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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q


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

For the quarterly period ended: August 27, 2006

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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 001-08738


SEALY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  36-3284147
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Sealy Drive
One Office Parkway
Trinity, North Carolina
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

27370
(Zip Code)

(336) 861-3500
Registrant's telephone number, including area code

        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 ý No o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer" and "large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one):

Large accelerated filer o                Accelerated filer o                Non-accelerated filer ý

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes o No ý

The number of shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding as of October 9, 2006 is approximately: 90,983,041.





PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1—Financial Statements


SEALY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

 
  Quarter Ended
 
 
  August 27, 2006
  August 28, 2005
 
Net sales   $ 415,124   $ 390,026  

Cost of goods sold

 

 

229,941

 

 

214,081

 
   
 
 
   
Gross Profit

 

 

185,183

 

 

175,945

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

127,207

 

 

117,908

 
Amortization of intangibles     144     122  
Royalty income, net of royalty expense     (3,830 )   (3,603 )
   
 
 
   
Income from operations

 

 

61,662

 

 

61,518

 
Interest expense     15,981     19,308  
Debt extinguishment and refinancing expenses     4,567      
Other income, net     (75 )   (70 )
   
 
 

Income before income tax expense

 

 

41,189

 

 

42,280

 
Income tax expense     11,821     16,025  
   
 
 
   
Net income

 

$

29,368

 

$

26,255

 
   
 
 

Earnings per common share—Basic

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.37

 
   
 
 

Earnings per common share—Diluted

 

$

0.30

 

$

0.35

 
   
 
 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Basic     90,959     70,454  
  Diluted     96,650     75,808  

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SEALY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

 
  Nine Months Ended
 
 
  August 27, 2006
  August 28, 2005
 
Net sales   $ 1,187,571   $ 1,104,939  

Cost of goods sold

 

 

657,115

 

 

612,831

 
   
 
 
    Gross Profit     530,456     492,108  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

373,922

 

 

336,704

 
Expenses associated with initial public offering of common stock     28,510      
Amortization of intangibles     399     409  
Royalty income, net of royalty expense     (11,225 )   (9,947 )
   
 
 
   
Income from operations

 

 

138,850

 

 

164,942

 
Interest expense     52,610     59,413  
Debt extinguishment and refinancing expenses     9,862     6,248  
Other income, net     (641 )   (228 )
   
 
 

Income before income tax expense

 

 

77,019

 

 

99,509

 
Income tax expense     24,266     46,199  
   
 
 

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

 

52,753

 

 

53,310

 
Cumulative effect of the adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 47, net of related tax benefit of $191     287      
   
 
 
   
Net income

 

$

52,466

 

$

53,310

 
   
 
 

Earnings per common share—Basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle   $ 0.65   $ 0.76  
  Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle     0.00      
   
 
 
    Earnings per common share—Basic   $ 0.65   $ 0.76  
   
 
 

Earnings per common share—Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle   $ 0.60   $ 0. 71  
  Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle     0.00      
   
 
 
    Earnings per common share—Diluted   $ 0.60   $ 0.71  
   
 
 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Basic     81,169     70,341  
  Diluted     87,185     75,073  

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SEALY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)

 
  August 27,
2006

  November 27,
2005

 
 
  (Unaudited)

   
 
Assets              
Current assets:              
  Cash and cash equivalents   $ 22,206   $ 36,554  
  Accounts receivable, net of allowances for bad debts, cash discounts and returns     208,760     175,414  
  Inventories     66,465     60,141  
  Assets held for sale     2,338     1,405  
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets     22,719     14,320  
  Deferred income taxes     15,823     16,555  
   
 
 
      338,311     304,389  
Property, plant and equipment — at cost     347,711     328,935  
Less: accumulated depreciation     (173,323 )   (160,958 )
   
 
 
      174,388     167,977  
Other assets:              
  Goodwill     388,279     384,646  
  Other intangibles     4,399     4,559  
  Debt issuance costs, net, and other assets     27,615     33,116  
   
 
 
      420,293     422,321  
   
 
 
    $ 932,992   $ 894,687  
   
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit              
Current liabilities:              
  Current portion of long-term obligations   $ 15,388   $ 12,769  
  Accounts payable     116,037     119,558  
  Accrued incentives and advertising     38,281     37,958  
  Accrued compensation     31,970     44,138  
  Accrued interest     6,467     18,414  
  Other accrued expenses     41,191     47,429  
   
 
 
      249,334     280,266  
Long-term obligations, net of current portion     795,782     948,975  
Other noncurrent liabilities     44,059     43,659  
Deferred income taxes     11,952     12,356  
Common stock and options subject to redemption     20,263     21,654  
Stockholders' deficit:              
  Common stock, $0.01 par value; Authorized 200,000 shares; Issued and outstanding: 2006—90,983; 2005—70,480 (including shares classified above as subject to redemption: 2006—424; 2005—263)     904     702  
  Additional paid-in capital     664,588     365,900  
  Accumulated deficit     (860,821 )   (781,463 )
  Accumulated other comprehensive income     6,931     2,638  
   
 
 
      (188,398 )   (412,223 )
   
 
 
    $ 932,992   $ 894,687  
   
 
 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SEALY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Deficit
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

 
   
  Common Stock
   
   
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income

   
 
 
  Comprehensive
Income

  Additional
Paid-in
Capital

  Accumulated
Deficit

   
 
 
  Shares
  Par Value
  Total
 

Balance at November 27, 2005

 

$

65,322

 

70,480

 

$

702

 

$

365,900

 

$

(781,463

)

$

2,638

 

$

(412,223

)

Net income

 

 

52,466

 


 

 


 

 


 

 

52,466

 

 


 

 

52,466

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

4,346

 


 

 


 

 


 

 


 

 

4,346

 

 

4,346

 

Change in fair value of cash flow hedge

 

 

(53

)


 

 


 

 


 

 


 

 

(53

)

 

(53

)

Initial Public Offerring (IPO):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Proceeds from IPO, net of underwriting discount of $20,800

 

 


 

20,000

 

 

200

 

 

299,000

 

 


 

 


 

 

299,200

 
 
Direct costs of IPO

 

 


 


 

 


 

 

(3,689

)

 


 

 


 

 

(3,689

)

Stock-based compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Conversion of options to shares in connection with the IPO

 

 


 

192

 

 

2

 

 

348

 

 


 

 


 

 

350

 
 
Compensation associated with stock option grants

 

 


 


 

 


 

 

1,153

 

 


 

 


 

 

1,153

 
 
Directors' deferred stock compensation

 

 


 


 

 


 

 

329

 

 


 

 


 

 

329

 

Cash dividend

 

 


 


 

 


 

 


 

 

(131,824

)

 


 

 

(131,824

)

Exercise of stock options

 

 


 

311

 

 

3

 

 

(2,730

)

 


 

 


 

 

(2,727

)

Excess tax benefit on options exercised or converted

 

 


 


 

 


 

 

2,884

 

 


 

 


 

 

2,884

 

Adjustment of temporary equity subject to redemption

 

 


 


 

 

(3

)

 

1,393

 

 


 

 


 

 

1,390

 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Balance at August 27, 2006

 

$

56,759

 

90,983

 

$

904

 

$

664,588

 

$

(860,821

)

$

6,931

 

$

(188,398

)
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SEALY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

 
  Nine Months Ended
 
 
  August 27, 2006
  August 28, 2005
 
Cash flows from operating activities:              
  Net income   $ 52,466   $ 53,310  
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:              
    Depreciation and amortization     16,625     16,379  
    Deferred income taxes     1,700     16,525  
    Non-cash interest expense:              
      Senior Subordinated PIK Notes     3,348     5,902  
      Amortization of debt issuance costs and other     1,237     3,041  
    Stock-based compensation     3,040     920  
    (Gain) loss on sale of assets     402     (1,353 )
    Write-off of debt issuance costs related to debt extinguishments     6,302     3,384  
    Cumulative effect of accounting change     287      
    Other, net     (5,011 )   1,830  
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:              
    Accounts receivable     (33,346 )   (25,394 )
    Inventories     (6,324 )   (2,539 )
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets     (4,587 )   5,310  
    Accounts payable     (4,589 )   8,135  
    Accrued expenses     (35,179 )   (18,501 )
    Other liabilities     511     (3,148 )
   
 
 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

(3,118

)

 

63,801

 
   
 
 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Purchase of property, plant and equipment, net     (20,674 )   (19,756 )
  Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment     494     9,800  
   
 
 
     
Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(20,180

)

 

(9,956

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Proceeds from initial public offering of common stock, net of underwriting discount and other direct costs of $24,489     295,511      
  Cash dividend     (131,824 )    
  Repayment of long-term debt     (586,614 )   (60,000 )
  Borrowings under new credit facility     440,000      
  Borrowings under revolving credit facilities     137,191     194,172  
  Repayments of amounts borrowed under revolving credit facilities     (150,106 )   (189,370 )
  Other borrowings     1,312     7,069  
  Exercise of employee stock options, including related excess tax benefits     3,012     427  
  Debt issuance costs     (657 )   (251 )
  Other         (233 )
   
 
 
     
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

7,825

 

 

(48,186

)
   
 
 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

1,125

 

 

(427

)
   
 
 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(14,348

)

 

5,232

 
Cash and cash equivalents:              
  Beginning of period     36,554     22,779  
   
 
 
 
End of period

 

$

22,206

 

$

28,011

 
   
 
 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SEALY CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1:    Basis of Presentation

        The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited, and certain related information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted in accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. The accompanying annual condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared following the same policies and procedures used in the preparation of the audited financial statements and reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position of Sealy Corporation and its subsidiaries (the "Company"). The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the fiscal year. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended November 27, 2005 included within the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-126280).

        On April 6, 2004, the Company completed a merger with affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. ("KKR") whereby KKR acquired 92% of the Company's capital stock. Certain of the Company's previous stockholders, including affiliates of Bain Capital, LLC and others, retained an 8% interest in the Company's stock. The merger was accounted for as a recapitalization. Subsequent to the recapitalization, the Company contributed all of its interest in Sealy Mattress Company, of which it was the sole shareholder, to a newly formed subsidiary holding company, Sealy Mattress Corporation, which also replaced the Company as the parent-guarantor of the 8.25% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the "Notes") issued by Sealy Mattress Company. Effective May 25, 2006, Sealy Corporation was named a guarantor of the Notes. At August 27, 2006, KKR controlled approximately 52% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company.

        The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amount of assets and liabilities and disclosures on contingent assets and liabilities at period end and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

        All common stock and per share amounts presented in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto have been restated to reflect a 0.7595 for 1 reverse stock split which became effective on March 23, 2006.

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Note 2:    Initial Public Offering of Common Stock and Use of Proceeds

        On April 12, 2006, the Company completed an initial public offering ("IPO") of its common stock, raising $299.2 million of net proceeds after deducting the underwriting discount. The following table presents the sources and uses of cash from the IPO:

 
  (in millions)
Source:      
  Gross proceeds from issuance of 20 million shares of common stock at $16.00 per share   $ 320.0
   
Use of Proceeds:      
  Cash dividend to shareholders of record immediately prior to the IPO   $ 125.0
  Repayment of Senior Subordinated PIK Notes, including 1% prepayment penalty thereon1     90.0
  Repurchase of $47.5 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes, plus market premiums of $2.7 million1 and accrued interest of $1.4 million     51.6
  Underwriting discount at $1.04 per share for 20 million shares     20.8
  Cash bonuses to members of management2     17.5
  Management Services Agreement termination fee paid to KKR2     11.0
  Other fees and expenses associated with the IPO3     3.7
  Net cash available for use by the Company     0.4
   
    Total uses of proceeds from the IPO   $ 320.0
   

1
PIK Note penalty of $0.9 million and Note repurchase premium of $2.7 million are included in "debt extinguishment and refinancing expenses" in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended August 27, 2006.

2
Bonuses of $17.5 million and fee of $11.0 million are included in "expenses associated with initial public offering of common stock" in the accompanying statements of operations for the nine months ended August 27, 2006.

3
Direct costs of IPO were charged against additional paid-in capital in the accompanying balance sheet. At August 27, 2006 there are no material unpaid fees associated with the IPO.

