BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR INVESTOR RELATIONS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS GENERAL COUNSEL STOCK MARKET INFORMATION SELIM A. BASSOUL  Chairman of the Board, President and CEO A. DON LUMMUS 1 Independent Director and Corporate Advisor JOHN R. MILLER, III President, E.O.P., Inc. Publishers PHILIP G. PUTNAM Managing Director, Flagstone Capital, LLC Investment Bankers DAVID P. RILEY  Retired President and  Chief Executive Officer, The Middleby Corporation SABIN C. STREETER 1 Adjunct Professor and  Executive-in-Residence, Columbia Business School ROBERT L. YOHE 4 Independent Director  and Corporate Advisor Deloitte & Touche LLP Chicago, Illinois Seyfarth Shaw LLP Chicago, Illinois The Middleby Corporation 1400 Toastmaster Drive Elgin, Illinois 60120 847.741.3300 847.741.0015 Fax LaSalle Bank N.A. 135 S. LaSalle Street Suite 1960 Chicago, Illinois 60603 TIMOTHY J. FITZGERALD Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  SELIM A. BASSOUL  Chairman of the Board, President and CEO For an investor package, annual report or additional information  please contact: The Middleby Corporation Investor Relations 1400 Toastmaster Drive Elgin, Illinois 60120 investors@middleby.com (847) 741-3300  or visit www.middleby.com The Middleby Corporation  is traded on the NASDAQ  National Market under the  symbol “MIDD”. Employees, friends and family of The Middleby Corporation open the NASDAQ stock market on November 15, 2004. (1) Member of the Audit Committee (2) Member of the Compensation Committee (3) Chairman of the Audit Committee (4) Chairman of the Compensation Committee