Q1 2020

May 7, 2020

COVID-19 Implemented Action

COVID-19 UPDATE

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we implemented swift actions to protect our employees, ensure uninterrupted service to our customers and aggressively adjust our business and cost structure for an expected revenue decline. Our businesses in all three segments support an essential daily requirement, food, and thus have been designated as essential in most global locations. We are proud to continue to support our customers, while adhering to strict employee safety standards at all worldwide operations.

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We have implemented the following in response to COVID-19:

  • Employee Safety- Implemented companywide procedures including enhanced workplace sanitation, travel discontinuation, social distancing, staggered shifts and work-at-home protocols for most non-production employees.
  • Customer Support- Ensured continued access to customer support, technical service and uninterrupted shipping of service parts and finished goods. Production continued to meet customer demand.
  • Cost Initiatives- Initiated an aggressive reduction of all controllable and discretionary costs. This included the adjustment of global office and production workforces in response to near-term reduced demand levels and reduced cash compensation to executives.
  • Supply Chain- Established a task force to identify and mitigate supply chain disruption and ensure continuity of business operations and customer support.
  • Liquidity and Cash Flow- Reduced capital expenditures for the remainder of year, enhanced working capital reduction initiatives, deferred near-term acquisition and business development related investments, and discontinued the Middleby share repurchase program.
  • COVID-19Product Introductions- Developed and launched products addressing COVID-19 needs, including sterilization units for N95 masks, mobile and touchless handwashing stations, plexiglass safety shields for restaurants and retail locations, mobile foodservice stations and hand and cleaning sanitizer produced at our most recent acquired company Deutsche.

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COVID-19 Products

We developed and introduced products addressing needs of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • UV Sterilizer
  • Safety Shields
  • Sanitizer
  • Mobile Hand Washing

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N95 MASK UV

STERILIZER

(more sizes available soon)

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HAND SANITIZER

(one, two, and five gallon and up to tanker truckload quantities available)

SAFETY SHIELDS

(four off-the-shelf versions and custom options readily available)

QUALSERV MOBILE

SANITARY SINK

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Financial Results

Q1 2020 FINANCIAL RESULTS

1Q20

1Q19

Change

Net Sales

$677.5

$686.8

-1.4%

Gross Profit

250.2

257.3

-2.8%

% of Sales

36.9%

37.5%

Operating Income

105.4

101.1

4.3%

Net Earnings

73.8

69.0

7.0%

Adjusted EBITDA

137.8

137.8

0.0%

% of Sales

20.3%

20.1%

LTM Bank EBITDA

682.6

659.7

3.5%

as defined in credit

agreement

Operating Cash Flow

87.1

33.9

156.9%

RESULTS COMMENTARY

  • Revenue decline of 5.9% organically
  • Organic growth at Food Processing of 6.1% offset by declines in Commercial Foodservice (8.7%) and Residential Kitchen (5.0%)
  • Commercial Foodservice impacted byCOVID-19, initially on our business in China, but also in North America late in the quarter
  • Residential Kitchen reflects weakness in the UK market associated with Brexit andCovid-19 impacts globally
  • Strong EBITDA generation and cash flows
  • EBITDA margin expansion to 21.3% excluding recent acquisitions
  • In spite of challenging market conditions, profitability improvements from integration benefits, cost control, and pricing actions, while continuing to invest in R&D across all segments

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Segment Results

Commercial Foodservice

Residential Kitchen Equipment

Food Processing

Revenues

EBITDA

EBITDA as % of Revenues

1Q20

$443,124

107,784

24.3%

1Q19 Change

$457,531 -3.1%

113,275 -4.8%

24.8%

Revenues

EBITDA

EBITDA as % of Revenues

1Q20

$130,069

18,714

14.4%

1Q19 Change

$136,797 -4.9%

24,265 -22.9%

17.7%

Revenues

EBITDA

EBITDA as % of Revenues

1Q20

$104,266

18,394

17.6%

1Q19 Change

$92,474 12.8%

16,166 13.8%

17.5%

Revenue and Growth

U.S.

