MGP Ingredients (MGPI) Form 4 MGP INGREDIENTS / Donn S. Lux ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Lux Donn S.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

100 COMMERCIAL ST

(Street)

ATCHISON KS 66002

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MGP INGREDIENTS INC [ MGPI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/14/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	05/14/2024		S		5,097(1)	D	$80.8785	2,668,167	I	By Trusts(2)
Common Stock	05/14/2024		S		8,956(3)	D	$82.0402	2,659,211	I	By Trusts(2)
Common Stock	05/14/2024		S		5,825(4)	D	$82.7183	2,653,386	I	By Trusts(2)
Common Stock	05/14/2024		S		122(5)	D	$83.5574	2,653,264	I	By Trusts(2)
Common Stock	05/15/2024		S		10,520(6)	D	$80.6779	2,642,744	I	By Trusts(2)
Common Stock	05/15/2024		S		3,882(7)	D	$81.306	2,638,862	I	By Trusts(2)
Common Stock	05/15/2024		S		562(8)	D	$82.4761	2,638,300	I	By Trusts(2)
Common Stock	05/15/2024		S		36	D	$83.13	2,638,264	I	By Trusts(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $80.4800 to $81.4300, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to MGP Ingredients Inc. (MGPI), any security holder of MGPI, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4.

2. The shares in this transaction were sold by the LUXCO 2017 Irrevocable Trust dated June 19, 2017 ("Luxco Trust"). Donn S. Lux is the sole investment trustee of the Luxco Trust. Donn S. Lux also is the sole trustee of the Ann S. Lux 2005 Irrevocable Trust FBO Donn S. Lux dated 9/16/2005 ("Lux 2005 Donn Trust") and the Ann S. Lux 2005 Irrevocable Trust FBO Donn S. Lux QSST LRD dated 9/16/2005 ("Lux 2005 QSST Trust") Accordingly, Donn S. Lux may be deemed to hold sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the 2,638,264 Shares held by the Luxco Trust, the Lux 2005 Donn Trust and the Lux 2005 QSST Trust.

3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $81.4800 to $82.4700, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to MGP Ingredients Inc. (MGPI), any security holder of MGPI, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (3) to this Form 4.

4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $82.4800 to $83.3105, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to MGP Ingredients Inc. (MGPI), any security holder of MGPI, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (4) to this Form 4.

5. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $83.4838 to $83.6493, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to MGP Ingredients Inc. (MGPI), any security holder of MGPI, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (5) to this Form 4.

6. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from 80.0750 to $81.0375, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to MGP Ingredients Inc. (MGPI), any security holder of MGPI, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (6) to this Form 4.

7. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from 81.0750 to 81.6600, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to MGP Ingredients Inc. (MGPI), any security holder of MGPI, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (7) to this Form 4.

8. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $82.1901 to 82.8750, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to MGP Ingredients Inc. (MGPI), any security holder of MGPI, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (8) to this Form 4.

Remarks:

The Reporting Person may be deemed to be part of a group due to the entry by certain persons into a Shareholders Agreement dated April 1, 2021 as previously disclosed on the Reporting Person's Form 3/A filing with respect to MGPI dated October 7, 2021. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the Issuer's common stock reported herein, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/ Donn S. Lux	05/14/2024
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