MIDDLEBY Corp — Director's Dealing 2010

Dec 21, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MIDDLEBY CORP (MIDD)
CIK: 0000769520
Period of Report: 2010-12-17

Reporting Person: LINDSAY MARTIN M (Treasurer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-12-17	Common Stock	M	5000	$26.965	Acquired	31463	Direct
2010-12-17	common stock	S	5000	$84.58	Disposed	26463	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-12-17	Option to Buy	$26.965	M	5000	Disposed	2015-02-28	Common Stock (5000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Transaction represents the exercise of vested stock options. Reporting person was granted 20,000 shares of common stock of the Company on February 28, 2005 that carried an exercise price of $26.965, the fair market value of the Company common stock on the date of grant, and expires on February 28, 2015.