Lifeway Foods hires Kroll Securities to review strategic alternatives; all director nominees elected

Lifeway Foods, Inc.

All eight director nominees elected at June 15 annual meeting; auditor Grant Thornton ratified; say-on-pay approved.
Audit & Corporate Governance Committee retained Kroll Securities as financial advisor to evaluate strategic alternatives.
Board responded to activist Kanen Wealth Management, citing 14 consecutive quarters of sales growth and 44% TSR over past year.
Q1 2023 gross margin improved to 21.7% from 16.4% YoY; premium product demand remains strong.
Company states litigation against Edward and Ludmila Smolyansky continues; their director nominations lack legal basis.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

Lifeway Foods, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve executive compensation at the 2023-06-15 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-06-15

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Proposal 3: To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, executive compensation.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

Lifeway Foods, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year 2023 at the 2023-06-15 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-06-15

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Proposal 2: To ratify Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2023.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

Lifeway Foods, Inc. shareholders approved Election of eight directors at the 2023-06-15 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-06-15

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Proposal 1: To elect eight (8) members of the Company's Board of Directors to serve until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (or until successors are elected and qualified).

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