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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-16-121892
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160518
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160518
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160518

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

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09973
		FILM NUMBER:		161661102

	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="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)</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;">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> May&nbsp;18, 2016</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="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.01</font></b><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;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Regulation FD Disclosure.</b></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;">On May&nbsp;18, 2016, The Middleby Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing it has entered into an agreement to acquire Follett Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation.&#160; A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.</font></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;">The information furnished pursuant to this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (including the exhibit hereto) shall not be considered &#147;filed&#148; 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 &#147;filed&#148; or incorporated by reference therein.</font></p>
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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;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">1400 Toastmaster Drive, Elgin,&nbsp;Illinois 60120 &#149; (847) 741-3300</font></i></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. (May&nbsp;18, 2016)&#151;The Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ: MIDD) today announced the acquisition of Follett Corporation, a leading manufacturer of ice machines, ice and water dispensing equipment, ice storage and transport products and medical grade refrigeration products for the foodservice and healthcare industries. The company, which is headquartered in Easton, Penn., has approximately $140 million in annual revenues.</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;Follett is a highly respected, industry leading brand in foodservice and healthcare markets with a long-standing reputation for innovation. Follett offers unique product solutions to help customers improve safety, sanitation, labor productivity and water and electric usage,&#148; said Selim A. Bassoul, Chairman and CEO of The Middleby Corporation. &#147;Follett is a strategic fit with our growing beverage platform, complementing existing Middleby brands in a number of domestic and international market niches, and providing for opportunities to offer combined beverage and ice solutions. We are excited about Follett&#146;s past record of growth and its strong position for future growth, which will be further enhanced within the broader Middleby group.&#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;">Since 1948, Follett Corporation has led the industry in designing and manufacturing high quality, innovative ice storage bins, ice storage and transport systems, ice machines, ice and water dispensers, ice and beverage dispensers, and medical-grade refrigerators and freezers for the foodservice and healthcare industries. Most recently, Follett announced the launch of its new award-winning Horizon Elite&#153; ice machines. Horizon Elite series Chewblet&#174; ice machines have a revolutionary new water management design that offers foodservice operators a low cost of ownership and superior performance even in the most challenging water conditions. National Restaurant Association (NRA) awarded Horizon Elite a 2016 Kitchen Innovations (KI) Award and the Foodservice Consultants International Society (FCSI) named Horizon Elite its runner-up as 2016 FCSI Product of the Year. Over the past few years, Follett has launched innovative new ice and water dispensers and medical grade refrigeration products that have strengthened its market leading positions in various market niches. Follett has manufacturing operations in Easton, PA, Bethlehem, PA and Gdansk, Poland. More information is available at www.follettice.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;">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 in the commercial foodservice, food processing, and residential kitchen equipment industries. The company&#146;s leading equipment brands serving the commercial foodservice</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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;, Follett&#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;, 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;, 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 Sinks&#174;, Lynx&#174;, Marvel&#174;, Mercury&#174;, Rangemaster&#174;, Rayburn&#174;, Redfyre&#174;, Sedona&#174;, Stanley&#174;, Turbochef&#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;">The Middleby Corporation was named a Fortune Magazine&#146;s Fastest Growing Company in 2014 and 2015. For more information about The Middleby Corporation and the company brands, please visit www.middleby.com.</font></p>
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