MIDDLEBY Corp — Director's Dealing 2007

May 29, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MIDDLEBY CORP (MIDD)
CIK: 0000769520
Period of Report: 2007-05-25

Reporting Person: FITZGERALD TIMOTHY JOHN (Chief Financial Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-05-25	Common Stock	M	5100	$18.47	Acquired	112846	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-05-25	Option to Buy	$18.47	M	5100	Disposed	2013-10-23	Common Stock (5100)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: On October 23, 2003 reporting person was granted 35,000 options to buy common stock at the price of 18.47, the closing price of Middleby common stock on the date of grant. The options expire on October 23, 2013.