        The condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended August 27, 2006 also include the following charges related to the IPO and associated debt extinguishments:

 
  (in millions)
Cash charges:      
Compensation expense associated with transaction bonuses   $ 17.5
Fee paid to KKR for termination of Management Services Agreement     11.0
   
  Total charges included in "expenses associated with initial public offering of common stock"     28.5
Cash premiums and prepayment penalties totaling $3.6 million plus non-cash charges of $1.7 million resulting from the repurchase of Notes and retirement of PIK Notes, included in "debt extinguishment and refinancing expenses"     5.3
Non-cash compensation resulting from the conversion of certain equity share options into common stock, included in "selling, general and administrative expenses"     0.4
   
    Total charges related to the IPO   $ 34.2
   

Note 3:    Share-Based Compensation

        Effective August 29, 2005 (the beginning of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005), the Company adopted the provisions of FAS No. 123 (revised 2004) "Share-Based Payment" ("FAS 123(R)"). Previously, as permitted by FAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("FAS 123"), the

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Company accounted for its stock option and stock incentive plans in accordance with Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees", and recorded no charges (except to the extent required by APB Opinion No. 25) against earnings with respect to options granted. Prior to Sealy Corporation's June 30, 2005 filing of a registration statement on Form S-1, the Company had been considered a nonpublic entity as defined by both FAS 123 and FAS 123(R), and had used the minimum value method of measuring equity share options for pro forma disclosure purposes. Accordingly, the Company is required to apply the provisions of FAS 123(R) prospectively to new awards and to awards modified, repurchased, or cancelled after the date of adoption. The Company has continued to account for any portion of awards outstanding at August 29, 2005 using the provisions of APB 25 as previously permitted under FAS 123. In addition, the Company has discontinued pro forma disclosures previously required by FAS 123 for equity share options accounted for using the intrinsic value method of APB 25.

        From the time of the Company's adoption of FAS 123(R) through the first quarter of fiscal 2006, no new stock options were granted, nor were outstanding options modified. During the nine months ended August 27, 2006, the Company granted new options to purchase 2,020,983 shares of common stock, and recognized compensation expense associated with these grants of approximately $1.2 million. As of August 27, 2006, there was approximately $8.2 million of unrecognized compensation costs associated with these grants. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 4.0 years. The options granted during the third quarter of fiscal 2006 had a weighted average grant-date fair value of $3.97 per option and the weighted average grant-date fair value for all option grants during fiscal 2006 was $4.96 per option. The Company valued these stock option grants using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions:

Expected volatility   29%–30%
Expected dividend yield   1.88–2.42%
Expected term (in years)   5.0–7.5
Risk-free rate   4.85%–5.10%

        Due to the lack of sufficient historical trading information with respect to its own shares, the Company estimates expected volatility based on a portfolio of selected stocks of companies believed to have market and economic characteristics similar to its own. The expected dividend yield is based on the Company's current quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share relative to the fair value of the underlying stock at grant date. Expected term is estimated based on the simplified method allowed under Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, issued by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

        The Company also recognized compensation expense during the nine months ended August 27, 2006 related to 192,236 options which were converted to shares of stock in connection with the IPO on April 6, 2006. Non-cash compensation of approximately $0.4 million, reflecting the excess of the fair value of the shares received over the fair value of the options converted, is included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Cash compensation expense of approximately $2.8 million, resulting from the payment of taxes on behalf of employees benefiting from the conversion, is included in "expenses associated with initial public offering of common stock" in the accompanying statements of operations.

        During the three and nine months ended August 27, 2006 and August 28, 2005, the Company recognized expense of $0.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively, for fiscal 2006 and $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively, for fiscal 2005, resulting from the accretion of an obligation to three executives of the Company for their right to sell to the Company, upon their retirement, vested shares of the Company's common stock.

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Note 4:    Inventories

        The major components of inventories were as follows (in thousands):

 
  August 27, 2006
  November 27, 2005
Raw materials   $ 40,285   $ 32,336
Work in process     17,082     18,945
Finished goods     9,098     8,860
   
 
    $ 66,465   $ 60,141
   
 

Note 5:    Warranty Costs

        The Company's warranty policy provides a 10-year non-prorated warranty service period on all currently manufactured Sealy Posturepedic, Stearns & Foster and Bassett bedding products and certain other Sealy-branded products, and a 20-year warranty on its TrueForm product line introduced late in the first quarter of fiscal 2005. The Company's policy is to accrue the estimated cost of warranty coverage at the time the sale is recorded. The change in the Company's accrued warranty obligations for each of the nine months ended August 27, 2006 and August 28, 2005 and the year ended November 27, 2005 was as follows (in thousands):

 
  August 27,
2006

  November 27,
2005

  August 28,
2005

 
Accrued warranty obligations at beginning of period   $ 14,321   $ 13,857   $ 13,857  
Warranty claims     (12,236 )   (14,484 )   (11,366 )
Warranty provisions     12,580     14,948     11,940  
   
 
 
 
Accrued warranty obligations at end of period   $ 14,665   $ 14,321   $ 14,431  
   
 
 
 

        Warranty claims for the year ended November 27, 2005 include approximately $8.9 million for claims associated with products sold prior to November 28, 2004 that were still under warranty. In estimating its warranty obligations, the Company considers the impact of recoverable salvage value on warranty cost in determining its estimate of future warranty obligations. Warranty claims and provisions shown above do not include estimated salvage recoveries that reduced cost of sales by $4.0 million, $4.3 million and $3.5 million for the nine months ended August 27, 2006, the year ended November 27, 2005 and the nine months ended August 28, 2005, respectively.

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Note 6:    Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

        The Company performs an annual assessment of its goodwill for impairment as of the beginning of the fiscal fourth quarter. The Company also assesses its goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable from future cash flows.

        The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended August 27, 2006 are as follows (in thousands):

Balance as of November 27, 2005   $ 384,646
Increase due to foreign currency translation     3,633
   
Balance as of August 27, 2006   $ 388,279
   

        Total other intangibles of $4.4 million (net of accumulated amortization of $5.0 million) as of August 27, 2006 consist primarily of acquired licenses, which are amortized on the straight-line method over periods ranging from 5 to 15 years, and unamortized pension prior service costs of $1.4 million.

Note 7:    Assets Held for Sale

        The Company has assets held for sale totaling $2.4 million at August 27, 2006 and $1.4 million at November 27, 2005. The $2.4 million is for a facility that is expected to be sold within the next twelve months. The fiscal 2005 balance was for the Oakville, CT facility. The Company is continuing to remediate groundwater contamination at that site and does not expect to sell the facility in the next twelve months (see Note 17). As a result, the Company has reclassified this facility to other assets on the balance sheet.

Note 8:    Long-Term Obligations

        Long-term debt as of August 27, 2006 and November 27, 2005 consisted of the following:

 
  August 27,
2006

  November 27,
2005

 
 
  (in thousands)

 
Senior Revolving Credit Facility   $ 6,309   $ 18,814  
Senior Secured Term Loan     440,000     450,000  
Senior Subordinated Notes     342,000     389,500  
Senior Subordinated PIK Notes         85,766  
Other     22,861     17,664  
   
 
 
      811,170     961,744  
Less current portion     (15,388 )   (12,769 )
   
 
 
    $ 795,782   $ 948,975  
   
 
 

        The total borrowing capacity under the senior revolving credit facility is $125 million, of which up to $25 million may be borrowed in Canada. At August 27, 2006, amounts outstanding under the senior revolving credit facility included $6.3 million under the Canadian portion of the facility. At August 27, 2006, the Company had approximately $86.6 million available under the revolving credit facility after taking into account letters of credit issued totaling $32.1 million.

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        Annually, the Company may be required to make principal prepayments depending on certain financial ratios, as defined in its senior secured credit agreement. At August 27, 2006, the Company estimates that a payment will not have to be made with respect to excess cash flow for the 2006 fiscal year, and as such, no amount has been reclassified to current for an anticipated principal prepayment.

        On August 25, 2006, the Company entered into the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement"), which amended and restated the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated April 14, 2005 (the "Existing Credit Agreement"). The Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amended the Existing Credit Agreement to refinance the $440 million outstanding under the existing senior secured term loan in two tranches, one for $300 million maturing August 25, 2011 and one for $140 million due August 25, 2012. The Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also reduced the applicable interest rate margins charged on the senior secured term loan, provided certain financial leverage ratio tests are met. In addition, the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides Sealy Corporation with greater flexibility to receive dividend distributions from its subsidiaries, or to repay certain subordinated debt, provided certain leverage ratio tests and other conditions are met. The terms and conditions of the Company's $125 million senior revolving credit facility were unchanged by the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. In connection with the amendment and restatement, the Company incurred a charge of $4.6 million during the three months ended August 27, 2006, including $4.1 million for the write-off of deferred finance charges and $0.5 million of related fees and expenses (Note 9).

        In connection with the IPO (Note 2), the Company used a portion of the proceeds from the offering to repurchase and retire $47.5 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes in a series of open market transactions completed on April 26, 2006 at prices ranging from 105.25% to 105.92% of par, plus accrued interest. On April 21, 2006, the Company used approximately $90.0 million of IPO proceeds to redeem the entire outstanding balance of the PIK Notes, along with accrued interest and prepayment penalties through the date of the redemption.

        At August 27, 2006 the Company was in compliance with the covenants contained within its senior credit agreements and indenture governing the Notes.

        The Company has corrected its presentation within the statement of cash flows of activity related to borrowings and repayments under its revolving credit facility. Such borrowings and repayments, formerly presented on a net basis, are now shown in their gross amounts. This correction had no effect on total cash flows from financing activities.

Note 9:    Debt Extinguishment and Refinancing Expenses

        Debt extinguishment and refinancing expenses for the three months ended August 27, 2006 include $4.6 million of expense incurred in connection with the refinancing of the Company's senior secured credit agreement on August 25, 2006 (Note 8), including non-cash charges of approximately $4.1 million resulting from the write-off of debt issuance costs. For the nine months ended August 27, 2006, debt extinguishment and refinancing expenses also include $5.3 million of expense resulting from the extinguishment of debt retired with proceeds from the IPO (Note 2), including non-cash charges of $1.7 million resulting from the write-off of debt issuance costs associated with the retired debt.

        For the nine months ended August 28, 2005, debt extinguishment and refinancing expenses include approximately $6.2 million of expense incurred in connection with the refinancing of the Company's senior secured credit agreement on April 14, 2005, including non-cash charges of approximately $3.4 million resulting from the write-off of debt issuance costs. There was no debt extinguishment and refinancing expenses for the three months ended August 28, 2005.

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Note 10:    Other Income, Net

        Other income, net, includes interest income for the three and nine months ended August 27, 2006 and August 28, 2005 of $0.1 million and $0.6 million for fiscal 2006 and $0.1 million and $0.2 million for fiscal 2005, respectively.

Note 11:    Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations

        In March 2005, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 47, "Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143" ("FIN 47"). This interpretation clarifies the term "conditional asset retirement obligation" as used in FAS 143 and provides additional guidance on the timing and method for the recognition and measurement of such conditional obligations. FIN 47 became effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005. The Company adopted FIN 47 as of the beginning of fiscal 2006 and has recorded an adjustment as of November 28, 2005, the first day of fiscal 2006, of approximately $0.3 million, net of income tax benefit of $0.2 million, to recognize the cumulative effect of the accounting change. In addition, the Company recorded $0.1 million in property, plant and equipment and a liability of $0.6 million in other noncurrent liabilities. These resulted from obligations in certain of the Company's facility leases that require the Company to return those properties to the same or similar condition at the end of the lease as existed when the Company began using those facilities. Although the lease termination dates range from 2008 to 2032, the Company may be able to renegotiate such leases to extend the terms. On a pro forma basis for the nine months ended August 28, 2005, the effects would have been immaterial.

        In addition to the above obligations, the Company also owns certain factories that contain asbestos. Current regulations require that the Company remove and dispose of asbestos if the factory undergoes major renovations or is demolished. Although the Company is not required to remove the asbestos unless renovation or demolition occurs, it is required to monitor and ensure that it remains stable and is required to notify any potential buyer of its existence. The Company has not recognized the asset retirement obligations in its financial statements for asbestos because management believes that there is an indeterminate settlement date for the retirement obligation as the range of time over which the Company may be required to remove and dispose of the asbestos is unknown or cannot be estimated. The Company currently has no plans to demolish a factory or to undertake a major renovation that would require removal of the asbestos. Management will continue to monitor this issue and will record an asset retirement obligation when sufficient information becomes available to estimate the obligation.

