Sec Form 4 Filing - Lux Donn S. @ MGP INGREDIENTS INC - 2022-03-14

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 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. 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) X __ Other (specify below) Member of 10% holder group (Last) (First) (Middle) 5050 KEMPER AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/14/2022 (Street) ST. LOUIS, MO63139 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 03/14/2022 P 4,800 A $ 77.341( 1 ) 15,930 D Common Stock 03/14/2022 P 200 A $ 77.845( 2 ) 16,130 D Common Stock 3,935,180 I By: Donn S. Lux( 3 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Lux Donn S. 5050 KEMPER AVENUE ST. LOUIS, MO63139 X X Member of 10% holder group Signatures /s/ Donn S. Lux 03/15/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $76.81 to $77.80, 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 purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (1) and (2) to this Form 4. ( 2 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $77.81 to $77.845, inclusive. ( 3 )As a trustee, Donn S. Lux may be deemed to hold sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the 3,935,180 shares held by the Luxco 2017 Irrevocable Trust dated June 19, 2017, the Ann S. Lux 2005 Irrevocable Trust FBO Donn S. Lux dated September 16, 2005, the Ann S. Lux 2005 Irrevocable Trust FBO Donn S. Lux QSST LRD dated September 16, 2005, the Ann S. Lux 2005 Irrevocable Trust FBO Caroline Lux Kaplan dated September 16, 2005 and the Ann S. Lux 2005 Irrevocable Trust FBO Paul S. Lux dated September 16, 2005. Following an amendment to the trust instrument for the Lux Children Irrevocable Trust dated May 24, 2012 in the latter part of 2021, Mr. Lux no longer has any shared voting or dispositive power over the 27,731 shares held by such trust and these shares have been removed from his aggregate holdings. Donn S. Lux is the spouse of Michele B. Lux.

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.

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