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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-10-005061
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100811
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100813
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100813

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:		101014089

	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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<DESCRIPTION>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION 8-K
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">UNITED STATES</font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">Washington,
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>FORM 8-K</b></font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT</b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Pursuant
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Date of
      Report (Date of earliest event reported): </font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>August
      11, 2010</b></font>
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      <font style="font-size: 18pt"><b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">(Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</font>
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            <b>1-9973</b>
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            <b>36-3352497</b>
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            <b>1400 Toastmaster Drive, Elgin, Illinois</b>
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            <b>60120</b>
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      <b>(847) 741-3300</b><br>(<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Registrant&#8217;s
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      <b>N/A</b><br>(<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Former
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      <b>Item 2.02.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</b>
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      On August 11, 2010, The Middleby Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a
      press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended
      July 3, 2010. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
      and incorporated herein by reference.
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    <p style="text-indent: 30.0px; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">
      The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Current Report
      on Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) shall not be considered
      &#8220;filed&#8221; under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall
      it be incorporated by reference into future filings by the Company under
      the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange
      Act of 1934, as amended, unless the Company expressly sets forth in such
      future filing that such information is to be considered &#8220;filed&#8221; or
      incorporated by reference therein.
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          Exhibit 99.1
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          The Middleby Corporation press release dated August 11, 2010
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">SIGNATURES</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
      registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font>
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            THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION
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            Dated:
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          August 11, 2010
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            /s/ Timothy J. FitzGerald
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            Timothy J. FitzGerald
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            Vice President and
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            Chief Financial Officer
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      <u><b>Exhibit Index</b></u>
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          &#160;
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          Exhibit 99.1
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated August 11, 2010
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>The
      Middleby Corporation Reports Second Quarter Results</b></font>
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    <p>
      ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 11, 2010--The Middleby Corporation
      (NASDAQ: MIDD), a leading worldwide manufacturer of restaurant and
      foodservice cooking equipment, today reported net sales and earnings for
      the second quarter ended July 3, 2010. Net earnings for the second
      quarter were $17,509,000 or $0.96 per share on net sales of $173,412,000
      as compared to the prior year second quarter net earnings of $13,714,000
      or $0.74 per share on net sales of $158,601,000.
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    <p>
      <u><b>2010 Second Quarter Financial Highlights</b></u>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales increased 9.3% in the second quarter. Excluding the impact
        of acquisitions, sales increased 7.0% during the second quarter. This
        increase included a 5.0% sales increase at the Commercial Foodservice
        Group and a 26.6% sales increase at the Food Processing Group as
        compared to the prior year quarter.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross profit increased to $69,424,000 from $61,340,000. The gross
        margin rate improved to 40.0% from 38.7%. The improvement in the gross
        margin rate reflects efficiency gains from the consolidation of
        production facilities and other profitability initiatives, offset in
        part by a less favorable sales mix.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income increased to $29,729,000 from $26,945,000 on higher
        revenues. Operating income included $3,891,000 million of non-cash
        depreciation and amortization in the 2010 second quarter as compared
        to $2,870,000 million in the 2009 second quarter. Operating income
        also reflected higher non-cash share based compensation expenses which
        increased to $4,138,000 in the 2010 second quarter as compared to
        $2,723,000 in the 2009 second quarter.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net interest expense and deferred financing costs amounted to
        $2,246,000 in the second quarter as compared to $2,857,000 in the
        prior year second quarter. Reduced interest expense reflects the
        benefit of lower interest rates and lower average debt balances.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Provisions for income taxes decreased to $9,754,000 million at a 36%
        effective rate in comparison to $9,914,000 million at a 42% effective
        rate in the prior year quarter. The second quarter tax provision
        reflects the reduction of tax reserves resulting from the closure of
        open audit periods.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Total debt at the end of the 2010 second quarter amounted to
        $249,008,000 as compared to $270,976,000 at the end of the first
        quarter 2010. Debt continued to be reduced utilizing cash flows from
        operating activities. The reduction in debt during the second quarter
        is net of $1.0 million in funding of acquisition activities and $3.0
        million utilized to repurchase shares of Middleby common stock. During
        the second quarter the company repurchased 56,398 shares of Middleby
        common stock at an average price of $53.81 per share. The company&#8217;s
        debt is financed under a $497,800,000 senior revolving credit facility
        that matures in December 2012.
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    <p>
      Selim A. Bassoul Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said, &#8220;In the
      second quarter we began to realize an increase in sales and order
      activity. Orders at our Food Processing Group continued to remain strong
      resulting from increased capital budgets and the realization of deferred
      orders with our food processing customers. Additionally, our Food
      Processing Group has introduced several new products and technologies
      which have been well received in the marketplace providing added
      momentum to sales of the Group.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul continued, &#8220;At our Commercial Foodservice Group we have seen
      an improvement in international sales resulting from increased market
      penetration due to investments made in our international sales
      organization in 2009 and improved conditions in emerging markets where
      we are well positioned. Additionally, we have seen increased demand in
      the domestic markets as replacement business has improved somewhat from
      the prior year. We continue to be excited about our positioning to
      capture sales opportunities as market conditions improve in the food
      service sector with our strengthened portfolio of technologies we have
      developed both internally and through acquisition over the past several
      years.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul further commented, &#8220;We were pleased with the strong cash
      flow generated during the quarter. We reduced debt by over $20 million,
      while at the same time funded approximately $4 million of stock
      repurchases and acquisition activities. We anticipate that cash flow
      will remain strong for the remainder of the year.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul concluded, &#8220;We were very excited to announce the acquisition
      of PerfectFry during the second quarter. This previously announced
      transaction was completed in July. The compact design and ventless
      technology of the PerfectFry product line provides a foodservice
      operator with the ability to offer fried foods in non-traditional
      locations utilizing a low cost solution. This acquisition complements
      our TurboChef, CookTek, and Wells brands, establishing Middleby as a
      leader in ventless cooking solutions for the commercial foodservice
      industry.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Green Innovation</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Middleby began developing energy-efficient products and eco-friendly
      processes more than a decade ago to lower operating costs for
      restaurants. Nearly 400 Middleby products are currently Energy Star
      rated. Energy Star is a government-backed symbol for energy efficiency.
      The EPA awards the Energy Star rating based on criteria which include 1)
      the contribution of the product to significant energy savings while
      delivering performance, 2) the verification of energy consumption
      savings and 3) the recovery of product costs through utility bill
      savings.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      Most of these products were developed within the past three years. Visit <u>www.greenstainless.com</u>
      to view the Middleby innovation in kitchen cooking efficiency.
    </p>
    <p>
      &quot;Middleby is continuing to develop products that require less energy,
      cook food faster and operate without traditional venting,&quot; said Selim
      Bassoul.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Conference Call</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      A conference call will be held at 10:00 a.m. Central time on Thursday,
      August 12, 2010 and can be accessed by dialing (866) 200-6965 and
      providing conference code 283039# or through the investor relations
      section of The Middleby Corporation website at <u>www.middleby.com</u>.
      An audio replay of the call will be available approximately one half
      hour after its completion and can be accessed by calling (866) 206-0173
