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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-17-001511
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170509
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170510
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170509

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:		17828311

	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-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>UNITED
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      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Washington,
      D.C. 20549</font><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><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): May 9, 2017</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
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      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.13e-4(c))</font><br><br>Indicate by check mark whether the
      registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the
      Securities Act of 1933&#160;(&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).<br><br>Emerging
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            <b>Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</b>
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      <b>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</b>On
      May 9, 2017, The Middleby Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press
      release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended
      April 1, 2017. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
      and incorporated herein by reference.
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this
      Current Report on
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      Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) shall not be considered &quot;filed&quot;
      under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be
      incorporated by reference into future filings by the Company under the
      Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act
      of 1934, as amended, unless the Company expressly sets forth in such
      future filing that such information is to be considered &quot;filed&quot; or
      incorporated by reference therein.
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            The Middleby Corporation press release dated May 9, 2017.
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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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          May 9, 2017
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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 May 9, 2017.
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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 First Quarter Results</b></font>
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    <p>
      ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2017--The Middleby Corporation
      (NASDAQ: MIDD), a leading worldwide manufacturer of equipment for the
      commercial foodservice, food processing, and residential kitchen
      industries, today reported net sales and earnings for the first quarter
      ended April 1, 2017. Net earnings for the first quarter were $70,702,000
      or $1.24 diluted earnings per share on net sales of $530,297,000 as
      compared to the prior year first quarter net earnings of $54,538,000 or
      $0.96 diluted earnings per share on net sales of $516,355,000.
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      <u><b>2017 First Quarter Financial Highlights</b></u>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales increased 2.7% compared to the prior year first quarter.
        Sales related to acquisition added $44.6 million or 8.6%, in the first
        quarter. The impact of foreign exchange rates on foreign sales
        translated into U.S. Dollars reduced net sales by approximately $13.3
        million or 2.6%, during the first quarter. Excluding the impact of
        foreign exchange and acquisition, sales decreased 3.4% during the
        first quarter.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
        increased by $33.2 million, or 11.9%, to $312.2 million in the first
        quarter as compared to $279.0 million in the prior year first quarter.
        During fiscal 2016, the company completed the acquisition of Follett.
        Excluding the impact of this acquisition, sales decreased 4.1% in the
        first quarter, or 2.6% when also excluding foreign exchange.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Food Processing Equipment Group decreased
        by $1.3 million, or 1.7%, to $77.3 million in the first quarter as
        compared to $78.6 million the prior year first quarter. Excluding the
        impact of foreign exchange, sales decreased 0.9%.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales at the company&#8217;s Residential Kitchen Equipment Group
        decreased by $17.9 million, or 11.3%, to $140.8 million in the first
        quarter as compared to $158.7 million in the prior year first quarter.
        Excluding the impact of foreign exchange, sales decreased 5.9%.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross profit in the first quarter increased to $209.5 million from
        $196.8 million, reflecting the impact of increased sales from the
        Follett acquisition. The gross margin rate increased to 39.5% from
        38.1%. The gross margin rate for the quarter reflects improvement in
        profitability at the AGA Group and the Residential Kitchen Equipment
        Group associate with prior year restructuring initiatives.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income increased 17.0% in the first quarter to $101.1
        million from $86.4 million in the prior year quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-cash expenses included in operating income during the first
        quarter of 2017 amounted to $17.2 million, including $6.9 million of
        depreciation, $6.8 million of intangible amortization and $3.5 million
        of non-cash share based compensation.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Other expense in the quarter was $1.9 million compared to other income
        of $0.8 million in the prior year quarter, consisting mainly of
        foreign exchange gains and losses.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        The provision for income taxes during the first quarter amounted to
        $22.7 million, at an effective rate of 24.3%, as compared to a $27.4
        million provision at a 33.4% effective rate in the prior year quarter.
        The tax rate in the three months period ended April 1, 2017 was
        favorably impacted by a tax benefit from the adoption of ASU No.
        2016-09 &#8220;Compensation &#8211; Stock Compensation (Topic 718)&#8221;, which
        resulted in the recognition of excess tax benefits from share-based
        payments to be recognized as income tax benefit in the condensed
        consolidated statements of earnings.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net earnings per share of $1.24 in the first quarter as compared to
        $0.96 in the prior year quarter. Net earnings in the current and prior
        year first quarter were reduced by restructuring expenses. The impact
        of these items reduced earnings per share by $0.02 and $0.01 in the
        2017 and 2016 first quarter periods, respectively.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net debt, defined as debt less cash, at the end of the first quarter
        amounted to $652.0 million as compared to $663.6 million at the end of
        the fiscal 2016.
      </li>
    </ul>
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    <p>
      Selim A. Bassoul Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, &#8220;At
      the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group, sales slowed in comparison
      to the prior year due to timing of purchases from our major restaurant
      chain customers. Although we expect continued slower sales in the short
      term, we have an active pipeline of new product opportunities with our
      existing customers and have added several new restaurant chain customers
      recently. We remain confident those opportunities will translate into
      sales growth as we progress into the second half of the year.
      Additionally, we continue to realize increasing interest in our new
      product innovations, which benefit our sales mix and related
      profitability.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;At the Food Processing Equipment Group, sales reflect the timing of
      large orders and projects which are anticipated to be weighted in the
      second half of the year. We continue to see development of new food
      processing facilities in emerging markets and with customers in existing
      facilities looking to expand production capacities. We have invested
      heavily in the operations of our industrial bakery brands, including the
      opening of our world class industrial baking center in Plano, Texas
      which provides a resource and expertise to our customers in the baking
      industry. We were also very pleased to announce the acquisition of
      Burford, a leading manufacturer of industrial baking equipment to
      complement our existing portfolio of brands. This acquisition expands
      our comprehensive lineup of innovative product solutions we are able to
      provide to our customers in the baking industry.&#8221; said Mr. Bassoul.
