X0202 4 2006-12-26 0 0000748015 SEALY CORP ZZ 0001358145 Ackerman Jeffrey C C/O SEALY CORPORATION ONE OFFICE PARKWAY TRINITY NC 27370 0 1 0 0 EVP and CFO Option (to buy) 14.99 2006-12-26 4 A 0 87153 0 A 2016-12-26 Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 87153 87153 D Option (to buy) 14.99 2006-12-26 4 A 0 65848 0 A 2016-12-26 Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 65848 65848 D These options are time options, which vest monthly over 36 months. These options are performance options that will vest after eight years regardless of performance as long as the employee remains with the company, but they can become exercisable over two years if the Company's auditors confirm that the Company has reached certain pre-set financial targets on a yearly basis. The date for that confirmation is generally when the auditors confirm the financial results for the company (early March following the close of the fiscal year). /s/ Michael Q. Murray by Power-of-Attorney 2006-12-28