Note 12:    Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

        In November of 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FAS 151, "Inventory Costs, an amendment of ARB No. 43 Chapter 4, "Inventory Pricing," to clarify the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage) and requires that those items be recognized as current-period charges. In addition, this statement requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company adopted this statement as of the beginning of fiscal 2006, and it has not had a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

        In December 2004, the FASB issued FAS 153, "Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets—an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29" which amends Opinion 29 to eliminate the exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. This statement became effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of this statement has had no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

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        In May 2005, the FASB issued FAS 154, "Accounting Changes and Error Corrections—a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3." This statement provides guidance on the accounting for and reporting of accounting changes and error corrections. It establishes, unless impracticable, retrospective application as the required method for reporting a change in accounting principle in the absence of explicit transition guidance specific to any newly adopted pronouncement. This statement also addresses the reporting of the correction of an error in previously issued financial statements, which requires similar retrospective adjustment. Changes in accounting estimates continue to be reported in the period of the change and any future periods affected. This statement will become effective for accounting changes and error corrections made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The Company will adopt this statement as of the beginning of fiscal 2007.

        In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" ("FIN 48"). This interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company will adopt this interpretation as of the beginning of fiscal 2008 and is still assessing the potential impact of adoption.

        In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, which provides guidance on the consideration of the effects of prior year misstatements in quantifying current year misstatements for the purpose of a materiality assessment. The Company will apply this guidance for fiscal year end 2006.

        In September 2006, the FASB issued FAS 157, "Fair Value Measurements" which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. The statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company will adopt this statement as of the beginning of fiscal 2008 and is still assessing the potential impact of adoption.

        In September 2006, the FASB also issued FAS 158, "Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)." This statement requires an employer to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income of a business entity. This statement also requires an employer to measure the funded status of a plan as of the date of its year-end statement of financial position, with limited exceptions. The Company will be required to initially recognize the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan and to provide the required disclosures as of the end of the fiscal year ending after December 15, 2006, which for the Company will be the end of fiscal 2007. The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employer's fiscal year-end statement of financial position is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008, or fiscal 2009 for the Company. The Company is still assessing the potential impact of adoption.

Note 13:    Hedging Strategy

        Use of hedging contracts allows the Company to reduce its overall exposure to interest rate changes, since gains and losses on these contracts will offset losses and gains on the transactions being hedged. The Company formally documents all hedged transactions and hedging instruments, and assesses, both at inception of the contract and on an ongoing basis, whether the hedging instruments

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are effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of the hedged transaction. The fair values of the interest rate agreements are estimated by obtaining quotes from brokers and are the estimated amounts that the Company would receive or pay to terminate the agreements at the reporting date, taking into consideration current interest rates and the current creditworthiness of the counterparties.

        In June 2004, the Company entered into a swap agreement that has the effect of converting $200 million of the floating-rate debt under the Company's senior credit facilities to a fixed-rate basis, declining to $150 million from December 2005 through November 2007. The Company has formally designated this swap agreement as a cash flow hedge and expects the hedge to be highly effective in offsetting fluctuations in the designated interest payments resulting from changes in the benchmark interest rate. Effective August 25, 2006, the Company de-designated $13 million of the interest rate swap for hedge accounting due to the amendment of the senior secured term loan agreement (Note 7). As a result of the dedesignation, $0.2 million previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income was recorded as a reduction of interest expense. The effective portion of changes in the market value of $137 million of the swap is recorded in other comprehensive income and will be amortized into interest expense over the remaining life of the interest rate swap agreement. For the three and nine months ended August 27, 2006 and August 28, 2005, $(0.5) million and $(1.1) million for fiscal 2006 and $0.2 million and $1.3 million for fiscal 2005, respectively, was recorded as an addition to (reduction of) interest expense, excluding the impact of the de-designation noted above. At August 27, 2006 and November 27, 2005, the fair value carrying amount of the instrument was recorded as follows (in thousands):

 
  August 27, 2006
  November 27, 2005
Accrued interest receivable   $ 577   $
Other current assets     1,811     1,042
Long term receivable     1,034     1,716
   
 
Total net asset   $ 3,422   $ 2,758
   
 

        At August 27, 2006 and November 27, 2005, accumulated other comprehensive income associated with the interest rate swap was $1.5 million and $1.6 million, respectively, net of income tax effects.

        The Company had also entered into two interest rate swap agreements associated with debt that no longer exists. Although the related debt was repaid, the swaps remain in effect and are scheduled to expire in December 2006. Because the first swap converted a portion of floating rate debt to a fixed rate and the subsequent swap effectively reestablished a floating rate on the same debt, the effect of the two instruments on both cash flows and earnings is largely off-setting. Changes in the fair market value of these swaps are recorded in interest expense. At August 27, 2006 and November 27, 2005, the fair value carrying amount of these instruments was a current liability of $0.5 million and $1.9 million, respectively.

        To protect against the reduction in value of forecasted foreign currency cash flows resulting from purchases in a foreign currency, the Company enters into foreign currency forward and option contracts. The Company does not designate its foreign currency forward and option contracts as hedges for accounting purposes, therefore all changes in fair value are charged to earnings. At August 27, 2006, the Company had forward contracts to sell a total of 7.0 million Canadian dollars and 10.0 million Mexican pesos with expiration dates ranging from September 15, 2006 through February 15, 2007. At August 27, 2006 and November 27, 2005, the fair value of the Company's net obligation under the forward contracts was a liability of $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended August 27, 2006, recognized foreign currency transaction gains were $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, compared with losses of $0.1 million and gains of $2.3 million for the three and nine months ended August 28, 2005, respectively.

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Note 14:    Defined Benefit Pension Expense

        The components of net periodic pension cost recognized for the Company's defined benefit pension plan for the three and six months ended August 27, 2006 and August 28, 2005 are as follows (in thousands):

 
  Three months ended
  Nine months ended
 
 
  August 27, 2006
  August 28, 2005
  August 27, 2006
  August 28, 2005
 
Service cost   $ 147   $ 148   $ 442   $ 446  
Interest cost     207     195     621     587  
Expected return on plan assets     (218 )   (186 )   (655 )   (558 )
Amortization of unrecognized gains and losses     30     36     90     109  
Amortization of unrecognized transition asset     (22 )   (21 )   (66 )   (65 )
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost     50     50     149     149  
   
 
 
 
 
Net periodic pension cost*   $ 194   $ 222   $ 581   $ 668  
   
 
 
 
 
Cash contributions   $ 425   $ 300   $ 1,125   $ 600  
   
 
 
 
 

*
Net periodic pension cost recognized for the three and nine months ended August 27, 2006 is based upon preliminary estimates pending the final actuarial determination of such costs for fiscal 2006. Similarly, net periodic pension cost for the three and nine months ended August 28, 2005 is based upon preliminary estimates.

        The Company expects to make additional cash contributions to the plan of approximately $1.0 million during the remainder of fiscal 2006.

Note 15:    Income Taxes

        The Company's effective income tax rates differ from the Federal statutory rate principally because of the effect of certain foreign tax rate differentials and state and local income taxes. The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended August 27, 2006 is approximately 28.7% and 31.5%, respectively, compared to 37.9% and 46.4%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended August 28, 2005. The effective rates for the fiscal 2006 periods reflect a reduction in income tax expense due to recognition of benefits of approximately $2.4 million and $3.9 million for the three months and nine months ended August 28, 2006 resulting from reduction in the Company's income tax reserves due to resolutions with tax authorities and the elimination of certain federal and state tax exposures due to expiring statutes. A benefit of approximately $1 million resulted from the reduction of the valuation allowance on capital loss carry-forwards due to the availability of capital gains. The effective rate for the nine month fiscal 2005 period was significantly increased due to the provision of approximately $7.2 million of income taxes on foreign earnings repatriated to the United States during fiscal 2005.

        Significant judgment is required in evaluating the Company's federal, state and foreign tax positions and in the determination of its tax provision. Despite the Company's belief that its tax return positions are fully supportable, reserves have been established where the Company believes that certain tax positions are likely to be challenged and the Company may not fully prevail in overcoming these challenges. The Company may adjust these reserves as relevant circumstances evolve, such as guidance from the relevant tax authority, the Company's tax advisors, or resolution of issues in the courts. In addition the Company is still assessing the potential impact of FIN 48 (Note 11). The Company's tax expense includes the impact of reserve positions and changes to reserves that it considers appropriate, as well as related interest and penalties. While the Company is currently undergoing examinations of certain of its corporate income tax returns by tax authorities, no issues have been presented to the

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Company and the Company believes that such audits will not result in an assessment and payment of taxes related to these positions during the one year following August 27, 2006. The Company also cannot predict when or if any other future tax payments related to these tax positions may occur. Therefore, substantially all of the reserves for these positions are classified as noncurrent liabilities in the accompanying balance sheet.

Note 16:    Comprehensive Income

        Comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended August 27, 2006 was $27.7 million and $56.4 million, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended August 28, 2005 was $28.4 million and $50.9 million, respectively.

Note 17:    Contingencies

        The Company is subject to legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, management does not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

        The Company is currently conducting an environmental cleanup at a formerly owned facility in South Brunswick, New Jersey pursuant to the New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act. The Company and one of its subsidiaries are parties to an Administrative Consent Order issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Pursuant to that order, the Company and its subsidiary agreed to conduct soil and groundwater remediation at the property. The Company does not believe that its manufacturing processes were the source of contamination. The Company sold the property in 1997. The Company and its subsidiary retained primary responsibility for the required remediation. The Company has completed essentially all soil remediation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's approval, and has concluded a pilot test of the groundwater remediation system. During 2005, with the approval of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the Company removed and disposed of sediment in Oakeys Brook adjoining the site. The Company continues to monitor groundwater remediation at the site. The Company has recorded a reserve for $2.0 million ($2.7 million prior to discounting at 4.50%) associated with this remediation project, and it is reasonably possible that up to an additional $0.2 million may be incurred to complete the project. Also in connection with this site, the Company received a written complaint from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection alleging natural resources damages in an unspecified amount. Because the natural resources damages claim is in an early stage and our liability, if any, cannot be reasonably estimated at this time, we have not made any accruals related to this matter.

        The Company is also remediating soil and groundwater contamination at an inactive facility located in Oakville, Connecticut. Although the Company is conducting the remediation voluntarily, it obtained Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection approval of the remediation plan. The Company has completed essentially all soil remediation under the remediation plan and is currently monitoring groundwater at the site. The Company has identified cadmium in the ground water at the site and intends to address that during fiscal 2007. The Company has recorded a reserve of approximately $0.8 million associated with the additional work and ongoing monitoring. The Company believes the contamination is attributable to the manufacturing operations of previous unaffiliated occupants of the facility.

        The Company removed three underground storage tanks previously used for diesel, gasoline, and waste oil from its South Gate, California facility in March 1994 and remediated the soil in the area. Since August 1998, the Company has been working with the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region to monitor groundwater at the site.

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        While the Company cannot predict the ultimate timing or costs of the South Brunswick, Oakville, and South Gate environmental matters, based on facts currently known, the Company believes that the accruals recorded are adequate and does not believe the resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the financial position or future operations of the Company; however, in the event of an adverse decision by the agencies involved, or an unfavorable result in the New Jersey natural resources damages matter, these matters could have a material adverse effect.

        The state of California adopted new flame retardant regulations related to manufactured mattresses and box springs which became effective January 1, 2005. The Company believes that it is in full compliance with those regulations. The Company believes that those regulations have not had a significant impact on the Company's results of operations or financial position.

Note 18:    Common Stock and Options Subject to Redemption

        In connection with its adoption of FAS 123(R), the Company reclassified as temporary equity amounts previously included in additional paid-in capital that are associated with outstanding shares and options which, under the terms of management shareholder agreements, are potentially redeemable for a 180 day period following death or disability of the share or option holder.

Note 19:    Related Party Transactions

        The Company also used $11.0 million of IPO proceeds to pay KKR a termination fee to end the Management Services Agreement between the Company and KKR. As a result, these fees are no longer being paid starting in April 2006. The Company incurred management fees of $0.8 for the nine months ended August 27, 2006 and $0.5 and $1.5 for the three and nine months ended August 28, 2005, respectively, payable to KKR, Sealy Corporation's primary owners. Also during the three and nine months ended August 28, 2005, the Company incurred $0.2 million and $1.3 million for consulting services provided by Capstone Consulting LLC, the chief executive officer of which is on the Company's board of directors.

Note 20:    Segment Information

        The Company has determined that it has two operating segments, domestic and international, that qualify for aggregation as prescribed in SFAS 131. Accordingly, the Company has one reportable industry segment, the manufacture and marketing of innerspring and specialty bedding. Sales outside the United States for the three and nine months ended August 27, 2006 and August 28, 2005 were $96.7 million and $263.1 million and $77.8 million and $221.7 million, respectively. In addition, long-lived assets (principally property, plant and equipment and other investments) outside the United States were $55.9 million and $50.7 million as of August 27, 2006 and November 27, 2005, respectively.

