X0306 4 2017-03-08 0 0000769520 MIDDLEBY CORP MIDD 0001328577 Lamb Robert B C/O THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE ELGIN IL 60120 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2017-03-08 4 S 0 2199 139.4235 D 12879 D The sales price reported is the weighted average sale price for the number of shares sold. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be supplied upon request by the Securities & Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer. Martin M. Lindsay POA 2017-03-09