Lifeway Foods: Smolyansky proposes $1.64M share sale

Available on EDGAR 11/13/2026 - 07:24 PM EST Accepted by SEC EDGAR 11/13/2026 - 07:23 PM EST Learn about SEC filing dates

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Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) 10% stockholder Edward Smolyansky gave notice of an intended sale of 75,000 common shares, with an approximate sale date of November 13, 2026, and an aggregate market value of $1,637,677.50. The notice lists five common-stock sales in the preceding three months, most recently 75,000 shares on November 12, 2026, for gross proceeds of $1,551,420.

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Proposed sale: 75,000 shares Aggregate market value: $1,637,677.50 Shares outstanding: 15,031,888 shares +2 more

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Proposed sale 75,000 shares Approximate sale date: November 13, 2026

Aggregate market value $1,637,677.50 For the proposed sale of 75,000 shares

Shares outstanding 15,031,888 shares Reported in the securities information table

Most recent prior sale 75,000 shares Sale date: November 12, 2026

Gross proceeds $1,551,420 For the November 12, 2026 sale of 75,000 shares

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How many LWAY shares did Edward Smolyansky report an intended sale of?

Edward Smolyansky, Lifeway Foods’ 10% stockholder, reported an intended sale of 75,000 common shares, with an approximate sale date of November 13, 2026, and an aggregate market value of $1,637,677.50.

What other recent LWAY stock sales did Edward Smolyansky report?

The reported sales were 75,000 shares for $1,908,712.50 on August 14, 2026; 35,000 for $1,005,781 on August 12; 30,000 for $679,080 on October 13; 70,000 for $1,583,442 on November 4; and 75,000 for $1,551,420 on November 12.

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

The 75,000 shares were acquired as a gift from Ludmila Smolyansky on May 19, 2023. The notice lists March 9, 2018, as the date the donor acquired them.

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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	1637677.50	15031888	11/13/2026	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
Edward Smolyansky 1219 N Wells St. Chicago IL 60610	Common Stock	11/12/2026	75000	1551420.00

144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks
Date of Notice	11/13/2026
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)