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): June 1, 2017

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company (the "Annual Meeting") was held on June 1, 2017, in Atchison, Kansas. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 15,653,043 shares of the Company’s Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy and 254 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. Elect nine (9) directors.

(i) Group A directors by the holders of Common Stock
Director
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
James L. Bareuther
13,193,560
24,280
26,142
2,408,968
Terrence P. Dunn
12,003,732
1,214,109
26,141
2,408,968
Anthony P. Foglio
13,212,586
5,254
26,142
2,408,968
Daryl R. Schaller
13,082,141
135,699
26,142
2,408,968

(ii) Group B directors by the holders of Preferred Stock
Director
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
David J. Colo
254
0
0
Augustus C. Griffin
254
0
0
George W. Page, Jr.
254
0
0
Karen L. Seaberg
254
0
0
M. Jeannine Strandjord
254
0
0

2. Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Class
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Common Stock
15,557,330
72,448
23,172
0
Preferred Stock
254
0
0
0

3. Adopt an advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
Class
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Common Stock
13,086,381
125,795
31,806
2,408,968
Preferred Stock
254
0
0
0

4. Conduct an advisory vote on the frequency of holding future advisory votes on executive compensation.
Class
Three Years
Two Years
One Year
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Common Stock
606,910
49,921
12,556,585
30,566
2,408,968
Preferred Stock
0
5
249
0
0

With respect to the foregoing proposal, the option to hold future advisory votes every one year received a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting. Based on these results, the Company’s Board of Directors currently intends to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every one year until after the next advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.





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: June 5, 2017                By: /s/ Thomas K. Pigott                
Thomas K. Pigott, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer