MIDDLEBY Corp — Director's Dealing 2007

Mar 6, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MIDDLEBY CORP (MIDD)
CIK: 0000769520
Period of Report: 2007-03-01

Reporting Person: DOLORI PHIL DR (Group President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-03-01	common stock	M	1250	—	Acquired	15937	Direct
2007-03-01	common stock	S	1250	$110	Disposed	14687	Direct
2007-03-02	Common Stock	M	2000	—	Acquired	16687	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-03-01	option to buy	$53.93	M	1250	Disposed	2015-02-28	Common Stock (1250)	Direct
2007-03-03	option to buy	$5.90	M	2000	Disposed	2012-02-26	common stock (2000)	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.

F3: Reportig person was granted 10,000 Middleby Corporation stock options on Feb 26, 2002 with an expiration date of February 26, 2012. The grant price of $5.90 was the closing fair market value of Middleby Corporation common stock on the date of grant.