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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-14-000802
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140225
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140226
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140225

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:		14642703

	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-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>UNITED
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      D.C. 20549</font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>FORM
      8-K</b></font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT</b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>
      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Date
      of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 25, 2014</font><br><br><font style="font-size: 18pt"><b>THE
      MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">(Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</font><br><br>
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            <b>Delaware</b>
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            <b>36-3352497</b>
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            <b>1400 Toastmaster Drive, Elgin, Illinois</b>
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            <b>60120</b>
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      <b>(847) 741-3300</b><br>(<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Registrant&#8217;s
      telephone number, including area code)</font><br><br><b>N/A</b><br>(<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Former
      Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</font><br>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Written
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Soliciting
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      <b>Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</b>
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      <b>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</b>On
      February 25, 2014, The Middleby Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a
      press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter
      ended December 28, 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
      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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          Exhibit 99.1
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          The Middleby Corporation press release dated February 25, 2014.
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">SIGNATURES</font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">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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          February 25, 2014
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            /s/ Timothy J. FitzGerald
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            Timothy J. FitzGerald
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            Vice President,
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            Chief Financial Officer and
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            Chief Accounting Officer
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      <u><b>Exhibit Index</b></u>
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          &#160;
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          Exhibit 99.1
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated February 25, 2014.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>The
      Middleby Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results</b></font>
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    <p>
      ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 25, 2014--The Middleby
      Corporation (NASDAQ: MIDD), a leading worldwide manufacturer of
      equipment for the commercial foodservice, food processing, and
      residential kitchen industries, today reported net sales and earnings
      for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended December 28, 2013. Net
      earnings for the fourth quarter were $49,921,000 or $2.62 diluted
      earnings per share on net sales of $377,420,000 as compared to the prior
      year fourth quarter net earnings of $37,788,000 or $2.03 diluted
      earnings per share on net sales of $291,612,000. Net earnings for the
      fiscal year ended December 28, 2013 were $153,928,000 or $8.21 diluted
      earnings per share on net sales of $1,428,685,000 as compared to net
      earnings of $120,697,000 or $6.49 diluted earnings per share on net
      sales of $1,038,174,000 in the prior year.
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      <u><b>2013 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Highlights</b></u>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales increased 29.4% in the fourth quarter and 37.6% for the full
        fiscal year of 2013 over the comparative prior year periods. Excluding
        the impact of acquisitions, sales increased 8.6% during the fourth
        quarter and 10.4% for the full year.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
        increased 14.7% in the fourth quarter and 13.9% for the full fiscal
        year of 2013 over the comparative 2012 periods. During fiscal 2012,
        the company completed the acquisition of Nieco. During fiscal 2013,
        the company completed the acquisitions of Celfrost and Wunder-Bar.
        Excluding the impact of these acquisitions, sales increased 12.6% in
        the fourth quarter and 11.1% for the full year.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Food Processing Equipment Group decreased
        2.2% in the fourth quarter but increased 19.7% for the full fiscal
        year of 2013 as compared to 2012. During fiscal 2012, the company
        completed the acquisitions of Baker Thermal Solutions and Stewart
        Systems. Excluding the impact of the acquisitions, sales decreased by
        2.2% in the fourth quarter but increased 8.3% for the full year. The
        prior year fourth quarter included several large customer orders.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Residential Kitchen Equipment Group, which
        was established on December 31, 2012 in conjunction with the
        acquisition of Viking, were $56.2 million in the fourth quarter and
        $231.7 million for the full fiscal year.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross profit in the fourth quarter increased to $150.7 million from
        $113.2 million and the gross margin rate increased to 39.9% from
        38.8%. For the full fiscal year of 2013, gross profit increased to
        $550.0 million from $403.0 million and the gross margin rate decreased
        to 38.5% from 38.8%. The gross margin rate for the full fiscal year
        reflects lower gross profit margins at the newly acquired Viking
        business, which steadily improved during the year.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income increased 26.9% in the fourth quarter to $74.5
        million from $58.7 million in the prior year quarter and increased
        30.0% for the full fiscal year of 2013 to $244.5 million from $188.1
        million in the prior year.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-cash expenses during the fourth quarter of 2013 amounted to $10.8
        million, including $0.9 million of depreciation, $6.9 million of
        intangible amortization and $3.0 million of non-cash share based
        compensation. Non-cash expenses for the full fiscal year of 2013
        amounted to $53.9 million including $13.5 million of depreciation,
        $28.5 million of intangible amortization and $11.9 million of non-cash
        stock based compensation.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        The provision for income taxes in the fourth quarter amounted to $19.6
        million at a 28.2% effective rate in comparison to $17.9 million at a
        32.2% effective rate in the prior year quarter. For the full fiscal
        year of 2013, the provision for income taxes amounted to $71.9 million
        at 31.8% effective rate in comparison to $53.7 million at a 30.8%
        effective rate in the prior year.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating cash flows amounted to $62.6 million during the fourth
        quarter and $146.2 million for the full fiscal year of 2013. Operating
        cash flows for the full year increased in comparison to $128.3 million
        in the prior year.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Total debt at the end of 2013 fiscal fourth quarter amounted to $571.6
        million as compared to $537.4 million at the end of the third quarter
        and $260.1 million at the end of fiscal 2012. The net increase in debt
        reflects acquisition related financing of $466.6 million during the
        year, including the acquisition of Viking for $361.7 million.
      </li>
    </ul>
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          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

