pillows. Estimated future obligations related to these products are provided by charges to operations in the period in which the related revenue is recognized. Our estimated obligation for warranty claims as of March 31, 2005 was $3.9 million. As of December 31, 2004, our estimated obligation for warranty claims was $3.7 million.

 

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Impairment of Goodwill, Intangibles and Long-Lived Assets—Goodwill reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheets consists of the purchase price from the Tempur acquisition in excess of the estimated fair values of identifiable net assets as of the date of the Tempur acquisition. Intangibles consist of tradenames for various brands under which our products are sold. Other intangibles include our customer database for our direct channel, process technology and the formulation of our visco-elastic pressure-relieving material.

 

We follow Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 142 (SFAS 142), “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” SFAS 142 requires that intangible assets with estimable useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (SFAS 144). SFAS 144 requires that whenever events or circumstances indicate that we may not be able to recover the net book value of our productive assets through future cash flows, an assessment must be performed of expected future cash flows, and undiscounted estimated future cash flows must be compared to the net book value of these productive assets to determine if impairment is indicated. Impaired assets are written down to their estimated fair value by recording an impairment charge to earnings. SFAS 144 provides that fair values may be estimated using discounted cash flow analysis or quoted market prices, together with other available information, to estimate fair values. We primarily use discounted cash flow analysis to estimate the fair value of productive assets when events or circumstances indicate that we may not be able to recover our net book values. We perform an annual impairment test on all Goodwill and unamortized indefinite life intangible assets in the fourth quarter each year. We performed the annual impairment test in the fourth quarter of 2004 to all existing goodwill and unamortized indefinite life intangible assets and no impairment existed as of December 31, 2004. If facts and circumstances lead our management to believe that one of our assets may be impaired, we will evaluate the extent to which that cost is recoverable by comparing the future undiscounted cash flows estimated to be associated with that asset to the asset’s carrying amount and write down that carrying amount to fair value to the extent necessary.

 

The application of SFAS 144 requires the exercise of significant judgment and the preparation of numerous significant estimates. Although we believe that our estimates of cash flows in our application of SFAS 144 are reasonable, and based upon all available information, including historical cash flow data about the prior use of our assets, such estimates nevertheless require substantial judgments and are based upon material assumptions about future events.

 

Estimates of fair value for our reporting units involve highly subjective judgments on the part of management, including the amounts of cash flows to be received, their estimated duration, and perceived risk as reflected in selected discount rates. In some cases, cash flows may be required to be estimated without the benefit of historical data, although historical data will be used where available. Although we believe our estimates and judgments are reasonable, different assumptions and judgments could result in different impairment, if any, of some or all of our recorded Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles of $276.6 million as of March 31, 2005 and $276.9 million as of December 31, 2004.

 

Income Tax Accounting—Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 109 (SFAS 109), “Accounting for Income Taxes.” SFAS 109 requires recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities. These deferred taxes are measured by applying the provisions of tax laws in effect at the balance sheet date.

 

We recognize Deferred tax assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, and these deferred tax assets typically represent items deducted currently from operating income in the financial statements that will be deducted in future periods in tax returns. In accordance with SFAS 109, a valuation allowance is recorded against these deferred tax assets to reduce the total deferred tax assets to an amount that will, more likely than not, be realized in future periods. The valuation allowance is based, in part, on our estimate of future taxable income, the

 

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expected utilization of tax loss carryforwards, both domestic and foreign, and the expiration dates of tax loss carryforwards. Significant assumptions are used in developing the analysis of future taxable income for purposes of determining the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets which, in our opinion, are reasonable under the circumstances.

 

At March 31, 2005, the Company had undistributed earnings of $112.1 from its foreign subsidiaries determined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for the period November 1, 2002 through March 31, 2005. Provisions have been made for U.S. income taxes on $10.2 of these undistributed earnings pursuant to Subpart F and Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). No provisions have been made for U.S. income taxes or foreign withholding taxes on the remaining $101.9 of undistributed earnings, as these earnings are considered permanently reinvested.

 

In addition, the Company had undistributed earnings relating to the period prior to the Tempur Acquisition of $74.0 determined under U.S. tax principles. Provisions have been made for U.S. income taxes on $13.1 million of these undistributed earnings pursuant to Section 956 of the Code, as translated into U.S. dollars at the applicable exchange rates on November 1, 2002. No provisions have been made for U.S. income taxes or foreign withholding taxes on the remaining $60.9 of undistributed earnings, as these earnings are considered indefinitely reinvested.

 

These undistributed earnings could become subject to U.S. income taxes and foreign withholding taxes (subject to a reduction for foreign tax credits) if these undistributed earnings were remitted as dividends, loaned to Tempur-Pedic International or a U.S. subsidiary, or if the Company should sell its stock in the applicable subsidiaries. On October 22, 2004, the President signed the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, which allows a temporary elective 85% dividends received deduction for cash dividends paid by foreign subsidiaries to their U.S. corporate shareholder in either 2004 or 2005. This provision could potentially allow Tempur-Pedic International to repatriate the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries in a tax efficient manner. The management of Tempur-Pedic International is in the process of evaluating the effects of this repatriation provision and expects to complete its evaluation during the third quarter of 2005. The related range of income tax effects of any such repatriation cannot be reasonably determined at this time.

 

Stock-Based Compensation—We account for stock-based employee compensation arrangements in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations, and comply with the disclosure provisions of SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” Several companies recently elected to change their accounting policies and record the fair value of options as an expense. We currently are not required to record stock-based compensation charges if the employee stock option exercise price or restricted stock purchase price equals or exceeds the deemed fair value of our common stock at the grant date.

 

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123R) which is a revision of SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”. SFAS 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. Pro forma disclosure will no longer be an alternative to financial statement recognition. On April 14, 2005, the SEC announced it would permit most registrants additional time to implement this statement. The SEC will allow registrants to implement this statement at the beginning of their next fiscal year. In accordance with this revised standard, the Company plans to adopt SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006 and is still evaluating the expected impact it will have on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Certain options granted during the year prior to the initial public offering in 2003 have exercise prices that are less than the deemed market value of the underlying common stock at the date of grant. The resulting unearned stock-based compensation is amortized to compensation expense over the respective vesting term, based on the “graded vesting” methodology. The Company had unearned stock-based compensation of $3.0 million, excluding restricted stock units, as of March 31, 2005. The Company recorded $0.7 million of

 

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compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2005, excluding restricted stock units. The future amortization of these unearned stock-based compensation costs, excluding restricted stock units, will be $1.7 million for the remainder of 2005, $1.1 million in 2006 and $0.2 million in 2007.

 

In addition, the Company had unearned stock based compensation for restricted stock units of $1.2 million as of March 31, 2005. The Company recorded $0.1 million of compensation expense related to restricted stock units for the three months ended March 31, 2005. The future amortization of unearned stock-based compensation costs related to this restricted stock will be $0.3 million for the remainder of 2005, $0.4 million in 2006 and $0.5 million in 2007.

 

Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth the various components of our Consolidated Statements of Income:

 

     Three Months Ended

 
($ in millions, except per share data)    March 31,
2005


    March 31,
2004


 

Net sales

   $ 222.4     $ 153.1  

Cost of sales

     108.2       71.8  
    


 


Gross profit

     114.2       81.3  

Selling and marketing expenses

     45.0       35.0  

General and administrative and other expenses

     19.8       15.8  
    


 


Operating income

     49.4       30.5  

Interest expense, net

     (5.4 )     (6.1 )

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     (0.7 )     (5.4 )

Other income/(expense), net

     (0.1 )     0.1  
    


 


Income before income taxes

     43.2       19.1  

Income tax provision

     16.4       7.3  
    


 


Net income

   $ 26.8     $ 11.8  
    


 


Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.27     $ 0.12  
    


 


Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.26     $ 0.11  
    


 


 

The following table sets forth the various components of our Consolidated Statements of Income, expressed as a percentage of Net sales:

 

     Three Months Ended

 
($ in millions, except per share data)    March 31,
2005


    March 31,
2004


 

Net sales

   100%     100%  

Cost of sales

   49     47  
    

 

Gross profit

   51     53  

Selling and marketing expenses

   20     23  

General and administrative and other expenses

   9     10  
    

 

Operating income

   22     20  

Interest expense, net

   (3 )   (4 )

Loss on extinguishment of debt

       (3 )

Other income/(expense), net

        
    

 

Income before income taxes

   19     13  

Income tax provision

   7     5  
    

 

Net income

   12%     8%  
    

 

 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2004

 

We generate sales through four distribution channels: Retail, Direct, Healthcare and Third party. The Retail channel sells to furniture, specialty and department stores. The Direct channel sells directly to consumers. The Healthcare channel sells to hospitals, nursing homes, healthcare professionals and medical retailers. The Third party channel sells to distributors in countries where we do not operate our own distribution. The following table sets forth Net sales information, by channel, for the periods indicated:

 

     Consolidated

   Domestic

   International

     Three Months Ended

($ in millions)   

March 31,

2005


  

March 31,

2004


  

March 31,

2005


  

March 31,

2004


  

March 31,

2005


   March 31,
2004


Retail

   $ 169.3    $ 104.7    $ 117.2    $ 67.5    $ 52.1    $ 37.2

Direct

     28.6      25.0      25.4      21.5      3.2      3.5

Healthcare

     12.8      11.8      3.0      2.8      9.8      9.0

Third Party

     11.7      11.6      2.3      1.1      9.4      10.5
    

  

  

  

  

  

     $ 222.4    $ 153.1    $ 147.9    $ 92.9    $ 74.5    $ 60.2
    

  

  

  

  

  

A summary of Net sales by product is below:

     Consolidated

   Domestic

   International

     Three Months Ended

($ in millions)   

March 31,

2005


  

March 31,

2004


  

March 31,

2005


  

March 31,

2004


  

March 31,

2005


  

March 31,

2004


Net sales:

                                         

Mattresses

   $ 154.0    $ 93.2    $ 111.0    $ 64.7    $ 43.0    $ 28.5

Pillows

     33.4      34.8      13.8      12.2      19.6      22.6

Other

     35.0      25.1      23.1      16.0      11.9      9.1
    

  

  

  

  

  

     $ 222.4    $ 153.1    $ 147.9    $ 92.9    $ 74.5    $ 60.2
    

  

  

  

  

  

Units sold(1):

                                         

Mattresses

     184,319      121,995      111,813      70,940      72,506      51,055

Pillows

     630,261      704,099      258,132      252,617      372,129      451,482

(1) Units sold represent Net sales after consideration of returned mattresses and pillows and excludes units shipped to fulfill warranty claims and promotion activities.

