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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-14-002000
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140507
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140508
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140507

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:		14822620

	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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      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): May 7, 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>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
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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</b>
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            <b>Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</b>
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      <b>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</b>On
      May 7, 2014, The Middleby Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press
      release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended
      March 29, 2014. 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&#160;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 May 7, 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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          May 7, 2014
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            /s/ Timothy J. FitzGerald
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            &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Timothy J. FitzGerald
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            Vice President,
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            &#160;
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            Chief Financial Officer and
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            &#160;
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            Chief Accounting Officer
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      <u><b>Exhibit Index</b></u>
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            <b>Exhibit No.</b>
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          &#160;
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          Exhibit 99.1
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated May 7, 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 First Quarter Results</b></font>
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    <p>
      ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 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 first quarter
      ended March 29, 2014. Net earnings for the first quarter were
      $33,445,000 or $1.78 diluted earnings per share on net sales of
      $372,478,000 as compared to the prior year first quarter net earnings of
      $25,902,000 or $1.39 diluted earnings per share on net sales of
      $327,451,000.
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    <p>
      <u><b>2014 First Quarter Financial Highlights</b></u>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales increased 13.8% compared to the prior year first quarter.
        Excluding the impact of acquisitions, sales increased 8.0% during the
        first quarter of 2014.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
        increased $36.7 million, or 18.6%, to $234.1 million in the first
        quarter as compared to $197.4 million the prior year first quarter.
        During fiscal 2013, the company completed the acquisitions of Celfrost
        and Wunder-Bar. During fiscal 2014, the company completed the
        acquisition of Market Forge. Excluding the impact of these
        acquisitions, sales increased 9.0% in the first quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Food Processing Equipment Group increased
        by $4.2 million, or 5.9%, to $75.6 million in the first quarter as
        compared to $71.4 million the prior year first quarter.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Residential Kitchen Equipment Group
        increased by $4.1 million, or 7.0%, to $62.8 million in the first
        quarter as compared to $58.7 million in the prior year first quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross profit in the first quarter increased to $143.0 million from
        $121.3 million, reflecting the impact of higher sales volumes. The
        gross margin rate increased to 38.4% from 37.0%. The increase in the
        gross margin rate from the prior year reflects improved margins at
        Viking resulting from integration initiatives implemented during 2013,
        however, this margin improvement was offset in part by the adverse
        effect of the Viking distribution changes that were finalized during
        the first quarter.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income increased 32.5% in the first quarter to $55.9 million
        from $42.2 million in the prior year quarter. Operating income
        included $2.6 million of non-recurring charges associated with the
        integration of the acquired Viking distribution operations.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-cash expenses included in operating income during the first
        quarter of 2014 amounted to $12.2 million, including $3.7 million of
        depreciation, $6.6 million of intangible amortization and $1.9 million
        of non-cash share based compensation.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        A tax provision of $17.6 million, at an effective rate of 34.5%, was
        recorded during the first quarter 2014, as compared to a $12.6 million
        provision at a 32.8% effective rate in the prior year quarter.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Total debt at the end of the first quarter amounted to $655.4 million
        as compared to $571.6 million at the end of the fiscal 2013. The net
        increase in debt includes acquisition related financing related to
        Market Forge and the Viking distributors acquired during the first
        quarter.
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    <p>
      Selim A. Bassoul Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, &#8220;We
      continued to realize solid growth at both our Commercial Foodservice and
      Food Processing businesses. Increased sales in both businesses reflect
      demand from customers adopting new technologies to improve the
      efficiency of their operations and continued expansion into
      international markets. The first quarter growth at our Food Processing
      business was in comparison to a strong first quarter in 2013, which had
      grown 18% in sales over 2012 and included revenues associated with a
      large order.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;At Viking, during the first quarter, we completed the initiative
      started in 2013 to establish our company owned distribution operations
      through acquisition and transition of fourteen independent distributors
      covering the U.S., Canada and Mexico. We are in the process of
      integrating these operations and are positioned to fully control and
      enhance critical aspects of the sales, marketing and customer support
      processes. The initiatives to integrate these operations are anticipated
      to be largely completed by the end of the second quarter,&#8221; continued Mr.
      Bassoul. &#8220;Although we anticipate this strategy will benefit the
      financial results in future periods, the first quarter reflects a
      temporary adverse impact on sales and profitability at Viking due to
      disruptions caused by this transitional process during the quarter.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;We are seeing a positive market reaction to the new Viking product
      introductions launched at the Kitchen Bath Industry Show (&#8220;KBIS&#8221;) early
      this year. We were pleased to have received the top three People&#8217;s
      Choice Awards recognizing three of Viking&#8217;s new products, a French door
      wall oven, a lineup of cooktops and the 7-series range. These top vote
      getters are all now in production. Additionally, we had displayed over
      50 new products at the show and expect all will be available by second
      half of this year.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul concluded, &#8220;We were also pleased to recently announce the
      acquisitions of Market Forge and Processing Equipment Solutions. Market
      Forge, a leading manufacturer of steam cooking equipment, adds a
      recognized and leading brand to our Commercial Foodservice Group. The
      steam cooking market is sizable and growing and we believe with Middleby
      sales resources we will be able to increase market share in this product
      category. The acquisition of Processing Equipment Solutions (&#8220;PES&#8221;) adds
      a unique and complementary technology to our Food Processing Group. The
      PES product offerings include the Intellijet and Megajet line of water
      cutting systems providing a high volume, flexible and accurate solution
      and complements other products offered to food processing customers.&#8221;
    </p>
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    <p>
      <u><b>Conference Call</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      A conference call will be held at 10:00 a.m. Central time on May 8, 2014
      and can be accessed by dialing (315) 625-3077 and providing conference
      code 40462329# 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 two hours after its completion and
      can be accessed by calling (404) 537-3406 and providing code 40462329#.
    </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&#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;, 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;, Process Equipment Solutions&#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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        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7">
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS</b></u>
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        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
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        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
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        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
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        <td>
          &#160;
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          &#160;
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        </td>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="2">
          1st Qtr, 2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="2">
          1st Qtr, 2013
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      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          372,478
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          327,451
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Cost of sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          229,502
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          206,183
        </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-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          142,976
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          46,970
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          36,152
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          General &amp; administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          40,073
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          42,921
        </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-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          55,933
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          3,987
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          3,434
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Other expense, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          865
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          213
        </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-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Earnings before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          51,081
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          17,636
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          33,445
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
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          &#160;
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      <tr>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
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        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          1.78
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        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
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        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          1.78
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          1.39
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <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 valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          18,819
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          18,395
        </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; padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          18,820
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          18,618
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 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 cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          Mar 29, 2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          Dec 28, 2013
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          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="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          $ 39,050
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          36,894
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Accounts receivable, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          224,193
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          260,475
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          32,863
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          24,201
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          801
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Current deferred tax assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          48,489
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          50,337
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          629,271
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          127,239
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          701,844
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          445,813
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          447,944
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Long-term deferred tax assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          2,870
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          1,641
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          8,805
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          10,475
        </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; padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Total assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          $ 1,915,842
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          $ 6,900
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          100,701
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          96,518
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Accrued expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          193,242
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          213,459
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          300,843
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          648,543
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          570,190
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Long-term deferred tax liability
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          71,706
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          38,477
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          37,851
        </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; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Stockholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          856,273
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          838,347
        </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; padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Total liabilities and stockholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          $ 1,915,842
        </td>
        <td>

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

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