OBRIEN GORDON 4
4 · MIDDLEBY Corp · Filed Mar 6, 2026
Research Summary
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Middleby (MIDD) Director Gordon O'Brien Receives RSU Award
What Happened
- Gordon O'Brien, a director of Middleby Corp (MIDD), was granted 1,161 restricted stock units (RSUs) on March 6, 2026. No purchase price or immediate cash value is reported in the filing; the grant is an award/compensation (transaction code A), not an open‑market trade or sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-03-06 (filing date: 2026-03-06 — appears filed on time)
- Amount granted: 1,161 RSUs; price: N/A; total value: not specified in the Form 4
- Vesting: These RSUs vest in full on March 6, 2027 and vested shares will be issued after the vesting date (Footnote F1)
- Ownership vehicle: The shares are held by a family trust of which O'Brien is trustee and a beneficiary (Footnote F2)
- Shares owned after transaction: Not reported in the provided data
Context
- RSUs are a form of compensation that convert to actual shares only upon vesting; they do not represent immediate market purchases or sales. Such awards are routine for executive/director compensation and should be viewed as compensation-related rather than a direct insider market signal.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
MIDDLEBY CorpMIDD
OBRIEN GORDON
Director
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2026-03-06+1,161→ 17,515 total
Holdings
- 25,900(indirect: By Trust)
Common Stock
[F2]
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]These shares represent time-based restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock on the applicable vesting date. These restricted stock units will vest in full on March 6, 2027. Vested shares will be issued to the reporting person after the applicable vesting date.
- [F2]These shares are held by a family trust, of which the reporting person is the trustee and a beneficiary.
Signature
Michael D. Thompson POA|2026-03-06