 

Net sales. Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased to $222.4 million from $153.1 million, an increase of $69.3 million, or 45%. This increase in Net sales was primarily attributable to an increase in mattress sales. Mattress sales in the first quarter of 2005 increased $60.8 million, or 65%, over the first quarter of 2004. Consolidated pillow sales decreased approximately 4% from the first quarter of 2004, which is primarily attributable to our International sales. During the first quarter of 2005, foreign exchange rate fluctuations had a 1.5% positive impact on Net sales as compared to the first quarter of 2004. The increase in Net sales was realized in all our channels, with the largest growth in the Retail channel. For the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Retail channel increased to $169.3 million from $104.7 million, an increase of $64.6 million, or 62%. Net sales in the Retail channel were impacted by some U.S. retail customer’s purchasing products ahead of our February 1, 2005 price increase. Our Direct, Healthcare, and Third Party channels increased 14%, 8% and 1%, respectively.

 

Domestic. Domestic Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased to $147.9 million from $92.9 million, an increase of $55.0 million, or 59%. Our Domestic Retail channel continues to be our largest channel, with $117.2 million in Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2005. This is an increase of $49.7 million, or 74% over the prior year. This increase is primarily a result of our strategy to expand distribution for our products into additional retail furniture stores. In addition, in connection with our previously announced

 

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February 1, 2005 price increase, many of our U.S. retail customers purchased additional product in advance of the price increase and ran special “beat the price increase” promotions, and we believe this advance ordering and significant promotional effort increased our volume of sales in the first quarter by approximately $10-$12 million. Our Direct, Healthcare, and Third Party channels increased 18%, 7% and 109%, respectively. Domestic mattress sales in the first quarter of 2005 increased $46.3 million, or 72%, over the first quarter of 2005. In addition, pillow sales increased $1.6 million, or 13%.

 

International. International Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased to $74.5 million from $60.2 million, an increase of $14.3 million, or 24%. Our largest channel in our International segment was our Retail channel, which increased $14.9 million, or 40%, for the three months ended March 31, 2005. In addition, our Healthcare channel increased $0.8 million, or 9%. Our Direct and Third Party channels decreased 9% and 10%, respectively. International mattress sales in the first quarter of 2005 increased $14.5 million, or 51%, over the first quarter of 2005. Pillow sales for the first quarter of 2005 decreased $3.0 million, or 13%, as compared to the first quarter of 2004. The decrease in pillow sales and International Third Party channel sales is primarily due to the implementation of strategic changes in our International Third party channel in which we are taking steps to establish and grow our own subsidiary distribution in certain markets rather than sell through third party distributors.

 

Gross profit. Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased to $114.2 million from $81.3 million, an increase of $32.9 million, or 40%. Our margins are impacted by the relative rate of growth in our Retail channel, because sales in our Retail channel are generally at wholesale prices, and by the overall shift in our product mix to mattresses, because our mattresses generally carry lower margins than our pillows. We expect continued downward pressure on our margins as a result of the continued rapid growth in our Retail channel and in mattress sales. In addition, due to our strong growth in the U.S., we began importing mattresses into the U.S. from Europe in the first quarter of 2005, utilizing the manufacturing capacity we added in Europe in 2004. We incur additional shipping costs to bring this inventory from Europe, and we expect this will continue until our new manufacturing facility in New Mexico comes on line, which we expect will occur in the second quarter of 2006. Our margins are also impacted by additions to our manufacturing capacity, which affects our utilization.

 

Cost of sales includes the cost of raw material purchases, manufacturing costs and distribution costs associated with the production and sale of products to our customers. The cost of delivering our products to customers is also included in Cost of sales. Cost of sales increased to $108.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to $71.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $36.4 million, or 51%.

 

Domestic. Domestic Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased to $70.0 million from $46.4 million, an increase of $23.6 million, or 51%. The Gross profit margin in our Domestic segment was 47% and 50% for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and the three months ended March 31, 2004, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Gross profit margin for the Domestic segment was impacted by the increase in our Retail channel sales and the freight costs of importing products from our Danish manufacturing facility.

 

Our Domestic Cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased to $77.9 million from $46.5 million, an increase of $31.4 million, or 68%.

 

International. International Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased to $44.2 million from $34.9 million, an increase of $9.3 million, or 27%. The Gross profit margin in our International segment was 51% and 53% for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and the three months ended March 31, 2004, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Gross profit margin for the International segment was impacted by product and geographic mix.

 

Our International Cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased to $42.7 million from $30.5 million, an increase of $12.2 million, or 40%.

 

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Selling and marketing expenses. Selling and marketing expenses include advertising and media production associated with our Direct channel, other marketing materials such as catalogs, brochures, videos, product samples, direct customer mailings and point of purchase materials, and sales force compensation and customer service. We also include in Selling and marketing expenses our new product development costs, including market research and testing for new products. Selling and marketing expenses increased to $45.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to $35.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $10.0 million, or 29%. The increase in Selling and marketing expenses was due to additional spending on advertising, sales compensation and point of purchase materials. Selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of Net sales decreased to 20% during the three months ended March 31, 2005 from 23% for the three months ended March 31, 2004. The decrease as a percentage of Net sales was primarily due to an increase in the Net sales of our Retail channel. Our Retail channel has lower selling expenses than our other channels and, accordingly, our Selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of our Net sales are affected by the level of our Retail sales as a percentage of our total Net sales.

 

General and administrative and other expenses. General and administrative and other expenses include management salaries, information technology, professional fees, depreciation of furniture and fixtures, leasehold improvements and computer equipment, expenses for finance, accounting, human resources and other administrative functions, and research and development costs associated with our new product developments. General and administrative and other expenses increased to $19.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to $15.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $4.0 million, or 25%. This increase was attributable to higher depreciation costs, salary expenses, and property and franchise taxes, all of which are associated with the continued growth of the Company. General and administrative and other expenses as a percentage of Net sales was 9% and 10% for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and the three months ended March 31, 2004, respectively. The decrease as a percentage of sales was due to increased operating leverage from fixed administrative costs.

 

Certain options granted during the year prior to the initial public offering in 2003 have exercise prices that are less than the deemed market value of the underlying common stock at the date of grant. The resulting unearned stock-based compensation is amortized to compensation expense over the respective vesting term, based on the “graded vesting” methodology. The Company had unearned stock-based compensation of $3.0 million, excluding restricted stock units, as of March 31, 2005. The Company recorded $0.7 million of compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2005, excluding restricted stock units. The future amortization of these unearned stock-based compensation costs, excluding restricted stock units, will be $1.7 million for the remainder of 2005, $1.1 million in 2006 and $0.2 million in 2007.

 

In addition, the Company had unearned stock based compensation for restricted stock units of $1.2 million as of March 31, 2005. The Company recorded $0.1 million of compensation expense related to restricted stock units for the three months ended March 31, 2005. The future amortization of unearned stock-based compensation costs related to this restricted stock will be $0.3 million for the remainder of 2005, $0.4 million in 2006 and $0.5 million in 2007.

 

Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net includes the interest costs associated with our Senior Credit Facility, unsecured Short Term Revolving Note, and 10 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010 (Senior Subordinated Notes) and the amortization of deferred financing costs related to those facilities. Interest expense, net decreased to $5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to $6.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, a decrease of $0.7 million, or 11%. This decrease in interest expense is attributable to lower average debt levels in 2005.

 

Loss on debt extinguishment. Loss on debt extinguishment for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $0.7 million and relates to the write off of deferred financing fees associated with the European Term A Loan, which was prepaid on March 31, 2005. Loss on debt extinguishment for three months ended March 31, 2004 was $5.4 million and relates to the Company’s redemption in January 2004 of $52.5 million aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Senior Subordinated Notes.

 

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Income tax provision. Our Income tax provision includes income taxes associated with taxes currently payable and deferred taxes and includes the impact of net operating losses for certain of our domestic and foreign operations. Our effective income tax rates for three months ended March 31, 2005 and for the three months ended March 31, 2004 differed from the federal statutory rate principally because of the effect of certain foreign tax rate differentials, state and local income taxes, valuation allowances on certain domestic and foreign net operating losses, and compensation expense associated with certain options granted prior to the initial public offering. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was 38.1% and 38.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2004.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity

 

At March 31, 2005, we had working capital of $98.9 million including cash and cash equivalents of $13.0 million as compared to working capital of $114.7 million including $28.4 million in Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2004. The $15.8 million decrease in working capital was driven primarily by an increase in income taxes payable, which increased to $13.1 million at March 31, 2005, and is included in Accrued expenses and other, and an increase in Current portion of long-term debt, which was partially offset by an increase in Inventories and Accounts receivable, net.

 

Our principal sources of funds are cash flows from operations and borrowings under our U.S. and European revolving credit facilities. Our principal uses of funds consist of capital expenditures, payments of principal, and interest on our outstanding debt facilities. Capital expenditures totaled $18.7 million for three months ended March 31, 2005 and $5.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004. We currently expect 2005 capital expenditures to be approximately $89.6 million, including approximately $54.6 million associated with the construction of our Albuquerque manufacturing facility.

 

Our cash flow from operations increased to $34.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to $8.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $25.2 million. This increase in operating cash flows was primarily the result of increased net income, and an increase in income taxes payable to $13.1 million included in Accrued expenses and other.

 

In September 2004, we commenced construction of our third manufacturing facility, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2006. The expected capital expenditures related to this facility are approximately $90.0 million. This facility will allow us to meet the demands for our products primarily in the western U.S., as well as Canada, Mexico and South America.

