MGP Ingredients, Inc. filings document an operating company with three reported segments: Branded Spirits, Distilling Solutions and Ingredient Solutions. Its 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual results, financial outlook updates, dividend declarations, production and facility disclosures, and leadership or compensation-related changes.
The company’s proxy and governance filings cover board structure, director elections, executive compensation, equity awards, bylaw amendments and voting rights tied to common and preferred stock. These records also describe the governance framework for Group A and Group B directors and the capital-structure provisions that affect director vacancies and written consents.
MGP Ingredients, Inc. is temporarily idling distilling operations at its Limestone Branch Distillery in Lebanon, Kentucky and Lux Row Distillers in Bardstown, Kentucky to better match production with current whiskey inventory levels. Distilling will continue at its largest facility in Lawrenceburg, Indiana to support brands, clients, and customers.
The idling takes effect on May 1, 2026, with operations expected to resume when inventories justify more production, which the company says could be as early as 12 months later. The decision affects 33 employees, and MGP is working directly with them during the transition. Warehousing, bottling, barrel programs, and visitor centers at both Kentucky sites will remain open.
The company states the change is not expected to affect product or service availability and it reaffirms its consolidated 2026 sales, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted basic EPS guidance previously announced.
Federated Hermes, Inc. amends its Schedule 13G to report shared beneficial ownership of 1,193,760 shares of MGP Ingredients Inc common stock, representing 5.59% of the class as shown on the cover pages.
The filing lists Federated Hermes, the Voting Shares Irrevocable Trust, and three individuals as reporting persons and includes a joint-filing statement and a Rule 13d-4 disclaimer that they do not admit beneficial ownership of securities held by managed funds. Signatures are dated 04/07/2026 and the cover shows 03/31/2026.
MGP Ingredients director Martin Roper acquired 2,112 shares of common stock as a grant in connection with his board service. The shares were valued at $18.34 per share and were issued in lieu of a cash retainer. Following this award, he directly holds 27,470 common shares, which the footnotes state include 3,180 restricted stock units. This is a routine, compensation-related equity grant rather than an open-market purchase.
MGP Ingredients Inc: The Vanguard Group filed an Amendment No. 2 to a Schedule 13G/A reporting that, following an internal realignment, it beneficially owns 0 shares of MGP Ingredients Inc common stock (0%).
The filing states certain Vanguard subsidiaries or business divisions will now report beneficial ownership separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998), and that The Vanguard Group, Inc. no longer is deemed to have beneficial ownership over securities held by those entities.
MGP Ingredients reported that Chief Legal and HR Officer Kathleen Susan Molamphy acquired two awards of common stock on March 5, 2026 as equity compensation. One grant covered 4,519 shares, and another covered 11,297 shares, each at a price of $0 per share as non-cash awards.
Footnotes explain these are restricted stock unit awards that vest pro rata over future dates, including on March 5, 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030, and that her holdings include restricted stock units and performance stock units still subject to time-based vesting conditions.
MGP Ingredients CFO Brandon Gall reported acquiring common stock awards of the company as part of equity compensation. On March 5, 2026, he received two stock-based grant/award acquisitions totaling 8,024 and 13,955 shares of common stock at a price of $0.00 per share.
Footnotes state that one restricted stock unit award will vest on a pro rata basis on each of March 5, 2027, 2028 and 2029, and another will vest pro rata on each of March 5, 2029 and 2030. Following these awards, his directly held common stock, including restricted and performance stock units subject to time-based vesting, was reported at up to 87,278 shares.
MGP Ingredients Inc. President and CEO Julie Maria Francis reported an equity compensation award in the form of company common stock. She acquired 30,569 shares through a grant or award at a reported price of $0.0000 per share, increasing her directly owned stake to 109,830 shares.
The award is structured as restricted stock units that will vest in stages on March 5 of 2027, 2028, and 2029. Her reported holdings include 51,156 restricted stock units and 58,674 performance stock units that remain subject to a time-based vesting requirement after performance goals were certified.
MGP Ingredients reported that President and CEO Julie Maria Francis acquired 58,674 performance stock units of common stock at no cost through an equity award. The company’s compensation committee certified achievement of the award’s performance goals on February 23, 2026.
The award is still subject to time-based vesting and will fully vest on August 4, 2028. After this grant, Francis directly holds 79,261 common share equivalents, including 20,587 restricted stock units and the 58,674 performance stock units from this award.
Gall Brandon reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
MGP Ingredients CFO Brandon Gall received an equity award in the form of 13,687 performance stock units of common stock at no cash cost. The company’s committee certified the achievement of the award’s performance goals on February 23, 2026, and the units remain subject to time-based vesting.
The performance stock units will vest on February 20, 2028 if the service-based condition is met. After this grant, Gall’s directly held common stock equivalents total 65,299 shares, including 20,189 restricted stock units and the 13,687 performance stock units from this award.