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Issuer:     MGP INGREDIENTS INC (MGPI)
CIK:        0000835011
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-15T11:02:37+00:00
Accession:  0000835011-26-000115
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.03, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

MGP Ingredients to rebrand as Sempreon on Nov 2, 2026; Nasdaq ticker to change from MGPI to CASK
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- Certificate of Amendment filed with Kansas Secretary of State on Oct 14, 2026 renames MGP Ingredients, Inc. to Sempreon, Inc.; effective Nov 2, 2026; no stockholder vote required.
- Ticker symbol expected to change from MGPI to CASK on Nasdaq at the Nov 2, 2026 launch; press release issued Oct 15, 2026.
- CEO Julie Francis says the name unites Branded Spirits, Distilling Solutions and Ingredient Solutions; mission: 'Creating moments that matter. Building a legacy that lasts.'
- Sempreon combines Latin 'semper' (always) and Greek 'aion' (eternity); distillery names MGP and Lux Row are retained.
- Portfolio cited includes Penelope, Yellowstone, Rebel, Remus, Ezra Brooks, Blood Oath, El Mayor, Juarez and Everclear; recent launch MGP Chapter One: Out of the Shadows, a 10-year 111-proof bourbon.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/835011/000083501126000115/0000835011-26-000115-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/835011/000083501126000115/mgpi-20261014.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000835011-26-000115

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