MIDDLEBY Corp — Director's Dealing 2007

Sep 7, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MIDDLEBY CORP (MIDD)
CIK: 0000769520
Period of Report: 2003-10-23

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-09-04	common stock	S	30000	$71.7776	Disposed	758712	Direct
2007-09-05	Common stock	S	30000	$71.1763	Disposed	728712	Direct
2007-09-06	common stock	S	30000	$70.0623	Disposed	698712	Direct
2007-09-07	Common Stock	M	98288	$9.235	Acquired	797000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-10-23	Option to buy	$9.235	M	98288	Disposed	2013-10-23	Common Stock (98288)	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.