SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA 4
4 · Lifeway Foods, Inc. · Filed Mar 19, 2026
Research Summary
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Lifeway Foods (LWAY) 10% Owner Ludmila Smolyansky Sells 10,000 Shares
What Happened
Ludmila Smolyansky, a 10% owner of Lifeway Foods (LWAY), sold 10,000 shares on March 18, 2026. The reported weighted-average price was $18.74 per share, for total proceeds of approximately $187,400. The filing indicates these shares were disposed via open-market transactions (multiple trades).
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-03-18 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-03-19) — filing appears timely.
- Price: weighted average $18.74; sales occurred at prices ranging from $18.42 to $19.34 (per footnote).
- Shares sold: 10,000 (Sale, code S). Total value ≈ $187,400.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the supplied filing excerpt.
- Notable footnotes:
- F1: Weighted-average price; seller can provide breakdown of individual trade prices on request.
- F2–F4: Many shares are held by related trusts/foundations (Ludmila Smolyansky Trust; Smolyansky Family Foundation; Ludmila & Edward Smolyansky Family Foundation). F4 notes the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of certain foundation-held shares.
- No indication this was a 10b5‑1 planned sale or a tax-withholding transaction in the provided excerpt.
Context
This was a sale by a significant (10%) owner rather than an executive compensation event. Sales are often routine reallocations and do not by themselves signal management’s view of the company’s prospects. The filing documents multiple open-market trades rather than an award/exercise or a gift.
Insider Transaction Report
- Sale
Common Stock, no par value
[F1][F2]2026-03-18$18.74/sh−10,000$187,400→ 747,823 total(indirect: See footnote)
- 17,343(indirect: See footnote)
Common Stock, no par value
[F3] - 750,000(indirect: See footnote)
Common Stock, no par value
[F4]
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging between $18.42 and $19.34, 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.
- [F2]Held by the Ludmila Smolyansky Trust 2/1/05, of which Ludmila Smolyansky is the trustee.
- [F3]Held by The Smolyansky Family Foundation, of which Ludmila Smolyansky is the trustee.
- [F4]Held by The Ludmila and Edward Smolyansky Family Foundation, of which Ludmila Smolyansky is a director. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.