      and providing code 255968#.
    </p>
    <p>
      Statements in this press release or otherwise attributable to the
      Company regarding the Company's 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. The
      Company 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 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 conditions; the impact of
      competitive products and pricing; the timely development and market
      acceptance of the Company's products; the availability and cost of raw
      materials; and other risks detailed herein and from time-to-time in the
      Company's SEC filings.
    </p>
    <p>
      The 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 Anets&#174;, Blodgett&#174;, Blodgett
      Combi&#174;, Blodgett Range&#174;, Bloomfield&#174;, Carter Hoffmann&#174;, CookTek&#174;, CTX&#174;,
      Doyon&#174;, frifri&#174;, Giga&#174;, Holman&#174;, Houno&#174;, Jade&#174;, Lang&#174;, MagiKitch'n&#174;,
      Middleby Marshall&#174;, Nu-Vu&#174;, PerfectFry&#174;, Pitco Frialator&#174;, Southbend&#174;,
      Star&#174;, Toastmaster&#174;, TurboChef&#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 2008 and
      2009 and by Forbes as one of the Best Small Companies in 2008 and 2009.
    </p>
    <p>
      For more information about The Middleby Corporation and the company
      brands, please visit <u>www.middleby.com</u>.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt">
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        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; font-size: 8pt" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="13" valign="top">
          <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="13" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="13" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Amounts in 000&#8217;s, Except Per Share Information)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="13" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="5" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Three Months Ended
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="5" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Six Months Ended
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            2<sup>nd</sup> Qtr, 2010
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            2<sup>nd</sup> Qtr, 2009
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="top">
          2<sup>nd</sup> Qtr, 2010
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            2<sup>nd</sup> Qtr, 2009
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          173,412
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          158,601
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          334,095
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          340,147
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Cost of sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          103,988
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          97,261
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          201,198
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          210,037
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          69,424
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          61,340
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          132,897
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          130,110
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Selling &amp; distribution expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          19,036
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16,668
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          36,661
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          32,974
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          General &amp; administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          20,659
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          17,727
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          40,072
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          42,100
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          29,729
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          26,945
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          56,164
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          55,036
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          Interest expense and deferred
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          financing amortization, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,246
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,857
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,721
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,003
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Other expense, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          220
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          460
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          564
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          744
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Earnings before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          27,263
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          23,628
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          50,879
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          48,289
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Provision for income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          9,754
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          9,914
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          19,608
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          20,508
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Net earnings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          17,509
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          13,714
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          31,271
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          27,781
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net earnings per share:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.98
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.78
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.76
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.58
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.96
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.74
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.71
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.51
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Weighted average number shares:
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          17,863
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          17,584
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          17,808
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          17,584
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          18,322
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          18,635
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          18,269
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          18,403
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; font-size: 8pt" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7" valign="top">
          <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Amounts in 000&#8217;s)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            July 3, 2010
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="top">
          Jan 2, 2010
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          ASSETS
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          7,372
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          8,363
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accounts receivable, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          94,882
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          78,897
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Inventories, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          90,161
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          90,640
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Prepaid expenses and other
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          10,372
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          9,914
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Prepaid Taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,290
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,873
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Current deferred tax assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          25,290
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          23,339
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          233,367
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          217,026
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Property, plant and equipment, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          44,416
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          47,340
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Goodwill
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          357,295
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          358,506
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Other intangibles
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          184,384
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          189,572
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,395
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,902
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Total assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          823,857
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          816,346
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS&#8217; EQUITY
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Current maturities of long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,677
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          7,517
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          44,658
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          38,580
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Accrued expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          95,690
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          100,259
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          146,025
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          146,356
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          243,331
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          268,124
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Long-term deferred tax liability
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          14,375
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          14,187
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Other non-current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          43,537
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          45,024
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Stockholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          376,589
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          342,655
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Total liabilities and stockholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          823,857
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          816,346
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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    <p>

    </p>
    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>The Middleby Corporation<br>Darcy Bretz, Investor and Public
      Relations, (847) 429-7756<br>or<br>Tim FitzGerald, Chief Financial
      Officer, (847) 429-7744
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