Geographic Distribution of Sales (in thousands):

 
  Three months ended
  Nine months ended
 
 
  August 27, 2006
  August 28, 2005
  August 27, 2006
  August 28, 2005
 
US domestic   $ 318,394   76.7 % $ 312,218   80.1 % $ 924,434   77.8 % $ 883,214   79.9 %
International:                                          
  Canada     42,927   10.3     34,181   8.7     116,988   9.9     90,041   8.1  
  Europe     31,357   7.6     26,659   6.8     83,765   7.1     78,747   7.1  
  Other international locations     22,446   5.4     16,968   4.4     62,384   5.2     52,937   4.9  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total international     96,730   23.3     77,808   19.9     263,137   22.2     221,725   20.1  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total company   $ 415,124   100.0 % $ 390,026   100.0 % $ 1,187,571   100.0 % $ 1,104,939   100.0 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Note 21:    Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Financial Information

        Sealy Corporation, Sealy Mattress Corporation (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sealy Corporation) and each of the subsidiaries of Sealy Mattress Company (the "Issuer") that guarantee the Notes (as defined below) (the "Guarantor Subsidiaries") have fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, the obligation to pay principal and interest with respect to the Notes of the Issuer. Substantially all of the Issuer's operating income and cash flow is generated by its subsidiaries. As a result, funds necessary to meet the Issuer's debt service obligations are provided in part by distributions or advances from its subsidiaries. Under certain circumstances, contractual and legal restrictions, as well as the financial condition and operating requirements of the Issuer's subsidiaries, could limit the Issuer's ability to obtain cash from its subsidiaries for the purpose of meeting its debt service obligations, including the payment of principal and interest on the Notes. Although holders of the Notes will be direct creditors of the Issuer's principal direct subsidiaries by virtue of the guarantees, the Issuer has subsidiaries ("Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries") that are not included among the Guarantor Subsidiaries, and such subsidiaries will not be obligated with respect to the Notes. As a result, the claims of creditors of the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries will effectively have priority with respect to the assets and earnings of such companies over the claims of creditors of the Issuer, including the holders of the Notes.

        The following supplemental condensed consolidating financial statements present:

    1.
    Condensed consolidating balance sheets as of August 27, 2006 and November 27, 2005 and condensed consolidating statements of operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended August 27, 2006 and August 28, 2005.

    2.
    Sealy Corporation (as "Guarantor Parent"), Sealy Mattress Corporation (a guarantor), the Issuer, combined Guarantor Subsidiaries and combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries with their investments in subsidiaries accounted for using the equity method (see Note 1).

    3.
    Elimination entries necessary to consolidate the Guarantor Parent and all of its subsidiaries.

        Separate financial statements of each of the Guarantor Subsidiaries are not presented because management believes that these financial statements would not be material to investors.

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SEALY CORPORATION

Supplementa l Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
August 27, 2006
(in thousands)

 
  Sealy
Corporation

  Sealy
Mattress
Corporation

  Sealy
Mattress
Company

  Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Combined
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Eliminations
  Consolidated
 
Assets                                            
Current assets:                                            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 4,456   $   $ 1   $ 11,080   $ 6,669   $   $ 22,206  
Accounts receivable, net     17         604     133,487     74,652         208,760  
Inventories             1,233     46,080     21,414     (2,262 )   66,465  
Assets held for sale                 2,338             2,338  
Prepaid expenses, deferred income taxes and other current assets             2,969     33,390     2,183         38,542  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      4,473         4,807     226,375     104,918     (2,262 )   338,311  
Property, plant and equipment, at cost             8,338     260,368     79,005         347,711  
Less accumulated depreciation             (4,618 )   (142,295 )   (26,410 )       (173,323 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
              3,720     118,073     52,595         174,388  
Other assets:                                            
Goodwill               24,741     304,773     58,765         388,279  
Other intangibles, net                   3,976     423         4,399  
Net investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries     (253,727 )   (253,727 )   909,508     (109,180 )   (53,923 )   (238,951 )    
Debt issuance costs, net, and other assets                 17,448     8,145     2,022         27,615  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      (253,727 )   (253,727 )   951,697     207,714     7,287     (238,951 )   420,293  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets   $ (249,254 ) $ (253,727 ) $ 960,224   $ 552,162   $ 164,800   $ (241,213 ) $ 932,992  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities And Stockholders' deficit                                            
Current liabilities:                                            
Current portion—long-term obligations   $   $   $ 1,400   $ 1,898   $ 12,090   $   $ 15,388  
Accounts payable             209     74,513     41,315         116,037  
Accrued customer incentives and advertising                 31,174     7,107         38,281  
Accrued compensation             497     24,018     7,455         31,970  
Accrued interest             317     6,033     117         6,467  
Other accrued expenses     116         1,290     33,452     6,333         41,191  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      116         3,713     171,088     74,417         249,334  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Due to (from) Parent Company     (81,235 )           81,235              
Long-term obligations             780,600     875     14,307         795,782  
Other noncurrent liabilities                 35,220     8,839         44,059  
Deferred income taxes             4,584     1,192     6,176         11,952  
Common stock & options subject to redemption     20,263                         20,263  
Stockholders' deficit     (188,398 )   (253,727 )   171,327     262,552     61,061     (241,213 )   (188,398 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit   $ (249,254 ) $ (253,727 ) $ 960,224   $ 552,162   $ 164,800   $ (241,213 ) $ 932,992  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
November 27, 2005
(in thousands)

 
  Sealy Corporation
  Sealy Mattress Corporation
  Sealy Mattress Company
  Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries
  Combined Non-
Guarantor Subsidiaries

  Eliminations
  Consolidated
 
Assets                                            
Current assets:                                            
Cash and cash equivalents   $   $   $ 1   $ 25,387   $ 11,166   $   $ 36,554  
Accounts receivable, net             60     106,559     68,795         175,414  
Inventories             1,429     42,836     15,876         60,141  
Assets held for sale                 1,405             1,405  
Prepaid expenses, deferred income taxes and other current assets     1,948         2,200     24,349     2,378         30,875  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      1,948         3,690     200,536     98,215         304,389  
Property, plant and equipment, at cost             7,542     252,190     69,203         328,935  
Less accumulated depreciation             (3,949 )   (135,176 )   (21,833 )       (160,958 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
              3,593     117,014     47,370         167,977  
Other assets:                                            
Goodwill             24,741     304,774     55,131         384,646  
Other intangibles, net                 4,192     367         4,559  
Net investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries     (313,217 )   (313,217 )   901,550     (177,037 )   (56,964 )   (41,115 )    
Debt issuance costs, net, and other assets     304           25,168     5,793     1,851         33,116  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      (312,913 )   (313,217 )   951,459     137,722     385     (41,115 )   422,321  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets   $ (310,965 ) $ (313,217 ) $ 958,742   $ 455,272   $ 145,970   $ (41,115 ) $ 894,687  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities And Stockholders' deficit                                            
Current liabilities:                                            
Current portion—long-term obligations   $   $   $   $ 922   $ 11,847   $   $ 12,769  
Accounts payable             269     82,894     36,395         119,558  
Accrued customer incentives and advertising                   31,184     6,774         37,958  
Accrued compensation             411     35,506     8,221         44,138  
Accrued interest             824     17,471     119         18,414  
Other accrued expenses     69         1,599     37,451     8,310         47,429  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      69           3,103     205,428     71,666         280,266  
Due to (from) Parent Company     (6,231 )           6,231              
Long-term obligations     85,766         839,500     858     22,851         948,975  
Other noncurrent liabilities             116     35,421     8,122         43,659  
Deferred income taxes             4,416     2,247     5,693         12,356  
Common stock & options subject to redemption     21,654                         21,654  
Stockholders' deficit     (412,223 )   (313,217 )   111,607     205,087     37,638     (41,115 )   (412,223 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit   $ (310,965 ) $ (313,217 ) $ 958,742   $ 455,272   $ 145,970   $ (41,115 ) $ 894,687  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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SEALY CORPORATION

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended August 27, 2006
(in thousands)

 
  Sealy Corporation
  Sealy Mattress Corporation
  Sealy Mattress Company
  Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries
  Combined Non-
Guarantor Subsidiaries

  Eliminations
  Consolidated
 
Net sales   $   $   $ 16,989   $ 310,037   $ 94,891   $ (6,793 ) $ 415,124  

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Cost of goods sold             9,823     168,374     58,962     (7,218 )   229,941  
  Selling, general and administrative     133         1,714     101,354     24,006         127,207  
  Amortization of intangibles                 73     71         144  
  Royalty (income) expense, net                 (4,400 )   570         (3,830 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations     (133 )       5,452     44,636     11,282     425     61,662  
  Interest expense         138     15,342     (122 )   623         15,981  
  Other income (loss)     (17 )       4,566     10     (67 )       4,492  
  Income from equity investees     (29,498 )   (29,582 )   (29,563 )           88,643      
  Income from nonguarantor equity investees                 (6,984 )       6,984      
  Capital charge and intercompany interest allocation             (14,392 )   13,484     908          
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes     29,382     29,444     29,499     38,248     9,818     (95,202 )   41,189  
  Income tax expense (benefit)     14     (54 )   (83 )   8,782     3,077     85     11,821  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income   $ 29,368   $ 29,498   $ 29,582   $ 29,466   $ 6,741   $ (95,287 ) $ 29,368  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended August 28, 2005
(in thousands)

 
  Sealy Corporation
  Sealy Mattress Corporation
  Sealy Mattress Company
  Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries
  Combined Non-
Guarantor Subsidiaries

  Eliminations
  Consolidated
 
Net sales   $   $   $ 17,241   $ 303,325   $ 75,098   $ (5,638 ) $ 390,026  

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Cost of goods sold             9,915     162,631     47,173     (5,638 )   214,081  
  Selling, general and administrative     3         1,713     95,630     20,562         117,908  
  Amortization of intangibles                 73     49         122  
  Royalty (income) expense, net                 (4,117 )   514         (3,603 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations     (3 )       5,613     49,108     6,800         61,518  
  Interest expense     2,022     103     16,781     (155 )   557         19,308  
  Other income, net                 (13 )   (57 )       (70 )
  Income from equity investees     (27,553 )   (27,608 )   (24,806 )           79,967      
  Income from non-guarantor equity investees                 (4,341 )       4,341      
  Capital charge and intercompany interest allocation             (15,763 )   15,099     664          
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes     25,528     27,505     29,401     38,518     5,636     (84,308 )   42,280  
Income tax expense (benefit)     (727 )   (48 )   1,793     13,712     1,295         16,025  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income   $ 26,255   $ 27,553   $ 27,608   $ 24,806   $ 4,341   $ (84,308 ) $ 26,255  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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SEALY CORPORATION

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations
Nine Months Ended August 27, 2006
(in thousands)

 
  Sealy Corporation
  Sealy Mattress Corporation
  Sealy Mattress Company
  Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries
  Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
  Eliminations
  Consolidated
 
Net sales   $   $   $ 49,089   $ 899,487   $ 262,311   $ (23,316 ) $ 1,187,571  

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Cost of goods sold             28,869     488,170     161,043     (20,967 )   657,115  
  Selling, general and administrative     130         4,806     300,589     68,397         373,922  
  Expenses Associated with IPO                 27,958     552         28,510  
  Amortization of intangibles                 217     182         399  
  Royalty (income) expense, net                 (12,872 )   1,647         (11,225 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations     (130 )       15,414     95,425     30,490     (2,349 )   138,850  
  Interest expense     3,360     389     47,670     (325 )   1,516         52,610  
  Other (income) expense, net     1,143         8,701     (265 )   (358 )       9,221  
  Income from equity investees     (55,197 )   (55,426 )   (53,027 )           163,650      
  Income from nonguarantor equity investees                 (16,623 )       16,623      
  Capital charge and intercompany interest allocation             (45,027 )   42,161     2,866          
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes     50,564     55,037     57,097     70,477     26,466     (182,622 )   77,019  
  Income tax expense (benefit)     (1,902 )   (160 )   1,671     16,864     8,001     (208 )   24,266  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before cumulative effect     52,466     55,197     55,426     53,613     18,465     (182,414 )   52,753  
  Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle                 287             287  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income   $ 52,466   $ 55,197   $ 55,426   $ 53,326   $ 18,465   $ (182,414 ) $ 52,466  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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SEALY CORPORATION

