OBRIEN GORDON 4

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.