 

Net cash used in investing activities increased to $19.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to $5.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $14.1 million. Investing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2005 consisted primarily of $16.1 million related to the construction of our Albuquerque manufacturing facility.

 

At March 31, 2005, Tempur-Pedic International had $40.0 of million long-term Revolving and Working Capital Loan Commitments under the Senior Credit Facility which was comprised of a $20.0 million U.S. Revolving Loan Commitment; a $15.0 million European Revolving Loan Commitment; and a $5.0 million European Working Capital Loan Commitment. The U.S. and European Revolving Loan Commitments provide for the issuance of letters of credit which, when issued, constitute usage and reduces availability under the Revolving Loan Commitments. The aggregate amount of letters of credit outstanding under the U.S. Revolving Loan Commitment and the European Revolving Loan Commitment was approximately $0.1 million and $3.2 million, respectively. After giving effect to letters of credit and amounts drawn under the U.S. Revolving Loan Commitment, total availability at March 31, 2005 was $23.7 million, of which $5.0 million was available under the European Working Capital Loan Commitment; $11.8 million under the European Revolving Credit Facility, and $6.9 million under the U.S. Revolving Credit. In addition to the long-term Revolving Loan and Working

 

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Capital Loan Commitments, a Short Term Revolving Note of $7.0 million borrowed in full at March 31, 2005. This Short Term Revolving Note was amended and restated on April 1, 2005 to increase the total borrowing availability to $40.0 million.

 

Cash flow used by financing activities increased to $28.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to $5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $22.8 million. This increase is due primarily to the prepayment on March 31, 2005 of $16.9 million on the USD denominated and $12.3 million on the EUR denominated European Term A loans.

 

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In November 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS 151, “Inventory Costs” (SFAS 151), which is an amendment of ARB 43, Chapter 4. SFAS 151 clarifies that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted materials (spoilage) should be recognized as current-period charges and requires the allocation of fixed production overheads to inventory based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. In accordance with this standard, the Company plans to adopt SFAS 151 on June 30, 2005 and does not expect its adoption to have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123R) which is a revision of SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”. SFAS 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. Pro forma disclosure will no longer be an alternative to financial statement recognition. On April 14, 2005, the SEC announced it would permit most registrants additional time to implement this statement. The SEC will allow registrants to implement this statement at the beginning of their next fiscal year. In accordance with this revised standard, the Company plans to adopt SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006 and is still evaluating the expected impact it will have on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Risk Factors

 

The following risk factors and other information included in this report should be carefully considered. Please also see “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” on page 3.

 

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, visco-elastic mattresses, foam mattresses, waterbeds, futons, air beds and other air-supported mattresses. These alternative products are sold through a variety of channels, including furniture stores, specialty bedding stores, department stores, mass merchants, wholesale clubs, telemarketing programs, television infomercials and catalogs.

 

Our largest competitors have significant financial, marketing and manufacturing resources and strong brand name recognition, and sell their products through broad and well established distribution channels. Additionally, we believe that a number of our significant competitors now offer mattress products claimed to be similar to our visco-elastic mattresses and pillows. These competitors or other mattress manufacturers may aggressively pursue the visco-elastic mattress market. 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 by causing our products to lose market share. In addition, should any of our competitors reduce prices on premium mattress products, we may be required to implement price reductions in order to remain competitive, which could significantly impair our liquidity and profitability. The pillow industry is characterized by a large number of competitors, none of which is dominant, but many of which have greater resources than us and greater brand recognition than our brand.

 

We may be unable to effectively manage our growth, which could reduce our liquidity and profitability.

 

We have grown rapidly, with our Net sales increasing from approximately $221.5 million in 2001 to approximately $684.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, and to $222.4 million for the three months

 

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ended March 31, 2005. Our growth has placed, and will continue to place, a strain on our management, production, product distribution network, information systems and other resources. Our growth may strain these resources to the point where they are no longer adequate to support our operations, which would require us to make significant expenditures in these areas. In addition, demand for our products may grow at a rate faster than anticipated, which may result in our inability to produce mattresses and pillows in the quantity demanded. To manage growth effectively, we must:

 

    continue to significantly increase the volume of products manufactured at our manufacturing facilities in time to meet the anticipated demand for our products;

 

    continue to enhance our operational, financial and management systems, including our database management, tracking of inquiries, inventory control and product distribution network; and to manage our growing base of retailers, including ensuring compliance with distributor agreements and maintaining adequate credit controls; and

 

    expand, train and manage our employee base.

 

We may not be able to effectively manage this expansion in any one or more of these areas, and any failure to do so could significantly harm our business, financial condition and operating results.

 

We may be unable to sustain growth or profitability, which could impair our ability to service our indebtedness and make investments in our business.

 

Our ability to service our indebtedness depends, to a significant extent, on our ability to grow our business while maintaining profitability. We may not be able to sustain growth or profitability on a quarterly or annual basis in future periods. Further, our future growth and profitability will depend upon a number of factors, including without limitation:

 

    the level of competition in the mattress and pillow industry;

 

    our ability to continue to successfully execute our strategic initiatives and growth strategy;

 

    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;

 

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

 

    our ability to maintain efficient, timely and cost-effective production and delivery of our products;

 

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

 

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

 

    our ability to maintain public association of our brand with premium products, 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;

 

    the level of consumer acceptance of our products; and

 

    general economic conditions and consumer confidence.

 

We may not be successful in executing our growth strategy and even if we achieve our strategic plan, we may not be able to sustain profitability. Failure to successfully execute any material part of our strategic plan or growth strategy could significantly impair our ability to service our indebtedness and make investments in our business.

 

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Our operating results are increasingly subject to seasonal and quarterly fluctuations, which could 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 Domestic retail channel, particularly sales to furniture stores. We believe that our sales of mattresses and pillows to furniture stores are subject to seasonality inherent in the bedding industry with sales expected to be generally lower in the second and fourth quarters and higher in the first and third quarters. Accordingly, our Net sales may be affected by this seasonality as our domestic retail sales channel continues to grow as a percentage of our overall Net sales.

 

We may face exposure to product liability, 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 or redesign those products. We maintain insurance against product liability 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.

 

Our product development and enhancements may not be successful, which could reduce our ability to compete and reduce our revenues and profitability.

 

Our business focuses on mattresses and pillows made with our visco-elastic material, and we are vulnerable to shifting consumer tastes and demands. Our growth and future success will depend, in part, upon our ability to enhance our existing products and to develop and market new products on a timely basis that respond to customer needs and achieve market acceptance. We may not be successful in developing or marketing enhanced or new products and such products may not be accepted by the market.

 

Regulatory 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. Compliance with these regulations may have an adverse effect on our business. For example, compliance with changes in fire resistance laws may be costly and could have an adverse impact on the performance of our products. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and various state regulatory agencies are considering new rules relating to fire retardancy standards for the mattress and pillow industry. The State of California has adopted new fire retardancy standards beginning in 2005. We have developed product modifications that allow us to meet the new 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.

 

Our marketing and advertising practices could also become the subject of proceedings before regulatory authorities or the subject of claims by other parties. 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.

 

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Allegations of the possibility of price fixing in the mattress industry could increase our costs or otherwise adversely affect our operations.

 

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 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 laws or regulations, there could be an imposition of fines, 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 that requires significant management attention or causes us to change our business practices could disrupt our operations, also resulting in a decrease in our liquidity and profitability.

 

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

 

Part of our Domestic marketing and advertising strategy in certain Domestic channels focuses on providing up to a 120-day money back guarantee under which customers may return their mattress and obtain a refund of the purchase price. For the three months ended March 31, 2005, in the U.S. we had approximately $9.5 million in returns for a return rate of approximately 6% of our Net sales in the U.S. As we expand our sales, our return rates may not remain within our historical levels. An increase in return rates could significantly impair our liquidity and profitability. We also currently provide our customers with a limited 20-year warranty on mattresses sold in the U.S. and a limited 15-year warranty on mattresses sold outside of the U.S. However, as we have only been selling mattresses in significant quantities since 1992, and have released new products in recent years, many are fairly early in their product life cycles. We also provide 2-year to 3-year warranties on pillows. Because our products have not 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 subject to risks from our international operations, such as increased costs and the potential absence of intellectual property protection, which could impair our ability to compete and our profitability.

 

We currently conduct international operations in 14 countries directly and in 46 additional countries through distributors, and we may pursue additional international opportunities. We generated approximately 33% of our Net sales from non-U.S. operations during the three months ended March 31, 2005, and international suppliers provided a significant portion of our manufacturing material during this period. 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, tariff and other tax increases, fluctuations in exchange rates, inflation and unstable political situations, the potential unavailability of intellectual property protection and labor issues.

 

We are subject to the possible loss of our third party distributor arrangements and disruption in product distribution in markets outside the range of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, which would reduce our sales and profitability.

 

We have third party distributor arrangements in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Central and South America, Canada and Mexico markets that are currently outside the range of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. Most of these arrangements provide for exclusive rights for such distributors in a designated territory. If our third party distributors cease distributing our products, sales of our products may be adversely affected because we may not be able to find replacement third party distributors or negotiate arrangements with

 

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such replacement third party distributors that are as favorable to us. In addition, under the laws of the applicable countries, we may have difficulty terminating these third party distributor arrangements if we choose to do so.

 

Our advertising expenditures 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 effectiveness and efficiency of our advertising expenditures, including our ability to:

 

    create greater awareness of our products and brand name;

 

    determine the appropriate creative message and media mix for future advertising expenditures;

 

    effectively manage advertising costs, including creative and media, to maintain acceptable costs per inquiry, costs per order and operating margins; and

 

    convert inquiries into actual orders.

 

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 visco-elastic material and our products. To date, we have not sought U.S. or international patent protection for our principal product formula and manufacturing processes. Accordingly, we may not be able to prevent others from developing visco-elastic 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 several patents on aspects of our products and have patent applications pending on aspects of our manufacturing processes. However, the principal product formula and manufacturing processes for our visco-elastic material and our products are not patented. We own 11 U.S. patents, and we have 11 U.S. patent applications pending. Further, we own approximately 40 foreign patents, and we have approximately 23 foreign patent applications pending. In addition, we hold approximately 150 trademark registrations and applications worldwide. 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.

