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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-11-006616
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20111108
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20111109
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20111108

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:		111189226

	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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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">UNITED STATES</font><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Washington,
      D.C. 20549</font><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>FORM
      8-K</b></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>
      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date
      of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>November
      8, 2011</b></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 18pt"><b>THE MIDDLEBY
      CORPORATION</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</font><br><br>
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            <b>Delaware</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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          <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Address
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      <br>
      <b>(847) 741-3300</b><br>(<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Registrant&#8217;s
      telephone number, including area code)</font><br><br><b>N/A</b><br>(<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Former
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      <br>
      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Check the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
      simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
      of the following provisions:</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Written
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Soliciting
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            <b>Item 2.02</b>
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            <b>Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</b>
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      <b>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</b>On
      November 8, 2011, The Middleby Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a
      press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended
      October 1, 2011. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit
      99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this
      Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) shall not be
      considered &quot;filed&quot; 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 &quot;filed&quot; or incorporated by reference therein.
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            <b>(c) Exhibits.</b>
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            <b>Exhibit No.</b>
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            Exhibit 99.1
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated November 8, 2011.
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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><br><br><br>
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            THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION
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            Dated:
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          November 8, 2011
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          By:
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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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            <b>Exhibit No.</b>
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          <b>Description</b>
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          Exhibit 99.1
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated November 8, 2011.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>The
      Middleby Corporation Reports Third Quarter Results</b></font>
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    <p>
      ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 8, 2011--The Middleby Corporation
      (NASDAQ: MIDD), a leading worldwide manufacturer of restaurant and
      foodservice cooking equipment, today reported net sales and earnings for
      the third quarter ended October 1, 2011. Net earnings for the third
      quarter were $23,461,000 or $1.26 per share on net sales of $218,720,000
      as compared to the prior year third quarter net earnings of $20,602,000
      or $1.13 per share on net sales of $177,793,000.
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    <p>
      <u><b>2011 Third Quarter Financial Highlights</b></u>
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    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        The third quarter financial statements include the results of the
        recently completed acquisitions of Danfotech Inc. (&#8220;Danfotech&#8221;), a
        manufacturer of meat presses and defrosting equipment for the food
        processing industry acquired on July 5, 2011, Maurer-Atmos (&#8220;Maurer&#8221;),
        a manufacturer of batch and continuous ovens for the food processing
        industry acquired on July 22, 2011 and Auto-Bake Proprietary Limited
        (&#8220;Auto-Bake&#8221;), a manufacturer of automated baking ovens for the food
        processing industry acquired on August 1, 2011. Results from these
        recent acquisitions reduced net earnings by $0.8 million or $0.04 per
        share during the quarter.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales increased 23.0% in the third quarter. Excluding the impact
        of acquisitions, sales increased 5.9% during the third quarter. This
        increase included a 10.1% sales increase at the Commercial Foodservice
        Equipment Group and a 25.6% sales decrease at the Food Processing
        Equipment Group as compared to the prior year quarter. Although
        revenues for the Food Processing Equipment Group declined during the
        quarter, the incoming order rate and backlog increased.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross profit increased to $87.3 million from $70.7 million. The gross
        margin rate improved to 39.9% from 39.8%. The improvement in the gross
        margin rate reflects efficiency gains from the consolidation of
        production facilities and other integration initiatives, offset by
        lower margins at newly acquired companies and the impact of sales mix.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income increased 16.2% to $37.2 million from $32.0 million
        on higher revenues. Operating income reflected the dilutive effect of
        acquisitions completed in the third quarter as these operations were
        reorganized and integrated within Middleby operations.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-cash expenses recorded during the third quarter included $5.3
        million of depreciation and amortization as compared to $3.8 million
        in the prior year third quarter. Non-cash share based compensation
        expense increased to $5.5 million in the 2011 third quarter as
        compared to $3.7 million in the 2010 third quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Provisions for income taxes increased to $11.8 million at a 34%
        effective rate in comparison to $9.4 million at a 31% effective rate
        in the prior year quarter. The current year effective rate reflects
        favorable adjustments for increased tax deductions. The prior year
        period effective rate reflects a non-recurring benefit to tax reserves.
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    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Total debt at the end of the 2011 third quarter amounted to $303.6
        million as compared to $243.6 million at the end of the third quarter
        2010. The increase in debt reflects the funding of $118.6 million
        related to the acquisitions of Beech, Lincat, Danfotech and Auto-Bake
        during the first nine months of fiscal 2011. During the third quarter
        the company also repurchased $3.5 million of Middleby common shares of
        stock at an average price of $69.10 per share.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      Selim A. Bassoul Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said, &#8220;At our
      Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group, industry conditions remained
      positive during the quarter and we realized continuing revenue gains
      resulting from growth in international business and with our chain
      customers. We continue to develop new business with restaurant chain
      customers as they look to utilize our cooking technologies to lower
      their operating costs and improve the efficiency of their restaurant
      operations.
