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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-15-002892
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150812
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150812
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150812

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:		151047598

	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: 16pt">UNITED STATES</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt"><br style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times New Roman"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt">SECURITIES
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      D.C. 20549</font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt"><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 12, 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>60120</b>
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      <b>(847) 741-3300</b><br>(<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Registrant&#8217;s
      telephone number, including area code)</font><br><br><b>N/A</b><br>(<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Former
      Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</font><br>
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      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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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Soliciting
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            <b>Item 2.02</b>
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            <b>Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</b>
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      <b>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</b>On
      August 12, 2015, The Middleby Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press
      release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended
      July 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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            <b>(c) &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Exhibits.</b>
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            Exhibit 99.1
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated August 12, 2015.
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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 12, 2015
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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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          Exhibit 99.1
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated August 12, 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 Second Quarter Results</b></font>
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    <p>
      ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 12, 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 second quarter
      ended July 4, 2015. Net earnings for the second quarter were $54,267,000
      or $0.95 per share on net sales of $436,291,000 as compared to the prior
      year second quarter net earnings of $48,405,000 or $0.85 per share on
      net sales of $424,776,000.
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      <u><b>2015 Second Quarter Financial Highlights</b></u>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales increased 2.7% compared to the prior year second quarter.
        Sales related to recent acquisitions added 7.6% for the quarter offset
        by the impact of foreign exchange rates on foreign sales translated
        into U.S. Dollars, which reduced net sales by approximately 2.8%
        during the second quarter of 2015. Excluding the impact of
        acquisitions and foreign exchange changes, net sales declined 2.1% as
        compared to the prior year quarter.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
        increased $24.9 million, or 9.4%, to 288.8 million in the second
        quarter as compared to $263.9 million the prior year second quarter.
        During fiscal 2014, the company completed the acquisition of
        Concordia. During fiscal 2015, the company completed the acquisitions
        of Desmon, Goldstein Eswood, Marsal and Induc. Excluding the impact of
        these acquisitions, sales increased 5.3% in the second quarter, or by
        7.9% on a constant currency basis, adjusting for the impact of foreign
        currency translation 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 $18.0 million, or 20.0%, to $71.9 million in the second quarter as
        compared to $89.9 million the prior year second quarter. During fiscal
        2015, the company completed the acquisition of Thurne. Excluding the
        impact of this acquisition, sales decreased by 27.0% in the second
        quarter, or 22.5% 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 $4.6 million, or 6.5%, to $75.5 million in the second
        quarter as compared to $70.9 million in the prior year second quarter.
        During fiscal 2014, the company completed the acquisition of U-Line.
        Excluding the impact of this acquisition, sales decreased by 14.4% in
        the second quarter, or 13.3% on a constant currency basis.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross profit in the second quarter increased to $172.9 million from
        $166.2 million, reflecting the impact of higher sales volumes, offset
        by the impact of foreign exchange rates. The gross margin rate
        increased to 39.6% from 39.1%. The net increase in gross margin rate
        reflects the benefit of acquisition integration initiatives with
        improved margins at the Residential Kitchen Equipment Group.
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    </ul>
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          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

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

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    </div>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income increased 10.1% in the second quarter to $79.7
        million from $71.4 million in the prior year quarter. Operating income
        included $4.6 million of non-recurring charges associated with recent
        restructuring initiatives and dispute settlement costs.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-cash expenses included in operating income during the second
        quarter of 2015 amounted to $16.5 million, including $4.2 million of
        depreciation, $6.9 million of intangible amortization and $5.4 million
        of non-cash share based compensation.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        A tax provision of $25.4 million, at an effective rate of 31.9%, was
        recorded during the second quarter 2015, as compared to a $23.0
        million provision at a 32.2% effective rate in the prior year quarter.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Earnings per share of $0.95 included the impact of foreign exchange
        rate losses and restructuring expenses, which collectively reduced
        earnings per share by $0.07 per share. Excluding the impact of these
        items, earnings per share increased by 20.%, to $1.02 per share.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Total debt at the end of the second 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, Marsal, Thurne and Induc acquired during the
        second quarter.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      Selim A. Bassoul Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, &#8220;In
      the second quarter at our Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group, we
      continued to see strong sales growth with our chain restaurant customers
      adopting our new and innovative technologies as they seek to improve the
      efficiency of their restaurant operations. We maintained our strong
      profitability in this segment while we integrate five businesses
      acquired in this segment during the past year.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul continued, &#8220;At our Food Processing Equipment Group, lower
      reported sales reflect the timing impact of large orders in comparison
      to the prior year. Given the nature of this business, we have
      historically seen volatility on a quarter over quarter basis.
      Additionally, as approximately half the revenues of this business are in
      international markets, and as a result, strengthening of the U.S. dollar
      has had the greatest impact on reported sales. Despite the sales
      decline, we continue to see a strong pipeline of project opportunities
      and have realized an increase in order rates of 20% over the first six
      months of 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 non-core products that were
      discontinued in connection with the prior year Viking distributor
      acquisitions and lack of product availability related to the new line of
      Viking refrigeration during initial production startup in the first half
      of 2015. We are excited about the growth potential for the new lineup of
      Viking ranges, cooktops, ovens and refrigeration. These innovative,
      new-to-market appliances have generated much attention over the past
      year, and we would expect improved sales as these products continue to
      penetrate and gain acceptance in the market.&#8221;
    </p>
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      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <u><b>Conference Call</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      A conference call will be held at 10:00 a.m. Central time on August 13,
      2015 and can be accessed by dialing (888) 391-6937 and providing
      conference code 5506431# 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 5506431#.
    </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;,
      Induc&#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>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="14" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME</b></u>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Amounts in 000&#8217;s, Except Per Share Information)
          </p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="6">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="5">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          2<sup>nd</sup> Qtr, 2015
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          2<sup>nd</sup> Qtr, 2014
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          436,291
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          842,887
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Cost of sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          263,402
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          512,436
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          172,889
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          330,451
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          45,332
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          92,441
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          General &amp; administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          44,197
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          88,070
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          83,360
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          149,940
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          financing amortization, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,048
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,797
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (366
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,195
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Earnings before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          79,678
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          137,948
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          25,411
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          45,450
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Net earnings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          54,267
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          92,498
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.95
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.62
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.95
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.62
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </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="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          56,963
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          56,940
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          56,965
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          56,941
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          61,148
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          83.230
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%">
      <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="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</b></u>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Amounts in 000&#8217;s)
          </p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="5">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Jul 4, 2015
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Jan 3, 2015
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" 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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          38,586
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          43,945
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          239,588
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          229,875
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          291,936
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          255,766
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          26,175
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          27,980
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,862
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          53,482
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          51,017
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          653,629
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          614,131
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          148,838
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          129,697
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          833,382
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          808,491
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          494,328
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          492,031
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,773
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          20,998
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,856
        </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-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Total assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,155,948
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          10,210
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,402
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          109,860
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          221,272
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          220,585
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          341,342
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          328,314
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          564,104
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          588,765
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          91,954
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          88,800
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          63,595
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          53,492
        </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-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Stockholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,094,953
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,006,760
        </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-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Total liabilities and stockholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,155,948
        </td>
        <td>

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

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