UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
				Washington, D.C. 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 28, 2009

		SIMMONS COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

			Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


333-124138					20-0646221

(Commission File Number)					(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


One Concourse Parkway, Suite 800
Atlanta, Georgia					30328-6188

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)					(Zip Code)


			770-512-7700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

			NA
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~FORM~~Item 8-K .01. Other Events

~~CURRENT~~On ~~REPORT Pursuant~~October ~~to Section~~28, 132009, Simmons Bedding Company (“Simmons” or 15the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Tempur-Pedic Management, Inc. and Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC (dcollectively, “Tempur-Pedic”) ofhave agreed to voluntarily dismiss the patent ~~Securities~~infringement ~~Exchange~~lawsuit ~~Act~~that Tempur-Pedic had filed against Simmons and its subsidiary, The Simmons Manufacturing Co., LLC, on June 10, 2009 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of ~~1934~~Virginia.

~~Date~~On ofOctober ~~Report~~29, 2009, Simmons issued a press release announcing that the Company, along with Ares Management LLC (~~Date~~"Ares") and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan ("Teachers"), had received notice from the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") granting early termination of ~~earliest~~the waiting period under Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. The notice relates to the potential acquisition of Simmons and all of its ~~event~~subsidiaries, ~~reported):~~as ~~October~~well 13as its parent Bedding Holdco Incorporated, by certain affiliates of Ares and Teachers’ Private Capital, the private investment department of Teachers’, which was announced on September 25, 2009 (the “Transaction”). With this notice from the FTC, all waiting periods under applicable antitrust and competition regulations in the U.S. and Canada have either terminated or expired and the parties have now satisfied one of the key conditions to consummating the Transaction.

~~SIMMONS~~The ~~COMPANY (Exact~~press ~~name~~releases ofare ~~registrant~~filed herewith as ~~specified~~Exhibit in99.1 ~~its~~and ~~charter)~~ 99.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.

Delaware		333-124138		20-0646221
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

One Concourse Parkway, Suite 800 Atlanta, Georgia		30328-6188
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(d) Exhibits

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 770-512-7700

	99.1		Press Release dated October 28, 2009
	99.2		Press Release dated October 29, 2009

~~NA (Former name or former address if changed since last report.)~~SIGNATURES

~~Check~~Pursuant to the ~~appropriate~~requirements ~~box~~of ~~below~~the ifSecurities ~~the Form~~and ~~8-K~~Exchange ~~filing~~Act isof ~~intended~~1934, toSimmons ~~simultaneously~~Company ~~satisfy~~has ~~the~~duly ~~filing~~caused ~~obligation~~this ~~of the~~report ~~registrant~~to ~~under~~be ~~any~~signed ofon its behalf by the ~~following~~undersigned ~~provisions:~~ hereto duly authorized.

oSIMMONS Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) COMPANY

1 By: /s/ William S. Creekmuir

~~Item~~William 7S.~~01.~~ ~~Regulation FD Disclosure~~Creekmuir

~~Simmons~~Executive ~~Company~~Vice ~~(the “Company”~~President ~~or “Simmons”), Bedding Holdco Incorporated (f/k/a THL-SC Bedding Company), Simmons Bedding Company (“Simmons Bedding”)~~ and ~~their~~Chief ~~domestic~~Financial subsidiaries have commenced the solicitation of votes in support of their pre-packaged plan of reorganization (the “Plan”) from Simmons Bedding’s senior bank lenders, holders of Simmons Bedding’s 7.875% senior subordinated notes and holders of Simmons’ 10% discount notes. The disclosure statement (the “Disclosure Statement”) relating to the Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. A copy of the Plan is attached as Exhibit A to the Disclosure Statement. The press release announcing the commencement of the solicitation is also attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2. Officer

~~This~~Date: ~~Current~~October ~~Report on Form 8-K is not a solicitation to accept or reject the proposed Plan or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Simmons~~30, ~~Bedding~~ ~~Holdco Incorporated, Simmons Bedding or their domestic subsidiaries. Any solicitation or offer to sell will be made pursuant to and in accordance with the Disclosure Statement and applicable law.~~ 2009

The information furnished on this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits attached hereto, 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 liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1		Disclosure Statement relating to the Joint Plan of Reorganization of Simmons Company, et al. under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code
99.2		Press release dated October 13, 2009

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, Simmons has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.

SIMMONS COMPANY

By: /s/ William S. Creekmuir William S. Creekmuir Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: October 13, 2009

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Disclosure Statement relating to the Joint Plan of Reorganization of Simmons Company, et al. under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code
99.2		Press release dated October 13, 2009

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