[Form 4] Lifeway Foods, Inc. Insider Trading Activity

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Lifeway Foods, Inc. insider Ludmila Smolyansky, through the Ludmila Smolyansky Trust dated 2/1/05, reported an open-market sale of 20,000 shares of common stock. The weighted average sale price was $24.64 per share, with individual trades between $24.00 and $24.99 per share.

After this transaction, the trust’s indirect holdings reported for Smolyansky totaled 712,823 shares of Lifeway Foods common stock.

Insider Trade Summary

Net Seller: 20,000 shares ($492,800)

Net Sell 1 txn

Insider SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA

Role null

Sold 20,000 shs ($493K)

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Sale	Common Stock, no par value	20,000	$24.64	$493K

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock, no par value — 712,823 shares (Indirect, See footnote)

Footnotes (1)

1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging between $24.00 and $24.99, 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 range set forth in this footnote. Held by the Ludmila Smolyansky Trust 2/1/05, of which Ludmila Smolyansky is the trustee.

Key Figures

Shares sold: 20,000 shares Weighted average sale price: $24.64 per share Sale price range: $24.00–$24.99 per share +1 more

4 metrics

Shares sold 20,000 shares Open-market sale of common stock on 2026-05-15

Weighted average sale price $24.64 per share Average price across multiple trades on 2026-05-15

Sale price range $24.00–$24.99 per share Range of prices for individual trades in the sale

Indirect holdings after transaction 712,823 shares Shares held indirectly via trust following the sale

Key Terms

open-market sale, weighted average price, indirect ownership, trustee

4 terms

open-market sale financial

"transaction_action": "open-market sale""

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.

indirect ownership financial

""direct_or_indirect": "I","nature_of_ownership": "See footnote""

trustee financial

"of which Ludmila Smolyansky is the trustee."

A trustee is a person or institution legally appointed to hold and manage assets or enforce an agreement on behalf of other people (beneficiaries). Think of a trustee as a neutral referee or custodian who must act in the beneficiaries’ best interests, follow the trust or contract rules, and handle distributions, recordkeeping and enforcement. Investors care because a trustworthy trustee protects their rights, ensures promised payments or remedies are delivered, and can influence recoveries if things go wrong.

Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O EDWARD SMOLYANSKY

1219 N WELLS ST

(Street)

CHICAGO ILLINOIS 60610

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Lifeway Foods, Inc. [ LWAY ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
			Member of 10% owner group

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/15/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, no par value	05/15/2026		S		20,000	D	$24.64(1)	712,823	I	See footnote(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging between $24.00 and $24.99, 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 range set forth in this footnote.

2. Held by the Ludmila Smolyansky Trust 2/1/05, of which Ludmila Smolyansky is the trustee.

	/s/ Ludmila Smolyansky	05/19/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)