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FILED AS OF DATE:		20210715
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210714

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MIDDLEBY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000769520
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REFRIGERATION & SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY [3580]
		IRS NUMBER:				363352497
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IL
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0101

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		FORM TYPE:		RW
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-256653
		FILM NUMBER:		211091477

	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 STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">1400 Toastmaster Drive </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Elgin, IL
60120 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>VIA EDGAR </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">July&nbsp;14, 2021 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">United States Securities and Exchange Commission </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Division of
Corporation Finance </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">100 F Street, N.E. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Washington, D.C.
20549 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Jeff Kauten </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><U>Request for Withdrawal of The Middleby Corporation</U> </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><U>Registration Statement on&nbsp;Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT></U>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><U>Filed May&nbsp;28, 2021</U> </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><U>File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-256653</FONT></U> </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear Mr.&nbsp;Kauten: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to Rule 477 promulgated under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), The Middleby Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) hereby respectfully requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) consent to the
withdrawal, effective as of the date hereof or at the earliest practicable date hereafter, of the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (File
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-256653),</FONT> together with all exhibits and amendments thereto, initially filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;28, 2021 and declared effective by the Commission on June&nbsp;11, 2021 (the
&#147;Registration Statement&#148;), on the grounds that such withdrawal is consistent with the public interest and protection of investors as contemplated by paragraph (a)&nbsp;of Rule 477 under the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registration Statement was initially filed with respect to the proposed issuance of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (&#147;Company
Common Stock&#148;), in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April&nbsp;20, 2021, by and among the Company, Middleby Marshall Inc., Mosaic Merger Sub, Inc. and Welbilt, Inc. (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;). On
July&nbsp;14, 2021, as reported on a Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed by the Company with the Commission, Welbilt terminated the Merger Agreement. Consequently, the Company will not proceed with the issuance
of Company Common Stock as contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No shares of Company Common Stock were issued or sold
pursuant to the Registration Statement. In accordance with Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, the Company requests that all fees paid to the Commission in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement be credited for future use. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated. If you have questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Eric Otness
of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher&nbsp;&amp; Flom LLP by telephone at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(713)&nbsp;655-5135</FONT> or by email at eric.otness@skadden.com. </P>
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