Mattress Firm Holding Corp

MATTRESS FIRM HOLDING CORP. FORM 10-K (Annual Report) Filed 04/20/12 for the Period Ending 01/31/12 Address C/O MATTRESS HOLDING CORP 5815 GULF FREEWAY HOUSTON, TX 77023 Telephone (713) 923-1090 CIK 0001419852 Symbol MFRM SIC Code 5712 - Furniture Stores Industry Retail (Specialty) Sector Services Fiscal Year 12/31 http://www.edgar-online.com © Copyright 2012, EDGAR Online, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Distribution and use of this document restricted under EDGAR Online, Inc. Terms of Use. Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2012 OR o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Transition Period from to Commission file number 001-35354 MATTRESS FIRM HOLDING CORP. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 20 -8185960 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) of incorporation or organization) 5815 Gulf Freeway Houston, Texas 77023 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (713) 923-1090 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of Each Exchange Title of Each Class on which Registered Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share NASDAQ Global Select Market Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Yes o No x Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. o o Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer x o Non -accelerated filer Smaller reporting company (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x As of August 2, 2011, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the registrant’s common stock was not publicly traded. As of April 17, 2012, 33,768,828 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the registrant were outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: Items 10 through 14 of Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 -K incorporate by reference certain information from the registrant ’s definitive proxy statement for the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders, which the registrant intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after January 31, 2012, the end of the registrant’s fiscal 2011 year-end. With the exception of the sections of the definitive proxy statement specifically incorporated herein by reference, the definitive proxy statement is not deemed to be filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Table of Contents CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws that relate to future events or our future financial performance. In many cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “intend,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are made based on our management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events affecting us and are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These uncertainties and other factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements are set forth under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A. of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. All forward- looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are based on information available to us on the date of this report. We undertake no obligation, except as may be required by law, to publicly update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Some of the important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or financial condition to differ materially from expectations are: • downturns in the economy and a reduction in discretionary spending by consumers; • our ability to profitably open and operate new stores; • our intent to aggressively open additional stores in our existing markets; • our relationship with certain mattress manufacturers as our primary suppliers; • our dependence on a few key employees; • the possible impairment of our goodwill or other acquired intangible assets; • the effect of our planned growth and the integration of our acquisitions on our business infrastructure; • the impact of seasonality on our financial results and comparable-store sales; • fluctuations in our comparable-store sales from quarter to quarter; • our ability to raise adequate capital to support our expansion strategy; • our future expansion into new, unfamiliar markets; • our success in pursuing and integrating strategic acquisitions; • the effectiveness and efficiency of our advertising expenditures; • our success in keeping warranty claims and comfort exchange return rates within acceptable levels; • our ability to deliver our products in a timely manner; • our status as a holding company with no business operations; • our ability to anticipate consumer trends; • risks related to our controlling stockholder, including the ability of J.W. Childs to influence or control all matters affecting us, and the relationships of some of the members of our board of directors with J.W. Childs or its affiliates; • heightened competition; • changes in applicable regulations; • risks related to our franchises, including our lack of control over their operations, their ability to finance and open new stores and our liabilities if they default on note or lease obligations; • risks related to our stock price; and 1 Table of Contents • other factors discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and elsewhere in this report and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NOTE REGARDING TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS We own or have rights to use the trademarks, service marks and trade names that we use in conjunction with the operation of our business. Some of the more important trademarks that we own or have rights to use that appear in this Annual Report on Form 10-K include “ Mattress Firm ®,” “ Comfort By Color ®,” “ Mattress Firm Red Carpet Delivery Service ®,” “ Hampton & Rhodes ®,” “ YuMe TM ,” “ Mattress Firm SuperCenter ®,” “ Happiness Guarantee TM ,” “ Replace Every 8 ®,” “ Save Money. Sleep Happy TM ,” and “ All the best brands...All the best prices! ®.” Trademarks, trade names or service marks of other companies appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are, to our knowledge, the property of their respective owners. NOTE REGARDING MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA Industry and market data included in this prospectus were obtained from our own internal data, data from industry trade publications and groups (primarily Furniture Today and the International Sleep Products Association, or “ISPA”), consumer research and marketing studies and, in some cases, are management estimates based on industry and other knowledge and experience in the markets in which we operate. Our estimates have been based on information obtained from our suppliers, customers, trade and business organizations and other contacts in the markets in which we operate. We believe these estimates and the third party information mentioned above to be accurate as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 2 Table of Contents MATTRESS FIRM HOLDING CORP. Table of Contents Page Part I. Item 1. Business 4 Item 1A. Risk Factors 13 Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 21 Item 2. Properties 22 Item 3. Legal Proceedings 23 Item 4.

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