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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 22, 2014

MGP Ingredients, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

KANSAS
0-17196
45-4082531
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

Cray Business Plaza
100 Commercial Street
Box 130
Atchison, Kansas 66002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(913) 367-1480
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Effective following the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of MGP Ingredients, Inc. (the “Company”) on May 22, 2014, the Company’s stockholders voted in favor of the Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation declassifying the Company’s Board of Directors so that all directors will be elected annually commencing with the Annual Meeting. The foregoing description of the Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of MGP Ingredients, Inc., a copy of which was filed as Exhibit A to the proxy statement on April 21, 2014, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company (the “Annual Meeting”) was held on May 22, 2014, in Atchison, Kansas. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 15,987,823 shares of the Company’s Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy and 316 shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock were represented in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The following matters were submitted to a vote of stockholders and the results of the vote were as follows:

1. Amendment of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to declassify the Company’s Board of Directors so that all directors will be elected annually commencing with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 22, 2014. The results of the vote were as follows:
 
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-votes
Common shares
12,400,928
41,463
69,146
3,476,286
Preferred Shares
316
0
0
--

2. Election of Directors. John Bridendall, Terrence Dunn, Anthony Foglio, Daryl Schaller, Cloud Cray, Jr., George Page, Jr., Karen Seaberg, and M. Jeannine Stranjord were elected to each serve a one-year term expiring in 2015 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based upon the following votes:
(i) Group A director by the holders of Common Stock:
Director
For
Withheld
Broker Non-votes
John P. Bridendall
12,323,040
187,647
3,477,136
Terrence Dunn
12,416,590
94,097
3,477,136
Anthony Foglio
12,404,597
106,090
3,477,136
Daryl R. Schaller, Ph.D
12,302,287
208,400
3,477,136
 
 
 
 
(ii) Group B director by the holders of Preferred Stock:
Director
For
Withheld
Cloud L. Cray, Jr.
316
0
George Page, Jr.
316
0
Karen Seaberg
316
0
M. Jeannine Strandjord
316
0






3. Election of Directors.  Proposal 3 was for the election of four (4) directors in the event that proposal 1 (to declassify the Board) was not approved at the Annual Meeting.  The stockholders did approve proposal 1, and as a result, by its own terms, proposal 3 was not submitted to the stockholders for consideration at the Annual Meeting.

4. Approval and adoption of the MGP Ingredients, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. The results of the vote were as follows:
 
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-votes
Common shares
11,941,521
450,677
118,489
3,477,136
Preferred shares
316
0
0
--

5. Approval and adoption of the MGP Ingredients, Inc. 2014 Non-employee Director Equity Incentive Plan. The results of the vote were as follows:
 
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-votes
Common shares
12,061,791
323,930
124,966
3,477,136
Preferred shares
316
0
0
--

6. Approval and adoption of the MGP Ingredients, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The vote results were as follows:
 
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-votes
Common shares
12,363,711
90,372
56,604
3,477,136
Preferred shares
316
0
0
--

7. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014. The vote results were as follows:
 
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-votes
Common shares
15,915,739
39,552
31,682
0
Preferred shares
316
0
0
--

8. Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The vote results were as follows:
 
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-votes
Common shares
12,248,456
119,442
142,789
3,477,136
Preferred shares
316
0
0
--





9. Proposal to postpone or adjourn the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies. The vote results were as follows:
 
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-votes
Common shares
14,594,172
1,160,881
231,920
0
Preferred shares
316
0
0
--


Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Attached as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference, is a press release issued by the Company on May 22, 2014 announcing the final results of the Annual Meeting referred to in Item 5.07 above.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release announcing the final results of the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of MGP Ingredients, Inc. dated May 22, 2014.





SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

MGP INGREDIENTS, INC.

Date: May 23, 2014                By: /s/ Don Tracy                     
Don Tracy, co-Chief Executive Officer
                        
By: /s/ Randy Schrick                     
Randy Schrick, co-Chief Executive Officer