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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , DC 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( D ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR 0 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from FORM 10 - K Kansas ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 100 Commercial Street , Box 130 Atchison , Kansas ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) MGP MGP Ingredients , Inc. ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) to Commission file number 0-17196 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of Each Class Common Stock , no par value ( 913 ) 367-1480 Registrant's telephone number , including area code Trading Symbol MGPI 45-4082531 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 66002 ( Zip Code ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered NASDAQ Global Select Market Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act .