 

Although our trademarks are currently registered in the U.S. and registered or pending in at least 50 foreign countries, they 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 it. 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 be issued for our pending patent 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.

 

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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.

 

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 9.2% of our Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2005. During this period, our largest customer accounted for 3.6% of our Net sales. Many of our customer arrangements are by purchase order or are terminable at will at the option of either party. A substantial decrease or interruption in business from our significant customers could result in write-offs or in the loss of future business and could reduce our liquidity and profitability.

 

In the future, retailers may consolidate, undergo restructurings or reorganizations, 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 our products to them on favorable terms, if at all. Our loss of significant customers would impair our sales and profitability and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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

 

The major raw materials that we purchase for production are polyol, an industrial commodity based on petroleum, and proprietary additives. The price and availability of these raw materials are subject to market conditions affecting supply and demand. Our financial condition or results of operations may be materially and adversely affected by increases in raw material costs to the extent we are unable to pass those higher costs to our customers.

 

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

 

We currently obtain all of the materials used to produce our visco-elastic material from outside sources. We currently acquire almost all of our polyol from two suppliers with multiple manufacturing facilities. If we were unable to obtain polyol from these suppliers, we would have to find replacement suppliers. Any substitute arrangements for polyol might not be on terms as favorable to us. In addition, we purchase proprietary additives from a number of vendors. We may not be able to prevent an interruption of production if any supplier were to discontinue supplying us for any reason. We maintain relatively small supplies of our raw materials on-site, 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, and either of these results could decrease our liquidity and profitability. In addition, we outsource much of the sewing and cutting of our mattress and pillow covers to Poland and the Ukraine. If we were no longer able to outsource this labor, we could source it elsewhere at a higher cost. To the extent we are unable to pass those higher costs to our customers; those costs could reduce our gross profit margin, which could result in a decrease in our liquidity and profitability.

 

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 33% of our Net sales were received or denominated in foreign currency for the three months ended March 31, 2005. We have costs and revenues denominated in many currencies, and accordingly, as a result of currency fluctuations against the U.S. Dollar, our results of operations could be adversely impacted when these

 

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foreign costs and revenues are translated into U.S. Dollars for financial reporting purposes. In addition, we are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk with respect to changes in value of certain foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities, primarily with respect to our Denmark manufacturing operations. Although we have in the past entered into hedging transactions to manage this risk and expect that we will continue to do so in the future, the hedging transactions may not succeed in managing our foreign currency exchange rate risk. See “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk—Foreign Currency Exposures” under Part I of this report. Our outlook assumes no significant changes in currency values from current rates. Should currency rates change sharply, our results could be negatively impacted.

 

For the purposes of financial reporting, any change in the value of foreign currency against the U.S. Dollar during a given financial reporting period would result in a foreign exchange gain or loss on the translation of any U.S. Dollar into such foreign currency. We do not enter into hedging transactions to hedge this risk. Consequently, our reported earnings and financial position debt could fluctuate materially as a result of foreign exchange gains or losses. See “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk—Foreign Currency Exposures” under Part I of this report.

 

We produce all of our products in two manufacturing facilities and have commenced construction on a third manufacturing facility, and unexpected equipment failures, delays in deliveries, catastrophic loss or construction delays may lead to production curtailments or shutdowns.

 

We manufacture all of our products at our two facilities in Aarup, Denmark and Duffield, Virginia. An interruption in production capabilities at these plants as a result of equipment failure could result in our inability to produce our products, which would reduce our 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 thus do not hold large inventories. In the event of a stoppage in production at either 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, our 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 harm 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. 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.

 

In September 2004, we commenced construction on our third manufacturing facility, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This facility is currently expected to require capital expenditures of approximately $90.0 million and to be completed in the second quarter of 2006. If construction of this manufacturing facility is delayed, we may not have the manufacturing capacity necessary to meet anticipated future demand for our products. In addition, if our capital expenditures exceed our estimates, our liquidity and profitability could be impaired.

 

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

 

As of March 31, 2005, we had approximately 1,300 full-time employees, with approximately 600 in the U.S., 300 in Denmark and 400 in the rest of the world. The employees in Denmark are under a government labor union contract, but those in the U.S. are not. 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.

 

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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. The loss of such 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 other than Robert B. Trussell, Jr. We may have difficulty replacing members of our senior management team who leave and, therefore, the loss of the services of any of these individuals could harm our business.

 

Our leverage limits our flexibility and increases our risk of default.

 

As of March 31, 2005, we had $260.5 million in Long-term debt outstanding. In addition, as of March 31, 2005, our Stockholders’ Equity was $235.9 million. Our high degree of leverage could have important consequences to our investors, such as:

 

    limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industries in which we compete and increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

 

    limiting our ability to obtain in the future additional financing we may need to fund future working capital, capital expenditures, product development, acquisitions or other corporate requirements;

 

    requiring the dedication of a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to the payment of principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the availability of cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, product development, acquisitions and other corporate requirements; and

 

    placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to competitors who are less leveraged and have greater financial and other resources.

 

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. In addition, 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 ability to meet our debt obligations and to reduce our indebtedness will depend on our future performance, which depends partly on general economic conditions and financial, business, political and other factors that are beyond our control. We may not be able to continue to generate cash flow from operations at or above current levels and meet our cash interest payments on all of our debt and other liquidity needs. If our cash flow and capital resources are insufficient to allow us to make scheduled payments on our Senior Subordinated Notes or our other debt, we may have to sell assets, seek additional capital or restructure or refinance our debt. We may not be able to pay or refinance our debt on acceptable terms or at all. Our ability to refinance all or a portion of our debt or to obtain additional financing is substantially limited under the terms of the indenture governing the Senior Subordinated Notes and our Senior Credit Facility. Under the terms of our debt instruments, we and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future, which would exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial leverage.

 

If our business plans change or if general economic, financial or political conditions in any of our markets or competitive practices in our industry change materially from those currently prevailing or from those now anticipated, or if other presently unexpected circumstances arise that have a material effect on the cash flow or profitability of our business, the anticipated cash needs of our business as well as the conclusions as to the adequacy of the available sources could change significantly. Any of these events or circumstances could involve significant additional funding needs in excess of the identified currently available sources, and could require us to raise additional capital to meet those needs. However, our ability to raise additional capital, if necessary, is subject to a variety of additional factors, including the commercial success of our operations, the volatility and demand of the capital and lending markets and the future market prices of our securities.

 

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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 our issuance of variable rate debt under our Senior Credit Facility. 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 $1.6 million for each 1% increase in interest rates until IBOR reaches 5%. After IBOR reaches 5% our annual interest expense on the unhedged portion of our floating rate indebtedness would increase by $1.0 million for each 1% increase in interest rates. See “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk—Interest Rate Risk” under Part I of this report.

 

Our stock price is likely to continue to be volatile, your investment could decline in value, and we may incur significant costs from class action litigation.

 

The trading price of our common stock is likely to continue to be volatile and subject to wide price fluctuations. Further, our common stock has a limited trading history. The trading price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to various factors, including:

 

    actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly operating results, including those resulting from seasonal variations in our business;

 

    introductions or announcements of technological innovations or new products by us or our competitors;

 

    disputes or other developments relating to proprietary rights, including patents, litigation matters, and our ability to patent our products and technologies;

 

    changes in our financial estimates by securities analysts;

 

    conditions or trends in the specialty bedding industry;

 

    additions or departures of key personnel;

 

    announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;

 

    announcements by our competitors of their quarterly operating results or announcements by our competitors of their views on trends in the bedding industry;

 

    regulatory developments in the U.S. and abroad;

 

    economic and political factors; and

 

    public announcements or filings with the SEC indicating that significant stockholders, directors or officers are selling shares of common stock.

 

In addition, the stock market in general has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to operating performance. These broad market factors may seriously harm the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, securities class action litigation has often been instituted. A securities 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.

 

Future sales of our common stock may depress our stock price.

 

The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur. In addition, these factors could make it more difficult for us to raise funds through future offerings of common stock. As of May 2, 2005, there were 98,617,350 shares of our common stock outstanding. All of our shares of our common stock are freely

 

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transferable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act of 1933, except for certain shares of our common stock held by our executive officers, directors, principal stockholders, and some related parties. As previously disclosed in Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on March 22, 2005 and April 27, 2005, our two largest stockholders made partial distributions to their investors of a total of 11 million shares of our common stock in March 2005 and one of these stockholders made an additional distribution to its investors of 7 million shares in April 2005. These stockholders may choose to make additional distributions or sales of our common stock in the future.

 

In addition, on December 24, 2003, we registered up to 14,982,532 shares of our common stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options granted or reserved for grant under our 2002 Stock Option Plan, our 2003 Equity Incentive Plan and our 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Stockholders can sell these shares in the public market upon issuance, subject to restrictions under the securities laws and any applicable lock-up agreements.

 

Our current principal stockholders own a large percentage of our common stock and could limit you from influencing corporate decisions.

 

As of March 31, 2005, our executive officers, directors, current principal stockholders, and their respective affiliates beneficially own, in the aggregate, approximately 46% of our outstanding common stock on a fully diluted basis, after giving effect to the vesting of all unvested options. These stockholders, as a group, are able to control substantially all matters requiring approval by our stockholders, including mergers, sales of assets, the election of all directors, and approval of other significant corporate transactions, in a manner with which you may not agree or that may not be in your best interest.

 

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:

 

    our ability to issue preferred stock with rights senior to those of the common stock without any further vote or action by the holders of our common stock;

 

    the requirements that our stockholders provide advance notice when nominating our directors; and

 

    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.

 

We do not anticipate paying dividends on our capital stock in the foreseeable future.

