Lifeway Foods sets 2025 shareholder meeting date

Lifeway Foods, Inc. announced that its 2025 annual meeting of shareholders will be held on December 16, 2025.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Lifeway Foods, Inc. announced that its 2025 annual meeting of shareholders will be held on December 16, 2025. This is the formal yearly meeting where shareholders can vote on directors and other matters brought before them.

Shareholder proposals or director nominations made under the company’s Second Amended and Restated By-laws must be received by the company no later than the close of business on October 20, 2025. Proposals that shareholders want included in the company’s proxy statement under Rule 14a-8 must also arrive at the principal executive office by the close of business on October 20, 2025 and satisfy all Rule 14a-8 requirements.

8-K Event Classification

Item 8.01 — Other Events

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Item 8.01 Other Events Other

Voluntary disclosure of events the company deems important to shareholders but not covered by other items.

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When is Lifeway Foods (LWAY) holding its 2025 annual meeting?

The 2025 annual meeting of shareholders of Lifeway Foods will be held on December 16, 2025.

What is the deadline for Lifeway Foods (LWAY) shareholder proposals or nominations under the by-laws?

Shareholder proposals or nominations under the Second Amended and Restated By-laws must be received by the close of business on October 20, 2025.

How can a Lifeway Foods (LWAY) shareholder get a proposal into the 2025 proxy statement?

To be included in the proxy statement under Rule 14a-8, a shareholder proposal must be received at Lifeway Foods’ principal executive office by the close of business on October 20, 2025 and comply with Rule 14a-8.

Which SEC rule governs inclusion of shareholder proposals for Lifeway Foods (LWAY)?

Inclusion of shareholder proposals in the proxy statement is governed by Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Who signed the Lifeway Foods (LWAY) current report about the 2025 annual meeting?

The report was signed on behalf of Lifeway Foods, Inc. by Eric Hanson, the company’s Chief Financial Officer.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 9, 2025

LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

ILLINOIS		000-17363		36-3442829
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6431 Oakton St. Morton Grove, IL		60053
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 967-1010

          N/A          

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	LWAY	Nasdaq Global Market
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights	None	Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b 2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 9, 2025, Lifeway Foods, Inc., an Illinois corporation (the “Company”), announced that the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders will be held on December 16, 2025. Any shareholder proposals or nominations under the Company’s Second Amended and Restated By-laws (the “By-laws”) must be received by the Company on or before the close of business on October 20, 2025 and must otherwise comply with the By-laws. For any proposal to be included in the Company’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Rule 14a-8”), such proposal must be received at the Company’s principal executive office no later than the close of business on October 20, 2025 and must otherwise comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
Dated: October 9, 2025	By:	/s/ Eric Hanson
		Name: Eric Hanson
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

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