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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 11, 1995
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Sealy Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-8738 36-3284147
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
520 Pike Street Seattle, Washington 98101
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (206) 625-1233
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(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year.
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On September 26, 1995, subject to the receipt of any required consents
or approvals, the Board of Directors of the Company determined to change its
fiscal year from one ending on November 30 in each year to a 52-53 week fiscal
year. The first such fiscal year shall commence on Friday, December 1, 1995
and shall end on the 53rd Sunday thereafter or Sunday, December 1, 1996.
Subsequent fiscal years shall end on the Sunday nearest the last day of
November. As the transition period associated with this change commences at
the end of the registrant's current fiscal year and the change is to a 52-53
week fiscal year, Rule 13a-10 and S.E.C. Release 34-26589 (dated March 2, 1989)
under the Exchange Act of 1934 provide that no transition report is required to
be filed.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SEALY CORPORATION
Date: October 11, 1995 By: \s\ Jesse E.Hogan
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Jesse E. Hogan,
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
