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0001853887
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000835011
MGP INGREDIENTS INC
000-17196
1300 MAIN ST
ATCHISON
KS
66002
9133671480
CNL 2013 Irrevocable Trust dated April 2, 2013
Affiliate
Common
Charles Schwab Corporation
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
13000
1544920.00
22015196
08/25/2023
NASDAQ
Common
04/01/2021
Merger
Issuer
N
27731
04/01/2021
Other
Y
Shares were originally founder shares, that were then merged into MGPI on 04/01/2021
08/25/2023
Catherine Lux