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Lifeway Foods, Inc.·4

Mar 19, 6:26 PM ET

SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA 4

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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.