Lifeway Foods 10% holder sells 176,090 shares
Lifeway Foods, Inc. major shareholder Edward Smolyansky reported open-market sales totaling 176,090 shares of common stock from June 26–30, 2026, at weighted average prices generally between $28.50 and $30.99 per share across multiple trades.
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Lifeway Foods, Inc. major shareholder Edward Smolyansky reported open-market sales totaling 176,090 shares of common stock from June 26–30, 2026, at weighted average prices generally between $28.50 and $30.99 per share across multiple trades.
After these transactions, he directly holds 852,642 common shares. Indirect holdings include 1,168,791 shares beneficially held by the Edward Smolyansky Trust, where he serves as trustee, 500,000 shares held by Smolyansky Holding LLC, and 100,000 shares held by his son; he disclaims beneficial ownership of the LLC and son-held shares except for any pecuniary interest.
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Insider Trade Summary
Net Seller: 176,090 shares
Net Sell
6 txns
Insider
SMOLYANSKY EDWARD
Role
10% Owner
Sold
176,090 shs ($5.18M)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock, no par value | 50,000 | $29.56 | $1.48M |
| Sale | Common Stock, no par value | 14,542 | $30.12 | $438K |
| Sale | Common Stock, no par value | 55,754 | $28.64 | $1.60M |
| Sale | Common Stock, no par value | 55,794 | $29.87 | $1.67M |
| holding | Common Stock, no par value | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock, no par value | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock, no par value — 1,668,791 shares (Indirect, See Footnote);
Common Stock, no par value — 852,642 shares (Direct);
Common Stock, no par value — 100,000 shares (Indirect, By son)
Footnotes (7)
- F1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging between $28.50 and $29.49, 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 in footnotes (2), (3) and (5).
- F2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging between $29.51 and $30.50, inclusive.
- F3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging between $30.00 and $30.99, inclusive.
- F4. Beneficially held by the Edward Smolyansky Trust 2/2/16, of which the reporting person is the trustee.
- F5. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging between $29.28 and $30.27, inclusive.
- F6. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by his son.
- F7. Held by Smolyansky Holding LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
Key Figures
Net shares sold: 176,090 shares
Direct holdings after sales: 852,642 shares
Trust indirect holdings: 1,168,791 shares
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7 metrics
Net shares sold
176,090 shares
Net open-market sales across June 26–30, 2026
Direct holdings after sales
852,642 shares
Direct common stock owned following reported transactions
Trust indirect holdings
1,168,791 shares
Beneficially held by the Edward Smolyansky Trust where he is trustee
LLC indirect holdings
500,000 shares
Held by Smolyansky Holding LLC; beneficial ownership disclaimed except pecuniary interest
Son’s holdings
100,000 shares
Shares owned by his son; beneficial ownership disclaimed
Sale price range (example)
$28.50–$29.49 per share
One disclosed weighted-average price range for multi-trade sales
Additional price ranges
$29.28–$30.27; $29.51–$30.50; $30.00–$30.99
Other weighted-average price ranges from footnotes
Key Terms
open-market sale, weighted average price, beneficially held, disclaims beneficial ownership, +1 more
5 terms
open-market sale financial
"transaction_action: "open-market sale" for the reported stock sales"
An open-market sale is when a shareholder sells existing shares directly on a public exchange to any willing buyer, rather than through a private deal. Think of it like putting goods on a busy market stall where price is set by supply and demand; for investors it matters because such sales increase available supply, can put short-term downward pressure on the stock price, and signal changes in liquidity or investor confidence.
weighted average price financial
"The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price."
Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.
beneficially held financial
"Beneficially held by the Edward Smolyansky Trust 2/2/16, of which the reporting person is the trustee."
disclaims beneficial ownership regulatory
"The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by his son."
ten percent owner regulatory
"is_ten_percent_owner: 1 for the reporting person in the structured data."
FAQ
AI-generated questions and answers. How Rhea-AI works. Not financial advice.
At what prices were the Lifeway Foods (LWAY) insider sales executed?
The reported sales used weighted average prices based on multiple trades in ranges from $28.50 to $29.49, $29.28 to $30.27, $29.51 to $30.50, and $30.00 to $30.99 per share. Exact per-trade prices are available on request from the reporting person.
What indirect Lifeway Foods (LWAY) holdings are associated with Edward Smolyansky?
Indirect holdings include 1,168,791 shares held by the Edward Smolyansky Trust, where he is trustee, 500,000 shares held by Smolyansky Holding LLC, and 100,000 shares held by his son. He disclaims beneficial ownership of the LLC and son-held shares except for any pecuniary interest.
Does the Lifeway Foods (LWAY) insider filing mention weighted average pricing?
Yes. The filing states that reported prices are weighted averages for shares sold in multiple transactions within specified daily price ranges. The reporting person undertakes to provide detailed trade-by-trade pricing information to the issuer, security holders, or SEC staff upon request.
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