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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DYKSTRA DAVID E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MGP INGREDIENTS INC [MGPI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MGP INGREDIENTS, INC., 100 COMMERCIAL STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/28/2017 (Street) ATCHISON, KS 66002 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/28/2017   M   13,250 A (1) 54,458 D   Common Stock 02/28/2017   F   4,307 D $ 44.23 50,151 D

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

02/28/2017

M

13,250

(2)(3)

(2)

Common Stock

13,250

$ 0

0

D

Restricted Stock Units

(4)

11/28/2017

11/28/2017

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Restricted Stock Units

(5)

01/22/2019

01/22/2019

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DYKSTRA DAVID E C/O MGP INGREDIENTS, INC. 100 COMMERCIAL STREET ATCHISON, KS 66002			Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Lori Norlen as attorney-in-fact for David Dykstra		03/02/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(2)	On March 1, 2012, the reporting person was granted 13,250 restricted stock units, cliff vesting 5 years from the date of grant.
(3)	This date was originally reported as 3/1/2017, but should have been 2/28/2017, 5 years after the 3/1/2012 award date. The share close price on 2/28/2017 was the conversion price of the derivative security.
(4)	Performance-based restricted stock unit award which will cliff vest on November 28, 2017, 5 years after the award date.
(5)	Performance-based restricted stock unit award which will cliff vest on January 22, 2019, 5 years after the award date.

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