Edward Smolyansky - 01 Oct 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY)

Role
10%+ Owner
Signature
/s/ Edward Smolyansky
Issuer symbol
LWAY
Transactions as of
01 Oct 2025
Net transactions value
-$2,166,926
Form type
4
Filing time
03 Oct 2025, 16:34:30 UTC
Previous filing
25 Sep 2025
SEC
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Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
SMOLYANSKY EDWARD 10%+ Owner 1219 N. WELLS ST., CHICAGO /s/ Edward Smolyansky 03 Oct 2025 0001227847

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction LWAY Common Stock, no par value Sale $633,228 -24,813 -2% $25.52 1,210,472 01 Oct 2025 Direct F1
transaction LWAY Common Stock, no par value Sale $1,533,698 -58,830 -4.9% $26.07 1,151,642 01 Oct 2025 Direct F2
holding LWAY Common Stock, no par value 75,000 01 Oct 2025 See footnote F3
holding LWAY Common Stock, no par value 1,233,333 01 Oct 2025 See footnote F4
holding LWAY Common Stock, no par value 100,000 01 Oct 2025 By son F5
holding LWAY Common Stock, no par value 50,000 01 Oct 2025 See footnote F6
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging between $24.82 and $25.81, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote 1 and footnote 2.
F2 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging between $25.82 and $26.81, inclusive.
F3 Held by The Ludmila and Edward Smolyansky Family Foundation, of which the reporting person and his spouse are directors. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
F4 Beneficially held by the Edward Smolyansky Trust 2/2/16, of which the reporting person is the trustee.
F5 The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by his son.
F6 Held by Smolyansky Holding LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.