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        </div>
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    <p>
      Selim A. Bassoul Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, &#8220;For
      2013 we reported positive financial results at all three of our business
      segments and continued to strengthen the competitive positions for each
      of these three platforms.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;At our Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group, we realized continued
      growth with chain restaurant customers adopting our new innovative
      technologies as they seek to improve the efficiency of their restaurant
      operations. We continued to make investments in sales and service
      capabilities in international markets such as Brazil, India, and the
      Mid-East and realized the benefits of these continuing investments, with
      strong revenue growth in overseas markets. Our broad portfolio of
      innovative products combined with our strong global sales and service
      infrastructure, positions us extremely well as our customers look for
      partners to provide equipment solutions to support their restaurant
      operations around the world.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul continued, &#8220;As expected, we saw a fourth quarter decline in
      sales at our Food Processing Equipment Group in comparison to a very
      strong 2012 fourth quarter, which included several large orders.
      However, revenue growth for the entire year was strong, and reflected
      our customers continued initiatives to expand and modernize existing
      plant operations with the adoption of our equipment innovations. During
      the year we also saw increasing activities with customers developing
      processing operations in emerging markets. We continue to believe
      increasing demand for pre-cooked and pre-processed foods in the emerging
      markets will be a significant driver of future growth.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul further commented, &#8220;At Viking, we made significant progress
      during the year on many fronts. We have made progress towards our
      profitability goals by refocusing the business and driving cost
      efficiencies. We realized continuing improvements in EBITDA margins
      throughout the year, which trended positively in the second half of 2013
      and exceeded 15% for the full year,&#8221; said Mr. Bassoul. &#8220;We also
      completed initiatives to establish our company owned sales and
      distribution organization through the acquisition and transition of over
      ten independent Viking distributors covering the U.S. and Canada. We are
      in process of integrating these operations and are positioned to control
      and enhance critical aspects of the sales, marketing and customer
      support processes as we move forward into 2014.&#8221; continued Mr. Bassoul.
      &#8220;We are also very excited about the significant pipeline of new Viking
      products. This includes a complete new lineup of ranges, ovens,
      cooktops, built-in refrigeration and ventilation. Earlier this month we
      displayed many of these new products at the Kitchen Bath Industry Show
      (&#8220;KBIS&#8221;). We were very pleased to receive the top three &#8220;People&#8217;s Choice
      Awards&#8221; which were voted on by attendees over the three days at the
      show. The top awards recognized Viking&#8217;s new French door wall oven, our
      new lineup of cooktops, and our new 7-series range.&#8221;
    </p>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt">
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          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul concluded, &#8220;We have also continued to execute on our
      acquisition strategies, adding several leading brands to our portfolio.
      In addition to Viking, the company acquired three other leading
      commercial foodservice brands including Celfrost, Wunder-Bar and Market
      Forge. Celfrost, a leading cold-side brand in India significantly
      strengthens Middleby&#8217;s presence in the fast growing market of India and
      expands our product offerings to include complementary cold side
      products alongside our cooking and warming brands in that market. The
      addition of Wunder-Bar, a leading manufacturer of beverage dispensing
      equipment, extends Middleby&#8217;s product portfolio to include a leading
      innovator in the fast-growing beverage segment. The most-recent
      acquisition of Market Forge, a leading manufacturer of steam cooking
      equipment, adds to Middleby a recognized and leading brand in the
      sizable and growing steam cooking market.&#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 February
      26, 2014 and can be accessed by dialing (315) 625-3077 and providing
      conference code 14962870# 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 (855) 859-2056 and
      providing code 14926870#.
    </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;, Celfrost, 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;, Market
      Forge&#174;, Middleby Marshall&#174;, MPC&#174;, Nieco&#174;, Nu-Vu&#174;, PerfectFry&#174;, Pitco
      Frialator&#174;, Southbend&#174;, Star&#174;, Toastmaster&#174;, Turbochef&#174;, Viking&#174; Wells&#174;
      and Wunder-Bar&#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;, Cozzini&#174;, Danfotech&#174;, Drake&#174;, Maurer-Atmos&#174;, MP
      Equipment&#174;, RapidPak&#174;, Spooner Vicars&#174; and Stewart Systems&#174;. The
      company&#8217;s leading equipment brands serving the residential kitchen
      equipment industry includes Brigade&#174;, Jade&#174;, Viking&#174; and Turbochef&#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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          <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-size: 8pt; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

