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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-13-002531
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130508
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130509
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130508

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:		13826239

	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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      8-K</b></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>
      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date
      of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2013</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
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            <b>1400 Toastmaster Drive, Elgin, Illinois</b>
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      <b>(847) 741-3300</b><br>(<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Registrant&#8217;s
      telephone number, including area code)</font><br><br><b>N/A</b><br>(<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Former
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      <b>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</b>On
      May 8, 2013, The Middleby Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press
      release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended
      March 30, 2013. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit
      99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this
      Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) shall not be
      considered &quot;filed&quot; under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
      amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into future filings
      by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under
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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
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      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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          May 8, 2013
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated May 8, 2013.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>The
      Middleby Corporation Reports First Quarter Results</b></font>
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    <p>
      ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2013--The Middleby Corporation
      (NASDAQ: MIDD), a leading worldwide manufacturer of equipment for the
      commercial foodservice, food processing and residential kitchen
      equipment industries, today reported net sales and earnings for the
      first quarter ended March 30, 2013. Net earnings for the first quarter
      were $25,902,000 or $1.39 per share on net sales of $327,451,000 as
      compared to the prior year first quarter net earnings of $22,095,000 or
      $1.20 per share on net sales of $228,823,000.
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      <u><b>2013 First Quarter Financial Highlights</b></u>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        On December 31, 2012, Middleby completed the acquisition of Viking
        Range Corporation, a leader in the manufacture of premium residential
        cooking ranges, ovens and kitchen appliances for $380 million in cash.
        The financial results of Viking for the first quarter of 2013 are
        included in the consolidated financial statements of the company. In
        conjunction with the Viking acquisition, the company established a new
        reporting segment, Residential Kitchen Equipment Group.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales increased 43.1% in the first quarter as compared to the
        prior year first quarter. Sales from Viking and other recent
        acquisitions amounted to $74.0 million or 32.3% during the quarter.
        Excluding the impact of acquisitions, sales increased 10.8% during the
        first quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
        increased 10.7% in the first quarter as compared to the prior year
        first quarter. During fiscal 2012, the company completed the
        acquisition of Nieco. Excluding the impact of this acquisition, sales
        increased 8.6% in the first quarter.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Food Processing Equipment Group increased
        41.4% in the first quarter as compared to the prior year first
        quarter. During fiscal 2012, the company completed the acquisitions of
        Baker Thermal Solutions and Stewart Systems. Excluding the impact of
        the acquisitions, sales increased by 18.4% in the first quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Residential Kitchen Equipment Group
        amounted to $58.7 million.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross profit in the first quarter increased to $121.3 million from
        $87.5 million and the gross margin rate decreased from 38.2% to 37.0%.
        The decline in the gross margin rate reflects the impact of lower
        gross margins at Viking. Excluding the impact from the Viking
        acquisition, the gross margin rate increased to 38.9%.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        General and administrative expenses included $6.8 million of expenses
        related to acquisition integration initiatives associated with the
        Viking acquisition.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Excluding the impact of the acquisition integration initiative
        charges, operating income increased 33.5% to $49.0 million as compared
        to $36.7 million in the prior year quarter. Earnings per share,
        excluding the impact of these charges, increased 37.5% to $1.65 in the
        2013 first quarter from $1.20 per share in the prior year.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-cash expenses included in operating income during the first
        quarter of 2013 increased to $17.0 as compared to $9.8 million in the
        prior year. Non-cash expenses during the 2013 first quarter were
        comprised of $4.2 million of depreciation, $9.8 million of intangible
        amortization and $3.0 million of non-cash share based compensation.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Total debt at the end of the 2013 first quarter amounted to $638.4
        million as compared to $260.1 million at the end of 2012, reflecting
        the impact of the Viking acquisition completed during the 2013 first
        quarter. The company&#8217;s debt is financed primarily under its $1 billion
        senior revolving credit facility, which was entered into on August 7,
        2012. The interest rate subsequent to the Viking acquisition was at
        LIBOR plus a margin of 1.75%, which is adjusted quarterly based upon
        the company&#8217;s leverage ratio.
      </li>
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    <p>
      Selim A. Bassoul Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, &#8220;In
      the first quarter, at our Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group, we
      realized continued growth reflecting increased sales with chain
      restaurant customers as they upgrade equipment and adopt new
      technologies to improve the efficiency of store operations.
      Additionally, we continued to realize international sales growth due in
      part to our continued investment in emerging markets.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul continued, &#8220;We also continued to realize strong sales growth
      at our Food Processing Equipment Group reflecting growing demand from
      food processors looking to expand and modernize existing plant
      operations and new customers developing processing operations overseas
      due to increasing demand for pre-cooked and pre-processed foods in
      developing markets. We are realizing synergies in sales and marketing
      efforts as we are leveraging resources and capabilities across our
      expanded portfolio of leading food processing brands, which is
      contributing to our sales growth.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul continued, &#8220;During the first quarter we made significant
      progress related to integration initiatives at Viking. We realized an
      EBITDA margin of approximately 12% in the quarter and anticipate
      profitability will continue to improve during the upcoming quarters as
      we realize the impact of cost reduction actions completed during the
      first quarter and we complete additional ongoing initiatives. We are
      also making significant progress with efforts to enhance customer
      service, assure the highest levels of product quality and develop a
      pipeline of new products for future introduction. We are very pleased
      with the results in the first several months and remain confident in our
      expectations for this acquisition.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Conference Call</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      A conference call will be held at 10:00 a.m. Central time on Thursday,
      May 9, and can be accessed by dialing (866) 551-3680 and providing
      conference code 69161591# or through the investor relations section of
      The Middleby Corporation website at <u>www.middleby.com</u>. An audio
      replay of the call will be available approximately one half hour after
      its completion and can be accessed by calling (866) 551-4520 and
      providing code 287271#, and participant PIN code 69161591#.
    </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 known as Turkington),
      Cozzini&#174;, Danfotech&#174;, Drake&#174;, Maurer-Atmos&#174;, MP Equipment&#174;, RapidPak&#174;
      and Spooner Vicars&#174; and Stewart&#174;. The company&#8217;s leading equipment brand
      servicing the residential kitchen industry includes Jade&#174;, TurboChef&#174;
      and Viking&#174;. The Middleby Corporation has been recognized by Forbes
      Magazine as one of the Best Small Companies every year since 2005, most
      recently in October 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">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>