 

We do not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain our future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of our business. In addition, the terms of the instruments governing our existing debt and any future debt or credit facility may preclude us from paying any dividends.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Foreign Currency Exposures

 

Our earnings, as a result of our global operating and financing activities, are exposed to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial position. A sensitivity analysis indicates that if the exchange rate of the U.S. Dollar to foreign currency at March 31, 2005

 

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increased by 10%, we would incur losses of approximately $1.5 million on foreign currency forward contracts outstanding at March 31, 2005. Such losses would be largely offset by gains from the revaluation or settlement of the underlying positions economically hedged. This calculation assumes that each exchange rate would change in the same direction relative to the U.S. Dollar.

 

Within the normal course of business, we use derivative financial instruments principally to manage the exposure to changes in the value of certain foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities of our Denmark manufacturing operations. Gains and losses are recognized currently in the results of operations and are generally offset by losses and gains on the underlying assets and liabilities being hedged. Gains and losses on these contracts generally offset losses and gains on our foreign currency receivables and foreign currency debt. We do not hedge the effects of foreign exchange rates fluctuations on the translation of its foreign results of operations or financial position, nor do we hedge exposure related to anticipated transactions.

 

We do not apply hedge accounting to the foreign currency forward contracts used to offset currency-related changes in the fair value of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities. These contracts are marked-to-market through earnings at the same time that the exposed assets and liabilities are remeasured through earnings. Our currency forward contracts are denominated in U.S. Dollars, British Pound Sterling and Japanese Yen, each against the Danish Krone.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

We are exposed to changes in interest rates. All of our indebtedness under our Senior Credit Facility is variable rate debt. Interest rate changes therefore generally do not affect the market value of such debt but do impact the amount of our interest payments and therefore, our future earnings and cash flows, assuming other factors are held constant. On March 31, 2005, we had variable rate debt of approximately $161.2 million. Holding other variables constant including levels of indebtedness, a one hundred basis point increase in interest rates on our variable rate debt would have an estimated impact on income before income taxes for the next year of approximately $1.6 million. We are required under the terms of our Senior Credit Facility to have at least $60.0 million of our total indebtedness subject to either a fixed interest rate or interest rate protection for a period of not less than three years within 60 days from the date of the closing of the recapitalization.

 

In January 2003, we paid a premium to purchase two three-year interest rate caps for the purpose of protecting $60.0 million of the existing variable interest rate debt outstanding, at any given time, against LIBOR rates rising above 5%. Under the terms of the interest rate caps, we have paid a premium to receive payments based on the difference between 3-month LIBOR and 5% during any period in which the 3-month LIBOR rate exceeds 5%. The interest rate caps settle on the last day of March, June, September and December until expiration.

 

As a result of entering into the interest rate caps, we have mitigated our exposure to interest rate fluctuations above the predetermined level. As the interest payments on long-term debt are based on 3-month LIBOR and we receive a payment based on the difference between the set ceiling (5%) and 3-month LIBOR from the interest rate cap counter-party, we have eliminated any impact to rising interest rates above the stated ceiling, for an amount equal to $60.0 million of our total debt outstanding.

 

The fair value carrying amount of these instruments for March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 are presented below:

 

($ in millions)    March 31,
2005


    December 31,
2004


Foreign exchange receivable

   $     $ 0.5

Foreign exchange payable

     (0.6 )    

Interest rate caps

          
    


 

Total

   $ (0.6 )   $ 0.5
    


 

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2005 and designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

During our last fiscal quarter, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We are involved in various legal proceedings incident to the ordinary course of our business. We believe that the outcome of all pending legal proceedings in the aggregate will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity or operating results.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

None

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

Tempur-Pedic International’s annual meeting of stockholders was held on April 26, 2005. Proposals 1 and 2 were approved. The results are as follows:

 

Proposal 1

 

The following directors were elected at the meeting to serve a one-year term as directors:

 

     For

   Authority Withheld

Jeffrey S. Barber

   89,840,637    680,879

Francis A. Doyle

   90,397,789    123,727

Tully M. Friedman

   90,051,446    470,070

Sir Paul Judge

   90,474,794    46,722

Nancy F. Koehn

   90,462,534    58,982

Christopher A. Masto

   90,151,484    370,032

P. Andrews McLane

   89,841,075    680,441

Robert B. Trussell, Jr.  

   90,193,386    328,130

 

There were no broker non-votes on this matter.

 

Proposal 2

 

Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2005.

 

For


 

Against


 

Abstained


89,796,777

  720,911   3,828

 

There were no broker non-votes on this matter.

 

The proposals above are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated March 24, 2005, for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on April 26, 2005.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

(a) Not applicable.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibits

 

3.1     

Amended and Restated By-laws of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-31922) filed with the Commission on May 2, 2005.)

10.1     

Amended and Renewed Revolving Promissory Note dated April 1, 2005 with Fifth Third Bank.

31.1     

Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2     

Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1 *   

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


* This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

        TEMPUR-PEDIC INTERNATIONAL INC.
        (Registrant)

Date: May 9, 2005

      By:   /s/    DALE E. WILLIAMS        
                Dale E. Williams
                Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
                Secretary and Treasurer

 

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Amended and Renewed Revolving Promissory Note

Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDED AND RENEWED

REVOLVING PROMISSORY NOTE

(“Note”)

 

TEMPUR PRODUCTION USA, INC.

a Virginia corporation

4700 Boone Trail Rd. South

Duffield, Virginia 24244

“BORROWER”

 

$40,000,000.00

 

Dated Effective as of: April 1, 2005

 

1. FOR VALUE RECEIVED TEMPUR PRODUCTION USA, INC., a Virginia corporation, with its principal office and place of business at 4700 Boone Trail Rd. South, Duffield, Virginia 24244 (“Borrower”), promises to pay to the order of FIFTH THIRD BANK, a Michigan banking corporation, with its office and principal place of business at 250 West Main Street, Suite 100, Lexington, Kentucky 40507 (the “Bank”), the principal sum of Forty Million and No/100 Dollars ($40,000,000.00), or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Advances, and to pay interest on such principal amount from time to time outstanding at the variable rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate (as defined below) minus one-half of one percent (-.50%), which rate shall be adjusted each time and the same time the Prime Rate changes, all of such payments to be made in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds, without defalcation, offset or reduction. For purposes of this Note, “Prime Rate” shall mean a rate per annum equal to the prime rate of interest as published in the Wall Street Journal from time to time, or if such publication ceases, the prime rate of interest announced by Bank or its parent (which is not necessarily the lowest rate charged to any customer), changing when and as said prime rate changes.

 

2. This Note represents an amendment and renewal, and not a novation, of that certain Revolving Promissory Note dated December 28, 2004, in the face principal amount of Seven Million and No/100 Dollars ($7,000,000.00). The Bank agrees to make available to the Borrower from time to time until September 2, 2005, Advances requested by the Borrower hereunder; provided, however, the aggregate principal amount outstanding hereunder shall not exceed the face amount of this Note at any time. Advances under this Note shall only be made in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein and provided that no Event of Default as defined herein has occurred or then exists.

 

3. This Note evidences indebtedness of Borrower to Bank which indebtedness may increase or decrease from time to time and the total amount advanced pursuant hereto may exceed the face amount hereof; provided, however, the aggregate principal amount outstanding hereunder shall not exceed the face amount of this Note at any time. It is further contemplated that, by reason of payments hereon, there may be times when no indebtedness is owing hereunder, but notwithstanding such occurrences, this Note shall remain valid and shall continue to be in full force and effect as to Advances made subsequent to each such occurrence.

 

4. As used in this Note, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

(a) “Advance” shall mean any disbursement of funds to the Borrower under this Note, subject to the limitations set forth herein.

 

(b) “Affiliate” means, when used with reference to a specified Person, any Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the specified Person. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “control” means the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person through voting securities, contract or otherwise.

 

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(c) “Business Day” shall mean, as to notices to or matters affecting Bank, a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky or of the United States.

 

(d) “Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Section 13 herein.

 

(e) “GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States from time to time, consistently applied. Whenever any accounting term is used herein which is not otherwise defined, it shall have the meaning ascribed thereto under GAAP.

 

(f) “Guaranty” shall mean that certain guarantee of the Indebtedness and the obligations as described therein, as evidenced by an Amended and Restated Guaranty of Payment and Performance executed and delivered by Tempur-Pedic, Inc., a Kentucky corporation (the “Guarantor”) and given in order to induce the Bank to make the loan as evidenced by this Note, all as more particularly identified in Section 9(g) hereof.

 

(g) “Indebtedness” shall mean all items of indebtedness, obligations or liability, whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, direct, indirect, or contingent, joint or several, evidenced by this Note or any other Loan Document, which may be due or payable to Bank from time to time by Borrower.

 

(h) “Loan Documents” shall mean this Note, the Guaranty and any other instruments, certificates or documents previously delivered, now delivered or hereafter delivered by Borrower or any other person in connection with, evidencing, securing or relating to the Loan.

 

(i) “Loan” shall mean the revolving loan as evidenced by this Note.

 

(j) “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on the (i) business, property or assets or the condition, financial or otherwise, of Borrower or (ii) Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents.

 

(k) “Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or other entity of whatever nature.

 

5. Borrower shall repay this Note by paying all accrued but unpaid interest monthly beginning on the first day of May, 2005, and continuing on the first day of each month thereafter until September 2, 2005 (the “Maturity Date”), at which time all outstanding principal and accrued interest shall be due and payable in full. Interest on this Note will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over an assumed year of 360 days. Borrower shall make each payment under this Note not later than 12:00 p.m. (Noon), Lexington, Kentucky, Eastern Time, on the date when due, in lawful money of the United States of America, to Bank at its office address stated above in immediately available funds. Except as otherwise prohibited by any blocked account agreement, deposit account control agreement or similar agreement between the Borrower, GE Credit Corporation (“GECC”) and Bank (collectively, the “Blocked Account Agreements”), Borrower hereby authorizes Bank to charge against any account of Borrower with Bank containing unrestricted funds any amount so due. Whenever any payment to be made under this Note shall be stated to be due on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday or banking holiday, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall be in such case be included in the computation of the payment of interest.

