---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-25-009435"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LWAY"
cik: "0000814586"
company_name: "Lifeway Foods, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-12-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T11:57:00.090396+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lifeway Foods shareholders elect board slate, reject charter amendments; say-on-pay passes with strong opposition

## Summary
- All 8 company-nominated directors elected; opposition nominees George Sent and Edward Smolyansky not elected.
- Proposal to adopt director exculpation and indemnification amendments failed; ~3.59M abstentions contributed.
- Shareholders ratified Grant Thornton as auditor with ~9M For votes.
- Advisory say-on-pay passed with ~6.59M For vs ~5.78M Against; close margin.
- Annual frequency for say-on-pay adopted; shareholder proposal for strategic review committee defeated.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-25-009435
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LWAY
- cik: 0000814586
- company_name: Lifeway Foods, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-12-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316825009435/0001683168-25-009435-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316825009435/lifeway_8k.htm

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