Lifeway Foods: Smolyansky proposes $1.55M share sale

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Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) 10% stockholder Edward Smolyansky reported a proposed sale of 75,000 common shares, with an approximate sale date of November 12, 2026, and an aggregate market value of $1,551,420. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. is named as the broker. Lifeway lists 15,106,888 common shares outstanding.

Four sales by Edward Smolyansky are reported during the past three months: 75,000 shares on August 14, 2026, for gross proceeds of $1,908,712.50; 35,000 shares on August 12, 2026, for $1,005,781; 30,000 shares on October 13, 2026, for $679,080; and 70,000 shares on November 4, 2026, for $1,583,442.

Key Figures

Shares proposed for sale: 75,000 common shares Aggregate market value: $1,551,420 Common shares outstanding: 15,106,888 shares +4 more

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Shares proposed for sale 75,000 common shares Approximate sale date November 12, 2026

Aggregate market value $1,551,420 Proposed sale of 75,000 common shares

Common shares outstanding 15,106,888 shares Listed in the securities information

Gross proceeds from prior sale $1,908,712.50 75,000 shares sold August 14, 2026

Gross proceeds from prior sale $1,005,781 35,000 shares sold August 12, 2026

Gross proceeds from prior sale $679,080 30,000 shares sold October 13, 2026

Gross proceeds from prior sale $1,583,442 70,000 shares sold November 4, 2026

Key Terms

10% Stockholder, Aggregate Market Value, Gross Proceeds

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"Gross Proceeds"

The total amount of cash a company receives from a financing event or sale before any fees, expenses, taxes or deductions are taken out. Investors watch gross proceeds because it shows the raw scale of new capital being raised—think of it as the paycheck amount before withholdings—which helps assess how much funding is available for operations, growth, debt payoff or how much shareholder dilution might occur once costs are removed.

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How many LWAY shares is Edward Smolyansky proposing to sell?

Edward Smolyansky, a 10% stockholder, reported a proposed sale of 75,000 LWAY common shares, with an approximate sale date of November 12, 2026. The listed aggregate market value is $1,551,420.

How did Edward Smolyansky acquire the LWAY shares in the proposed sale?

The 75,000 common shares were acquired by Edward Smolyansky as a gift from Ludmila Smolyansky on May 19, 2023. Ludmila Smolyansky's acquisition date is listed as March 9, 2018.

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Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144

144: Filer Information

Filer CIK	0001227847
Filer CCC	XXXXXXXX
Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?	LIVE TEST
Submission Contact Information
Name
Phone
E-Mail Address

144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer	Lifeway Foods, Inc.
SEC File Number	001-42398
Address of Issuer	6431 W OAKTON MORTON GROVE ILLINOIS 60053
Phone	847-967-1010
Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold	SMOLYANSKY EDWARD
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
Relationship to Issuer	10% Stockholder

144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
Common Stock	Citigroup Global Markets Inc 388 Greenwich Street New York NY 10013	75000	1551420.00	15106888	11/12/2026	NASDAQ

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
Common Stock	05/19/2023	Gift	Ludmila Smolyansky		03/09/2018	75000	05/19/2023	Cash

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Name and Address of Seller	Title of Securities Sold	Date of Sale	Amount of Securities Sold	Gross Proceeds
Edward Smolyansky 1219 N Wells St Chicago IL 60610	Common Stock	08/14/2026	75000	1908712.50
Edward Smolyansky 1219 N Wells St Chicago IL 60610	Common Stock	08/12/2026	35000	1005781.00
Edward Smolyansky 1219 N Wells St Chicago IL 60610	Common Stock	10/13/2026	30000	679080.00
Edward Smolyansky 1219 N Wells St. Chicago IL 60610	Common Stock	11/04/2026	70000	1583442.00

144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks
Date of Notice	11/12/2026
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.
Signature	/s/ Edward Smolyansky
ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)