MIDDLEBY Corp — Director's Dealing 2008

Jul 3, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MIDDLEBY CORP (MIDD)
CIK: 0000769520
Period of Report: 2008-07-01

Reporting Person: BASSOUL SELIM A (Director, CEO, Chairman, President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-07-01	Common Stock	M	19028	—	Acquired	780028	Direct
2008-07-01	Common Stock	M	40592	—	Acquired	820620	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-07-01	Option to Buy	$2.95	M	40592	Disposed	2012-02-26	common stock (40592)	Direct
2008-07-01	Option to Buy	$5.255	M	19028	Disposed	2012-03-05	common stock (19028)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Transaction part of an option exercise of 19,028 shares granted on March 5, 2003 at a split adjusted price of $5.255. Termination of the option grant was March 5, 2013.

F2: Transaction part of an option exercise of 40,592 shares granted on February 26, 2002 at a split adjusted price of $2.95. Termination of the option grant was February 26, 2012.