SC 13G 1 ZZ_sc13G.txt SEALY CORPORATION SC13G 1 zz_sc13g.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Sealy Corporation (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value 0.01 per share (Title of Class of Securities) 812139301 (CUSIP Number) January 25, 2012 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be 'filed' for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ('Act') or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). Page 1 of 10 Pages CUSIP No. 812139301 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [X] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 204,019 shares of 8% Convertible Preferred Stock due 7/15/2012 convertible into 6,205,503 shares of Common Stock (see Item 4) OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH: (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 204,019 shares of 8% Convertible Preferred Stock due 7/15/2012 convertible into 6,205,503 shares of Common Stock (see Item 4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 204,019 shares of 8% Convertible Preferred Stock due 7/15/2012 convertible into 6,205,503 shares of Common Stock (see Item 4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.79% (see Item 4)* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 812139301 13G Page 3 of 10 Pages ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Hudson Bay Capital Management, L.P. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [X] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 STOCK -------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 204,019 shares of 8% Convertible Preferred Stock due 7/15/2012 convertible into 6,205,503 shares of Common Stock (see Item 4) OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH: (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 204,019 shares of 8% Convertible Preferred Stock due 7/15/2012 convertible into 6,205,503 shares of Common Stock (see Item 4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 204,019 shares of 8% Convertible Preferred Stock due 7/15/2012 convertible into 6,205,503 shares of Common Stock (see Item 4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.79% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 812139301 13G Page 4 of 10 Pages ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Sander Gerber ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [X] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES -------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 204,019 shares of 8% Convertible Preferred Stock due 7/15/2012 convertible into 6,205,503 shares of Common Stock (see Item 4) OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH: (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 204,019 shares of 8% Convertible Preferred Stock due 7/15/2012 convertible into 6,205,503 shares of Common Stock (see Item 4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 204,019 shares of 8% Convertible Preferred Stock due 7/15/2012 convertible into 6,205,503 shares of Common Stock (see Item 4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.79% (See Item 4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 812139301 13G Page 5 of 10 Pages ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer Sealy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the 'Company') (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices Sealy Drive One Office Parkway Trinity, North Carolina 27370 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing This statement is filed by Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd., Hudson Bay Capital Management, L.P. (the 'Investment Manager') and Mr. Sander Gerber ('Mr. Gerber'), who are collectively referred to herein as 'Reporting Persons.' Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence The address of the principal business office of each of the Investment Manager and Mr. Gerber is: 777 Third Avenue, 30th Floor New York, NY 10017 The address of the principal business office of Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. is: Walkers SPV Limited, Walker House PO Box 908GT, Mary Street Georgetown, Grand Cayman Cayman Islands Item 2(c). Citizenship Citizenship is set forth in Row 4 of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person. Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the 'Common Stock') Item 2(e) CUSIP Number 812139301 CUSIP No. 812139301 13G Page 6 of 10 Pages ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (d) [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8). (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); (j) [ ] A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J); (k) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Item 4. Ownership Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. The information required by Items 4(a) - (c) is set forth in Rows 5 - 11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person. On the date of the event which requires the filing of this Schedule 13G, each of the Reporting Persons may have been deemed to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the shares of Common Stock. The Company's Form 10-K filed on January 18, 2012, for the Fiscal year ending November 27, 2011, indicates that the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was 100,916,228. The percentages set forth on Row (11) of the cover page for each Reporting Person is based on the Company's total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock and assumes the conversion of the reported Convertible Preferred Stock (the 'Reported Preferred Stock'). The number of shares of Common Stock into which the Reported Preferred Stock is convertible that is disclosed on rows (6), (8) and (9) of the Reporting Persons' cover pages is determined based on the Conversion Rate of 30.4163 for every share of reported Preferred Stock that is beneficially owned. CUSIP No. 812139301 13G Page 7 of 10 Pages ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Investment Manager, which serves as the investment manager to Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd., may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all shares of Common Stock held by Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. Mr. Gerber serves as the managing member of Hudson Bay Capital GP LLC, which is the general partner of the Investment Manager. Each of Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. and Mr. Gerber disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities. Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. is named as Reporting Person herein solely to report the securities held in its name. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: [ ] Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person Not applicable. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company Not applicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group Not applicable. CUSIP No. 812139301 13G Page 8 of 10 Pages ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 10. Certification By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. Exhibits: Exhibit I: Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2012, by and among Hudson Bay Master Fund, Ltd., Hudson Bay Capital Management, L.P., and Sander Gerber. CUSIP No. 812139301 13G Page 9 of 10 Pages ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information with respect to it set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct. Dated: February 6, 2012 HUDSON BAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. By: /s/ Sander Gerber Name: Sander Gerber Title: Authorized Signatory HUDSON BAY MASTER FUND LTD By: Hudson Bay Capital Management, L.P. Investment Manager By: /s/ Sander Gerber Name: Sander Gerber Title: Authorized Signatory /s/ Sander Gerber SANDER GERBER CUSIP No. 812139301 13G Page 10 of 10 Pages EXHIBIT I JOINT FILING AGREEMENT This will confirm the agreement by and among the undersigned that the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of the Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share, of Sealy Corporation is being filed, and all amendments thereto will be filed, on behalf of each of the persons and entities named below in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Dated as of February 6, 2012 HUDSON BAY MASTER FUND LTD HUDSON BAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. By: Hudson Bay Capital Management, L.P. By: /s/ Sander Gerber Name: Sander Gerber Investment Manager Title: Authorized Signatory By: /s/ Sander Gerber Name: Sander Gerber Title: Authorized Signatory /s/ Sander Gerber SANDER GERBER DOC ID-17730909.3