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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-15-003827
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20151110
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20151112
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20151110

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:		151220923

	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-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>
      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date
      of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 10, 2015</font><br><br><font style="font-size: 18pt"><b>THE
      MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(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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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Check the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
      simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Written
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      <b>Item 2.02. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</b>
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      On November 10, 2015, The Middleby Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a
      press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter
      ended October 3, 2015. A copy of that press release is furnished as
      Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
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      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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          Exhibit 99.1
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated November 10, 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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            Dated:
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          November 10, 2015
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          By:
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            /s/ Timothy J. FitzGerald
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            Timothy J. FitzGerald
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            Vice President,
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            Chief Financial Officer and
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            Chief Accounting Officer
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      <u><b>Exhibit Index</b></u>
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          Exhibit 99.1
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated November 10, 2015.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>The
      Middleby Corporation Reports Third Quarter Results</b></font>
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    <p>
      ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 10, 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 third quarter ended October 3, 2015. Net earnings for the third
      quarter were $48,825,000 or $0.86 per share on net sales of $449,004,000
      as compared to the prior year third quarter net earnings of $59,713,000
      or $1.05 per share on net sales of $404,289,000.
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      <u><b>2015 Third Quarter Financial Highlights</b></u>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales increased 11.1% compared to the prior year third quarter.
        Sales related to recent acquisitions added 11.5% 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
        3.1% during the third quarter of 2015. Excluding the impact of
        acquisitions and foreign exchange changes, net sales increased 2.7% on
        a constant currency basis as compared to the prior year quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
        increased $28.1 million, or 10.7%, to $290.9 million in the third
        quarter as compared to $262.8 million the prior year third 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 by 6.5% in the third quarter, or
        9.7% on a constant currency basis.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Food Processing Equipment Group decreased
        by $1.0 million, or 1.3%, to $74.2 million in the third quarter as
        compared to $75.2 million the prior year third quarter. During fiscal
        2015, the company completed the acquisition of Thurne. Excluding the
        impact of this acquisition, sales decreased by 8.9% in the third
        quarter, or 4.4% 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 $17.6 million, or 26.5%, to $83.9 million in the third
        quarter as compared to $66.3 million in the prior year third quarter.
        During fiscal 2014, the company completed the acquisition of U-Line.
        During the third quarter of fiscal 2015, the company completed the
        acquisition of AGA. Excluding the impact of these acquisitions, sales
        decreased by 18.3% in the third quarter, or 17.0 % on a constant
        currency basis.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross profit in the third quarter increased to $177.2 million from
        $162.4 million, reflecting the impact of higher sales volumes, offset
        by the impact of foreign exchange rates. The gross margin rate
        decreased to 39.5% from 40.2%. The gross margin rate reflects improved
        margins at the Food Processing Equipment Group and the Residential
        Kitchen Equipment Group, offset by lower margins at the Commercial
        Foodservice Equipment Group due to the impact of sales mix, including
        lower gross margins at recent acquisitions.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income decreased 7.5% in the third quarter to $80.0 million
        from $86.5 million in the prior year quarter. Operating income
        included $7.3 million of transaction expenses related to the AGA
        acquisition and $5.7 million of charges associated with recent
        restructuring initiatives including consolidation of manufacturing
        facilities and warehousing operations. In the prior year period,
        operating income included a $6.5 million gain on settlement of a
        patent dispute. Excluding the impact of these items, operating income
        increased 16.3% to $93.0 million from $80.0 million in the prior year
        quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-cash expenses included in operating income during the third
        quarter of 2015 amounted to $15.5 million, including $5.2 million of
        depreciation, $6.0 million of intangible amortization and $4.3 million
        of non-cash share based compensation.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        A tax provision of $25.0 million, at an effective rate of 33.9%, was
        recorded during the third quarter 2015, as compared to a $21.9 million
        provision at a 26.8% effective rate in the prior year quarter. The
        prior year effective rate includes the benefit of a foreign tax credit.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Earnings per share of $0.86 included the impact of foreign exchange
        rate losses, AGA transaction expenses and restructuring expenses,
        which collectively reduced earnings per share by $0.18 per share.
        Excluding the impact of these items, earnings per share amounted to
        $1.04 per share.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Total debt at the end of the third quarter amounted to $754.9 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, Induc and AGA acquired
        during the fiscal year.
      </li>
    </ul>
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          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

