SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
GARDEN EDWARD P
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION
1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE
(Street)
ELGIN IL 60120
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MIDDLEBY Corp [ MIDD ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/05/2025
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/05/2025 C(1) 1,883,129 A (1) 2,635,866 I Please see explanation below(2)
Common Stock 03/06/2025 A 1,108 A (3) 1,108 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Physically-settled forward contract (Obligation to Buy) (1) 03/05/2025 C(1) 1,883,129 (1) 10/31/2029 Common Stock 1,883,129 (1) 0 I Please see explanation below(2)
Explanation of Responses:
1. On the Transaction Date, GI SPV I L.P. ("GI SPV I") physically settled forward contracts with an unaffiliated third party financial counterparty by purchasing an aggregate of 1,883,129 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer for prices between $129.48 and $144.57 per share plus a financing amount. The exercise and settlement of the physically-settled forward contracts and the acquisition of Issuer shares in connection therewith are exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") pursuant to Rule 16b-6(b) of the Exchange Act.
2. Reflects securities held directly by GI SPV I. Mr. Garden is the sole member of Garden Investment Management GP, LLC, which serves as the general partner of Garden Investment Management, L.P., which serves as the management company for GI SPV I. Accordingly, Mr. Garden may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own (as that term is defined in Rule 16a-1(a) under the Exchange Act) the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by GI SPV I. Mr. Garden disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interests therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Garden is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose.
3. These shares represent time-based restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock on the applicable vesting date. These restricted stock units will vest in full on March 6, 2026. Vested shares will be issued to the reporting person after the applicable vesting date.
/s/ Edward P. Garden 03/07/2025
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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