Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2021

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

5050 KEMPER AVENUE

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

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	__X__ Other (specify below)
Member of 10% holder group

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

(Street)

ST. LOUIS, MO 63139

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	3,961,823	I	By Donn S. Lux ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock	27,724	I	By Leslie Lux ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	27,724	I	By Caroline Lux Kaplan ⁽³⁾
Common Stock	1,763,286 ⁽⁴⁾	D
Common Stock	771,476 ⁽⁵⁾	D
Common Stock	152,763 ⁽⁶⁾	D
Common Stock	623,287 ⁽⁷⁾	D
Common Stock	623,287 ⁽⁸⁾	D
Common Stock	27,724 ⁽⁹⁾	D
Common Stock	27,724 ⁽¹⁰⁾	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lux Donn S. 5050 KEMPER AVENUE ST. LOUIS, MO 63139		X		Member of 10% holder group
Lux Leslie 5050 KEMPER AVENUE ST. LOUIS, MO 63139		X		Member of 10% owner group
Kaplan Caroline Lux 5050 KEMPER AVENUE ST. LOUIS, MO 63139		X		Member of 10% owner group
Luxco 2017 Irrevocable Trust dated June 19, 2017 5050 KEMPER AVENUE ST. LOUIS, MO 63139		X		Member of 10% owner group
Ann S. Lux 2005 Irrevocable Trust FBO Donn S. Lux dated September 16, 2005 5050 KEMPER AVENUE ST. LOUIS, MO 63139		X		Member of 10% owner group
Ann S. Lux 2005 Irrevocable Trust FBO Donn S. Lux QSST LRD dated September 16, 2005 5050 KEMPER AVENUE ST. LOUIS, MO 63139		X		Member of 10% owner group
Ann S. Lux 2005 Irrevocable Trust FBO Caroline Lux Kaplan dated September 16, 2005 5050 KEMPER AVENUE ST. LOUIS, MO 63139		X		Member of 10% owner group
Ann S. Lux 2005 Irrevocable Trust FBO Paul S. Lux dated September 16, 2005 5050 KEMPER AVENUE ST. LOUIS, MO 63139		X		Member of 10% owner group
Lux Children Irrevocable Trust dated May 24, 2012 5050 KEMPER AVENUE ST. LOUIS, MO 63139		X		Member of 10% owner group
Caroline L. Kaplan Revocable Trust dated December 16, 2009 5050 KEMPER AVENUE ST. LOUIS, MO 63139		X		Member of 10% owner group

Signatures

/s/ Donn S. Lux		04/05/2021
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Donn S. Lux may be deemed to hold sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the 3,934,099 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, and shared voting and dispositive power over the 27,724 shares held by the Lux Children Irrevocable Trust dated May 24, 2012. Donn S. Lux is the spouse of Michele Lux.
(2)	Leslie Lux may be deemed to hold shared voting and dispositive power over the 27,724 shares held by the Lux Children Irrevocable Trust dated May 24, 2012. Leslie Lux is the spouse of Paul S. Lux.
(3)	Caroline Lux Kaplan may be deemed to hold sole voting power and dispositive power with respect to the 27,724 Shares held by the Caroline L. Kaplan Revocable Trust dated December 16, 2009.
(4)	These securities are beneficially owned by Luxco 2017 Irrevocable Trust dated June 19, 2017. Donn S. Lux is the sole investment trustee of this trust.
(5)	These securities are beneficially owned by Ann S. Lux 2005 Irrevocable Trust FBO Donn S. Lux dated September 16, 2005. Donn S. Lux is the sole trustee of this trust.
(6)	These securities are beneficially owned by Ann S. Lux 2005 Irrevocable Trust FBO Donn S. Lux QSST LRD dated September 16, 2005. Donn S. Lux is the sole trustee of this trust.
(7)	These securities are beneficially owned by Ann S. Lux 2005 Irrevocable Trust FBO Caroline Lux Kaplan dated September 16, 2005. Donn S. Lux is the sole trustee of this trust.
(8)	These securities are beneficially owned by Ann S. Lux 2005 Irrevocable Trust FBO Paul S. Lux dated September 16, 2005. Donn S. Lux is the sole family assets trustee of this trust.
(9)	These securities are beneficially owned by Lux Children Irrevocable Trust dated May 24, 2012. Donn S. Lux and Leslie Lux are the trustees of this trust.
(10)	These securities are beneficially owned by Caroline L. Kaplan Revocable Trust dated December 16, 2009. Caroline Lux Kaplan is the sole trsutee of this trust.
Remarks: This is form 1 of 2. The Reporting Persons included herein may be deemed to be part of a group with the reporting persons included in the Form 3 of even date herewith filed by Paul S. Lux and other group members, due to the entry by such parties into a Shareholders Agreement dated April 1, 2021. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the Issuer's common stock reported herein, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

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