
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 1, 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)


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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Effective October 1, 2009, Simmons Bedding Company (“Simmons Bedding”), a subsidiary of Simmons Company, entered into (i) the Seventh Amendment to Second Forbearance Agreement, Tenth Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement and Third Amendment to the Pledge and Security Agreement with a majority of its senior lenders and (ii) Amendment No. 7 to the Forbearance Agreement to the Indenture with a majority of the holders of its 7.875% senior subordinated notes, pursuant to which the forbearance periods under both of the forbearance agreements are extended from September 30, 2009 through November 16, 2009. The senior bank lenders' extension is subject to continued progress under the Plan.

The press release announcing Simmons Bedding’s extensions of forbearance periods is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits


	99.1		Press Release dated October 1, 2009

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, Simmons Company 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 1, 2009

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