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        </div>
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    <p>
      Selim A. Bassoul Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, &#8220;We
      have realized strong sales growth at the Commercial Foodservice
      Equipment Group as we continued to increase our business with 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 integrating
      five business units acquired during the past year.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;Although we reported an organic sales decline of 4.4% on a constant
      currency basis at the Food Processing Equipment Group, we realized
      strong incoming order rates which have increased by approximately 20%
      year to date in comparison to the prior year period. Given the current
      backlog and expected timing of shipments, we expect to realize revenue
      growth in the fourth quarter and will be well positioned going into
      2016. We also continued to see improvement in profitability at this
      segment with EBITDA margins in excess of 25% during the quarter,&#8221; said
      Mr. Bassoul.
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul added, &#8220;At our Residential Kitchen Equipment Group, lower
      sales reflect the disruption related to the new line of Viking
      refrigeration that entered production in the second quarter and is now
      being introduced through our dealer partners. Additionally, sales were
      impacted by non-core products that were discontinued in connection with
      the prior year Viking distributor acquisitions and the impact of the
      recently announced product recalls. We have seen positive response to
      the new lineup of Viking ranges, cooktops, ovens and refrigeration.
      These innovative and award winning products have generated much
      attention, and we believe Viking is positioned for growth in 2016 as
      these products continue to be introduced into the market.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul concluded, &#8220;We are also very excited to have completed the
      acquisition of AGA Rangemaster Group plc and its related portfolio of
      premium residential brands, including AGA, Rangemaster, Mercury, Falcon,
      Marvel, Rayburn, Stanley, La Cornue, Grange and Fired Earth. This
      acquisition significantly expands the scope of our Residential Kitchen
      Equipment Group and we are in the initial stages of reviewing the
      synergies and growth opportunities amongst the broadened platform, which
      are expected to result in profitability improvements at this acquired
      business in 2016.&#8221;
    </p>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt">
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        <div style="text-align: left">

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

        </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 8:30 a.m. Central time on November 11,
      2015 and can be accessed by dialing (888) 391-6937 and providing
      conference code 74242770 or through the investor relations section of
      The Middleby Corporation website at&#160;<u>www.middleby.com</u>. The
      conference call is also accessible through the Investor Relations
      section of the company website at <u>www.middleby.com</u>.
    </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&#160;Middleby Corporation&#160;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'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&#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&#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;, Processing 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 industry
      include AGA&#174;, AGA Cookshop&#174;, Brigade&#174;, Divertimenti&#174;,<b>
      </b>Falcon&#174;, Fired Earth&#174;, Grange&#174;, Heartland&#174;, La Cornue&#174;, Leisure
      Sinks&#174; Marvel&#174;, Mercury&#174;, Rangemaster&#174;, Rayburn&#174;, Redfyre&#174;, Stanley&#174;,
      Turbochef&#174;, U-Line&#174; and Viking&#174;.
    </p>
    <p>
      The Middleby Corporation was named a Fortune Magazine&#8217;s Fastest Growing
      Company in 2014 and 2015. For more information about The Middleby
      Corporation and the company brands, please visit&#160;<u>www.middleby.com</u>.
    </p>
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          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="15">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="15" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="15" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u><b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="15" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Amounts in 000&#8217;s, Except Per Share Information)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="15" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="15" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="15" valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3<sup>rd</sup> Qtr, 2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3<sup>rd</sup> Qtr, 2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            3<sup>rd</sup> Qtr, 2015
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3<sup>rd</sup> Qtr, 2014
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net sales
        </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">
          449,004
        </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">
          404,289
        </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">
          1,291,891
        </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">
          1,201,543
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          271,822
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          241,909
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          784,258
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          730,013
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          177,182
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          162,380
        </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">
          507,633
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          471,530
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#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 valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          44,477
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          42,006
        </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">
          136,918
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          137,078
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          52,675
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          40,428
        </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">
          140,745
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          122,834
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Gain on litigation settlement
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (6,519
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (6,519
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px">
          Income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          80,030
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          86,465
        </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">
          229,970
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          218,137
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Interest expense and deferred
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4,224
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,895
        </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">
          12,021
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          12,051
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,941
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          993
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          6,136
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,053
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#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 valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          73,865
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          81,577
        </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">
          211,813
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          204,033
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Provision for income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          25,040
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          21,864
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          70,490
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          62,470
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Net earnings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          48,825
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          59,713
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          141,323
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          141,563
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net earnings per share:
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0.86
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.05
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2.48
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2.50
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0.86
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.05
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2.48
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2.50
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </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 colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          56,948
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          56,729
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          56,966
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          56,868
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          56,950
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          56,731
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 5.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Comprehensive income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          35,077
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          47,108
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          118,308
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          132,372
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 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 cellspacing="0" style="margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
      <tr>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Oct 3, 2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Jan 3, 2015
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 5.0px">
          ASSETS
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $ 55,062
        </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 colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          296,611
        </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 colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          373,846
        </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 colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          35,944
        </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 colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          7,820
        </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="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Current deferred taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          54,433
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          823,716
        </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 colspan="2">

        </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 colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          209,889
        </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>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          977,247
        </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 colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          669,700
        </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 colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          8,768
        </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="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          21,459
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $ 2,710,779
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $ 37,195
        </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 colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          181,768
        </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="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Accrued expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          300,737
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          519,700
        </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 colspan="2">

        </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 colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          717,704
        </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 colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          84,799
        </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 colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          254,262
        </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 colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,134,314
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $ 2,710,779
        </td>
        <td>

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