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

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

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Amounts in 000&#8217;s, Except Per Share Information)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="7">
          <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="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          1st Qtr, 2013
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          327,451
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          228,823
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Cost of sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          206,183
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          141,340
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          121,268
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          36,152
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          25,175
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          General &amp; administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          42,921
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          25,648
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          42,195
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,434
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,091
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Other expense (income), net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            213
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            1,267
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          38,548
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          12,646
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          11,207
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          25,902
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          1.41
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          1.39
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          1.20
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Weighted average number shares:
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          18,395
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          18,148
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          18,618
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          18,465
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Comprehensive income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          21,078
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</b></u>
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Amounts in 000&#8217;s)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" 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 colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Mar 30, 2013
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Dec 29, 2012
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 5.0px" valign="top">
          ASSETS
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          $ 43,769
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          34,366
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Accounts receivable, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          189,971
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          162,230
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Inventories, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          187,026
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          153,490
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Prepaid expenses and other
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          25,821
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          19,151
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Current deferred tax assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          43,566
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          43,365
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          490,153
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          412,602
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          139,317
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          63,886
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          667,609
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          526,011
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Other intangibles
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          379,432
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          233,341
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          21,243
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          8,440
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          $ 1,697,754
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          1,244,280
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="3">
          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS&#8217; EQUITY
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          $ 1,669
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,850
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          88,879
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          69,653
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Accrued expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          199,479
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          170,932
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          290,027
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          242,435
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          636,757
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          258,220
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Long-term deferred tax liability
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          43,947
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          44,838
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Other non-current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          52,942
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          48,760
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          674,081
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          650,027
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          $ 1,697,754
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          1,244,280
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>

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