{"url_path":"/sec/midd/10-q/2026/item-4","section_key":"item-4","section_title":"Item 4 Controls and Procedures","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-Q","doc_date":"2026-05-14","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/769520/0000769520-26-000032-index.html","accession_number":"0000769520-26-000032","cik":"0000769520","ticker":"MIDD","issuer_name":"MIDDLEBY Corp","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/769520/0000769520-26-000032-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000769520","primary_entity_name":"MIDDLEBY Corp"},"word_count":215,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 4.      Controls and Procedures\n\nThe company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the company's Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.\n\nAs of April 4, 2026, the company's management, with the participation of the company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the company's disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, the company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of this period.\n\nDuring the quarter ended April 4, 2026, there has been no change in the company's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal control over financial reporting.\n\n26\n\n[Table of Contents](#ia52fc172ca544d0fb7dc09c7e2a05681_7)\n\nPART II. OTHER INFORMATION\n\nThe company was not required to report the information pursuant to Items 1 through 6 of Part II of Form 10-Q for the three months ended April 4, 2026, except as follows:"}