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations
Nine Months Ended August 28, 2005
(in thousands)

 
  Sealy Corporation
  Sealy Mattress Corporation
  Sealy Mattress Company
  Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries
  Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
  Eliminations
  Consolidated
 
Net sales   $   $   $ 47,585   $ 859,942   $ 213,731   $ (16,319 ) $ 1,104,939  

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Cost of goods sold             28,184     465,437     135,529     (16,319 )   612,831  
  Selling, general and administrative     6         4,750     271,144     60,804         336,704  
  Amortization of intangibles                 217     192         409  
  Royalty (income) expense, net                 (11,484 )   1,537         (9,947 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations     (6 )       14,651     134,628     15,669         164,942  
  Interest expense     5,923     279     52,258     (246 )   1,199         59,413  
  Other (income) expense             6,248     (13 )   (215 )       6,020  
  Income from equity investees     (57,067 )   (57,241 )   (53,884 )           168,192      
  Income from non-guarantor equity investees                 (5,964 )       5,964      
  Capital charge and intercompany interest allocation             (49,272 )   47,223     2,049          
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes     51,138     56,962     59,301     93,628     12,636     (174,156 )   99,509  
Income tax expense (benefit)     (2,172 )   (105 )   2,060     39,744     6,672         46,199  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income   $ 53,310   $ 57,067   $ 57,241   $ 53,844   $ 5,964   $ (174,156 ) $ 53,310  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended August 27, 2006
(in thousands)

 
  Sealy Corporation
  Sealy Mattress Corporation
  Sealy Mattress Company
  Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries
  Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
  Eliminations
  Consolidated
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   $   $   $ 9,146   $ (22,473 ) $ 10,209   $   $ (3,118 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Purchase of property, plant and equipment, net             (400 )   (15,564 )   (4,710 )       (20,674 )
  Proceeds from the sale of property, plant, and equipment                 460     34         494  
  Net activity in investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries and affiliates     (73,129 )       49,411     26,072     (2,354 )        
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities     (73,129 )       49,011     10,968     (7,030 )       (20,180 )
Cash flows from financing activities:                                            
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock     295,511                         295,511  
  Dividend     (131,824 )                       (131,824 )
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt             440,000                 440,000  
  Repayment of existing long-term debt     (89,114 )       (497,500 )               (586,614 )
  Equity received upon exercise of stock including related excess tax benefits     3,012                         3,012  
  Borrowings under revolving credit facilities             120,600         16,591         137,191  
  Repayments on revolving credit facilities             (120,600 )       (29,506 )       (150,106 )
  Debt Issuance Cost             (657 )               (657 )
  Other borrowings                 (2,802 )   4,114         1,312  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     77,585         (58,157 )   (2,802 )   (8,801 )       7,825  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                     1,125         1,125  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in cash and cash equivalents     4,456             (14,307 )   (4,497 )       (14,348 )
Cash and cash equivalents:                                            
  Beginning of period             1     25,387     11,166         36,554  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  End of period   $ 4,456   $   $ 1   $ 11,080   $ 6,669   $   $ 22,206  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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SEALY CORPORATION

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended August 28, 2005
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

 
  Sealy
Corporation
Non-Guarantor
Parent

  Sealy
Mattress
Corporation

  Sealy
Mattress
Company

  Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Combined
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Eliminations
  Consolidated
 
Net cash provided by operating activities   $   $   $ 3,860   $ 55,977   $ 3,964   $   $ 63,801  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Purchase of property, plant and equipment, net             (609 )   (18,170 )   (977 )       (19,756 )
  Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment                 9,800             9,800  
  Net activity in investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries             61,954     (64,518 )   2,564          
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities             61,345     (72,888 )   1,587         (9,956 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Repayments of senior secured term loan             (60,000 )               (60,000 )
Net borrowings under revolving credit facilities             (5,000 )       9,802         4,802  
Other borrowings                     7,069         7,069  
Intercompany dividend associated with international reparation                 26,449     (26,449 )        
Other             (205 )   148             (57 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities             (65,205 )   26,597     (9,578 )       (48,186 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                     (427 )       (427 )
Change in cash and cash equivalents                 9,686     (4,454 )       5,232  
Cash and cash equivalents:                                            
  Beginning of period             2     5,142     17,635         22,779  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  End of period   $   $   $ 2   $ 14,828   $ 13,181   $   $ 28,011  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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SEALY CORPORATION

Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

        The following management's discussion and analysis is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as well as our management's discussion and analysis included in our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-126280) and related prospectus dated April 6, 2006, and all of our other filings with the SEC from April 6, 2006 through the date of this report. Except where the context suggests otherwise, the terms "we," "us" and "our" refer to Sealy Corporation and its subsidiaries.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

        Our conventional bedding products include the Sealy, Sealy Posturepedic, Stearns & Foster, and Bassett brands and accounted for nearly 90% of our total net sales for the year ended November 27, 2005. In addition to our innerspring bedding, we also produce a variety of specialty bedding products which are made of materials such as visco-elastic (memory foam) and latex foam.

        In the first quarter of fiscal 2006, we introduced our latest product offerings from the Stearns & Foster lines, followed in the second quarter by the introduction of our newest line up of Sealy Posturepedic products. The launch of the Posturepedic line, which accounts for approximately one-half of our sales in the United States, will be completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. As with earlier major product launches, we expect our sales and profitability growth to be limited during the period in which our customers complete the transition to the new product lines.

        Our industry continues to be challenged by the high cost of petroleum products and steel, which affect the cost of our polyurethane foam and polyethylene component parts and our steel innerspring. During fiscal 2005 and into the third quarter of fiscal 2006, the cost of these components has continued to remain elevated above their recent historical averages, and we expect these costs to continue at current levels over the remainder of fiscal 2006.

    Initial Public Offering of Our Common Stock and Use of Proceeds

        On April 12, 2006, we completed an initial public offering ("IPO") of our common stock, raising $299.2 million of net proceeds after deducting the underwriting discount. For a detailed presentation of the sources and uses of cash from the IPO, see Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements, included in Part I, Item 1 herein.

        On a pro forma basis, had the IPO occurred at the beginning of fiscal 2006, our interest expense for the nine months ended August 27, 2006 would have been lower than reported by approximately $5.0 million. Selling, general and administrative expenses would have been reduced by approximately $0.4 million for the nine month period ended August 27, 2006 due to the elimination of management fees paid to KKR, partially offset by share-based compensation expense arising from options to purchase our stock granted to certain of our management employees in connection with the IPO. Interest expense and selling, general and administrative expenses would not have changed for the three months ended August 27, 2006.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

    Tabular Information—Current Fiscal Quarter

        The following table sets forth our summarized results of operations for three months ended August 27, 2006 and August 28, 2005, expressed in thousands of dollars as well as a percentage of each year's net sales:

 
  For the three months ended
 
 
  August 27, 2006
  August 28, 2005
 
 
  in
thousands

  percentage
of net sales

  in thousands
  percentage
of net sales

 
Total net sales   $ 415,124   100.0 % $ 390,026   100.0 %
Total cost of goods sold     229,941   55.4     214,081   54.9  
   
 
 
 
 

Gross Profit

 

 

185,183

 

44.6

 

 

175,945

 

45.1

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

127,207

 

30.6

 

 

117,908

 

30.2

 
Amortization of intangibles     144   0.0     122   0.0  
Royalty income, net of royalty expense     (3,830 ) (0.9 )   (3,603 ) (0.9 )
   
 
 
 
 
  Income from operations     61,662   14.9     61,518   15.8  

Interest expense

 

 

15,981

 

3.9

 

 

19,308

 

5.0

 
Debt extinguishment and refinancing     4,567   1.1        
Other income, net     (75 ) (0.0 )   (70 ) (0.0 )
   
 
 
 
 
  Income before income taxes     41,189   9.9     42,280   10.8  
Income tax expense     11,821   2.9     16,025   4.1  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income

 

$

29,368

 

7.0

%

$

26,255

 

6.7

%
   
 
 
 
 
Effective tax rate     28.7 %       37.9 %    

        The following table indicates the percentage distribution of our net sales in U.S. dollars throughout our international operations:

        Geographic distribution of sales:

 
  Three Months
Ended:

 
 
  August 27,
2006

  August 28,
2005

 
US Domestic   76.7 % 80.1 %
International:          
  Canada   10.3   8.7  
  Europe   7.6   6.8  
  Other   5.4   4.4  
   
 
 
    Total   100.0 % 100.0 %
   
 
 

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        The following table shows our net sales and margin profitability for the major geographic regions of our operations, including local currency results for the significant international operations:

 
  For the Three Months Ended:
 
 
  August 27, 2006
  August 28, 2005
 
 
  in thousands
  percentage
of netsales

  in thousands
  percentage
of net sales

 
Total Domestic (US Dollars):                      
  Total net sales   $ 318,394   100.0 % $ 312,218   100.0 %
  Total cost of goods sold     170,328   53.5     165,451   53.0  
   
 
 
 
 
    Gross profit     148,066   46.5     146,767   47.0  

Total International (US Dollars):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Total net sales     96,730   100.0     77,808   100.0  
  Total cost of goods sold     59,613   61.6     48,631   62.5  
   
 
 
 
 
    Gross profit     37,117   38.4     29,177   37.5  

Canada:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  US Dollars:                      
    Total net sales     42,927   100.0     34,181   100.0  
    Total cost of goods sold     23,820   55.5     19,725   57.7  
   
 
 
 
 
      Gross profit     19,107   44.5     14,456   42.3  
 
Canadian Dollars:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
    Total net sales     48,210   100.0     41,799   100.0  
    Total cost of goods sold     26,750   55.5     24,120   57.7  
   
 
 
 
 
      Gross profit     21,460   44.5     17,679   42.3  

Europe:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  US Dollars:                      
    Total net sales     31,357   100.0     26,659   100.0  
    Total cost of goods sold     21,604   68.9     18,469   69.3  
   
 
 
 
 
      Gross profit     9,753   31.1     8,190   30.7  
 
Euros:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
    Total net sales     24,798   100.0     21,863   100.0  
    Total cost of goods sold     17,082   68.9     15,144   69.3  
   
 
 
 
 
      Gross profit     7,716   31.1     6,719   30.7  

Other International (US Dollars):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Total net sales     22,446   100.0     16,968   100.0  
  Total cost of goods sold     14,189   63.2     10,437   61.5  
   
 
 
 
 
    Gross profit     8,257   36.8     6,531   38.5  

    Quarter Ended August 27, 2006 compared with Quarter Ended August 28, 2005

        Net Sales.    Our net sales for the quarter ended August 27, 2006, were $415.1 million, an increase of $25.1 million, or 6.4% from the quarter ended August 28, 2005. Total unit sales for the quarter increased 1.3% over the comparable prior year period. Total domestic net sales were $318.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 compared to $312.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2005. The domestic net sales increase of $6.2 million was attributable to a 5.9% increase in average unit selling price, partially offset by a 3.7% decrease in volume. The decrease in volume is primarily attributable to

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the impact of our customers transitioning to the new Posturepedic product line as they replace existing inventories and existing floor models. Because the core Posturepedic product line represents over half our sales, we expect the impact of this transition to continue into the fourth quarter. The most significant change in the line is that it now complies with federal fire safety standards that go into effect on July 1, 2007 for all mattress manufacturers. In 2007, we will re-merchandise the promotional line to comply with these new federal standards. Rapid growth in our promotional and specialty bedding lines, which we define as those products utilizing cores made of foam or other materials rather than innersprings, has partially offset declines due to the transition. The increase in average unit selling price is primarily due to price increases announced in November 2005 to offset the effects of rising raw material costs and the growth of specialty product lines which carry significantly higher prices. This increase was partially offset by a shift in the mix of sales to include a higher volume of sales of our promotional products, such as our 125th Anniversary products, which have a lower average unit selling price, and a higher volume of Posturepedic floor samples sales, which are sold at a discount. Total international sales were $96.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 compared to $77.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2005, an increase of $18.9 million, or 24.3%. Excluding the effects of foreign exchange rates, total international sales increased 18.9%. In our Canadian market, local currency sales gains of 15.3% translated into gains of 25.6% in US dollars. Local currency sales gains in our Canadian market were driven by a 15.1% increase in unit volume and 9.2% increase in average unit selling price. In our European market, local currency sales gains of 13.4% translated into an increase of 17.6% in US dollars. Local currency sales gains in the European market were attributable to a 10.2% increase in unit volume driven primarily by increased sales of latex bed cores to other manufacturers and a 2.9% increase in average unit selling price. Other international sales gains were primarily due to volume gains in Mexico and Argentina.

