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UNITED STATES

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): July 11, 2014

 


 

MATTRESS FIRM HOLDING CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

001-35354

 

20-8185960

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

5815 Gulf Freeway, Houston, Texas

 

77023

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 923-1090

 

Not applicable

(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):

 

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Item 1.01                   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On July 11, 2014, Mattress Firm, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mattress Firm Holding Corp., entered into a Master Retailer Agreement, effective January 1, 2014, with Sealy Mattress Company.  The Master Retailer Agreement sets forth the general terms relating to, among other things, payment, indemnification, warranties and delivery applicable to purchases of products by Mattress Firm, Inc. from Sealy Mattress Company.  The Master Retailer Agreement will terminate on December 31, 2017, unless terminated earlier by either party in accordance with the terms of the agreement. The Master Retailer Agreement provides for the establishment of annual merchandising programs during the term that will provide for co-operative advertising funds, volume-based incentives and other terms mutually agreed upon by the parties in respect of the applicable year.

 

The foregoing description of the Master Retailer Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Master Retailer Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01                   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)              Exhibits

 

10.1

Master Retailer Agreement effective January 1, 2014, by and among Mattress Firm, Inc. and Sealy Mattress Company.

 

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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.

 

 

MATTRESS FIRM HOLDING CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: July 15, 2014

By:

/s/ Jim R. Black

 

 

Jim R. Black

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer

 

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Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

Master Retailer Agreement effective January 1, 2014, by and among Mattress Firm, Inc. and Sealy Mattress Company.

 

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