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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001341004-09-000023.txt : 20090106
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001341004-09-000023
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090105
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090105

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MIDDLEBY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000769520
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REFRIGERATION & SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY [3580]
		IRS NUMBER:				363352497
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09973
		FILM NUMBER:		09507146

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE
		CITY:			ELGIN
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60120
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8477413300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE
		CITY:			ELGIN
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60120
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Exhibit
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Middleby Corporation Completes Acquisition of TurboChef Technologies,
Inc.</font></div>
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and Atlanta, GA (January 5, 2009)&#8211; The Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ: MIDD) and
TurboChef Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVEN) today announced that Middleby has
completed its acquisition of TurboChef for $3.67 in cash and 0.0486 shares of
Middleby common stock for each outstanding share of TurboChef common stock in
accordance with the terms of an agreement and plan of merger entered into August
12, 2008 and amended November 21, 2008. The acquisition closed on January 5,
2009.&#160;&#160;Middleby financed the transaction under its senior revolving
credit facility.</font></div>
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is a leader in speed-cook technology, one of the fastest growing segments of the
commercial foodservice equipment market. &#160;TurboChef&#8217;s user-friendly speed
cook ovens employ proprietary combinations of heating technologies to cook a
variety of food products at speeds faster than that of conventional heating
methods.&#160;&#160;Having created the speed cooking category, TurboChef is
uniquely positioned to capture the growing demand in this segment.&#160; The
addition of TurboChef&#8217;s line of products will complement Middleby&#8217;s existing
industry leading brands and portfolio of innovative technologies, and further
strengthen Middleby&#8217;s position as a global leader in the foodservice equipment
industry.</font></div>
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Bassoul, Middleby Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, &#8220;TurboChef has
done an exceptional job of taking revolutionary cooking technology and
successfully commercializing it.&#160;&#160;We believe this technology is in the
early stages of gaining a broader market acceptance.&#160;&#160;This merger
provides TurboChef with access to Middleby&#8217;s global sales and service
capabilities to support longer-term growth opportunities.</font></div>
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Bassoul further commented, &#8220;In the near term, we will focus on improving the
profitability of this business.&#160;&#160;We will quickly move to reduce
redundant corporate overhead expenses and reorganize the residential business to
bring costs in line with the current revenues.&#160;&#160;Additionally, we will
implement cost reduction initiatives to realize synergies in the commercial oven
business.&#8221;</font></div>
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Perlman, former Chairman of TurboChef, and Jim Price, its former President,
commented, &#8220;We have long admired and respected The Middleby Corporation and its
management team and are pleased that we have been able to bring this transaction
to a successful closing.&#8221;</font></div>
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in this press release or otherwise attributable to Middleby regarding its
business which are not historical fact are forward-looking statements made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995.&#160;&#160;Middleby cautions investors that such statements
are estimates of future performance and are highly dependent upon a variety of
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such
statements. Such factors include the risks that Middleby and TurboChef
businesses will not be integrated successfully; the risk that Middleby and
TurboChef will not realize estimated cost savings and synergies; costs relating
to the proposed transaction; disruption from the transaction making it more
difficult to maintain relationships with customers, employees, distributors or
suppliers; the level of end market activity in Middleby&#8217;s and TurboChef&#8217;s
commercial and residential markets; </font></div>
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difficulties or delays in the development of new product technology; results of
pending and future litigation; access to capital; actions of domestic and
foreign governments; variability in financing costs; quarterly variations in
operating results; dependence on key customers; international exposure; foreign
exchange and political risks affecting international sales; changing market
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Middleby Corporation is a global leader in the foodservice equipment industry.
The company develops, manufactures, markets and services a broad line of
equipment used for commercial food cooking, preparation and processing. The
company's leading equipment brands serving the commercial foodservice industry
include Blodgett&#174;, Blodgett Combi&#174;, Blodgett Range&#174;, Bloomfield&#174;, Carter
Hoffman&#174;, CTX&#174;, frifri&#174;, Giga&#174;, Holman&#174;, Houno&#174;, Jade&#174;, Lang&#174;, MagiKitch'n&#174;,
Middleby Marshall&#174;, Nu-Vu&#174;, Pitco Frialator&#174;, Southbend&#174;, Star&#174;, Toastmaster&#174;,
and Wells&#174;. The company&#8217;s leading equipment brands serving the food processing
industry include Alkar&#174;, MP Equipment&#174;, and RapidPak&#174;. The Middleby Corporation
was recognized by Business Week as one of the Top 100 Hot Growth Companies of
2007, by Crain&#8217;s Chicago Business as one of the Fastest 50 Growth Companies in
2007, and by Forbes as one of the Best Small Companies in 2008.</font></div>
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