Timothy John Fitzgerald - 01 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for MIDDLEBY Corp (MIDD)

Role: Chief Executive Officer, Director
Signature: Michael D. Thompson POA
Issuer symbol: MIDD
Transactions as of: 01 Mar 2026
Net transactions value: -$1,095,226
Form type: 4
Filing time: 03 Mar 2026, 18:07:23 UTC
Previous filing: 14 Oct 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
FITZGERALD TIMOTHY JOHN	Chief Executive Officer, Director	C/O THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION, 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN	Michael D. Thompson POA	03 Mar 2026	0001248449

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	MIDD	Common Stock	Tax liability	$1,095,226	-6,486	-1.9%	$168.86	340,487	01 Mar 2026	Direct	F1
holding	MIDD	Common Stock						25,200	01 Mar 2026	By Spouse and Children
holding	MIDD	Common Stock						20,000	01 Mar 2026	Timothy J. FitzGerald 2012 Gift Trust	F2
holding	MIDD	Common Stock						56,250	01 Mar 2026	Andrea C. FitzGerald 2012 Gift Trust	F3

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Transaction related to the surrender of shares to fund reporting person's tax liability in connection with vesting of time-based RSUs.
F2	The reporting person is the spouse of the trustee and a beneficiary of the Timothy J. FitzGerald 2012 Gift Trust. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest therein. This filing shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this filing.
F3	The reporting person is the trustee and a beneficiary of the Andrea C. FitzGerald 2012 Gift Trust. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest therein. This filing shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this filing.