        Gross Profit.    Our gross profit for the quarter was $185.2 million, an increase of $9.2 million over the comparable prior year period. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit decreased 0.5 percentage points to 44.6%. This decrease (as a percentage of net sales) was due primarily to a decline in our domestic gross profit margin percentage, and an increase in the mix of international sales despite improvements in international gross margin. Domestic gross profit increased $1.3 million to $148.1 million, which, as a percentage of sales, represented a decrease of 0.5 percentage points to 46.5% of net sales. This decrease was driven by an increase in floor sample discounts associated with the transition to our new Posturepedic line and an increase in the sales mix of lower margin promotional bedding, partially offset by price increases and improved manufacturing efficiencies. The margin improvement from the 5.9% increase in average unit selling price was partially offset by increases in the cost of materials. On a per unit basis, material costs increased 9.3% relative to the third quarter of 2005 due primarily to increased foam and packaging costs. Gross profit for the international business increased $7.9 million to $37.1 million, which represented an increase of 0.9 percentage points to 38.4% of net sales. This increase is primarily due to a decrease in material costs in Canada resulting from favorable exchanges rates on imported raw materials.

        Selling, General, Administrative.    Our selling, general, and administrative expense as a percent of net sales was 30.6% and 30.2% for the quarters ended August 27, 2006 and August 28, 2005, respectively, an increase of 0.4 percentage points. This increase is primarily due to $3.5 million of higher promotional expenses in the U.S. associated with the roll out of our new Posturepedic product line, and higher national advertising costs. In addition, the three month period ending August 28, 2005 included a $2 million gain on the disposal of two former facilities.

        Royalty income, net of royalty expense.    Our royalty income, net of royalty expenses, for the three months ended August 27, 2006 was $3.8 million, up slightly compared with the three months ended August 28, 2005, with respect to both domestic and international royalty revenue.

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        Interest Expense.    Our interest expense for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 decreased $3.3 million from the prior year period to $16.0 million, primarily due to lower debt levels resulting from $86 million in voluntary prepayments of our senior term debt since May 29, 2005, as well as the retirement of the PIK Notes and a portion of the 8.25% Senior Subordinated Notes in the second quarter of fiscal 2006 using proceeds from the IPO. These reductions were partially offset by slightly higher borrowing costs. Our weighted average borrowing costs for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 and 2005 were 7.8% and 7.7%, respectively. The increase in our borrowing cost was due to higher interest rates on the variable rate component of our floating rate debt.

        Debt Extinguishment and Refinancing Expenses.    During the three months ended August 27, 2006, we incurred $4.6 million of debt extinguishment costs consisting of $0.5 million of cash expenses and $4.1 million of non-cash charges related to the refinancing of our senior secured term loans.

        Income Tax.    Our effective income tax rates differ from the Federal statutory rate principally because of the effect of certain foreign tax rate differentials and state and local income taxes. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended August 27, 2006 is approximately 28.7% compared to 37.9% for the three months ended August 28, 2005. The effective rate for the fiscal 2006 period is primarily impacted by recognition of benefits of approximately $2.4 million from a reduction in our income tax reserve as a result of the elimination of certain federal and state tax exposures and approximately $1.0 million from the reduction of the valuation allowance on capital loss carry-forwards due to the availability of capital gains.

    Tabular Information—Year to Date

        The following table sets forth our summarized results of operations for nine months ended August 27, 2006 and August 28, 2005, expressed in thousands of dollars as well as a percentage of each year's net sales:

 
  For the nine months ended
 
 
  August 27, 2006
  August 28, 2005
 
 
  in thousands
  percentage
of net sales

  in thousands
  percentage
of net sales

 
Total net sales   $ 1,187,571   100.0 % $ 1,104,939   100.0 %
Total cost of goods sold     657,115   55.3     612,831   55.5  
   
 
 
 
 

Gross Profit

 

 

530,456

 

44.7

 

 

492,108

 

44.5

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

373,922

 

31.5

 

 

336,704

 

30.5

 
Expenses associated with IPO     28,510   2.4        
Amortization of intangibles     399       409    
Royalty income, net of royalty expense     (11,225 ) (0.9 )   (9,947 ) (0.9 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations

 

 

138,850

 

11.7

 

 

164,942

 

14.9

 

Interest expense

 

 

52,610

 

4.5

 

 

59,413

 

5.3

 
Debt extinguishment and refinancing     9,862   0.8     6,248   0.6  
Other expense, net     (641 ) (0.1 )   (228 ) (0.0 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

77,019

 

6.5

 

 

99,509

 

9.0

 
Income taxes     24,266   2.1     46,199   4.2  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

52,753

 

4.4

 

 

53,310

 

4.8

 
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle     287          
   
 
 
 
 

Net Income

 

$

52,466

 

4.4

%

$

53,310

 

4.8

%
   
 
 
 
 

Effective tax rate

 

 

31.5

%

 

 

 

46.4

%

 

 

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        The following table indicates the percentage distribution of our net sales in U.S. dollars throughout our international operations:

    Geographic distribution of sales:

 
  Nine Months Ended:
 
 
  August 27,
2006

  August 28,
2005

 
US Domestic   77.8 % 79.9 %
International:          
  Canada   9.9   8.1  
  Europe   7.1   7.1  
  Other   5.2   4.9  
   
 
 
Total   100.0 % 100.0 %
   
 
 

        The following table shows our net sales and margin profitability for the major geographic regions of our operations, including local currency results for the significant international operations:

 
  For the Nine Months Ended:
 
 
  August 27, 2006
  August 28, 2005
 
 
  thousands
  percentage
of net sales

  thousands
  percentage
of net sales

 
Total Domestic (US Dollars):                      
  Total net sales   $ 924,434   100.0 % $ 883,214   100.0 %
  Total cost of goods sold     496,069   53.7     472,236   53.5  
   
 
 
 
 
    Gross profit     428,365   46.3     410,978   46.5  

Total International (US Dollars):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Total net sales     263,137   100.0     221,725   100.0  
  Total cost of goods sold     161,045   61.2     140,595   63.4  
   
 
 
 
 
    Gross profit     102,092   38.8     81,130   36.6  

Canada:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  US Dollars:                      
    Total net sales     116,988   100.0     90,041   100.0  
    Total cost of goods sold     64,875   55.5     52,979   58.8  
   
 
 
 
 
      Gross profit     52,113   44.5     37,062   41.2  
 
Canadian Dollars:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
    Total net sales     133,387   100.0     110,226   100.0  
    Total cost of goods sold     73,988   55.5     64,834   58.8  
   
 
 
 
 
      Gross profit     59,399   44.5     45,392   41.2  

Europe:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  US Dollars:                      
    Total net sales     83,765   100.0     78,747   100.0  
    Total cost of goods sold     58,142   69.4     53,772   68.3  
   
 
 
 
 
      Gross profit     25,623   30.6     24,975   31.7  
 
Euros:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
    Total net sales     68,125   100.0     64,287   100.0  
    Total cost of goods sold     47,503   69.7     42,037   65.4  
   
 
 
 
 
      Gross profit     20,622   30.3     22,250   34.6  

Other International (US Dollars):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Total net sales     62,384   100.0     52,937   100.0  
  Total cost of goods sold     38,028   61.0     33,844   63.9  
   
 
 
 
 
      Gross profit     24,356   39.0 %   19,093   36.1 %
   
 
 
 
 

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    Nine Months Ended August 27, 2006 compared with Nine Months Ended August 28, 2005

        Net Sales.    Our net sales for the nine months ended August 27, 2006, were $1,187.6 million, an increase of $82.7 million, or 7.5% from the nine months ended August 28, 2005. Total unit sales for the period ended August 27, 2006 were 0.2% above the comparable prior year period. Total domestic net sales were $924.4 million for the first nine months of 2006 compared to $883.2 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2005. The domestic net sales increase of $41.2 million was attributable to a 8.3% increase in average unit selling price, partially offset by a 3.3% decrease in volume. The decrease in volume is primarily attributable to the impact of our customers transitioning to our new Posturepedic and Stearns & Foster models, partially offset by the strong growth of our promotional and specialty lines, which we define as those products utilizing cores made of foam or other materials rather than innersprings. Because the core Posturepedic and Stearns & Foster product lines represent over two-thirds of our sales, we expect this transition to continue until the fourth quarter. The most significant change in the lines is that the new products comply with federal fire safety standards that go into effect July 1, 2007 for all mattress manufacturers. In 2007, we will re-merchandise the promotional line to comply with these new federal standards. The increase in average unit selling price is primarily due to price increases announced in November 2005 to offset the effects of rising raw material costs, and due to improved sales mix from our specialty bedding product lines, partially offset by a greater portion of sales coming from lower priced promotional units. Total international sales were $263.1 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2006 compared to $221.7 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2005, an increase of $41.4 million, or 18.7%. Excluding the effect of currency fluctuations, international sales increased 16.3%. In our Canadian market, local currency sales gains of 21.0% translated into gains of 29.9% in US Dollars. Local currency sales gains in our Canadian market were driven by a 12.2% increase in volume, combined with a 7.8% increase in average unit selling price resulting from sales mix improvement and the November 2005 price increases. In our European market, local currency sales gains of 6.0% translated into an increase of 6.4% in US dollars. Local currency sales gains in the European market were attributable to a 14.7% increase in volume driven by increased sales of latex bed cores to other manufacturers, offset by a 7.6% decline in average unit selling price associated with the increased sales of lower-priced latex bed cores. Other international sales gains were primarily due to volume gains in Mexico and Argentina.

        Gross Profit.    Our gross profit for the nine months ended August 27, 2006 was $530.5 million, an increase of $38.4 million over the comparable prior year period. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit increased 0.2 percentage points to 44.7%. This increase (as a percentage of net sales) is due primarily to improvements in international operations. Domestic gross profit increased $17.4 million to $428.4 million or 46.3% of net sales, which is a decrease of 0.2 percentage points of net sales from the prior year period. This decrease was attributable to higher floor sample discounts associated with the transition to the new product lines and an increase in the sales mix of lower margin promotional bedding, partially offset by the higher average unit selling price and improved manufacturing efficiencies. On a per unit basis, material costs increased 11.5% relative to the first nine months of 2005 due primarily to increased foam and packaging costs. On a per unit basis, all other manufacturing costs increased 4.0%. Gross profit for the international business increased 2.2 percentage points to 38.8% of net sales. This increase is primarily due to higher average unit selling prices in Canada, as well as in our South American markets, partially offset by decreased average unit selling prices in Europe due to increased sales of lower-priced latex bed cores, which carry a lower unit price.

        Selling, General, Administrative.    Our selling, general, and administrative expense as a percent of net sales was 31.5% and 30.5% for the nine months ended August 27, 2006 and August 28, 2005, respectively, an increase of 1.0 percentage point. This increase is primarily due to $13.1 million of higher promotional expenses in the U.S. associated with the roll out of our new Posturepedic and Stearns & Foster product lines, higher advertising costs, and higher volume driven variable expenses such as cooperative advertising costs and delivery costs in both the domestic and international

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operations. In addition, the nine month period ending August 28, 2005 included a $2 million gain on the disposal of two former facilities.

        Expenses Associated With IPO.    We incurred $28.5 million of expenses directly related to the IPO in the second quarter 2006, which included approximately $17.5 million of transaction-related bonuses paid to management employees, and $11.0 million paid to KKR for the termination of the Management Services Agreement.

        Royalty income, net of royalty expense. Our royalty income, net of royalty expenses, for the nine months ended August 27, 2006 increased $1.3 million to $11.2 million from the nine months ended August 28, 2005, primarily due to increased sales to licensees.

        Interest Expense.    Our interest expense for the first nine months of fiscal 2006 decreased $6.8 million from the prior year period to $52.6 million, primarily due to lower debt levels resulting from $130 million in voluntary prepayments of our senior term debt since November 28, 2004, as well as the retirement of the PIK Notes and a portion of the 8.25% Senior Subordinated Notes in the second quarter of fiscal 2006 using proceeds from the IPO. These reductions were partially offset by slightly higher borrowing costs. Our weighted average borrowing costs for the first nine months of fiscal 2006 and 2005 were 7.7% and 7.4%, respectively. The increase in our borrowing cost was due to higher interest rates on the unhedged variable rate of our floating rate debt, largely offset by lower interest rates on the fixed component of our senior secured term debt interest rate as a result of the April 2005 amendment of our senior secured credit agreement and the related extinguishment of our senior unsecured term loan.

