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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-12-005822
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121106
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121107
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121106

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:		121184401

	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): November 6, 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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            <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
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      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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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 November 6, 2012, The Middleby Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a
      press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter
      ended September 29, 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>Exhibit No.</b>
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          &#160;
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            Exhibit 99.1
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated November 6, 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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          November 6, 2012
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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 November 6, 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 Third Quarter Results</b></font>
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    <p>
      ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 6, 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 third quarter ended September 29, 2012.
      Net earnings for the third quarter were $29,769,000 or $1.60 per share
      on net sales of $257,699,000 as compared to the prior year third quarter
      net earnings of $23,461,000 or $1.26 per share on net sales of
      $218,720,000.
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      <u><b>2012 Third Quarter Financial Highlights</b></u>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales increased 17.8% in the third quarter as compared to the
        prior year third quarter. Sales from recent acquisitions amounted to
        $17.6 million or 8.0% during the quarter. Excluding the impact of
        acquisitions, sales increased 9.8% during the third quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
        increased 5.0% in the third quarter as compared to the prior year
        third quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Food Processing Equipment Group increased
        99.7% in the third quarter as compared to the prior year third
        quarter. During fiscal 2011, the company completed the acquisitions of
        Auto-Bake, Maurer-Atmos, Drake and Armor Inox. During fiscal 2012, the
        company completed the acquisitions of Baker and Stewart. Excluding the
        impact of these acquisitions, sales increased by 40.2% in the third
        quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross profit in the third quarter increased to $100.4 million from
        $87.3 million and the gross margin rate decreased from 39.9% to 39.0%.
        The decline in the gross margin rate reflects a higher mix of sales
        from the Food Processing Equipment Group and lower margins of recent
        acquisitions.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income increased 27.4% in the third quarter to $47.4 million
        from $37.2 million in the prior year quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-cash expenses during the third quarter of 2012 amounted to $9.3
        million, including $2.1 million of depreciation, $4.1 million of
        intangible amortization and $3.1 million of non-cash share based
        compensation.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Provisions for income taxes increased to $11.9 million at a 28.6%
        effective rate in comparison to $11.8 million at a 33.5% effective
        rate in the prior year quarter. The third quarter tax provision
        reflects reduced state tax exposures, a lower effective rate on
        increased income in lower tax rate foreign jurisdictions and increased
        deductions related to U.S. manufacturing activities.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Total debt at the end of the 2012 third quarter amounted to $269.3
        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
        $38.3 million during the first nine months of 2012.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        On August 7, 2012, the company entered into a new five-year $1.0
        billion multi-currency senior revolving credit agreement. This
        facility replaced 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 style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
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    <p>
      Selim A. Bassoul Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, &#8220;Sales
      increased at our Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group as we continued
      to realize growth 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.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul continued, &#8220;Strong sales at our Food Processing Equipment
      Group reflect 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 processed foods in developing markets. We continue to see strength
      in sales activities and incoming order rates, and believe we are well
      positioned to serve our customers with our growing portfolio of
      complementary brands and technologies.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul further commented, &#8220;We are very pleased to have recently
      announced the acquisitions of Stewart Systems and Nieco. With these two
      additions we continue to expand and further strengthen both our
      Commercial Foodservice and Food Processing platforms. Stewart Systems is
      a recognized leader in automated proofing and oven systems for the
      baking industry. Nieco is a leader in the manufacture of conveyor
      broilers for leading restaurant chains and other commercial kitchens.
      Middleby&#8217;s global manufacturing, sales and support infrastructure will
      allow us to further extend the presence of these brands with our
      customers demanding unique and cost efficient solutions as they expand
      internationally.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Conference Call</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      A conference call will be held at 8:30 a.m. Central time on Wednesday,
      November 7, 2012 and can be accessed by dialing (866) 200-6965 and
      providing conference code 36366003# 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 277692#.
    </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;, Nieco&#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;, RapidPak&#174; and Stewart&#174;. The
      Middleby Corporation has been recognized by Forbes as one of the Best
      Small Companies every year since 2005, most recently in October 2012.
    </p>
    <p>
      For more information about The Middleby Corporation and the company
      brands, please visit <u>www.middleby.com</u>.
    </p>
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        <div style="text-align: center">

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
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      <tr>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="14">
          <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="14">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="14">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Amounts in 000&#8217;s, Except Per Share Information)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="14">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="14">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          257,699
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          746,562
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          612,147
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Cost of sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          157,254
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          456,818
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          100,445
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          289,744
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          25,965
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          79,414
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          66,692
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          General &amp; administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          27,051
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          80,903
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          47,429
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          129,427
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,988
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          7,046
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          6,503
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Other expense (income), net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,765
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,652
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          41,676
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          118,729
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          11,907
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          35,820
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          29,769
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          82,909
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.63
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4.55
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.60
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4.47
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3.29
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <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>
        <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="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          18,296
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          18,237
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          18,539
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          35,956
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          11,881
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          87,642
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          50,980
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <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 style="font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="7">
          <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Amounts in 000&#8217;s)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="7">
          <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 valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          Sep 29, 2012
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Dec 31, 2011
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 5.0px">
          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 valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          $ 35,105
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          145,109
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          147,021
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          124,300
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Prepaid expenses and other
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          20,200
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          37,119
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          384,554
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          64,042
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          505,183
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          230,062
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          10,161
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          $ 1,194,002
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px">
          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 valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3">
          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS&#8217; EQUITY
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          $ 3,409
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          74,101
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          155,862
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          233,372
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          265,905
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,504
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Long-term deferred tax liability
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          36,820
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          37,845
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other non-current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          51,722
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          606,183
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          $ 1,194,002
        </td>
        <td>

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