Pool III James K 4

What Happened

• James K. Pool III, Chief Technology & Operations Officer, surrendered 2,344 MIDDLEBY shares on 2026-03-01 to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting of time-based restricted stock units (RSUs). The shares were valued at $168.86 each for a total of approximately $395,808. This was a tax-withholding share surrender (routine), not an open-market sale intended as an investment decision.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-01; Filing date: 2026-03-03.
• Disposed: 2,344 shares at $168.86, total ~ $395,808.
• Transaction code/footnote: F — shares surrendered to fund reporting person's tax liability in connection with RSU vesting (F1).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt.
• Filing timeliness: report filed 2 days after the transaction date; no late-filing flag provided in the excerpt.

Context

• This was a tax-withholding/cashless-style surrender associated with RSU vesting (not a directional buy or sell in the market). Such transactions are routine and reflect tax obligations rather than a personal decision to liquidate holdings.