TRINITY, N.C., June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sealy Corporation (NYSE: ZZ), the largest bedding manufacturer in the world, today announced that the Company expects to issue a press release that contains preliminary information relating to its fiscal second quarter 2009 results after the market close on Thursday, June 18, 2009, to be followed by a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Company separately expects to issue a press release containing its fiscal second quarter 2009 results after the market close on Tuesday, June 30, 2009, to be followed by a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The June 18 press release and conference call are being provided in connection with the Company's comprehensive refinancing plan (the 'Refinancing') which was announced on May 13, 2009 and is expected to be completed in July 2009. Following the completion of the Refinancing, the Company does not intend to provide preliminary information relating to its financial results for future periods.
For more information about the Refinancing, please visit the Investors section of the Company's website at www.sealy.com, or contact the Company's Information Agent, National City Bank, c/o The Colbent Corp., 161 Bay State Drive, Braintree, Massachusetts 02184, (800) 622-6757.
The conference call scheduled for June 18, 2009 can be accessed live over the phone by dialing (800) 762-8779, or for international callers, (480) 629-9770. A replay will be available one hour after the call and can be accessed by dialing (800) 406-7325, or for international callers, (303) 590-3030. The passcode for the live call and the replay is 4097095. The replay will be available until June 25, 2009.
Interested investors and other parties may also listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call by logging onto the Investors section of the Company's website at www.sealy.com. The on-line replay will be available for a limited time beginning immediately following the call.
About Sealy
Sealy is the largest bedding manufacturer in the world with sales of $1.5 billion in fiscal 2008. The Company manufactures and markets a broad range of mattresses and foundations under the Sealy(R), Sealy Posturepedic(R), including SpringFree(TM), PurEmbrace(TM) and TrueForm(R); Stearns & Foster(R), and Bassett(R) brands. Sealy operates 25 plants in North America, and has the largest market share and highest consumer awareness of any bedding brand on the continent. In the United States, Sealy sells its products to approximately 3,000 customers with more than 7,000 retail outlets. Sealy is also a leading supplier to the hospitality industry. For more information, please visit www.sealy.com.
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Terms such as 'expect,' 'believe,' 'continue,' and 'grow,' as well as similar comments, are forward-looking in nature. Although the Company believes its growth plans are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurances that such expectations can be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include: general business and economic conditions, competitive factors, raw materials purchasing, and fluctuations in demand. Please refer to the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings for further information.
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