MIDD: Company disclosure

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. On June 18, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Middleby Corporation (the “Company”) approved the previously announced separation of Midera Food Processing, Inc. (“Midera”) from the Company into a new, publicly traded company (the “Spin-off”) and declared a pro rata distribution (the “Distribution”) of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Midera common stock to the holders of Company common stock as of 4:00 p.m. Central Time on June 26, 2026 (the “Record Date”). The Distribution will be effective as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on July 6, 2026 (the “Distribution Date”). On the Distribution Date, holders of Company common stock will receive one share of Midera common stock for every one share of Company common stock they hold as of the close of business on the Record Date. Completion of the Distribution is conditioned upon the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, as set forth in the form of Separation and Distribution Agreement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as part of Midera’s Registration Statement on Form 10, which was declared effective by the SEC on June 17, 2026. A copy of the press release issued by the Company regarding, among other things, the matters set forth in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, “ex-dividend” trading of shares of Company common stock and “when-issued” trading of shares of Midera common stock, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information set forth in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or