Lifeway 10% holder sells 47K shares of stock
Lifeway Foods, Inc. 10% owner Edward Smolyansky reported open-market sales totaling 47,082 shares of common stock on July 6–7, 2026 at weighted-average prices of $29.41 and $29.79 per share.
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Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Lifeway Foods, Inc. 10% owner Edward Smolyansky reported open-market sales totaling 47,082 shares of common stock on July 6–7, 2026 at weighted-average prices of $29.41 and $29.79 per share. After these trades, indirect holdings shown exceed 1,071,709 shares, alongside separate direct and entity-related positions.
Insider Trade Summary
Net Seller: 47,082 shares
Net Sell
5 txns
Insider
SMOLYANSKY EDWARD
Role
10% Owner
Sold
47,082 shs ($1.39M)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock, no par value | 39,098 | $29.41 | $1.15M |
| Sale | Common Stock, no par value | 7,984 | $29.79 | $238K |
| holding | Common Stock, no par value | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock, no par value | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock, no par value | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock, no par value — 1,571,709 shares (Indirect, See footnote);
Common Stock, no par value — 902,642 shares (Direct);
Common Stock, no par value — 100,000 shares (Indirect, By son)
Footnotes (6)
- F1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging between $29.75 and $30.74, 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 footnote (3).
- F2. The reporting person's Form 4/A dated July 2, 2026 reflected that 50,000 shares were sold by the reporting person. As reflected in this Form 4, such shares were sold by the Edward Smolyansky Trust 2/2/16 (the "Trust"), of which the reporting person is the trustee.
- F3. Beneficially held by the Trust.
- F4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging between $29.30 and $30.29, inclusive.
- F5. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by his son.
- F6. 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
Shares sold July 7, 2026: 39,098 shares
Price per share July 7, 2026: $29.41 per share
Shares sold July 6, 2026: 7,984 shares
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Shares sold July 7, 2026
39,098 shares
Open-market sale of common stock at a weighted-average price
Price per share July 7, 2026
$29.41 per share
Weighted-average sale price for 39,098 shares of common stock
Shares sold July 6, 2026
7,984 shares
Open-market sale of common stock at a weighted-average price
Price per share July 6, 2026
$29.79 per share
Weighted-average sale price for 7,984 shares of common stock
Total shares sold
47,082 shares
Net shares sold across reported July 6–7, 2026 transactions
Indirect holdings after July 7 sale
1,071,709 shares
Indirect position reported following the 39,098-share sale
Direct common stock holding
902,642 shares
Directly held common stock position as of July 6, 2026 entry
Price range footnote (F1/F4)
$29.30–$30.74 per share
Ranges for multiple trades underlying weighted-average prices
Key Terms
weighted average price, beneficially held, disclaims beneficial ownership, pecuniary interest
4 terms
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 Trust."
disclaims beneficial ownership financial
"The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by his son."
pecuniary interest financial
"disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein."
FAQ
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What insider transaction did LWAY 10% owner Edward Smolyansky report?
Edward Smolyansky reported open-market sales of 47,082 shares of Lifeway Foods common stock on July 6–7, 2026, at weighted-average prices of $29.41 and $29.79 per share.
What are Edward Smolyansky’s remaining indirect LWAY holdings after the sales?
After the July 7, 2026 sale, one indirect position reported for entities associated with Edward Smolyansky shows 1,071,709 shares of Lifeway Foods common stock beneficially held.
Did the LWAY filing describe prior misattributed transactions?
A footnote explains that a prior Form 4/A dated July 2, 2026 showed 50,000 shares as sold by the reporting person, but those shares were actually sold by the Edward Smolyansky Trust 2/2/16.
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