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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-15-001784
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150513
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150514
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150513

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:		15859726

	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): May 13, 2015</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-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Registrant&#8217;s
      telephone number, including area code)</font><br><br><b>N/A</b><br>(<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Former
      Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</font><br>
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      <b>Item 2.02. &#160;&#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
      May 13, 2015, The Middleby Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press
      release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended
      April 4, 2015. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
      and incorporated herein by reference.
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this
      Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) shall not be
      considered &quot;filed&quot; under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
      amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into future filings
      by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under
      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, unless the Company
      expressly sets forth in such future filing that such information is to
      be considered &quot;filed&quot; or incorporated by reference therein.
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated May 13, 2015.
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">SIGNATURES</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
      registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font><br><br><br>
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            THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION
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          May 13, 2015
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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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          &#160;
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          Exhibit 99.1
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated May 13, 2015.
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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 13, 2015--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 April 4, 2015. Net earnings for the first quarter were $38,231,000
      or $0.67 diluted earnings per share on net sales of $406,596,000 as
      compared to the prior year first quarter net earnings of $33,445,000 or
      $0.59 diluted earnings per share on net sales of $372,478,000.
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      <u><b>2015 First Quarter Financial Highlights</b></u>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales increased 9.2% compared to the prior year first quarter.
        Excluding the impact of acquisitions, sales increased 1.3% during the
        first quarter of 2014. The impact of foreign exchange rates on foreign
        sales translated into U.S. Dollars reduced net sales by approximately
        $12.7 million or 3.4% during the first quarter of 2015.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
        increased $28.1 million, or 12.0%, to 262.2 million in the first
        quarter as compared to $234.1 million the prior year first quarter.
        During fiscal 2014, the company completed the acquisition of
        Concordia. During fiscal 2015, the company completed the acquisitions
        of Desmon, Goldstein Eswood and Marsal. Excluding the impact of these
        acquisitions, sales increased 7.9% in the first quarter, or by 10.0%
        on a constant currency basis, adjusting for foreign currency
        translation impact resulting from exchange rate changes in comparison
        to the prior year quarter.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Food Processing Equipment Group decreased
        by $5.8 million, or 7.7%, to $69.8 million in the first quarter as
        compared to $75.6 million the prior year first quarter. During fiscal
        2014, the company completed the acquisition of Processing Equipment
        Solutions. Excluding the impact of this acquisition, sales decreased
        by 13.2% in the first quarter, or 5.0% on a constant currency basis.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Residential Kitchen Equipment Group
        increased by $11.8 million, or 18.8%, to $74.6 million in the first
        quarter as compared to $62.8 million in the prior year first quarter.
        During fiscal 2014, the company completed the acquisition of U-Line.
        Excluding the impact of this acquisition, sales decreased by 5.7% in
        the first quarter, or 4.9% on a constant currency basis.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross profit in the first quarter increased to $157.6 million from
        $143.0 million, reflecting the impact of higher sales volumes, offset
        by the impact of foreign exchange rates. The gross margin rate
        increased to 38.8% from 38.4%. The net increase in gross margin rate
        reflects the benefit of acquisition integration initiatives with
        improved margins at the Food Processing Equipment Group and
        Residential Kitchen Equipment Group, offset in part by the lower
        margins at recent acquisitions in the Commercial Foodservice Equipment
        Group.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income increased 19.1% in the first quarter to $66.6 million
        from $55.9 million in the prior year quarter. Operating income was
        reduced by approximately $1.2 million as a result of currency
        translation during the quarter. Operating income also included $4.6
        million of non-recurring charges associated with the closure of
        facilities and warehouse consolidations at the Residential Kitchen
        Equipment Group.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-cash expenses included in operating income during the first
        quarter of 2015 amounted to $13.0 million, including $4.4 million of
        depreciation, $6.6 million of intangible amortization and $2.0 million
        of non-cash share based compensation.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Other expense in the quarter increased to $4.6 million from $0.9
        million in the prior year quarter. Other expense in the quarter
        included $5.0 million of foreign exchange losses resulting from
        significant exchange rate changes which occurred during the first
        quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        A tax provision of $20.0 million, at an effective rate of 34.4%, was
        recorded during the first quarter 2015, as compared to a $17.6 million
        provision at a 34.5% effective rate in the prior year quarter.
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    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Earnings per share of $0.67 included the impact of foreign exchange
        rate losses and restructuring expenses, which collectively reduced
        earnings per share by $0.13 per share. Excluding the impact of these
        items, earnings per share increased by 35.6%, to $0.80 per share.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Total debt at the end of the first quarter amounted to $639.0 million
        as compared to $598.2 million at the end of the fiscal 2014. The net
        increase in debt includes acquisition related financing related to
        Desmon, Goldstein Eswood and Marsal acquired during the first quarter.
      </li>
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    <p>
      Selim A. Bassoul Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, &#8220;In
      the first quarter at our Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group, we
      continued to see strong growth with our chain restaurant customers
      adopting our new and innovative technologies as they seek to improve the
      efficiency of their restaurant operations. We are excited about our
      recent acquisitions including Concordia, Desmon, Goldstein Eswood and
      Marsal, and anticipate strong growth opportunities for these newly added
      businesses as we integrate these operations and leverage our global
      sales infrastructure to promote these products to our existing
      customers.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul continued, &#8220;At our Food Processing Equipment Group, lower
      reported sales reflected the impact of foreign exchange translation,
      which accounted for an 8.2% reduction in sales for this segment.
      Approximately half the revenues of this business are in international
      markets, and as a result, this business segment has seen the greatest
      effect of the large changes in foreign exchange rates. Excluding the
      impact of currency and the recent acquisition, sales were 5.0% lower
      reflecting the impact of order timing. Despite the first quarter sales
      reduction, we continue to see a strong pipeline of project opportunities
      and have realized a double digit increase in order rates over last year,
      which should favorably impact the second half. We also continued to
      realize profit margin improvement at this segment with EBITDA margins of
      approximately 23.0% in the quarter&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul added, &#8220;At our Residential Kitchen Equipment Group, lower
      sales reflect the anticipated impact of reduced sales of non-core
      products that were discontinued in connection with the Viking
      distributor acquisitions and production delays related to the
      introduction of the new line of Viking refrigeration. The new lineup of
      Viking refrigeration is anticipated to be in full production by the end
      of the second quarter. We remain excited about the new product
      introductions and continue to make our investments in marketing and
      product displays at showrooms of our dealer partners as we introduce
      these products to the market.&#8221;
    </p>
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        </div>
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    </div>
    <p>
      <u><b>Conference Call</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      A conference call will be held at 10:00 a.m. Central time on May 14,
      2015 and can be accessed by dialing (888) 391-6937 and providing
      conference code 46019511# 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 46019511#.
    </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;, Concordia&#174;, CookTek&#174;, CTX&#174;, Desmon&#174;,
      Doyon&#174;, Eswood&#174;, FriFri&#174;, Giga&#174;, Goldstein&#174;, Holman&#174;, Houno&#174;, IMC&#174;,
      Jade&#174;, Lang&#174;, Lincat&#174;, MagiKitch'n&#174;, Market Forge&#174;, Marsal&#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;,
      Stewart Systems&#174; and Thurne&#174;. The company&#8217;s leading equipment brands
      serving the residential kitchen equipment industry includes Brigade&#174;,
      Jade&#174;, Turbochef&#174;, U-Line&#174; and Viking&#174;.
    </p>
    <p>
      The Middleby Corporation was named one of Fortune Magazine&#8217;s Fastest
      Growing Companies in October 2014. For more information about The
      Middleby Corporation and the company brands, please visit <u>www.middleby.com</u>.
    </p>
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        <div style="text-align: center">

