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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-15-077480
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20151105
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20151110
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20151110

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	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

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09973
		FILM NUMBER:		151217508

	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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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>November&nbsp;5, 2015</b></font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On November&nbsp;5, 2015, the Board of Directors (the &#147;<u>Board</u>&#148;) of The Middleby Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<u>Company</u>&#148;), appointed Cathy McCarthy to serve as a member of the Board and the audit committee of the Board until the Company&#146;s next annual meeting of stockholders and until her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until her earlier death, resignation or removal.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ms.&nbsp;McCarthy will participate in the compensation arrangements for nonemployee members of the Board described in the Definitive Proxy Statement of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;2, 2015.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Middleb</font>y Corporation press release dated   November&nbsp;9, 2015.</p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/   Timothy J. Fitzgerald</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">1400 Toastmaster Drive, Elgin,&nbsp;Illinois 60120 </font></i><font face="Symbol">&#183;</font><i> (847) 741-3300</i></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Cathy L. McCarthy Named to Middleby Board of Directors</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Elgin,&nbsp;Ill. (November&nbsp;9, 2015)&#151;The Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ: MIDD) today announced that Cathy L. McCarthy has been named to The Middleby Corporation Board of Directors.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ms.&nbsp;McCarthy brings more than 35 years of financial and business leadership experience to Middleby. She has held CEO and CFO-level positions at NASDAQ-listed, NYSE-listed and private companies in a variety of industries.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;The financial expertise and extensive business experience Cathy brings to the Middleby Board will be a tremendous asset to our entire organization,&#148; said Selim A. Bassoul, Chairman and CEO of The Middleby Corporation. &#147;Having served in senior roles in a many businesses environments and special situations, Cathy brings a unique perspective to our board. Her deep financial background will be an asset to the Middleby Audit Committee.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ms.&nbsp;McCarthy began her career at Mellon Bank, NA, New York.&#160; After her time at Mellon, she held positions as CFO for Wherehouse Entertainment, Giant Group, PIA Merchandising. She was then CEO for SM&amp;A before becoming CEO of Cross Tack,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ABOUT THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The&nbsp;Middleby Corporation&nbsp;is a global leader in the foodservice equipment industry. The company develops, manufactures, markets and services a broad line of equipment used in the commercial foodservice, food processing, and residential kitchen equipment industries. The company&#146;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;,&nbsp;IMC&#174;,&nbsp;Induc&#174;, Jade&#174;, Lang&#174;, Lincat&#174;, MagiKitch&#146;n&#174;, Market Forge&#174;, Marsal&#174;, Middleby Marshall&#174;, MPC&#169;, 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&#146;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;, Processing Equipment Solutions&#174;, RapidPak&#174;, Spooner Vicars&#174;, Stewart Systems&#174; and Thurne&#174;. The company&#146;s leading equipment brands serving the residential kitchen industry include AGA&#174;, AGA Cookshop&#174; Brigade&#174;, Divertimenti&#174;, Falcon&#174;, Fired Earth&#174;, Grange&#174;, Heartland&#174;, La Cornue&#174;, Leisure&#174; Marvel&#174;, Mercury&#174;, Northland&#174;, Rangemaster&#174;, Rayburn&#174;, Stanley&#174;, U-Line&#174; and Viking&#174;.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In 2014 and 2015 The Middleby Corporation was named a FORTUNE Magazine Fastest Growing Company.&#160; For more information about The&nbsp;Middleby Corporation&nbsp;and the company brands, please visit &nbsp;www.middleby.com.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Contact: Darcy Bretz (847) 429-7756</font></p>
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