MIDDLEBY Corp — Director's Dealing 2007

May 10, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MIDDLEBY CORP (MIDD)
CIK: 0000769520
Period of Report: 2007-05-08

Reporting Person: LINDSAY MARTIN M (Treasurer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-05-08	Common Stock	M	1200	$10.51	Acquired	13695	Direct
2007-05-08	Common Stock	M	2500	$18.47	Acquired	16195	Direct
2007-05-08	Common Stock	S	4000	$130.062	Disposed	12195	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-05-08	Option to Buy	$10.51	M	1200	Disposed	2013-03-05	Common Stock (1200)	Direct
2007-05-08	Option to Buy	$18.47	M	2500	Disposed	2013-10-23	Common Stock (2500)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Option exercise associated with grant of 1,500 incentive stock option shares on March 5, 2003. The option grant vests in 20% increments and holds a strike price of $10.51, the closing price of Middleby common stock on the date of grant.

F2: Option exercise associated with grant of 2,500 incentive stock option shares on October 23,2013. The option holds a strike price of $18.47, the closing price of Middleby common stock on the date of grant.

F3: avg price