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: 2007-09-04

Reporting Person: FITZGERALD TIMOTHY JOHN (Chief Financial Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-09-04	Common Stock	S	10000	$71.7978	Disposed	192062	Direct
2007-09-05	Common Stock	S	8904	$71.1816	Disposed	183158	Direct
2007-09-05	common stock	M	18904	$9.235	Acquired	202062	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-09-05	Option to Buy	$9.235	M	18904	Disposed	2013-10-23	Common Stock (18904)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares sold pursuant with existing 10b5-1 plan as filed with the SEC

F2: Avg Price

F3: Transaction result of a stock option exercise of shares granted on 10-23-2003 at a split adjusted price of $9.235 that were vested 100% on the date of grant. The grant expires on 10-23-2013.