Lifeway Foods Inc. filings document the regulatory record for an Illinois operating company whose common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol LWAY. Its Form 8-K reports cover operating results, sales estimates, Regulation FD disclosures, material agreements, director appointments and resignations, and compensatory arrangements under the company's 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
Proxy materials describe annual shareholder meeting matters, board and committee governance, executive compensation and equity-plan administration. The filing record also identifies the company's registered securities, including common stock and preferred stock purchase rights, and includes formal disclosures related to financial reporting, governance changes and capital-structure matters.
Lifeway Foods director Susan Hultquist reported a new equity award and her existing restricted stock units. She received a grant of 2,038 restricted stock units, each representing a contingent right to one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.0000 per share. These RSUs vest on July 1, 2027, conditioned on her continued service as a director through that date. A separate block of 2,512 RSUs is also reported, which vests on December 30, 2026 subject to the same continued-service requirement. The filing shows no open-market stock purchases or sales, only compensation-related awards.
Drori Rachel reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Lifeway Foods director Rachel Drori reported compensation in the form of restricted stock units. She was granted 2,038 RSUs, each representing a contingent right to receive one share of common stock, which vest on July 1, 2027 if she continues serving as a director through that date.
The filing also reflects an existing award of 2,512 RSUs scheduled to vest on December 30, 2026, likewise contingent on continued board service. These awards are non-cash equity compensation and do not represent open-market share purchases or sales.
Lifeway Foods director Dorri McWhorter reported equity compensation activity and updated holdings. She received a grant of 2,038 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), each representing a contingent right to one share of common stock. She also exercised 1,356 RSUs into common stock at an exercise price of $0.00 per share.
Following these transactions, McWhorter directly holds 27,292 shares of common stock and retains unvested RSUs tied to continued board service. Footnotes state that certain RSUs vest on August 31, 2026, December 30, 2026, and July 1, 2027, aligning ongoing compensation with her future service as a director.
Lifeway Foods director Juan Carlos Dalto reported routine equity compensation and deferral activity. He received 2,038 new restricted stock units (RSUs), each representing a contingent right to one share of common stock, which vest on December 30, 2026 if he continues serving as a director.
Dalto also deferred receipt of 1,356 shares of common stock that vested on July 1, 2026, electing instead to receive 1,356 shares of phantom stock under the company’s Non-Employee Director Equity and Deferred Compensation Plan. In addition, he acquired 503 phantom stock units by deferring his cash board fees for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
Following these transactions, Dalto directly holds 4,751 shares of common stock, 2,038 RSUs and 9,221 shares of phantom stock. The filing shows no open-market purchases or sales, only grants, exercises and deferrals of director compensation.
Lifeway Foods director Jason Scott Scher reported equity compensation changes, mainly awards and deferrals rather than open‑market trades. On July 1, 2026, 1,356 restricted stock units vested and were effectively exchanged for 1,356 shares of phantom stock under the company’s Non-Employee Director Equity and Deferred Compensation Plan, while his direct common stock holdings stood at 83,058 shares afterward.
He also received a grant of 2,038 new restricted stock units, each representing a contingent right to one share of common stock that is scheduled to vest on July 1, 2027 if he continues to serve as a director. Separately, on June 30, 2026, he acquired 828 shares of phantom stock by deferring cash board fees, bringing his phantom stock balance to 81,702 share-equivalents.
After these changes, Scher continues to hold additional unvested restricted stock units covering 1,550 and 2,512 underlying common shares, with vesting dates in August 2026 and July 2027, respectively, all tied to ongoing service on the board.
LWAY affiliate filed Rule 144 notices reporting proposed and recent sales of Common Stock.
The excerpt lists a proposed sale of 50,000 shares through Citigroup Global Markets Inc and multiple completed sale entries by Edward Smolyansky (dates and share counts shown). Transaction purpose entries include Gift and Cash.
LWAY filing under Form 144 discloses proposed sales of common stock. The record lists multiple transactions by Edward Smolyansky on including 24,000 shares on 05/15/2026 for $588,466.02, 25,000 shares on 05/14/2026 for $632,323.18, 50,000 shares on 06/22/2026 for $1,309,920.00, 38,452 shares on 06/24/2026 for $1,147,880.64, and 111,548 shares on 06/26/2026 for $3,263,599.87. The filing indicates Common Stock and lists Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as a broker on NASDAQ.
The issuer LWAY submitted a Form 144 notice related to proposed sales of Common Stock. The filing lists a holding of 111,548 shares and includes multiple reported dispositions in the prior three months: 24,000, 25,000, 50,000, and 38,452 shares, with transaction dates in May–June 2026. The sales show corresponding gross proceeds listed in dollars. The filing also notes a prior gift date of 05/19/2023.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. reported that shares held through the Ludmila Smolyansky Trust 2/1/05 were sold in two open-market transactions. The trust, for which Ludmila Smolyansky is trustee, sold 40,000 shares of common stock on June 24, 2026 at a weighted average price of $30.12 per share.
On June 25, 2026, the trust sold an additional 45,616 shares at a weighted average price of $29.65 per share, bringing total reported sales to 85,616 shares. Following these sales, the trust continues to indirectly hold 607,207 shares of Lifeway Foods common stock.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. major shareholder Edward Smolyansky sold a total of 38,452 shares of common stock in open-market transactions on June 24, 2026. The reported weighted average prices were about $29.82 and $30.52, with individual trades executed between $29.26 and $31.24.
After these sales, he continues to hold more than 1,000,000 shares directly, and additional shares are held indirectly. Indirect holdings include shares in a trust where he is trustee, shares held by his son that he disclaims beneficial ownership of, and shares held by Smolyansky Holding LLC, which he also disclaims except for any pecuniary interest.