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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BARBER JEFFREY S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TEMPUR PEDIC INTERNATIONAL INC [TPX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 125 HIGH STREET, SUITE 2500 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/13/2006 (Street) BOSTON, MA 02110 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 09/13/2006   J(1)   16,245 A (2) 25,394 D   Common Stock 09/13/2006   J(3)   80,000 D (2) 173,967 I See Footnote 3 (3) Common Stock 09/13/2006   J(3)   5,285 D (2) 30,679 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BARBER JEFFREY S 125 HIGH STREET SUITE 2500 BOSTON, MA 02110	X

Signatures

Jeffrey S. Barber		09/14/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: Thomas P. Alber, Attorney-in-Fact		09/14/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	TA IX L.P. distributed 3,100,000 shares of which TA Associates IX LLC received 802,110 shares. TA Associates IX LLC then distributed 12,855 shares to the reporting person. TA/Atlantic and Pacific IV L.P. distributed 760,000 shares of which TA Associates AP IV L.P. received 154,238 shares. TA Associates AP IV distributed 2,355 shares to the reporting person. TA Subordinated Debt Fund L.P. distributed 300,000 shares of which TA Associates SDF LLC received 64,800 shares. TA Associates SDF LLC distributed 1,035 shares to the reporting person.
(2)	Not Applicable
(3)	The reporting person may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest as a Member of TA Investors LLC in 173,967 shares of Common Stock. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all such securities, except to the extent of 11,492 shares as to which he has a pecuniary interest. On 9/13/06 TA Investors LLC distributed 5,285 shares to the reporting person.

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