$306.5M

-6.2%

Non-U.S.

$136.6M

-13.4%

  • Asian and European markets declined as a result of the outbreak ofCOVID-19. USA sales impacted by facility shutdown.
  • Despite the increased impact ofCOVID-19 at the end of the first quarter, organic EBITDA margins expanded.
  • Margin improvements achieved through pricing, cost control and integration actions.

Revenue and Growth

U.S.

85.1M

0.8%

Non-U.S.

45.0M

-14.3%

  • UK continues to be affected by Brexit andCOVID-19.
  • Revenues domestically reflect lower sales of undercounter refrigeration.
  • Margins impacted by production consolidation of grills duringstart-up period and Brava acquisition.

Revenue and Growth

U.S.

72.9M

15.2%

Non-U.S.

31.4M

-9.1%

  • Strong incoming orders throughout 1st quarter.
  • Domestic revenue growth driven by protein equipment.
  • Gross margin decline due to lower margins at recent acquisition.

Differentiated and Synergistic Platform, Benefiting from Strong Positions Across all Segments

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Debt and Liquidity

BANK FACILITY OVERVIEW

  • New credit facility established in January 2020
    • 5-yearterm
    • $19M annual principal payments in years1-4
  • $3.5 billion total availability
    • $2.75B revolver
    • $0.75B term loan
  • As of Q1 2020
    • Average interest rate 3.3%
    • $845M of availability
  • $430.6M LTM operating cash flow
  • Record operating cash flow for a first quarter at $87.1M

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Q1 2020 LEVERAGE RATION (IN $000S)

Cash*

314.0

Debt

2,199.1

Net Debt

1,885.1

LTM EBITDA*

682.1

Leverage

2.76x

Covenant Limit

4.00x

* As defined in the credit agreement

10-YEAR FREE CASH FLOW GROWTH (in 000s)

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Near-term Business Conditions

Commercial Food Service

65%

APRIL ORDERS

Our foodservice customers are currently focused on delivery, drive-through and carry-out business and the safety of employees and customers. We are able to support these needs with our existing innovative products and new technology solutions to address workplace safety and continued operating essentials. The strategic investments we have made in the past have well-positioned us for current industry trends. We anticipate new restaurant openings will be impacted, but historically the majority of our sales in this segment are equipment replacement and upgrades.

We have taken swift and aggressive measures to adjust to near-term market conditions, which we anticipate will improve as we progress through the balance of the year. During this

Residential

Kitchen

53%

Food

Processing

28%

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At our residential businesses, in both the US and UK markets, the impact of COVID-19 included the widespread closure of our residential dealers' retail sales locations and reduction in traffic due to shelter-in-place restrictions. Although demand will continue to be adversely impacted and uncertain, we may see a positive benefit as dealer retail locations will begin to re-open in May.

We entered the year with a record backlog of approximately $138 million, which grew to approximately $152 million. In April, customers focused on immediate risks to their business and employees thus pulling focus away from new equipment specifications. End-user demand for our food processing customers has shifted from restaurants to retail grocery stores, impacting sales mix. Sales of hot dogs and other meat products in our core equipment markets have experienced recent increased demand. We are well-positioned to support the demand shift and to support large-scale solutions in this industry.

time we remain focused on the safety of our employees, supporting our customers and maintaining profitability margins and cash flow. We are confident in our ability to navigate through this period of uncertainty.

-Tim FitzGerald

Middleby CEO

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COVID-19 Restaurant Impacts

Restaurant sales are sequentially improving week over week since March. According to two independent restaurant data resources:

  • Fast-casualand quick-service are out- performing casual dining
  • Quick-serviceand pizza are recovering the fastest
  • Casual dining will have longest recovery due to dining restrictions

Restaurants are rapidly adapting to the new the new norm by:

  • Expanding delivery options, including expanding curbsidepick-up
  • Adding or improving mobile ordering capabilities
  • Rapidly adapting menus to support limited staffing, dining, and/or carryout options

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BAIRD RESEARCH SALES COMPS BY WEEK