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul continued, &#8220;Sales at our Food Processing Equipment Group in
      the third quarter declined in comparison to a robust 2010 due to slower
      orders in the first half. However, order rates increased in the third
      quarter as customers finalized their orders on projects that we have
      been developing throughout the year, and we realized double-digit growth
      in incoming orders as compared to the prior year third quarter. Due to
      the longer lead times in this business the favorable order rates did not
      benefit the third quarter but will be realized in future quarters.
      Prospects for the food processing business moving into 2012 are strong
      with a visible pipeline of new projects and demand for our equipment in
      emerging markets where the requirement for precooked and prepared foods
      is increasing and the need for advanced technologies is being recognized
      by food processors.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul further added, &#8220;We continue to execute on our acquisition
      strategy of acquiring leading brands and technologies. We were pleased
      to have completed the acquisitions of Danfotech, Maurer-Atmos and
      Auto-Bake during the third quarter. Danfotech is a leading manufacturer
      of meat presses and defrosting equipment for the food processing
      industry. Maurer-Atmos is a leading manufacturer of batch and continuous
      ovens for the food processing industry. Auto-Bake Pty Ltd is a leading
      manufacturer of automated baking systems for the food processing
      industry. While these acquisitions were dilutive to earnings in the
      third quarter, we expect significant improvement resulting from our
      integration initiatives. With these acquisitions Middleby adds three
      very strong leading brands to its Food Processing Equipment Group,
      significantly strengthening our global platform and expanding our
      product portfolio.&#8221;
    </p>
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        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <u><b>Conference Call</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      A conference call will be held at 9:30 a.m. Central time on Wednesday,
      November 9, 2011 and can be accessed by dialing (866) 551-3680 and
      providing conference code 17200566# 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) 551-4520
      and providing code 277578#.
    </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;, Beech&#174;, Blodgett&#174;,
      Blodgett Combi&#174;, Blodgett Range&#174;, Bloomfield&#174;, Britannia&#174;, Carter
      Hoffmann&#174;, CookTek&#174;, CTX&#174;, Doyon&#174;, frifri&#174;, Giga&#174;, Holman&#174;, Houno&#174;,
      IMC&#174;, Jade&#174;, Lang&#174;, Lincat&#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;, Auto-Bake&#174;, Cozzini&#174;,
      Danfotech&#174;, Maurer-Atmos&#174;, MP Equipment&#174;, and RapidPak&#174;. The Middleby
      Corporation has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the Best
      Small Companies every year since 2005, most recently in October 2011.
    </p>
    <p>
      For more information about The Middleby Corporation and the company
      brands, please visit <u>www.middleby.com</u>.
    </p>
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      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="15" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="15" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="15" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Amounts in 000&#8217;s, Except Per Share Information)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="15" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="15">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="7" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Three Months Ended
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="5" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Nine Months Ended
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          3<sup>rd</sup> Qtr, 2011
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          3<sup>rd</sup> Qtr, 2010
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            3<sup>rd</sup> Qtr, 2011
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            3<sup>rd</sup> Qtr, 2010
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          218,720
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          177,793
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          612,147
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          511,888
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Cost of sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          131,402
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          107,106
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          367,662
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          308,304
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          87,318
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          70,687
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          244,485
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          203,584
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          24,555
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,776
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          66,692
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          54,437
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; 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="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          25,577
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          20,900
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          73,995
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          60,972
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          37,186
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          32,011
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          103,798
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          88,175
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          financing amortization, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,324
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,177
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,503
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,898
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Other (income) expense, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (424
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (121
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,022
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          443
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          35,286
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          29,955
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          96,273
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          80,834
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; 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="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11,825
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,353
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          35,359
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          28,961
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          23,461
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          20,602
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          60,914
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          51,873
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.30
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.16
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.38
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.91
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.26
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.13
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.29
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.84
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Weighted average number shares:
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,040
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,815
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,998
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,811
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,580
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,274
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,535
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,271
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt">
      <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="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Amounts in 000&#8217;s)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          October 1, 2011
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          January 1, 2011
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 5.0px" 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="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          13,416
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,656
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Accounts receivable, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          136,670
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          112,049
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Inventories, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          123,543
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          106,463
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Prepaid expenses and other
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,591
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11,971
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; 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="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          25,960
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          25,520
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          309,180
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          263,659
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          59,460
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          43,656
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          439,700
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          369,989
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Other intangibles
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          216,426
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          189,254
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,601
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,614
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,030,367
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          873,172
        </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="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS&#8217; EQUITY
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,771
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,097
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          52,473
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          52,945
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Accrued expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          130,766
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          125,810
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          190,010
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          183,852
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          296,868
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          208,920
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Long-term deferred tax liability
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          21,505
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11,858
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Other non-current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          46,123
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          43,629
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          475,861
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          424,913
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,030,367
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          873,172
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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