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

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      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9">
          <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Amounts in 000&#8217;s, Except Per Share Information)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="6">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Three Months Ended
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2">
          1st Qtr, 2015
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2">
          1st Qtr, 2014
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          406,596
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          372,478
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cost of sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          249,034
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          157,562
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          47,109
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          46,970
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          General &amp; administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          43,873
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          66,580
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,749
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,987
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other expense, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          4,561
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          58,270
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          20,039
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          38,231
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          0.59
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          0.59
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Weighted average number shares:
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          56,917
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          56,457
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          56,918
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          56,459
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; 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; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 8pt" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9">
          <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Amounts in 000&#8217;s)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2">
          Apr 4, 2015
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2">
          Jan 3, 2015
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          ASSETS
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          54,259
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          43,945
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Accounts receivable, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          239,342
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          229,875
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Inventories, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          276,383
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          255,776
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Prepaid expenses and other
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          30,286
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          27,980
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Prepaid taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          10,023
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          5,538
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Current deferred tax assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          51,697
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          51,017
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          661,990
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          614,131
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          142,080
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          129,697
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Goodwill
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          819,274
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          808,491
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other intangibles, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          494,379
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          492,031
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Long-term deferred tax assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,711
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,925
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          21,402
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          18,856
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          2,142,836
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          2,066,131
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          8,926
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          9,402
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          111,424
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          98,327
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Accrued expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          213,387
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          220,585
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          333,737
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          328,314
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          630,108
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          588,765
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Long-term deferred tax liability
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          92,241
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          88,800
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other non-current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          58,313
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          53,492
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          1,028,437
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          1,006,760
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          2,142,836
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          2,066,131
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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    </p>
    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>The Middleby Corporation<br>Darcy Bretz, Investor and Public
      Relations, (847) 429-7756<br>or<br>Tim FitzGerald, Chief Financial
      Officer, (847) 429-7744
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