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

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

        </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="13">
          <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="13">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="13">
          <b>(Amounts in 000&#8217;s, Except Per Share Information)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="13">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="13">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          377,420
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          291,612
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,428,685
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,038,174
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cost of sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          226,689
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          178,367
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          878,674
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          635,185
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </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="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          150,731
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          113,245
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          550,011
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          402,989
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </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="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          39,080
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          26,715
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          155,639
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          106,129
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          General &amp; administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          37,197
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          27,873
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          149,910
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          108,776
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </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="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          74,454
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          58,657
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          244,462
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          188,084
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </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">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Interest expense and deferred financing amortization, net
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          4,172
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          2,192
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          15,901
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          9,238
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other expense, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          782
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          754
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2,780
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          4,406
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </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="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          69,500
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          55,711
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          225,781
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          174,440
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          19,579
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          17,923
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          71,853
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          53,743
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          49,921
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          37,788
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          153,928
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          120,697
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </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">

        </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="2">

        </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">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          2.66
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          2.06
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          8.27
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          6.61
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          2.62
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          2.03
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          8.21
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          6.49
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </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">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          18,736
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          18,333
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          18,610
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          18,265
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          19,047
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          18,573
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          18,755
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          18,594
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

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

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="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-size: 8pt; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman" 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">
          <b>(Amounts in 000&#8217;s)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="7">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </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="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2">
          Dec 28, 2013
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2">
          Dec 29, 2012
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          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="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          36,894
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          205,264
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          220,116
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          32,322
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          19,151
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Prepaid taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          801
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          &#8722;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Current deferred tax assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          50,337
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          545,734
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          125,457
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          687,955
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          447,944
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,641
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          &#8722;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          10,475
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          1,819,206
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,408
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          96,518
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          213,459
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          311,385
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          570,190
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          61,433
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          37,851
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          838,347
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          1,819,206
        </td>
        <td>

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

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