MIDDLEBY Corp — Director's Dealing 2007

Dec 7, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MIDDLEBY CORP (MIDD)
CIK: 0000769520
Period of Report: 2007-12-05

Reporting Person: BASSOUL SELIM A (Director, CEO, Chairman, President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-12-05	common stock	S	30000	$72.4309	Disposed	731000	Direct
2007-12-06	Common stock	S	30000	$71.6596	Disposed	701000	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	6000	$71.9413	Disposed	695000	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	M	66000	$9.235	Acquired	761000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-12-07	Option to buy	$9.235	M	66000	Disposed	2013-10-23	Common Stock (66000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Avg price

F2: Shares sold pursuant to existing 10b5-1 plan as previously filed with the SEC

F3: Transaction the result of an option exercise that was granted on October 23,2003 at a split adjusted price of $9.235 and expiration of October 23, 2013.