Sealy Corporation Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

TRINITY, N.C., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sealy Corporation , the largest bedding manufacturer in the world, announced today that its board of directors has declared a cash dividend for its second quarter of fiscal 2007 of $0.075 per share of common stock. The dividend will be payable on August 1, 2007 to stockholders of record as of July 23, 2007.

About Sealy

Sealy is the largest bedding manufacturer in the world with sales of approximately $1.6 billion in 2006. The company manufactures and markets a broad range of mattresses and foundations under the Sealy(R), Sealy Posturepedic(R), Stearns & Foster(R), and Bassett(R) brands. Sealy operates 26 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 2,900 customers with more than 7,000 retail outlets. Sealy is also a leading supplier to the hospitality industry. For more information, please visit http://www.sealy.com/.