James Pool III - 28 Feb 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for MIDDLEBY Corp (MIDD)

Role: Chief Technology and*
Signature: Michael D. Thompson POA
Issuer symbol: MIDD
Transactions as of: 28 Feb 2022
Transactions value $: -$549,490
Form type: 4
Filing time: 02 Mar 2022, 16:59:35 UTC
Previous filing: 09 Sep 2021
Next filing: 10 Mar 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	MIDD	Common Stock	Award		+5.55K	+24.26%		28.4K	28 Feb 2022	Direct	F1
transaction	MIDD	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$388K	-2.19K	-7.69%	$177.62	26.3K	28 Feb 2022	Direct	F2
transaction	MIDD	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$161K	-924	-3.52%	$174.28	25.3K	01 Mar 2022	Direct	F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents shares acquired upon vesting of performance-based restricted stock that was awarded on August 2, 2019.
F2	Transaction related to the surrender of shares to fund reporting person's tax liability related to vesting of performance-based restricted stock.
F3	Transaction related to the surrender of shares to fund reporting person's tax liability in connection with vesting of 2,389 RSUs on March 1, 2022.

Remarks:

* Operations Officer