SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TA ASSOCIATES IX LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 125 HIGH STREET SUITE 2500 (Street) BOSTON MA 02110 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TEMPUR PEDIC INTERNATIONAL INC [ TPX ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See General Remarks
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/13/2006
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	09/13/2006		J(2)		3,100,000	D	(3)	6,335,720	I	See Footnote 1(1)
Common Stock	09/13/2006		J(2)		802,110	A	(3)	802,110	D
Common Stock	09/13/2006		J(2)		802,110	D	(3)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest as the General Partner of TA IX L.P. The reporting person disclaims benefical ownership of such shares because the reporting person's indirect pecuniary interest is subject to indeterminable future events.

2. TA IX L.P., a member of a group that owns more than 10% of Tempur-Pedic International, Inc., in the aggregate, distributed 3,100,000 shares pro rata for no consideration to the partners of TA IX L.P. As the General Partner and a Limited Partner of TA IX L.P. TA Associates IX LLC received 802,110 shares from the distribution. TA Associates IX LLC distributed 802,110 shares for no consideration to the partners of TA Associates IX LLC.

3. Not Applicable

Remarks:

Member of a filing group which owns more than 10% in the aggregate.

	TA Associates IX LLC	09/13/2006
	By: TA Associates, Inc., its Manager	09/13/2006
	By: Thomas P. Alber, Chief Financial Officer	09/13/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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