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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-12-004400
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120808
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120809
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120808

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:		121018070

	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
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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): August 8, 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>36-3352497</b>
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            of Incorporation)
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            Identification No.)
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            <b>1400 Toastmaster Drive, Elgin, Illinois</b>
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            <b>60120</b>
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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
      Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</font><br>
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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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            <b>Item 2.02.</b>
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            <b>Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</b>
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      On August 8, 2012, The Middleby Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a
      press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter
      ended June 30, 2012. A copy of that press release is furnished as
      Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
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    <p style="text-indent: 30.0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
      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>Exhibit No.</b>
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            Exhibit 99.1
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated August 8, 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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            &#160;
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            Dated:
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          August 8, 2012
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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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          &#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 August 8, 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 Second Quarter Results and Announces New
      Credit Facility</b></font>
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    <p>
      ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 8, 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 second quarter ended June 30, 2012. Net
      earnings for the second quarter were $31,045,000 or $1.67 per share on
      net sales of $260,040,000 as compared to the prior year second quarter
      net earnings of $19,628,000 or $1.06 per share on net sales of
      $210,855,000.
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    <p>
      <u><b>2012 Second Quarter Financial Highlights</b></u>
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales increased 23.3% in the second quarter as compared to the
        prior year second quarter. Sales from acquisitions amounted to $38.8
        million or 18.4% during the quarter. Excluding the impact of
        acquisitions, sales increased 4.9% during the second quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
        increased 10.2% in the second quarter as compared to the prior year
        second quarter. Excluding the impact of the acquisitions completed in
        the second quarter of 2011, net sales of Commercial Foodservice
        Equipment increased by 5.4%.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Food Processing Equipment Group increased
        94.8% in the second quarter as compared to the prior year second
        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 Baker Thermal
        Solutions (formerly Turkington). Excluding the impact of these
        acquisitions, sales increased by 2.1% in the second quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross profit in the second quarter increased to $101.8 million from
        $85.3 million and the gross margin rate decreased from 40.5% to 39.2%.
        The decline in the gross margin rate reflects a higher mix of sales
        from the Food Processing Equipment Group with lower gross margins, due
        in part to recent acquisitions.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income increased 28.7% in the second quarter to $45.3
        million from $35.2 million in the prior year quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-cash expenses during the second quarter of 2012 amounted to $9.5
        million, including $2.2 million of depreciation, $4.1 million of
        intangible amortization and $3.2 million of non-cash share based
        compensation.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Provisions for income taxes increased to $12.7 million at a 29.0%
        effective rate in comparison to $11.9 million at a 37.8% effective
        rate in the prior year quarter. The second quarter tax provision
        reflects the favorable impact of increased foreign earnings at lower
        tax rates and a non-recurring benefit from reduced state tax exposures.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Total debt at the end of the 2012 second quarter amounted to $274.2
        million as compared to $317.3 million at the end of 2011. The
        reduction in debt is net of the funding for acquisition activities of
        $10.6 million during the first six months of 2012.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        On August 7, 2012, subsequent to the end of the second quarter, the
        company entered into a new five-year $1.0 billion multi-currency
        senior revolving credit agreement, with the potential under certain
        circumstances to increase to $1.350 billion. This facility replaces
        the company&#8217;s pre-existing $600 million senior revolving credit
        facility, which had an original maturity of December 2012. The new
        facility bears an interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 1.5%, which
        is adjusted quarterly based upon the company&#8217;s leverage ratio. The new
        facility provides for availability to fund acquisitions and share
        repurchases so long as the company maintains certain financial ratios.
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      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      Selim A. Bassoul Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, &#8220;In
      the second quarter, at our Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group, we
      realized continued growth reflecting increased sales in emerging markets
      and with chain restaurant customers as they upgrade equipment and adopt
      new technologies to improve the efficiency of store operations. This
      growth was offset in part by lower sales in Europe due to difficult
      market conditions which we anticipate will continue in the near term.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul continued, &#8220;A modest increase in sales at our Food
      Processing Equipment Group is expected to accelerate in the second half
      as we anticipate continued strength in 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 further commented, &#8220;We continue to further initiatives to
      integrate the newly acquired businesses and realize synergies across the
      expanded Food Processing Equipment Group, which we expect to benefit the
      profit margins in future periods.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul concluded, &#8220;We were very pleased to have entered into a new
      and expanded credit facility. This facility provides for increased
      financing availability to fund growth initiatives and greater
      flexibility to meet the business needs for our broadened scope of
      operations as we continue to expand globally.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Conference Call</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      A conference call will be held at 8:00 a.m. Central time on Thursday,
      August 9, 2012 and can be accessed by dialing (866) 200-6965 and
      providing conference code 74236775# 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 274999#.
    </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;,
      Baker Thermal Solutions&#174; (formerly Turkington), Cozzini&#174;, Danfotech&#174;,
      Drake&#174;, Maurer-Atmos&#174;, MP Equipment&#174; and RapidPak&#174;. The Middleby
      Corporation has been recognized by Forbes 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>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="16" valign="top">
          <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="16" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="16" valign="top">
          <b>(Amounts in 000&#8217;s, Except Per Share Information)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="16" valign="top">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="6" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Three Months Ended
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="top">
          2<sup>nd</sup> Qtr, 2012
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="top">
          2<sup>nd</sup> Qtr, 2011
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="top">
          2<sup>nd</sup> Qtr, 2011
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          260,040
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          210,855
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          488,863
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          393,427
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Cost of sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          158,224
        </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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          125,518
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          299,564
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          236,260
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <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" valign="top">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          101,816
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          85,337
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          189,299
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          157,167
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <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">
          Selling &amp; distribution expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          28,274
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          21,569
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          53,449
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          42,137
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          General &amp; administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          28,204
        </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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          28,520
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          53,852
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          48,418
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <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" valign="top">
          Income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          45,338
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          35,248
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          81,998
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          66,612
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 20.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          financing amortization, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,967
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,119
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,058
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,179
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Other (income) expense, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (380
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,608
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          887
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,446
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 20.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          Earnings before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          43,751
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          31,521
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          77,053
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          60,987
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          12,706
        </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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          11,893
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          23,913
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          23,534
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          31,045
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          19,628
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          53,140
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          37,453
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <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">
          Net earnings per share:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.70
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.09
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2.92
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2.08
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.67
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.06
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2.87
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2.02
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <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">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Weighted average number shares:
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          18,267
        </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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          18,052
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          18,207
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          17,976
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          18,574
        </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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          18,579
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          18,519
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          18,512
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 5.0px" valign="top">
          Comprehensive income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          23,592
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          20,641
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          51,686
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          39,099
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" 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="9" valign="top">
          <b>(Amounts in 000&#8217;s)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="top">
          Jun 30, 2012
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="top">
          Dec 31, 2012
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 5.0px" valign="top">
          ASSETS
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </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>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          $ 35,227
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" 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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          140,665
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" 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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          131,559
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" 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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          19,318
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          12,336
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Current deferred tax assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          36,554
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" 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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          363,323
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          62,206
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          484,627
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" 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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          226,137
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          234,726
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          4,721
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          $ 1,141,014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="4" valign="top">
          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS&#8217; EQUITY
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </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>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          $ 5,696
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" 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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          66,524
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          63,394
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Accrued expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          147,300
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" 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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          219,520
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          268,503
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" 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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          40,281
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" 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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          46,405
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          46,577
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          566,305
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 20.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          Total liabilities and stockholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          $ 1,141,014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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