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MGP Ingredients Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Thursday, 2/25/21, at 7:38am ET · For: 12/31/20 · Accession #: 1628280-21-3174 · File #: 0-17196

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/25/21  MGP Ingredients Inc.              10-K       12/31/20   86:11M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.09M 
 2: EX-4.3      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    647K 
 3: EX-4.7      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     59K 
 4: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     24K 
 5: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     23K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
 7: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 8: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     24K 
 9: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     24K 
16: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     87K 
17: R2          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML     77K 
18: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     42K 
19: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    119K 
20: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     47K 
21: R6          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML    106K 
22: R7          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML     63K 
                Stockholders' Equity                                             
23: R8          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML     26K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical)                             
24: R9          Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML     62K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
25: R10         Other Balance Sheet Captions                        HTML     55K 
26: R11         Revenue                                             HTML     55K 
27: R12         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML     33K 
28: R13         Corporate Borrowings                                HTML     51K 
29: R14         Income Taxes                                        HTML    104K 
30: R15         Equity and Eps                                      HTML    101K 
31: R16         Leases                                              HTML     64K 
32: R17         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     40K 
33: R18         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     60K 
34: R19         Concentrations                                      HTML     26K 
35: R20         Operating Segments                                  HTML     72K 
36: R21         Supplemental Cash Flow Information                  HTML     33K 
37: R22         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)                HTML     75K 
38: R23         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     26K 
39: R24         Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML     95K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
40: R25         Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML     38K 
                Accounting Policies (Tables)                                     
41: R26         Other Balance Sheet Captions (Tables)               HTML     60K 
42: R27         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     52K 
43: R28         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML     33K 
44: R29         Corporate Borrowings (Tables)                       HTML     51K 
45: R30         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    107K 
46: R31         Equity and Eps (Tables)                             HTML    100K 
47: R32         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     65K 
48: R33         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML     46K 
49: R34         Operating Segments (Tables)                         HTML     70K 
50: R35         Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)         HTML     32K 
51: R36         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)       HTML     76K 
52: R37         Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML     57K 
                Accounting Policies (Details)                                    
53: R38         OTHER BALANCE SHEET CAPTIONS - Components of        HTML     37K 
                Inventory (Details)                                              
54: R39         OTHER BALANCE SHEET CAPTIONS - Components of        HTML     39K 
                Property and Equipment (Details)                                 
55: R40         OTHER BALANCE SHEET CAPTIONS - Components of        HTML     36K 
                Accrued Expenses (Details)                                       
56: R41         Revenue (Details)                                   HTML     72K 
57: R42         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details)      HTML     34K 
58: R43         CORPORATE BORROWINGS - Indebtedness Outstanding     HTML     55K 
                Summary (Details)                                                
59: R44         CORPORATE BORROWINGS - Narrative (Details)          HTML     77K 
60: R45         CORPORATE BORROWINGS - Summary of Leases and Debt   HTML     41K 
                Maturities (Details)                                             
61: R46         INCOME TAXES - Provision (Benefit) for Income       HTML     49K 
                Taxes from Continuing Operations (Details)                       
62: R47         INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     36K 
63: R48         INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of provision for      HTML     52K 
                income taxes from continuing operations (Details)                
64: R49         INCOME TAXES - Temporary Differences Related to     HTML     65K 
                Deferred Income Taxes (Details)                                  
65: R50         INCOME TAXES - Change in Valuation Allowance        HTML     27K 
                (Details)                                                        
66: R51         INCOME TAXES - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)  HTML     35K 
67: R52         EQUITY AND EPS - Narrative (Details)                HTML     42K 
68: R53         EQUITY AND EPS - Computations of Earnings (Loss)    HTML     54K 
                Per Share (Details)                                              
69: R54         EQUITY AND EPS - Dividends (Details)                HTML     36K 
70: R55         LEASES - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     28K 
71: R56         LEASES - Components of Lease Costs (Details)        HTML     52K 
72: R57         LEASES - Schedule of Maturities of Operating Lease  HTML     42K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
73: R58         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     41K 
74: R59         EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Narrative (Details)        HTML     90K 
75: R60         EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Restricted Stock           HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R61         Concentrations (Details)                            HTML     37K 
77: R62         OPERATING SEGMENTS - Narrative (Details)            HTML     24K 
78: R63         OPERATING SEGMENTS - Operating Profit (Loss) Per    HTML     72K 
                Segment (Details)                                                
79: R64         OPERATING SEGMENTS - Identifiable Assets by         HTML     34K 
                Segment (Details)                                                
80: R65         Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details)        HTML     32K 
81: R66         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)      HTML     66K 
82: R67         Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     38K 
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12/12/11  MGP Ingredients Inc.              8-K:5,9    12/08/11    3:110K                                   Globenewswire Inc./FA

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MGP Ingredients Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Thursday, 2/25/21, at 7:38am ET · For: 12/31/20 · Accession #: 1628280-21-3174 · File #: 0-17196

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