MIDDLEBY Corp — Director's Dealing 2007

Mar 12, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MIDDLEBY CORP (MIDD)
CIK: 0000769520
Period of Report: 2007-03-09

Reporting Person: DOLORI PHIL DR (Group President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-03-09	common stock	M	5000	—	Acquired	21687	Direct
2007-03-09	common stock	S	5000	$120	Disposed	16687	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-03-09	option to buy	$53.93	M	5000	Disposed	2015-02-28	Common Stock (5000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares sold pursuant to 10b5-1 plan as previously filed

F2: Reportig person was granted 25,000 Middleby Corporation stock options on Feb 28, 2005 with an expiration date of February 28, 2015. The grant price of $53.93 was the closing fair market value of Middleby Corporation common stock on the date of grant.