 

6. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default set forth in Section 13 below, the interest rate on the entire principal balance and all matured interest installments outstanding shall automatically increase by two percent (2%) per annum and shall thereafter continue at that rate as long as any such Event of Default continues to exist; provided, however, that the total interest

 

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rate charged Borrower shall not exceed the maximum rate of interest allowed by law and if such increased rate of interest exceeds the maximum amount permitted under applicable law in such circumstances, the amount of the increased interest rate shall be increased by such lesser maximum amount as legally may be allowed, and Bank’s entitlement to such sum shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other rights and remedies available to Bank as a result of such overdue payment. If a law which applies to this Note is interpreted so that the interest collected or to be collected hereunder exceeds the legal amount, then the interest rate charged hereunder shall be reduced by the amount necessary to reduce the interest charged to the maximum legal amount and this Note and all sums due hereunder shall immediately become due and payable in full at the election of the holder hereof. It is agreed that all matured interest installments outstanding shall also bear interest until paid at the same rate that continues to accrue on the principal outstanding.

 

7. The undersigned may prepay all or part of this Note at any time without premium or penalty. The Borrower may at any time on at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Bank, terminate the Bank’s commitment to lend hereunder. Upon the effective date of such termination all outstanding Indebtedness shall become immediately due and payable hereunder.

 

8. The undersigned certifies that the proceeds of this Note shall be used solely for its working capital needs and to pay any fees and expenses incurred by the Borrower in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Note and the other Loan Documents.

 

9. The obligation of Bank to make the loan evidenced by this Note or any Advance hereunder is subject to (i) the performance of all of the obligations of Borrower to be performed hereunder at, prior to or subsequent to the making the loan, as applicable, and (ii) the satisfaction of all of the following conditions:

 

(a) Loan Documents. All Loan Documents shall be duly executed by Borrower and Guarantor and delivered to Bank, all of which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank and to counsel for Bank.

 

(b) Representations and Warranties; No Defaults. Each and every representation and warranty made by the Borrower herein and by Guarantor in the Guaranty shall be substantially true, complete and accurate as of the date hereof and no Event of Default shall exist which has not been cured to Bank’s satisfaction as of the date hereof.

 

(c) Borrower and Guarantor Resolutions and Records. There shall have been delivered to Bank all of the following for Borrower and Guarantor:

 

(i) Certified or unanimous consent resolutions of Borrower and Guarantor signed by all directors thereof, and authorizing Borrower and Guarantor to enter into the Loan Documents to which each is a party and to take all action relative to this Note and the other Loan Documents; authorizing the persons whose names appear on any Loan Document to sign the same and containing the true signatures of such persons on which Bank may conclusively rely;

 

(ii) Certified copies of the Articles of Incorporation and By Laws of Borrower and Guarantor as in effect on the date hereof; and

 

(iii) Certificates of Existence as of a recent date for Borrower and Guarantor.

 

(d) No Change in Condition. There shall have been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, of Borrower or Guarantor since the date of the most recent financial information that has been furnished to Bank.

 

(e) Costs and Expenses. Borrower shall have paid all costs and expenses of Bank for which Borrower is responsible pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents.

 

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(f) Opinion of Legal Counsel. At the sole cost of Borrower, Borrower shall deliver to Bank one or more written opinions of legal counsel to Borrower and Guarantor satisfactory to Bank and in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for Bank as to such matters incident to the transactions contemplated herein as Bank may reasonably request.

 

(g) Guaranty. Guarantor shall have executed and delivered to Bank an unconditional amended and restated guaranty in which Guarantor guarantees, among other things, payment of all obligations of Borrower under this Note pursuant to the terms of the Guaranty. The Guaranty shall be valid and enforceable upon delivery and shall continue to remain in full force and effect until all of the outstanding Indebtedness referred to in this Note and owed by Borrower to Bank has been paid in full.

 

(h) Miscellaneous Matters. All legal details and proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Note, the Guaranty and all Loan Documents delivered to or held on behalf of Bank pursuant to this Note shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank and to counsel for Bank, and Bank shall have received all such other counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents and proceedings in connection with such transactions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank and said counsel, as Bank or said counsel may reasonably request.

 

10. Borrower represents and warrants to Bank, as of the date hereof and as of the date of each Advance under this Note as follows (each of which shall be deemed to be a continuing representation and warranty until such time as all Indebtedness evidenced by the Loan Documents shall have been paid in full and Borrower has no further liability to Bank):

 

(a) Organization and Qualification. Borrower:

 

(i) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Virginia;

 

(ii) has the lawful power to engage in the business it presently conducts; and

 

(iii) is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing as a corporation or limited partnership in each jurisdiction where the nature of the business transacted by each makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) Power and Authority. Borrower has the power and authority to enter into and carry out the Loan Documents delivered by Borrower in connection herewith, to execute and deliver such Loan Documents, and to perform each of such Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents. Borrower has the power and authority to make the borrowings contemplated hereby and all such actions have been fully authorized by all necessary proceedings on the part of Borrower.

 

(c) Validity and Binding Effect. This Note and the other Loan Documents have been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Borrower. This Note and the other Loan Documents constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws affecting creditors’ remedies. No authorization, approval, exemption or consent by any governmental or public body or other authority is required in connection with the authorization, execution, delivery and carrying out of the terms of the Loan Documents by Borrower.

 

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(d) No Conflict. Neither the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the Borrower’s consummation of the transactions contemplated herein or therein, nor compliance with the terms and provisions hereof or thereof will conflict with or result in any default under or breach or violation of the terms and conditions of the Articles of Incorporation or the By Laws of Borrower; any state or federal law or regulation or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality applicable to Borrower; or any agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or to which Borrower is subject (other than conflicts, defaults, or violations that could not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect), or which will result in the creation or enforcement of any lien, charge or encumbrance whatsoever upon any property of Borrower.

 

(e) Other Agreements. Except as disclosed in writing by Borrower to the Bank prior to the date of this Note, Borrower is not a party to any indenture, loan, or credit agreement, or to any lease or other agreement or instrument, or subject to any charter or company or corporate restriction which could have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, operations or conditions, financial or otherwise, of Borrower or the ability of Borrower to carry out its obligations under the Loan Documents. Borrower is not in default in any respect in the performance, observance, or fulfillment of any of the material obligations, covenants, or conditions contained in any material agreement or instrument to which it is a party.

 

(f) Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or threatened against Borrower at law or in equity before any court or before any federal, state, municipal or any governmental department, commission, board, agency or instrumentality, whether or not covered by insurance, which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower is not in violation of or in default with respect to any order, writ, injunction or any decree of any court or any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission or bureau, agency or instrumentality which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(g) Operation of Business. Except as may have been disclosed in writing to and approved by Bank, Borrower has made application for or otherwise possesses all licenses, permits, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names, or rights thereto, to conduct its business substantially as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted.

 

(h) Tax Returns and Taxes. Borrower has filed, in a timely fashion and will in the future file in a timely fashion, all federal and all other material tax returns or reports (state and local) required to be filed and has paid, and will promptly pay in the future, all material taxes, assessments, fees and governmental charges and levies shown or required to be shown thereon to be due, including interest and penalties, except those being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established. No material additional assessments currently exist for which adequate reserves have not been established.

 

(i) General Validity. No representation or warranty by Borrower contained herein or made by Borrower or any other Person in any other Loan Document contains any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make such representation or warranty not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made. There are no facts which materially and adversely affect the business, operations, affairs or condition of Borrower or Guarantor other than those facts disclosed to Bank in writing prior to the time of closing or as set forth herein.

 

(j) Financial Statements; No Adverse Change. The financial information and other documents of the Borrower and Guarantor previously furnished to Bank are true, complete and accurate and are not misleading in any material respect. There has been no material adverse change in the business, operating or financial condition of Borrower or Guarantor since the date of the most recent financial information that has been furnished to Bank. All financial statements and other financial information furnished to Bank fairly and accurately represent the financial condition of the

 

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Borrower and Guarantor as of their respective dates in all material respects and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject, in the case of unaudited financial statements, to the absence of footnotes and normal year-end adjustments. Neither Borrower nor Guarantor has any material liabilities, direct or contingent, except as disclosed in their respective financial statements.

 

(k) Accuracy of Information. All factual information furnished to Bank by Borrower and Guarantor for purposes of, or in connection with, this Note or the other Loan Documents is true, complete and accurate in every material respect on the date that such information was provided to Bank and as of the date of execution and delivery of this Note to Bank.

 

(l) Regulations Q and U. Borrower has not engaged principally in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation Q of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) and will not use the proceeds of the Loan to violate Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

 

(m) Not a Public Utility Holding Company. Borrower is not a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.

 

(n) Not an Investment Company. Borrower is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled by an investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

11. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that, so long as the Borrower may borrow under this Note and until payment in full of this Note and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon or unless otherwise consented to in writing by Bank, it shall:

 

(a) Preservation of Corporate Existence, etc. Maintain its existence as a corporation, and its respective licenses or qualifications and good standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership, use or lease of property or the nature of its business or both makes such licenses or qualifications necessary, except for such licenses and qualifications, the failure of which to so maintain would not cause a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) Payment of Liabilities, Including Taxes, etc. Duly pay and discharge all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied upon Borrower or any of the properties, assets, income or profits of Borrower, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, except to the extent that such obligations, including taxes, assessments or charges, are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, have been made.

 

(c) Keeping of Records and Books of Account. Maintain and keep proper books of record and account in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis and in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all of such Borrower’s operations and business and financial affairs, except for variations which in individually and in the aggregate are not material.

 

(d) Compliance with Loan Documents, etc. Comply in all material respects with the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower.

 

(e) Operation of Business. Maintain, conduct and operate Borrower’s business in substantially the same manner as it has been heretofore maintained, conducted and operated.