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul continued, &#8220;At our Residential Kitchen Equipment Group, the
      first quarter sales decline reflects the impact of lower revenues at the
      AGA Group due to acquisition integration initiatives to eliminate
      unprofitable products and reduce price discounting. Additionally, at
      Viking we continued to realize single digit sales declines reflecting
      the impact of the prior year product recall at Viking related to
      products manufactured during the previous ownership. Despite continuing
      challenges related to Viking legacy issues, we are very pleased with the
      positive customer response we have received on the comprehensive lineup
      of new products, which is receiving favorable reviews with online rating
      services and at our dealer partners. We are also recognizing the
      improvements in quality and service through substantially reduced
      warranty costs on new products.&#8221;
    </p>
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    <p>
      Mr. Bassoul added, &#8220;We are pleased with the progress we continue to make
      at all three segments in our profit improvement initiatives. We continue
      to remain focused on pricing discipline across all business units and
      expect price increases to offset the impact of higher steel costs. In
      the quarter, increased gross profit and EBITDA margins also reflect the
      benefit of initiatives to integrate AGA and to realize synergies across
      our residential platform. We remain in the early stages of leveraging
      our newly developed residential platform and we believe there remains
      significant margin expansion opportunities at this segment. Throughout
      2017 we expect to make additional progress in our initiatives to expand
      profit margins.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Conference Call</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      A conference call will be held at 10:00 a.m. Central time on May 10,
      2017 and can be accessed by dialing (888) 391-6937 or (315) 625-3077 and
      providing conference code 19154526# or through the investor relations
      section of The Middleby Corporation website at <u>www.middleby.com</u>.
      An audio replay of the call will be available approximately one half
      hour after its completion and can be accessed by calling (855) 859-2056
      and providing code 19154526#.
    </p>
    <p>
      Statements in this press release or otherwise attributable to the
      company regarding the company's business which are not historical fact
      are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor
      provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The
      company cautions investors that such statements are estimates of future
      performance and are highly dependent upon a variety of important factors
      that could cause actual results to differ materially from such
      statements. Such factors include variability in financing costs;
      quarterly variations in operating results; dependence on key customers;
      international exposure; foreign exchange and political risks affecting
      international sales; changing market conditions; the impact of
      competitive products and pricing; the timely development and market
      acceptance of the company's products; the availability and cost of raw
      materials; and other risks detailed herein and from time-to-time in the
      company's SEC filings.
    </p>
    <p>
      The Middleby Corporation is a global leader in the foodservice equipment
      industry. The company develops, manufactures, markets and services a
      broad line of equipment used 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;, 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;, Burford&#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&#8217;s leading equipment brands
      serving the residential kitchen industry include AGA&#174;, AGA Cookshop&#174;,
      Brigade&#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;.
    </p>
    <p>
      For more information about The Middleby Corporation and the company
      brands, please visit <u>www.middleby.com</u>.
    </p>
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          &#160;
        </td>
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        <td colspan="7" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
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        <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 STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS</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, Except Per Share Information)
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      </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 colspan="7" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
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        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="5" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Three Months Ended
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; 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="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          1st Qtr, 2017
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          1st Qtr, 2016
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          530,297
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          516,355
        </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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          320,847
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          319,582
        </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">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          209,450
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          196,773
        </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">
          Selling, general &amp; administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          106,646
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          109,792
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Restructuring expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          1,725
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          101,079
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          86,375
        </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">
          Interest expense and deferred
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          5,805
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          5,276
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Other expense (income), 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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          1,867
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          (800)
        </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">
          Earnings before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          93,407
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          81,899
        </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">
          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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          22,705
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          27,361
        </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">
          Net earnings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          70,702
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          54,538
        </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 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="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: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          1.24
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          0.96
        </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">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          1.24
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          0.96
        </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="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: 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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          57,103
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          57,051
        </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">
          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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          57,103
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          57,051
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <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">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</b>
          </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">
            <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="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          Apr 1, 2017
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          Dec 31, 2016
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          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 valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          76,576
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          68,485
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Accounts receivable, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          307,439
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          325,868
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Inventories, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          396,194
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          368,243
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Prepaid expenses and other
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          49,946
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          42,704
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Prepaid 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="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          7,268
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          6,399
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          837,423
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          811,699
        </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>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          224,841
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          221,571
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Goodwill
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1,098,843
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1,092,722
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other intangibles, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          691,490
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          696,171
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Long-term deferred tax assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          46,863
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          51,699
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          43,571
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          43,274
        </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 valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          2,943,031
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          2,917,136
        </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 valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS&#8217; EQUITY
        </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">
          Current maturities of long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          4,860
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          5,883
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          145,851
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          146,921
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Accrued expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          299,185
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          335,605
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          449,896
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          488,409
        </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>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          723,745
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          726,243
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Long-term deferred tax liability
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          88,217
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          77,760
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Accrued pension benefits
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          320,021
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          322,988
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other non-current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          37,419
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          36,418
        </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 style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          1,323,733
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          1,265,318
        </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 valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          2,943,031
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          2,917,136
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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    </p>
    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>The Middleby Corporation<br>Darcy Bretz, Investor and Public
      Relations, (847) 429-7756<br>or<br>Tim FitzGerald, Chief Financial
      Officer, (847) 429-7744
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