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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 8)
MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, No Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
59832G 104
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement
[ ]. (A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1)
has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership
of more than five percent of the class of securities described in
Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto
reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such
class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filed out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter disclosures provided in
a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
Page 1 of 5 Pages
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CUSIP No. 59832G 104 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Midwest Grain Products, Inc.
Employee stock Ownership Plan
48-6107197
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 0
SHARES __________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 864,719
EACH __________________________________________________
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 0
WITH __________________________________________________
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
864,719
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
864,719
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership [ ]
in all the shares in Row 9.
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.86%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
EP
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
For Midwest Grain Products, Inc.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Midwest Grain Products, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1300 Main Street
Atchison, Kansas 66002
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Midwest Grain Products, Inc.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if None,
Residence:
1300 Main Street
Atchison, Kansas 66002
Item 2(c) Citizenship: Kansas
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, No Par Value
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 59832G 104
Item 3 If this Statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(f) [x] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is
subject to the provisions of the Employment
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment
Fund.
Item 4 Ownership:
The following information is provided as of December 31,
1996:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
864,719
(b) Percent of Class, based on 9,765,172 shares
outstanding:
8.86%
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(c) Number of Shares as to Which Such Person has:
(i) Sole Voting Power to Vote or to Direct the
Vote:
0
(ii) Shared Power to Vote or Direct the
Vote:
864,719
(iii) Sole Power to Dispose or to Direct the
Disposition of:
0
(iv) Shared Power to Dispose or to Direct the
Disposition of:
864,719
The Midwest Grain Products Employee Stock Ownership Plan
disclaims beneficial ownership in all of the above-referenced
shares.
The reporting person is the principal stock ownership plan
of Midwest Grain Products, Inc. The Employee Stock Ownership
Plan and each of the subsidiary employee stock ownership plans
are managed by five Trustees consisting of Laidacker M. Seaberg,
Robert G. Booe, Randy M. Schrick, Brian Cahill and Dave Rindom,
all of whom are employees of Midwest Grain Products, Inc., and
all of whom have addresses at 1300 Main Street, Atchison, Kansas
66002. The other Midwest Grain Products, Inc. employee stock
ownership plans, which are also managed by the five Trustees, and
which shareholdings are included in the 864,719 shares mentioned
above are: (a) Illinois Non Union ESOP; (b) Illinois Union ESOP;
and (c) Union ESOP.
The Trustees of the Plans are obligated to vote the shares
which are allocated to participants (864,719 shares at December
31, 1996) in accordance with instructions given by such
participants. Unallocated shares (0 shares at December 31, 1996)
are voted by the trustees.
Item 5 Ownership of 5% or less of a class:
Not applicable
Item 6 Ownership of more than 5% on behalf of another person:
Not applicable
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Item 7 Identification and classification of the subsidiary
which acquired the security being reported on by the
parent holding company:
Not applicable
Item 8 Identification and classification of members of the
Group:
Not applicable
Item 9 Notice of dissolution of group:
Not applicable
Item 10 Certification
Not applicable
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge of
the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information
set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS, INC.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
February 13, 1997 s/Laidacker M. Seaberg
Date__________________________ By:___________________________
Laidacker M. Seaberg, Trustee and
Member of the Administrative
Committee