 

(f) Further Assurances. Upon request by Bank, promptly cure any defects in the creation, issuance and delivery of this Note and the execution and delivery of the other Loan Documents, including this Agreement. Borrower, at its expense, shall promptly execute and

 

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deliver to Bank, upon request, all such other and further documents, agreements and instruments reasonably required to ensure compliance with or the accomplishment of the covenants and agreements of Borrower in the Loan Documents, including this Note, or to correct any omissions in the Loan Documents, or to state more fully the obligations set out in this Note or in any of the other Loan Documents, or to make any recordings, to file any notices or to obtain any consents, all as may be necessary or determined by Bank in good faith to be reasonably appropriate in connection therewith.

 

(g) No Agreement to Waive, Etc. Acknowledge that Bank has no obligation to waive any rights, grant any concessions or extend financing to Borrower except to the limited extent and subject to the terms, contingencies, exceptions, limitations and conditions expressly provided in this Agreement, and Borrower shall not make any representation to the contrary to any person or entity.

 

12. Borrower covenants that, so long as the Borrower may borrow and until payment in full of this Note and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon or unless otherwise consented to in writing by Bank, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, Borrower shall not permit or cause any of the following:

 

(a) Liquidation, Merger or Sale of Assets. (i) Liquidate, merge or consolidate with or into any other Person (other than a subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as the Borrower is the surviving entity) or take any action in furtherance of any thereof; (ii) permit any other Person (other than a subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as the Borrower is the surviving entity) to consolidate with or merge into Borrower; (iii) sell, convey, assign, lease or otherwise transfer or dispose of, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, a material part of the assets of Borrower other than in the normal course of Borrower’s business (except for a conveyance of any such assets to the Guarantor or a wholly-owned subsidiary of Borrower or Guarantor); (iv) change the name or state of organization of Borrower; or (v) effect any material change in Borrower’s capital structure or allow any change in ownership of more than ten percent (10%) of Borrower’s outstanding capital stock.

 

(b) Issuance of Securities. Create, issue or authorize (a) any additional capital stock; or (b) any option, warrants, rights or contracts entitling any Person to purchase or acquire any capital stock.

 

(c) Transaction with Affiliates. Borrower shall not enter into, or be a party to, any transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower (including, without limitation, transactions involving the purchase, sale or exchange of property, the rendering of services or the sale of capital stock or partnership interests) except in the ordinary course of business pursuant to the reasonable requirements of Borrower and upon fair and reasonable terms.

 

(d) Government Regulation. Borrower shall not (a) be or become subject at any time to any law, regulation or list of any government agency (including, without limitation, the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control list) that prohibits or limits Bank from making any advance or extension of credit to Borrower or from otherwise conducting business with Borrower, or (b) fail to provide documentary and other evidence of Borrower’s identity as may be requested by Bank at any time to enable Bank to verify Borrower’s identity or to comply with any applicable law or regulation, including, without limitation, Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act of 2001, 31 U.S.C. Section 5318.

 

13. Each of the following shall be an Event of Default under this Note and the other Loan Documents:

 

(a) Payment Default. Borrower fails to pay any installment of principal when due or fails to pay any interest on this Note within 3 Business Days of when due without notice from Bank.

 

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(b) Breach of Representation or Warranty. Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by Borrower in this Note, or by Guarantor under the Guaranty, or by Borrower or Guarantor in any certificate, document, opinion, or financial or other statement furnished at any time under or in connection with any Loan Document proves to have been incorrect in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made.

 

(c) Breach of Covenant. Borrower or Guarantor fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or observed in any of the Loan Documents (other than a failure to pay any sum to Bank when due (subject to applicable grace periods contained in Section 13(a) above)) to which it is a party and such failure shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after notice to Borrower and Guarantor from Bank describing the nature of the failure.

 

(d) Failure to Pay Other Indebtedness or Other Material Default. Borrower or Guarantor (i) fails to pay any indebtedness for borrowed money (other than this Note) having a principal amount due in excess of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), or any interest or premium thereon, when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise); (ii) fails to perform or observe any material term, covenant, or condition on the part of any of them to be performed or observed under any agreement or instrument relating to any such indebtedness, when required to be performed or observed, if the effect of such failure to perform or observe gives the creditor the right to accelerate the maturity of such indebtedness, whether or not such failure to perform or observe shall be waived by the holder of such indebtedness, or any such indebtedness shall be accelerated and declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment), prior to the stated maturity thereof.

 

(e) Insolvency. Borrower or Guarantor (i) is unable to, or admits in writing the inability to, pay such Borrower’s debts as such debts become due; (ii) makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, petitions or applies to any tribunal for the appointment of a custodian, receiver or trustee for them or a substantial part of Borrower’s or Guarantor’s assets; (iii) commences any proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangements, readjustment of debt, dissolution, or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect; (iv) has any such petition or application filed or any such proceeding commenced against Borrower or Guarantor in which an order for relief is entered or adjudication or appointment is made and which remains undismissed for a period of sixty (60) days or more; (v) by any act or omission, indicates Borrower’s or Guarantor’s consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in any such petition, application, or proceeding, or order for relief, or the appointment of a custodian, receiver, or trustee for all or any substantial part of Borrower’s or Guarantor’s properties; (vi) suffers any such custodianship, receivership, or trusteeship to continue undischarged for a period of sixty (60) days or more; or (vii) becomes insolvent in that Borrower’s or Guarantor’s total assets are in the aggregate less than all of Borrower’s or Guarantor’s liabilities, respectively.

 

(f) Unpaid Judgments. One or more final judgments, decrees, or orders for the payment of money in excess of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) (to the extent not adequately covered by insurance) in the aggregate shall be rendered against Borrower or Guarantor and such judgments, decrees or orders shall continue unsatisfied and in effect for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days without being vacated, discharged, satisfied or stayed or bonded pending appeal.

 

(g) Invalid Documents. Any of the Loan Documents shall at any time after their execution and delivery and for any reason, other than payment in full of the obligations so secured, cease to be in full force and effect or shall be declared null and void or the validity thereof is contested by Borrower or Guarantor, or Borrower or Guarantor denies further liability or obligation under any of the Loan Documents, and such matter is not fully corrected or resolved to Bank’s satisfaction within thirty (30) days after notice with respect thereto from Bank.

 

(h) Reportable Event. A “reportable event” (as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as amended) occurs that would permit the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to terminate any employee benefit plan of Borrower or Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor .

 

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(i) Termination. If Borrower or Guarantor, or any Person affiliated with Borrower or Guarantor, takes any action that is intended to result in the termination, dissolution or liquidation of Borrower or Guarantor.

 

14. If an Event of Default occurs hereunder, Bank shall have the following rights and remedies in addition to all other rights and remedies available to Bank at law and at equity:

 

(a) Acceleration, etc. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default set forth above and without further notice to Borrower, Bank may (i) declare the outstanding principal balance owing under this Note, all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, and all other amounts payable under any of the Loan Documents or otherwise to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon this Note, all such interest, and all such amounts shall become and be immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest, or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower, without any action on the part of Bank; (ii) avail itself of any and all remedies available to it in any of the Loan Documents; and (iii) avail itself of any and all other or additional remedies available by law or in equity.

 

(b) Enforcement of Rights. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Bank shall have the right to proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit in equity, action at law and/or other appropriate proceedings either for specific performance of any covenant or condition contained in this Note or in any of the other Loan Documents, or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Note or any of the other Loan Documents.

 

(c) Right to Proceed in Any Order. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Bank shall be entitled to exercise any and all of its rights and remedies in any order against the Borrower, Guarantor and any other property and Persons as Bank determines in its sole discretion.

 

(d) Waiver of Marshaling of Assets. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower waives any requirement of marshaling of assets and all other legal or equitable doctrines that might otherwise require Bank to proceed against any Persons in any particular order.

 

(e) Remedies Cumulative; No Waiver of Rights by Bank. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Bank may choose to exercise and enforce any of its rights or remedies, or decline to exercise and enforce any of its rights or remedies, in Bank’s sole discretion. The failure of Bank to exercise and enforce any rights or remedies shall not prevent Bank from thereafter exercising or enforcing any such rights or remedies, nor shall such failure release any Person or property with respect to which Bank has any rights or remedies or in any way limit or diminish Bank’s rights with respect to any such property or Person. All of Bank’s rights and remedies shall be cumulative to the greatest extent permitted by law, may be exercised successively or concurrently, at any time and from time to time, and shall be in addition to all of those rights and remedies afforded Bank at law, in equity, or in bankruptcy. Any exercise of any right or remedy shall not be deemed to be an election of that right or remedy to the exclusion of any other right or remedy. Bank shall be entitled to recover from the cumulative exercise of all remedies the sum of: (i) the outstanding principal amount of this Note; (ii) all accrued but unpaid interest with respect to the principal amount of this Note; (iii) any other amounts that Borrower is required by the Loan Documents to pay to Bank (for example and without limitation, the reimbursement of all reasonable expenses, legal fees and late charges); and (iv) any costs, expenses or damages which Bank is otherwise permitted to recover under the terms of the Loan Documents, or at law or in equity.

 

(f) Application of Payments. All payments from Borrower to Bank under this Note or any of the other Loan Documents, shall be applied by Bank in its discretion as follows: (i) to the payment of the costs and expenses of Bank and the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel in connection with the administration or enforcement of Bank’s rights and remedies against Borrower and sale or collection thereof; (ii) to the payment in full of all Indebtedness referred to in

 

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the Loan Documents, applying such amounts first to accrued but unpaid interest and then to principal; and (iii) the balance, if any, to Borrower or to any third party entitled thereto.

 

(g) Right of Set Off. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Bank is hereby authorized, at any time and from time to time, without notice to Borrower (any such notice being expressly waived) but subject to any prohibitions on rights of set-off contained in any Blocked Account Agreement, to set off and apply any and all deposit balances (other than trust, restricted or fiduciary accounts) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by Bank to or for the credit or the account of Borrower against any and all of the obligations of Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Note or any other Loan Document, irrespective of whether or not Bank shall have made any demand under this Note or such other Loan Document and although such obligations may be unmatured. Bank agrees to promptly notify Borrower after any such set off and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set off and application. The rights of Bank under this section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set off) that Bank may have.

