MIDDLEBY Corp — Director's Dealing 2013

Apr 2, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MIDDLEBY CORP (MIDD)
CIK: 0000769520
Period of Report: 2013-03-28

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-03-28	Common Stock	M	2274	$9.235	Acquired	307160	Direct
2013-03-28	Common Stock	S	2274	$153.0866	Disposed	304886	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-03-25	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$9.235	M	2274	Disposed	2013-10-23	Common Stock (2274)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of vested stock options granted on October 23, 2003 at a split adjusted exercise price of $9.235. The option grant was 100% vested on the date of grant.

F2: Shares sold pursuant to existing 10b5-1 plan.