Edward Smolyansky - 16 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY)

Role
10%+ Owner
Signature
/s/ Edward Smolyansky
Issuer symbol
LWAY
Transactions as of
16 Mar 2026
Net transactions value
-$723,172
Form type
4
Filing time
18 Mar 2026, 08:11:00 UTC
Previous filing
03 Oct 2025

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
SMOLYANSKY EDWARD 10%+ Owner 1219 N. WELLS ST., CHICAGO /s/ Edward Smolyansky 18 Mar 2026 0001227847

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction LWAY Common Stock, no par value Sale $274,680 -13,334 -1.2% $20.60 1,138,308 16 Mar 2026 Direct F1
transaction LWAY Common Stock, no par value Sale $448,491 -22,313 -2% $20.10 1,115,995 17 Mar 2026 Direct F2
holding LWAY Common Stock, no par value 1,233,333 16 Mar 2026 See footnote F3
holding LWAY Common Stock, no par value 100,000 16 Mar 2026 By son F4
holding LWAY Common Stock, no par value 500,000 16 Mar 2026 See footnote F5
* 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 $20.04 and $21.03, 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. This Form 4 excludes 67,657 shares held by The Ludmila and Edward Smolyansky Family Foundation, of which the reporting person and his spouse are directors. The reporting person has no pecuniary intererst, direct or indirect, in such shares.
F2 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging between $20.00 and $20.99, inclusive.
F3 Beneficially held by the Edward Smolyansky Trust 2/2/16, of which the reporting person is the trustee.
F4 The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by his son.
F5 Held by Smolyansky Holding LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.