        Debt Extinguishment and Refinancing Expenses.    During the nine months ended August 27, 2006 we incurred $9.9 million of debt extinguishment costs consisting of $3.6 million of cash expenses and $1.7 million of non-cash charges related to the extinguishment of debt retired using proceeds from the IPO as well as $0.5 million of cash expenses and $4.1 million of non-cash charges related to the refinancing of our senior term debt in August, 2006. During the nine months ended August 28, 2005, we incurred $6.2 million of debt extinguishment costs consisting of $2.8 million of cash expenses and $3.4 million of non-cash charges related to the refinancing of our senior term debt in April, 2005.

        Income Tax.    Our effective income tax rates differ from the Federal statutory rate principally because of the effect of certain foreign tax rate differentials and state and local income taxes. Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended August 27, 2006 is approximately 31.5% compared to 46.4% for the nine months ended August 28, 2005. The effective rate for the fiscal 2006 period was reduced by a benefit of approximately $3.9 million resulting from a reduction in our income tax reserve as a result of the elimination of certain federal and state tax exposures and approximately $1.0 million from the reduction of the valuation allowance on capital loss carry-forwards due to the availability of capital gains. Our effective rate for the first nine months of 2005 was significantly increased due to the provision of approximately $7.2 million of income taxes on foreign earnings repatriated to the United States during fiscal 2005.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

    Principal Sources of Funds

        Our principal sources of funds are cash flows from operations and borrowings under our senior secured revolving credit facility. Our principal use of funds consists of operating expenditures, payments of principal and interest on our senior credit agreements, capital expenditures, interest payments on our outstanding senior subordinated notes, and dividend payments to shareholders. Capital expenditures totaled $20.7 million for the nine months ended August 27, 2006. We expect total 2006 capital expenditures to be approximately $45 million, including approximately $17.9 million for additional production capacity in the United States and Europe. We believe that annual capital expenditure limitations in our current debt agreements will not prevent us from meeting our ongoing capital needs. Our introductions of new products typically require us to make initial cash investments in

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inventory for foreign sourced materials, promotional supplies and employee training which may not be immediately recovered through new product sales. However, we believe that we have sufficient liquidity to absorb such expenditures related to new products and that these expenses will not have a significant adverse impact on our operating cash flow. At August 27, 2006, we had approximately $86.6 million available under our revolving credit facility after taking into account letters of credit issued totaling $32.1 million. Our net weighted average borrowing cost was 7.7% and 7.4% for the nine months ended August 27, 2006 and August 28, 2005, respectively. The increase in our borrowing cost was due to higher interest rates on the variable rate component of our floating rate debt, largely offset by lower interest rates on the fixed component of our senior secured term debt interest rate as a result of the April 2005 amendment of our senior secured credit agreement and the related extinguishment of our senior unsecured term loan. As a result of the IPO completed April 12, 2006, approximately $90.0 million of the net proceeds were used to retire the Senior Subordinated PIK Notes including accrued interest and prepayment penalties thereon, and approximately $51.6 million was used to repurchase and retire $47.5 million of the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 8.25% Senior Subordinated Notes (the "Notes") along with accrued interest and market premiums thereon. In addition, on August 25, 2006, we amended our senior secured credit agreement which reduced the applicable interest rate margins charged on the senior secured term loans, as discussed below. Due to these debt reductions, we expect to reduce our annual interest costs by approximately $14.7 million.

    Debt

        As part of the April 2004 recapitalization, we incurred substantial debt, including new senior credit facilities consisting of a $125 million senior secured revolving credit facility with a six-year maturity, and a $560 million senior secured term loan facility with an eight-year maturity. We also borrowed $100 million under a senior unsecured term loan, due in 2013, and issued $390 million aggregate principal amount of Notes.

        On April 14, 2005, we amended our senior secured credit agreement to provide for an additional $100 million of senior secured term borrowings. The proceeds from the additional borrowing were used to repay the $100 million outstanding under our senior unsecured term loan, effectively reducing the interest rate on this amount of debt by 275 basis points. The amendment also reduced the applicable interest rate margin charged on our senior secured term loan, provided certain financial leverage ratio tests are met. This amendment, along with a prior amendment on August 6, 2004, reduced the applicable margin by a total of 50 basis points.

        Since the recapitalization and through August 24, 2006, we repaid $220 million of the original $560 million outstanding under our senior secured term loan. On August 25, 2006, we amended our senior secured credit agreement to provide for two senior secured term loans, one for $300 million maturing August 25, 2011 and one for $140 million maturing August 25, 2012. This amendment reduced the applicable interest rate margins charged on the senior secured term loans, provided certain financial leverage ratio tests are met, by 50 basis points on the $300 million loan and 25 basis points on the $140 million loan. In addition, this amendment provides us with greater flexibility for Sealy Mattress Company to make dividend payments to us, or to repay certain subordinated debt, provided certain leverage ratio tests and other conditions are met. The terms and conditions of our $125 million senior revolving credit facility were unchanged by the amendment. In connection with the amendment, we incurred a charge of $4.6 million during the three months ended August 27, 2006, including a non-cash charge of $4.1 million for the write-off of deferred finance charges and $0.5 million of related fees and expenses. We expect this amendment to reduce our annual interest cost by approximately $1.9 million, in addition to a reduction of approximately $0.8 million in the amortization of related debt issuance costs.

        Future principal debt payments are expected to be paid out of cash flows from operations and borrowings on our revolving credit facility. As of October 9, 2006, we have $2.7 million outstanding under our revolving credit facility.

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        Borrowings under our new senior secured credit facilities bear interest at our choice of the Eurodollar rate or adjusted base rate ("ABR"), in each case, plus an applicable margin, subject to adjustment based on a pricing grid. Annually, we may be required to make principal prepayments equal to 25% of excess cash flow for the preceding fiscal year, as defined in our senior secured credit agreement, if our leverage ratio is less than 4.00 to 1.00 reducing to 0% if our leverage ratio is less than 3.25 to 1.00. At August 27, 2006, we estimate that we will not have to make a prepayment on these facilities since we expect our leverage ratio to be less than 3.25 by year end.

        On June 3, 2004, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement effective July 6, 2004 effectively fixing the floating portion of the interest rate at 3.725% on $200 million of the outstanding balance under the senior secured term loan through November 2005, declining to $150 million from December 2005 through November 2007. Concurrent with the refinancing of our senior secured term loan, we de-designated $13 million of this swap as a hedging instrument and recorded a reduction of interest expense of $0.2 million related to this de-designation. To retain the designation of this swap as a hedging instrument, we must select the Eurodollar rate on the hedged portion of the senior secured term loan during the term of the swap.

        The outstanding Notes consist of $342 million aggregate principal amount maturing June 15, 2014, bearing interest at 8.25% per annum payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15, commencing on December 15, 2004. On September 29, 2004, we completed an exchange offer whereby all of the Notes were exchanged for publicly traded, registered securities with identical terms (other than certain terms relating to registration rights and certain interest rate provisions otherwise applicable to the original senior subordinated notes). During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, we repurchased $0.5 million principal amount of the Notes. During the second quarter of fiscal 2006, we used a portion of the proceeds from the IPO to retire approximately $47.5 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes. We expect this retirement to reduce our annual interest cost by approximately $3.9 million, including a reduction of approximately $0.2 million in the amortization of debt issuance costs related to the Notes.

        On July 16, 2004, we issued $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior subordinated pay-in-kind (PIK) notes to certain institutional investors in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The PIK notes accrue interest in-kind at 10% per year, compounded semi-annually, and mature on July 15, 2015. On April 21, 2006, we used approximately $90 million of the proceeds from the IPO to redeem the entire outstanding principal amount of the PIK notes and pay accrued interest thereon through the date of the redemption, along with a related redemption premium. We expect this redemption to reduce our annual interest cost by approximately $8.9 million.

        At August 27, 2006 we were in compliance with the covenants contained within our senior credit agreements and indenture governing the Notes.

        As part of our ongoing evaluation of our capital structure, we continually assess opportunities to reduce our debt, which opportunities may from time to time include voluntary prepayments of our senior secured term debt, or redemption or repurchase of a portion of our senior subordinated notes to the extent permitted by our debt covenants.

        Our ability to make scheduled payments of principal, or to pay the interest or liquidated damages, if any, on, or to refinance our indebtedness, or to fund planned capital expenditures will depend on our future performance, which, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control. Based upon the current level of operations, we believe that cash flow from operations and available cash, together with available borrowings under the senior credit agreement, will be adequate to meet the future liquidity needs during the one year following August 27, 2006. We will be required to make scheduled principal payments of approximately $15.4 million during the next twelve months, with $1.4 million for the $140 million tranche of senior secured term debt and the remainder for debt owed by our international subsidiaries. However, as we continually evaluate our ability to make additional prepayments as permitted under our senior credit agreements, it is possible that we will make additional voluntary prepayments on our senior debt during that time.

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        While we believe that we will have the necessary liquidity through our operating cash flow and revolving credit facility for the next several years to fund our debt service requirements, capital expenditures and other operational cash requirements, we may not be able to generate sufficient cash flow from operations, realize anticipated revenue growth and operating improvements or obtain future borrowings under the senior credit agreements in an amount sufficient to enable us to do so. In addition, the expiration of the revolving credit facility in 2010, followed by the maturities of the senior and subordinated debt in the following years through 2015, will likely require us to refinance such debt as it matures. We may not be able to affect any future refinancing of our debt on commercially reasonable terms or at all.

    Dividend

        On October 11, 2006, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend in the amount of $0.075 per share of common stock payable on November 1, 2006 to stockholders of record as of October 23, 2006. This will result in a dividend distribution of approximately $6.8 million to be paid during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006.

    Cash Flow Analysis

        The following table summarizes our changes in cash:

 
  Nine Months Ended:
 
 
  August 27, 2006
  August 28, 2005
 
 
  (in thousands)

 
Statement of Cash Flow Data:              
  Cash flows provided by (used in):              
    Operating activities   $ (3,118 ) $ 63,801  
    Investing activities     (20,180 )   (9,956 )
    Financing activities     7,825     (48,186 )
  Effect of exchange rate changes on cash     1,125     (427 )
   
 
 
  Change in cash and cash equivalents     (14,348 )   5,232  
  Cash and cash equivalents:              
    Beginning of period     36,554     22,779  
   
 
 
    End of period   $ 22,206   $ 28,011  
   
 
 

Nine Months Ended August 27, 2006 Compared With Nine Months Ended August 28, 2005

        Cash Flows from Operating Activities.    Our cash flow from operations decreased $66.9 million to a $3.1 net use of cash for the nine months ended August 27, 2006, compared to a $63.8 million net source of cash for the nine months ended August 28, 2005. Contributing to this decline were approximately $30.8 million of cash expenses and interest payments associated with the IPO and related debt extinguishments, approximately $16.3 million lower cash payments for taxes in the prior year period due to operating losses incurred in fiscal 2004, with the remaining decline primarily the result of changes in working capital and timing of various vendor payments, partially offset by lower cash payments for interest in the first nine months of fiscal 2006 as compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2005 due to a larger initial interest payment on the Notes made in December, 2004.

        Cash Flows from Investing Activities.    Our cash flows used in investing activities increased approximately $10.2 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2005 primarily due to $9.8 million of proceeds from the sale of three of our former manufacturing facilities received in the first nine months of fiscal 2005 as compared with only $0.5 million of proceeds received in the first nine months of fiscal

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2006, and $0.9 million higher capital expenditures for the first nine months of fiscal 2006 as compared with the prior year period.

        Cash Flows from Financing Activities.    Our cash flow from financing activities for the nine months ended August 27, 2006 increased $56.0 million to a net source of $7.8 million from a net use of $48.2 million for the nine months ended August 28, 2005. During the second quarter of 2006, a portion of the $295.5 million of IPO proceeds was used to make a $125 million dividend payment and to retire $139.3 million of debt. An additional $6.8 million dividend payment was made in the third quarter of 2006. Notwithstanding debt retired with IPO proceeds, debt repayments, net of borrowings, were approximately $26.5 million higher during the nine months ended August 28, 2005 due to $60 million of voluntary prepayments on the senior term debt made in the prior year period.

