---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-26-004480"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LWAY"
cik: "0000814586"
company_name: "Lifeway Foods, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-03T13:00:16+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T13:02:22.892258+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lifeway Foods adds Jason Scher as director nominee for 2026 annual meeting, keeps board size at 8

## Summary
- Jason Scher reinstated as director nominee after board reversed earlier plan to shrink board from 8 to 7 directors.
- Board size remains 8; Scher's term to expire at 2027 annual meeting if elected.
- Supplement to proxy filed June 3; election of Scher is Proposal Four at June 17 annual meeting.
- Shareholders urged to read the proxy statement and supplement before voting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-26-004480
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LWAY
- cik: 0000814586
- company_name: Lifeway Foods, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-03T13:00:16+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316826004480/0001683168-26-004480-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316826004480/lifeway_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-26-004480.txt

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