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: FITZGERALD TIMOTHY JOHN (Chief Financial Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-05-08	Common Stock	M	4000	$10.51	Acquired	101746	Direct
2007-05-08	common Stock	M	6000	$5.90	Acquired	107746	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-05-08	Option to Buy	$10.51	M	4000	Disposed	2013-03-05	Common Stock (4000)	Direct
2007-05-08	Option to Buy	$5.90	M	6000	Disposed	2012-02-26	Common Stock (6000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Option exercise associated with grant of 5000 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 10,000 incentive stock option shares on February 26, 2002. The option grant vests in 20% increments and holds a strike price of $5.90, the closing price of Middleby common stock on the date of grant.