    Income Taxes

        Significant judgment is required in evaluating our federal, state and foreign tax positions and in the determination of our tax provision. Despite our belief that our tax return positions are fully supportable, we have established reserves where we believe that certain tax positions are likely to be challenged and we may not fully prevail in overcoming these challenges. We may adjust these reserves as relevant circumstances evolve, such as guidance from the relevant tax authority, our tax advisors, or resolution of issues in the courts. In addition, the FASB recently issued Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" ("FIN 48"), as described in Note 11 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Part I, Item 1, included herein. We are still assessing the potential impact of adopting this interpretation. Our tax expense includes the impact of reserve positions and changes to reserves that we consider appropriate, as well as related interest. While the Company is currently undergoing examinations of certain of its corporate income tax returns by tax authorities, no issues have been presented to the Company and the Company believes that such audits will not result in assessment and payment of taxes related to these positions during the one year following August 27, 2006. We also cannot predict when or if any other future tax payments related to these tax positions may occur. Therefore, substantially all of the reserves for these positions are classified as noncurrent liabilities in our balance sheet.

    Debt Covenants

        Our long-term obligations contain various financial tests and covenants. Our senior secured credit facilities require us to meet a minimum interest coverage ratio and a maximum leverage ratio. The indenture governing our new senior subordinated notes also requires us to meet a fixed charge coverage ratio in order to incur additional indebtedness, subject to certain exceptions. We are currently in compliance with all debt covenants. The specific covenants and related definitions can be found in the applicable debt agreements, each of which we have previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

        The covenants contained in our senior secured credit facilities are based on what we refer to herein as "Adjusted EBITDA". In the senior secured credit facilities, EBITDA is defined as net income plus interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA further adjusted to exclude unusual items and other adjustments permitted in calculating covenant compliance as discussed above. Adjusted EBITDA is presented herein as it is a material component of these covenants. Non-compliance with such covenants could result in the requirement to immediately repay all amounts outstanding under such facilities. While the determination of "unusual items" is subject to interpretation and requires judgment, we believe the adjustments listed below are in accordance with the covenants.

        EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not recognized terms under GAAP and do not purport to be alternatives to net income as a measure of operating performance or to cash flows from operating

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activities as a measure of liquidity. Additionally, they are not intended to be measures of free cash flow for management's discretionary use, as they do not consider certain cash requirements such as interest payments, tax payments and debt service requirements. Because not all companies use identical calculations, these presentations may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

        The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended August 27, 2006 and August 28, 2005 (in thousands):

 
  Three months ended
  Nine months ended
 
 
  August 27,
2006

  August 28,
2005

  August 27,
2006

  August 28,
2005

 
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle   $ 29,368   $ 26,255   $ 52,753   $ 53,310  
    Interest cost     15,981     19,308     52,610     59,413  
    Income taxes     11,821     16,025     24,266     46,199  
    Depreciation and amortization     5,632     5,661     16,625     16,379  
   
 
 
 
 
EBITDA   $ 62,802   $ 67,249   $ 146,254   $ 175,301  
  Management fees to KKR         525     775     1,539  
  Unusual and nonrecurring losses:                          
    IPO expenses             28,510      
    Post-closing residual plant costs     171     (1,319 )   604     (490 )
    Non-cash compensation     966     607     3,040     920  
    Debt extinguishment or refinancing charges     4,566         9,862     6,248  
    Other (various)     321     150     751     (653 )
   
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA   $ 68,826   $ 67,212   $ 189,796   $ 182,865  
   
 
 
 
 

        The following table reconciles EBITDA to cash flow from operations (in thousands):

 
  Nine Months Ended
 
 
  August 27,
2006

  August 28,
2005

 
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle   $ 52,753   $ 53,310  
    Interest     52,610     59,413  
    Income Taxes     24,266     46,199  
    Depreciation & Amortization     16,625     16,379  
   
 
 
  EBITDA     146,254     175,301  
Adjustments to EBITDA to arrive at cash flow from operations:              
    Interest expense     (52,610 )   (59,413 )
    Income taxes     (24,266 )   (46,199 )
    Non-cash charges against (credits to) net income     11,018     30,249  
    Changes in operating assets & liabilities.     (83,514 )   (36,137 )
   
 
 
Cash flow from operations   $ (3,118 ) $ 63,801  
   
 
 

    Forward Looking Statements

        "Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the words "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "intends,"

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"projects" and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements relate to future financial and operational results. Any forward-looking statements contained in this report represent our management's current expectations, based on present information and current assumptions, and are thus prospective and subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated or projected due to a number of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to:

    the level of competition in the bedding industry;

    legal and regulatory requirements;

    the success of new products;

    our relationships with our major suppliers;

    fluctuations in costs of raw materials;

    our relationship with significant customers and licensees;

    our labor relations;

    departure of key personnel;

    encroachments on our intellectual property;

    product liability claims;

    the timing, cost and success of opening new manufacturing facilities;

    our level of indebtedness;

    interest rate risks;

    future acquisitions;

    an increase in return rates; and

    other risks and factors identified from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

        All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf apply only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements include in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as may be required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

        The information appearing below relating to our market risk sensitive instruments by major category should be read in conjunction with the related disclosure contained in the management's discussion and analysis section of our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-126280) and related prospectus dated April 6, 2006.

    Foreign Currency Exposures

        Our earnings are affected by fluctuations in the value of our subsidiaries' functional currency as compared to the currencies of our foreign denominated purchases. Foreign currency forward, swap and

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option contracts are used to hedge against the earnings effects of such fluctuations. The result of a uniform 10% change in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to currencies of countries in which we manufacture or sell our products would not be material to our earnings or financial position. This calculation assumes that each exchange rate would change in the same direction relative to the U.S. dollar.

        To protect against the reduction in value of forecasted foreign currency cash flows resulting from purchases in a foreign currency, we have instituted a forecasted cash flow hedging program. We hedge portions of our purchases denominated in foreign currencies with forward and option contracts. At August 27, 2006, we had forward contracts to sell a total of 7 million Canadian dollars and 10 million Mexican pesos with expiration dates ranging from September 15, 2006 through February 15, 2007. At August 27, 2006, the fair value of our net obligation under the forward contracts was $0.2 million. We do not designate our foreign currency hedges for accounting purposes, therefore all changes in fair value are charged to earnings.

    Interest Rate Risk

        As more fully discussed in Note 12 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Part I, Item 1 included herein), we entered into two interest rate swap agreements associated with debt existing prior to the April 2004 recapitalization. Although the related debt was repaid in connection with the recapitalization, the related swaps remain in effect and are scheduled to expire in December 2006. Because the first swap converted a portion of our floating rate debt to a fixed rate and a subsequent swap effectively re-established a floating rate on the same debt, the effect of the two instruments on both cash flows and earnings is largely off-setting. The combined fair value carrying amount of these swap instruments at August 27, 2006 and November 27, 2005 was a net obligation of $0.5 million and $1.9 million, respectively.

        On June 3, 2004, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement on July 6, 2004 effectively fixing the floating portion of the interest rate at 3.725% on $200 million of our outstanding balance under the senior secured term loan through November 2005, declining to $150 million through November 2007. On August 25, 2006, we de-designated $13 million of this swap as a result of the refinancing of our senior secured term loans and reduced interest expense by $0.2 million related to the de-designation. The fair value of this swap instrument was an asset of $3.4 million at August 27, 2006 and $2.8 million at November 27, 2005.

        A 10% increase or decrease in market interest rates that affect our interest rate derivative instruments would not have a material impact on our earnings during the next fiscal year.

        Based on the unhedged portion of our variable rate debt outstanding at August 27, 2006, a 12.5 basis point increase or decrease in variable interest rates would have an approximately $0.4 million dollar impact on our annual interest expense.

    Commodity Price Risks

        The cost of our steel innerspring and our polyurethane foam and polyethylene component parts are impacted by volatility in the price of steel and petroleum. We expect the cost of the components to remain elevated above their recent historical averages, and we expect these costs to continue at current levels or increase further throughout fiscal 2006. Thus far, we have been able to successfully address these cost pressures through a price increase announced in May of 2004 and November of 2005, and through cost reduction efforts. We do not engage in commodity hedging programs.

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Item 4.    Internal Control and Procedures

        Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this report (the "Evaluation Date"). Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal accounting officer concluded as of the Evaluation Date that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that the information relating to the Company, including our consolidated subsidiaries, required to be disclosed in our Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") reports (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including our principal executive and principal accounting officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

        In connection with the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures for the year ended November 28, 2004, and in connection with observations by our independent registered public accountants identified in their 2004 audit of our consolidated financial statements for fiscal 2004, management identified certain deficiencies in our financial statement close process primarily related to the review and approval process for various account analyses and reserve/accrual calculations and the consolidated financial/balance sheet review process. Management discussed these deficiencies with our Audit Committee and we are currently addressing these deficiencies. Beginning with the financial statement close process for the first fiscal quarter of 2005, we instituted an enhanced management review and approval process for various reserves and accruals. In addition, we enhanced our balance sheet review procedures for the individual plant locations. The Company continued these enhanced procedures for the financial statement close process for the quarter ended August 27, 2006. While the Company made progress during fiscal 2005 and continued this progress through the first nine months of 2006 as it relates to the overall control of the financial statement close process, management believes that such deficiencies have not been sufficiently remediated to conclude that significant deficiencies no longer exist. We expect to continue to improve the financial statement close process in 2006 as we continue to prepare for compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for fiscal 2007.

        In connection with the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures for the period ended May 28, 2006, management identified unremediated deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting, as noted above, that resulted in the correction of an error in a footnote disclosure in the financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended May 28, 2006. In the third quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company changed the process for preparing the guarantor/non-guarantor footnote disclosures to include requirements for more detailed documentation and support for adjusting and eliminating amounts in the worksheets used to prepare the footnote disclosure. Further, the Company has implemented a more detailed review process that includes review of supporting documentation by the financial reporting group as well as additional analytical comparisons.

        There were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the foregoing evaluation that occurred during the third quarter of fiscal 2006 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

        See Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Part I, Item 1 included herein.

Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(d)
Use of Proceeds

        On April 12, 2006, we completed our initial public offering (the "IPO") of 32,200,000 shares of common stock (the "IPO Shares"). We sold 20,000,0000 shares (the "Company Shares") at a price to the public of $16.00 per share and selling stockholders sold 12,200,000 shares (the "Selling Stockholder Shares") at a price to the public of $16.00 per share. The IPO Shares were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on a registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-126280). The registration statement was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2006. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC served as joint book-running managers. The net proceeds to us from the sale of the Company Shares, after deducting the underwriting discount, were approximately $299.2 million. The underwriters received a discount of $1.04 per share on the Company Shares, for a total underwriting discount of $20.8 million. During the second and third quarters, we have used the net proceeds from the IPO as follows: (i) on April 12, 2006, $125 million was distributed as a cash dividend to stockholders of record as of April 6, 2006, immediately prior to the IPO; (ii) on April 21, 2006, approximately $90.0 million was paid to redeem our Senior Subordinated PIK Notes, including accrued interest and prepayment penalties thereon; (iii) on April 26, 2006, we completed a series of open market transactions whereby approximately $51.6 million was paid to repurchase and retire approximately $47.5 million aggregate principal amount of the our Senior Subordinated Notes (the "Notes") due in 2014, at market prices ranging from 105.25% to 105.94% of par, along with accrued interest thereon; (iv) on April 12, 2006 we paid $11.0 million to KKR to terminate the management services agreement with them; (v) we paid approximately $17.5 million to members of management for transaction-related bonuses; and (vi) approximately $3.7 million has been used for other costs associated with the IPO. We did not receive any proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholders of the Selling Stockholder Shares.

        Our ability to pay dividends is restricted by our debt agreements. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."

Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities

        None

Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

        None

Item 5.    Other Information

        None

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Item 6.    Exhibits

10.1   Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated August 25, 2006 (incorporated herein by reference to Sealy Corporation Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-8738) filed on August 30, 2006).

10.2

 

Amended Employment Agreement, dated September 12, 2006 by and between Sealy Corporation and James B. Hirshorn.

10.3

 

Employment Agreement, dated September 12, 2006 by and between Sealy Corporation and Jeffrey C. Ackerman.

31.1

 

Chief Executive Officer Certification of the Quarterly Financial Statements.

31.2

 

Principal Accounting Officer Certification of the Quarterly Financial Statements.

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Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Sealy Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

    SEALY CORPORATION
Signature
  Title


/s/  
DAVID J. MCILQUHAM      
David J. McIlquham


 


Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/  
JAMES B. HIRSHORN      
James B. Hirshorn

 

Senior Executive Vice President Finance, Operations, Research & Development
(Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: October 11, 2006

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