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10-K - MIDDLEBY CORP | v176031_10k.htm |
EX-21 - MIDDLEBY CORP | v176031_ex21.htm |
EX-32.2 - MIDDLEBY CORP | v176031_ex32-2.htm |
EX-31.2 - MIDDLEBY CORP | v176031_ex31-2.htm |
EX-23.1 - MIDDLEBY CORP | v176031_ex23-1.htm |
EX-31.1 - MIDDLEBY CORP | v176031_ex31-1.htm |
Exhibit
32.1
CERTIFICATION
BY THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
THE
MIDDLEBY CORPORATION
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13A-14(b) UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT AND
SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)
This
certification is being furnished pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and 18 U.S.C. 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
I, Selim
A. Bassoul, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive
officer) of The Middleby Corporation (the “Registrant”), certify, to the best of
my knowledge, based upon a review of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
period ended January 2, 2010 of the Registrant (the “Report”),
that:
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(1)
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The
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act; and
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(2)
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The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
aspects, the financial `condition and results of operations of the
Registrant.
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Date: March
3, 2010
/s/ Selim A. Bassoul
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Selim
A. Bassoul
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