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    Lifeway Foods Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits

    6/4/25 4:43:44 PM ET
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    LIFEWAY FOODS, INC. 8-K
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    UNITED STATES

    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

    Washington, D.C. 20549

    _________________

     

    FORM 8-K

    CURRENT REPORT

     

    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     

    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 4, 2025

     

    LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.

    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     

    ILLINOIS   000-17363   36-3442829

    (State or other jurisdiction of

    incorporation)

      (Commission
    File Number)
      (I.R.S. Employer
    Identification No.)

     

    6431 Oakton St. Morton Grove, IL   60053
    (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

     

    Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 967-1010

     

              N/A          

    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

     

    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

     

    ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
    ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
    ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
    ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

     

    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

     

    Title of each Class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
    Common Stock LWAY Nasdaq Global Market
    Preferred Stock Purchase Rights None Nasdaq Global Market

     

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b 2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

     

    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

     

     

     

       

     

     

    Item 7.01.Regulation FD Disclosure.

     

    On June 4, 2025, Lifeway Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing an achievement of surpassing $37.6 million in net sales the two months from April 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025, representing a 10.7% increase from the comparable period in the prior year, and the Company now expects that net sales for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025 will be in the range of $52 million to $56 million. Additionally, the press release announced expanded distribution for several of the Company’s top-selling product lines at retailers nationwide. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

     

    The information under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, or incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

     

    Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     

    (d) Exhibits:

     

    Exhibit No.   Description
         
    99.1   Press Release dated June 4, 2025.
         
    104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

     

     

     

     

     

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    SIGNATURE

     

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

     

     

    LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.

     

     

     
    Dated: June 4, 2025 By:   /s/ Eric Hanson  
        Name: Eric Hanson  
        Title: Chief Financial Officer  

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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