UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM SD

 

Specialized Disclosure Report

 

THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

1400 Toastmaster Drive

Elgin, Illinois 60120

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Partha Biswas

The Middleby Corporation

(847) 741-3300

(Name and telephone number, including area code of the

person to contact in connection with this report)

 

Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:

 

x Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2017.

 

 

 

Section 1 — Conflict Minerals Disclosure

 

Item 1.01                                           Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report.

 

Conflict Minerals Disclosure

 

A copy of The Middleby Corporation’s Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2017, is provided as Exhibit 1.01 hereto and is publicly available on its website (www.middleby.com) under Investor Relations.

 

Item 1.02                                           Exhibit

 

As specified in Section 2, Item 2.01 of this Form SD, the company is hereby filing its Conflict Minerals Report as Exhibit 1.01 to the Form SD.

 

Section 2 - Exhibits

 

Item 2.01                                           Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit 1.01		Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.

 

 

	THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION
Dated: May 31, 2018	By:	/s/ Timothy J. FitzGerald
		Timothy J. FitzGerald
		Vice President,
		Chief Financial Officer

 

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