Segment

Q4-19

Jan-20

Feb-20

Mar-20 Week 2

Mar-20

Mar-20 Week

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Week 3

4

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Overall

4%

5%

4%

-14%

-43%

-43%

-41%

-40%

-25%

Casual Dining

0%

1%

0%

-34%

-79%

-79%

-76%

-71%

-69%

Fast-Casual

6%

6%

4%

-13%

-42%

-39%

-38%

-38%

-22%

Quick-Service

6%

8%

7%

-3%

-22%

-24%

-21%

-23%

-1%

Other

0%

2%

3%

-9%

-40%

-44%

-41%

-40%

-27%

Pizza

-1%

3%

-1%

-2%

-18%

-15%

-8%

-5%

12%

Source: Baird Research Sample Study

MILLERPULSE WEEKLY INDUSTRY SAME STORE SALES, 2020

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2.5

3.5

4.2

5.5

6.2

2.6

3.4

2.9

2.7

3.1

0

-7.9

Decline

-20

-25.5

-10

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

%

-27.8

-33.3

-30

-41.9

-41

-38.5

-40

-50

Source: MillerPulse

Week Number

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COVID-19 Restaurant Impacts

SEGMENT IMPACT

  • Quick serve and fast casual fare better as delivery, drive through and carry out support their business
  • Pizza performs well as delivery is core - large chains to hire 50,000 additional employees
  • Retail andc-store customers continue to see demand as customers seek alternative foodservice and avoid dine-in
  • Institutional Healthcare sectors less impacted
  • Casual andfine-dining heavily impacted
  • Travel and leisure largely closed

OPERATOR SPENDING

  • Near-termfocus on replacement, capacity and maintenance of equipment
  • Better performing sectors continuing with menu and operational initiatives
  • Anticipated spending on employee and customer safety modifications
  • Contract and project activity showing early signs of recovery as expectedre-openings occur

REVENUE BY DEMAND REQUIREMENT

TRAVEL & LEISURE

PARTS

6%

INDEPENDENT

17%

11%

CASUAL DINING

5%

INSTITUTIONAL

QSR

7%

20%

HEALTHCARE

4%

C-STORE

7%

RETAIL

PIZZA

FAST CASUAL

8%

8%

7%

REVENUE BY DEMAND REQUIREMENT

MENU DRIVEN

PARTS

8%

17%

NEW BUILD

REPLACEMENT &26%

UPGRADE

49%

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COVID-19 Trends for Foodservice Industry

ACCELERATING TRENDS

Within all segments that are driving innovation and new revenue opportunity

  • Added focus onoff-premise (delivery, carryout and drive-through)
  • Focus on menu simplification, throughput and space utilization
  • Growth innon-traditional foodservice including retail and c-store
  • Labor will continue to be a primary challenge
  • New foodservice models will continue including modular, ghost and cloud kitchens
  • Remote monitoring and automation
  • Safety protocols for employees and customers
  • Continued demand trends in healthcare and assisted living

MIDDLEBY SOLUTIONS

Focus on integrated solutions for targeted segments including retail, c-stores, healthcare, and emerging chains

  • Middleby ventless kitchens fornon-traditional and space savings
  • Middleby touchless and automatedPick-Up Cabinets (PUC)
  • Development and launch of Open Kitchen
  • Middleby modular and ghost kitchens
  • Data intelligence and automation solutions
  • Middleby advanced controls

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M I D D L E B Y V E N T L E S S

M O D U L A R A U T O M AT E D

I o T C O N N E C T E D

S O L U T I O N S

P I C K - U P C A B I N E T S

K I T C H E N

M I D D L E B Y M O D U L A R

I N D U C T I O N - H E AT E D

M I D D L E B Y ' S N E W H I G H -

A N D G H O S T K I T C H E N S

D E L I V E R Y S Y S T E M S

L E V E L U S E R I N T E R FA C E

Over the past year Middleby has made significant dedicated investments in R&D to focus on technology initiatives, solutions for industry trends and invested in targeted growth segments. As a result we are well positioned with solutions to address these needs that will accelerate as a result of COVID-19.

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