 

15. The Borrower and all endorsers, guarantors and all other parties to this Note hereby:

 

(a) consent to the negotiation or assignment of this Note to any other person at any time, provided, however, the Bank shall provide Borrower with fifteen (15) days advance notice of any negotiation or assignment of this Note; provided that so long as no Event of Default then exists, the Borrower shall have the right to consent to any such assignment (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld)

 

(b) waive (to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law) presentment and demand, notice of demand, notice of dishonor, protest and notice of protest and non-payment thereof, notice of default, and all other notices or demands in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, enforcement, endorsement or guarantee hereof;

 

(c) waive (to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law) all exemptions to which they may now or hereafter be entitled under the laws of this or any other state or of the United States;

 

(d) waive (to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law) any requirement of marshaling of assets and all other legal or equitable doctrines which might otherwise require the holder hereof to proceed against any persons or any collateral or any other property or with respect to any other rights in any particular order and agree that the holder may elect not to proceed against any collateral securing this note and may instead seek to enforce and collect this note through whatever means may otherwise be available at law or equity;

 

(e) agree that Bank shall have the right, but not the obligation, without notice to Borrower or any other party, to renew this Note, grant the Borrower extensions of time for, or decreases in the amounts of, payment of this Note or any other indulgence or forbearance by Bank, and may release any guarantors, endorsers or any party to this Note, or any guarantor of this Note or with any other party who may become primarily or secondarily liable for any of the obligations of Borrower under this Note, in every instance without the consent of Borrower or any such other parties and without in any way affecting the continuing liability of the Borrower or any such other parties hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents; and

 

(f) waive all suretyship defenses including but not limited to all defenses based upon impairment of collateral and all suretyship defenses described in Section 3-605 of the Uniform Commercial Code, as revised in 1990 (the “UCC”), with such waiver made to the full extent permitted by Section 3-605 (i) of the UCC.

 

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16. EACH OF THE BANK AND THE BORROWER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF BANK AND BORROWER. BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO BANK.

 

17. The Borrower agrees that the sole proper venue for the determination of any litigation commenced by Bank against Borrower or Borrower against Bank on any basis shall be in a court of competent jurisdiction which is located in Fayette County, Kentucky, and the Borrower hereby expressly declares that any other venue shall be improper and Borrower expressly waives any right to a determination of any such litigation against Bank by a court in any other venue. Borrower further agrees that service of process by any judicial officer or by registered or certified U.S. mail shall establish personal jurisdiction over Borrower and Borrower waives any rights under the laws of any state to object to jurisdiction within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Provided, however, nothing contained in this section shall prevent Bank from bringing any action or exercising any rights against any security or against Borrower within any other state. Initiating such proceedings or taking such action in any other state shall in no event constitute a waiver of the agreement contained herein that the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall govern the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder or of the submission herein made by Borrower to personal jurisdiction within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The aforesaid means of obtaining personal jurisdiction and perfecting service of process are not intended to be exclusive, but are cumulative and in addition to all other means of obtaining personal jurisdiction and perfecting service of process now or hereafter provided by the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky or by any other state in an action brought by Bank in such state.

 

18. The substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (without regard to provisions governing conflicts of laws) shall govern the construction of this Note and the rights and remedies of the parties hereto.

 

19. Time is of the essence in the payment and performance of all of Borrower’s obligations under this Note and all documents securing this Note or relating hereto.

 

20. This Note cannot be modified, altered or amended except by an agreement in writing duly signed and acknowledged by authorized representatives of Bank and Borrower.

 

21. If any one or more of the provisions of this Note, or the applicability of any such provision to a specific situation, shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it or its application valid and enforceable, and the validity and enforceability of all other provisions of this Note and all other applications of any such provision shall not be affected thereby. In the event such provision(s) cannot be modified to make it or them enforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of any such provision(s) of this Note shall not impair the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Note.

 

22. This Note shall bind the heirs, successors and assigns of Borrower and shall inure to the benefit of Bank and its successors and assigns. Borrower shall not assign or allow the assumption of its rights and obligations hereunder without Bank’s prior written consent.

 

23. Upon demand by Bank, Borrower shall pay to Bank its costs and expenses (including, without limitation, its reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, litigation and other expenses) incurred or paid by Bank in administering and enforcing this Note and the Loan Documents and in maintaining, protecting, perfecting or enforcing any of Bank’s rights or Borrower’s obligations. Borrower shall also pay the Bank’s reasonable legal fees incurred in negotiating and initially documenting the Loan.

 

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24. No course of dealing in respect of, or any omission or delay in the exercise of, any right, power, remedy or privilege by Bank shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any right, power, remedy or privilege of Bank be exclusive of any other right, power, remedy or privilege referred to herein or in any related document or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, in bankruptcy, by statute or otherwise. No waiver or consent granted by Bank with respect to any of the Loan Documents or related writing shall be binding upon Bank, unless specifically granted in writing by a duly authorized officer of Bank, which writing shall be strictly construed.

 

25. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, in the Loan Documents or any other agreement, certificate or instrument delivered pursuant hereto or made in writing in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof, the making of the Loan hereunder and the issuance of this Note and shall continue in full force and effect so long as Borrower may borrow hereunder and until payment in full of all of the Borrower’s obligations hereunder.

 

26. All notices and other communications given to or made upon any party hereto in connection with this Note or any of the other Loan Documents shall, except as herein or therein otherwise expressly provided, be in writing and mailed, faxed or delivered to the addresses set forth herein or at such other address as shall be specifically designated by any such party. All such notices or other communications shall be effective, if mailed, when deposited in the U.S. mail, first class postage prepaid; if faxed, when faxed; or if delivered, when delivered.

 

27. Borrower shall indemnify and hold Bank harmless against any loss suffered or liability incurred by Bank on account of any damage to the person or property of the parties hereto or to third parties by reason of the operation of Borrower’s business, or otherwise arising out of or connected to the conduct of Borrower or its officers, managers, members, employees or agents, in connection with any matters which are the subject of this Note, except for all losses or liability incurred by the Bank as a result of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

28. Borrower acknowledges that Borrower has received a copy of each of the Loan Documents, as fully executed by the parties thereto. Borrower acknowledges that Borrower (a) has READ THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR HAS CAUSED SUCH DOCUMENTS TO BE EXAMINED BY THE BORROWER’S REPRESENTATIVES OR ADVISORS; (b) is thoroughly familiar with the transactions contemplated in this Note and the other Loan Documents; and (c) has had the opportunity to ask such questions to representatives of Bank, and receive answers thereto, concerning the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated in the Loan Documents as Borrower deems necessary in connection with its decision to enter into this Note.

 

29. Bank may sell participations in this Note, the Loan and the Loan Documents without the consent of, or prior notice to, the Borrower. Bank shall have the right to provide to any Person who expresses an interest in becoming a participant, or who actually does become a participant, such information concerning the financial condition, business and other affairs of Borrower as Bank may deem appropriate in the circumstances. Borrower hereby authorizes all such disclosures.

 

30. Bank agrees to exercise its best efforts to keep confidential any non-public information delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents and identified as such by Borrower and not to disclose such information to Persons other than to potential assignees or participants or to Persons employed by or engaged by Bank or its assignees or participants that has agreed that has agreed to comply with the covenant contained in this paragraph. The confidentiality provisions contained in this paragraph shall not apply to disclosures (i) required to be made by Bank or any other person to any regulatory or governmental agency or pursuant to legal process or (ii) consisting of general portfolio information that does not identify Borrower. Bank agrees that neither it nor its affiliates will in the future issue any press releases or other general public announcements, including any prospectus, proxy statement or other materials filed with any governmental authority relating to a public offering of the stock of Bank using the name of Borrower or Guarantor or any of their affiliates without at least two (2) business days’ prior notice to Borrower, and without the prior written consent of Borrower, not to be unreasonably withheld, unless (and only to the extent that) such Bank or affiliate is required to do so under law and then, in any event, Bank or affiliate will consult with Borrower in issuing such press release or other public disclosure.

 

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DATED as of the day and year first above written.

 

TEMPUR PRODUCTION USA, INC.

a Virginia corporation

By:   /s/    Dale E. Williams

Name:

  Dale E. Williams

Title:

  CFO

 

STATE OF                             

COUNTY OF                         

 

Before me, the undersigned Notary Public in the state and county aforesaid, personally appeared                                                       with whom I am personally acquainted (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) and who acknowledged himself to be the                              - -                                 of TEMPUR PRODUCTION USA, INC., a Virginia corporation, and acknowledged before me that he, being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by signing the name of the corporation.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal at office this          day of                     , 2005.

 

     
NOTARY PUBLIC        
My commission expires:        

 

CONSENTED AND AGREED TO BY:
FIFTH THIRD BANK

a Michigan banking corporation

BY:   /s/    William D. Craycraft

NAME:

  William D. Craycraft

TITLE:

  Vice President

 

STATE OF                             

COUNTY OF                         

 

Acknowledged before me this          day of                     , 2005, by                             , as                                  of FIFTH THIRD BANK, a Michigan banking corporation, for and on behalf of said corporation.

 

 

NOTARY PUBLIC

   

My commission expires:

   

 

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Certification of CEO, pursuant to SEC Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a), AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Robert B. Trussell, Jr., certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Tempur-Pedic International Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 9, 2005

      /s/    ROBERT B. TRUSSELL, JR.        
        Robert B. Trussell, Jr.
        Chief Executive Officer
Certification of CFO, pursuant to SEC Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a), AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Dale E. Williams, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Tempur-Pedic International Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 9, 2005

      /s/    DALE E. WILLIAMS        
        Dale E. Williams
        Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
        Secretary and Treasurer
Certification of CEO and CFO, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

Each of the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in his capacity as an officer of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (the “Company”), that, to his knowledge, the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2005, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. This written statement is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to such Form 10-Q. A signed original of this statement has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

Date: May 9, 2005

     

By:

  /s/    ROBERT B. TRUSSELL, JR.        
                Robert B. Trussell Jr.
                Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 9, 2005

     

By:

  /s/    DALE E. WILLIAMS        
                Dale E. Williams
                Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer