UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    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 21, 2004

                         TEMPUR-PEDIC INTERNATIONAL INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

          Delaware                     001-31922                  33-1022198
(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File No.)         (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

                               1713 Jaggie Fox Way
                            Lexington, Kentucky 40511
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

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

                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

      On  October  21,  2004,  Tempur-Pedic  International  Inc.  issued a press
release to announce its financial  results for the third quarter ended September
30,  2004,  including  certain  non-GAAP  financial  results,  and to raise  its
guidance for the full year 2004. This press release includes  reconciliations of
such non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly  comparable GAAP financial
measures and is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference
herein.

      The  information  in this  report  (including  Exhibit  99.1) shall not be
deemed  "filed" for  purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that  section,  nor shall it be deemed  incorporated  by reference in any filing
under the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  or the Exchange Act,  except as
shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

      The  information  furnished  under  Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K,  including
Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith,  is hereby incorporated by reference under this
Item 7.01 as if fully set forth herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

      Not applicable.

      (b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

      Not applicable.

      (c) Exhibits.

      99.1.  Press  release  dated  October  21,  2004,   titled   "Tempur-Pedic
International Reports Record Third Quarter Revenue and Earnings; Raises Guidance
for 2004".



                                   SIGNATURES

      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.

Date: October 21, 2004

                                Tempur-Pedic International Inc.

                                By: /s/ Robert B. Trussell, Jr.
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Name:  Robert B. Trussell, Jr.
                                    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit                              Description
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99.1     Press release dated October 21, 2004, titled "Tempur-Pedic
         International Reports Record Third Quarter Revenue and Earnings; Raises
         Guidance for 2004".