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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-12-002777
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120510
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120510
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120510

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:		12830967

	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-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">SECURITIES
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      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): May 10, 2012</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>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
      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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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Check the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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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 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</b>
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      <b>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</b>On
      May 10, 2012, The Middleby Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press
      release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended
      March 31, 2012. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit
      99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
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    <p style="font-family: Times New Roman; text-indent: 30.0px; 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
      &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>Item 9.01.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b>
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            Exhibit 99.1
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated May 10, 2012.
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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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          May 10, 2012
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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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          <b>Description</b>
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          Exhibit 99.1
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated May 10, 2012.
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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 First Quarter Results</b></font>
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    <p>
      ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2012--The Middleby Corporation
      (NASDAQ: MIDD), a leading worldwide manufacturer of equipment for the
      commercial foodservice and food processing industries, today reported
      net sales and earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. Net
      earnings for the first quarter were $22,095,000 or $1.20 per share on
      net sales of $228,823,000 as compared to the prior year first quarter
      net earnings of $17,825,000 or $0.97 per share on net sales of
      $182,572,000.
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      <u><b>2012 First Quarter Financial Highlights</b></u>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales increased 25.3% in the first quarter as compared to the
        prior year first quarter. Sales from acquisitions amounted to $36.5
        million or 20.0% during the quarter. Excluding the impact of
        acquisitions, sales increased 5.4% during the first quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
        increased 16.0% in the first quarter as compared to the prior year
        first quarter. During fiscal 2011, the company completed the
        acquisitions of Beech and Lincat. Excluding the impact of these
        acquisitions, sales increased 6.2% in the first quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Food Processing Equipment Group increased
        75.3% in the first quarter as compared to the prior year first
        quarter. During fiscal 2011, the company completed the acquisitions of
        Auto-Bake, Maurer-Atmos, Danfotech, Drake and Armor Inox. During
        fiscal 2012, the company completed the acquisition of Turkington.
        Excluding the impact of the acquisitions, sales increased by 1.3% in
        the first quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross profit in the first quarter increased to $87.5 million from
        $71.8 million and the gross margin rate decreased from 39.3% from
        38.2%. The decline in the gross margin rate reflects a higher mix of
        sales at the Food Processing Equipment Group, which have comparatively
        lower margin due in part to the recent acquisitions.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income increased 16.9% in the first quarter to $36.7 million
        from $31.4 million in the prior year quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-cash expenses during the first quarter of 2012 amounted to $9.8
        million, including $2.1 million of depreciation, $5.0 million of
        intangible amortization and $2.7 million of non-cash share based
        compensation.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Provisions for income taxes amounted to $11.2 million at a 33.7%
        effective rate in comparison to $11.6 million at a 39.5% effective
        rate in the prior year quarter. The first quarter tax provision
        reflects favorable reserve adjustments related to the reduction of
        state tax exposures and increased deductions for U.S. manufacturing
        activities.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Total debt at the end of the 2012 first quarter amounted to $316.6
        million as compared to $317.3 million at the end of 2011. The
        company&#8217;s debt is financed primarily under its $600.0 million senior
        revolving credit facility, which matures in December 2012. The company
        is currently in discussion with its banking partners and expects to
        enter into a similarly structured facility.
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    <p>
      Selim A. Bassoul Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, &#8220;In
      the first quarter, at our Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group, we
      realized continued growth in our commercial foodservice business
      reflecting increased sales with chain restaurant customers as they
      upgrade equipment and adopt new technologies to improve the efficiency
      of store operations.&#8221;
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      Mr. Bassoul continued, &#8220;Sales at our Food Processing Equipment Group
      increased slightly as increased incoming orders in the second half of
      last year began to translate into revenue growth. We continued to
      realize a strong incoming order rate in the first quarter reflecting
      growing demand from food processors looking to expand and modernize
      existing plant operations and new customers developing processing
      operations overseas due to increasing demand for pre-cooked and
      pre-processed foods in developing markets.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul continued, &#8220;In the first quarter, we continued to execute on
      our acquisition strategy, adding the products of Turkington USA to our
      portfolio of leading technologies at the Food Processing Equipment
      Group. Turkington USA, is a leading manufacturer of automated baking
      equipment for the food processing industry located in North Carolina.
      This acquisition further extends Middleby&#8217;s food processing platform
      adding a comprehensive line of proofing ovens, baking ovens and chilling
      systems for baked goods and a variety of applications. The Turkington
      equipment provides for a superior bake at industry leading speeds. This
      acquisition complements our Auto-Bake business and further enhances
      Middleby&#8217;s overall food processing business.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Conference Call</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      A conference call will be held at 9:30 a.m. Central time on May 11, 2012
      and can be accessed by dialing (866) 200-6965 and providing conference
      code 73379731# 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 272546#.
    </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;, Armor Inox&#174;, Auto-Bake&#174;,
      Cozzini&#174;, Danfotech&#174;, Drake&#174;, Maurer-Atmos&#174;, MP Equipment&#174;, RapidPak&#174;
      and Turkington&#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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          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

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      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="8">
          &#160;
        </td>
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        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="8" valign="top">
          <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="8" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME</b></u>
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="8" 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="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="8" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="8" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="6" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Three Months Ended</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; 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; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1st Qtr, 2012
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          1<sup>st</sup> Qtr, 2011
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          228,823
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          182,572
        </td>
        <td>

        </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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          141,340
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          110,742
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          87,483
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          71,830
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          25,175
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          20,568
        </td>
        <td>

        </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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          25,648
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          19,898
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          36,660
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          31,364
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Interest expense and deferred
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,091
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,060
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,267
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (162
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          33,302
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          29,466
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11,207
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11,641
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          22,095
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,825
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Net earnings per share:
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.22
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.00
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.20
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.97
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" 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="3">

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,148
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,901
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,465
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,445
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Comprehensive income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          28,094
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,458
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
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    <div style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; 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="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          Mar 31, 2012
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          Dec 31, 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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          28,713
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          40,216
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Accounts receivable, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          138,903
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          151,441
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Inventories, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          138,069
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          124,300
        </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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          20,588
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12,336
        </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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          39,453
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          39,090
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          365,726
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          367,383
        </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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          62,907
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          62,507
        </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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          487,290
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          477,812
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Other intangibles
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          231,798
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          234,726
        </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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,912
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,084
        </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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,151,633
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,146,512
        </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 colspan="3">

        </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">
          Current maturities of long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          315,104
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          315,831
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          60,830
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          63,394
        </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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          146,640
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          170,392
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          522,574
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          549,617
        </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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,519
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,504
        </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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          42,199
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          37,845
        </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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          45,598
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          46,577
        </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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          539,743
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          510,969
        </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="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,151,633
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,146,512
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>

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