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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-14-003362
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140806
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140807
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140806

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:		141021234

	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): August 6, 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>(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">Check the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Written
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      230.425)</font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Soliciting
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      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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      <b>Item 2.02 &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</b>
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      <b>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</b>On
      August 6, 2014, The Middleby Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press
      release announcing its financial results for the second quarter ended
      June 28, 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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            <b>Exhibit No.</b>
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            Exhibit 99.1
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated August 6, 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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          August 6, 2014
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          By:
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            /s/ Timothy J. FitzGerald
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            Timothy J. FitzGerald
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            Vice President,
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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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            <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 August 6, 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 Second Quarter Results</b></font>
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    <p>
      ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 6, 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 second quarter
      ended June 28, 2014. Net earnings for the second quarter were
      $48,405,000 or $0.85 per share on net sales of $424,776,000 as compared
      to the prior year second quarter net earnings of $37,163,000 or $0.67
      per share on net sales of $363,801,000.
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      <u><b>2014 Second Quarter Financial Highlights</b></u>
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    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales increased 16.8% compared to the prior year second quarter.
        Excluding the impact of acquisitions, sales increased 11.0% during the
        second quarter.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
        increased by $40.9 million, or 18.3%, to $263.9 million in the second
        quarter as compared to $223.0 million the prior year second quarter.
        During fiscal 2013, the company completed the acquisitions of
        Wunder-Bar and Celfrost. During fiscal 2014, the company completed the
        acquisition of Market Forge. Excluding the impact of these
        acquisitions, net sales increased by 10.2% in the second quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Food Processing Equipment Group increased
        by $8.0 million, or 9.8%, to $89.9 million in the second quarter as
        compared to $81.9 million the prior year second quarter. During fiscal
        2014, the company completed the acquisition of Process Equipment
        Solutions. Excluding the impact of this acquisition, net sales
        increased by 6.2% in the second quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Residential Kitchen Equipment Group
        increased by $12.1 million, or 20.6%, to $70.9 million in the second
        quarter of 2014 as compared to $58.8 million in prior year second
        quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross profit in the second quarter increased to $166.2 million from
        $136.6 million, reflecting the impact of higher sales volumes. The
        gross margin rate increased from 37.5% to 39.1%. The increase in the
        gross margin rate from the prior year reflects improved margins at the
        Food Processing Equipment Group and Viking resulting from integration
        initiatives implemented during 2013 and 2014.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income increased in the second quarter by 25.5% in the
        second quarter to $75.7 million from $60.3 million in the prior year
        second quarter. Operating income included $1.3 million of
        non-recurring charges associated with the integration of the acquired
        Viking distribution operations.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-cash expenses included in operating income during the second
        quarter of 2014 increased to $15.3 million as compared to $14.4
        million in the prior year second quarter. Non-cash expenses during the
        2014 second quarter were comprised of $3.8 million of depreciation,
        $6.7 million of intangible amortization and $4.8 million of non-cash
        share based compensation.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Total debt at the end of the 2014 second quarter amounted to $592.7
        million as compared to $655.4 million at the end of the first quarter,
        as cash generated from operations were utilized to repay debt.
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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 growth in demand from
      international markets.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;At Viking, we completed the initiative started in 2013 to establish our
      company owned distribution operations through acquisition and transition
      of independent distributors covering the U.S., Canada and Mexico. We
      have largely completed the process of integrating the operations of
      these acquired independent distributors into a unified national sales
      and service organization to support our Residential Kitchen Equipment
      platform. Through this initiative we will continue to enhance critical
      aspects of the sales, marketing and customer support processes for the
      Viking brand,&#8221; continued Mr. Bassoul.
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul added, &#8220;In the second half, we are focused on marketing of
      our new lineup of residential products and training of the dealer sales
      organization. We expect to make significant investments in the second
      half to promote the display of these new products on dealer showroom
      floors and anticipate that we will be well positioned moving into 2015.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Conference Call</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      A conference call will be held at 10:00 a.m. Central time on Thursday,
      August 7, 2014 and can be accessed by dialing (888) 391-6937 and
      providing conference code 81291747# 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 81291747#.
    </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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        </div>
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<div style="text-align:left">
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      <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>
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="13">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
          </p>
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="13">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="13">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Amounts in 000&#8217;s, Except Per Share Information)
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="13">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="13">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>2</u><u><sup>nd</sup></u><u> Qtr, 2014</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>2</u><u><sup>nd</sup></u><u> Qtr, 2013</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>2</u><u><sup>nd</sup></u><u> Qtr, 2014</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>2</u><u><sup>nd</sup></u><u> Qtr, 2013</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          424,776
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          363,801
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          797,254
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          691,252
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Cost of sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          258,602
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          227,227
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          488,104
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          433,410
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          166,174
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          136,574
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          309,150
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          257,842
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Selling &amp; distribution expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          48,102
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          38,638
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          95,072
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          74,790
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          General &amp; administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          42,333
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          37,611
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          82,406
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          80,532
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          Income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          75,739
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          60,325
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          131,672
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          102,520
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Interest expense and deferred financing amortization, net
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,169
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,046
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8,156
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,480
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Other expense, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          195
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          391
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,060
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          604
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          Earnings before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          71,375
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          55,888
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          122,456
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          94,436
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          22,970
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,725
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          40,606
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          31,371
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Net earnings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          48,405
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          37,163
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          81,850
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          63,065
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Net earnings per share:
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.85
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.67
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.44
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.14
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.85
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.67
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.44
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.13
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          56,866
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          55,755
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          56,661
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          55,470
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          56,867
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          55,844
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          56,662
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          55,850
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 5.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Comprehensive income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          50,038
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          35,174
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          85,264
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          56,252
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; 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="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Amounts in 000&#8217;s)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 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 style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>Jun 28, 2014</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>Dec 28, 2013</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 5.0px" valign="top">
          ASSETS
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          32,258
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          229,795
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          260,033
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          33,738
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,827
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          48,687
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          611,338
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          130,676
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          719,265
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          441,461
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,337
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          20,022
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,926,099
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8,210
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          105,329
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          202,565
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          316,104
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          584,488
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          72,468
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          42,029
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          911,010
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,926,099
        </td>
        <td>

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