# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000814586
**File Stem:** 0001683168-25-007957
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
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**Document Hash:** ac13116c82530a310098216520f3add8
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001683168-25-007957.hdr.sgml**: 20251104

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001683168-25-007957

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251029

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251104

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251104

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Lifeway Foods, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000814586
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** DAIRY PRODUCTS [2020]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 363442829
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** IL
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-42398
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251449643

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6431 W OAKTON
- **CITY:** MORTON GROVE
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60053
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 847-967-1010

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6431 W OAKTON
- **CITY:** MORTON GROVE
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60053

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** LIFEWAY FOODS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? LIFEWAY FOODS, INC. 8-K

**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): October 29, 2025

**LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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| **Illinois** | **000-17363** | **36-3442829** |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction<br> of Incorporation) | (Commission <br> File Number) | (IRS Employer <br> Identification No.) |

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| **6431 Oakton Street** **Morton Grove, Illinois** | **6431 Oakton Street** **Morton Grove, Illinois** | <br> **60053** |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | (Zip Code) |

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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:

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| 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)) |

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

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock | LWAY | Nasdaq Global Market |
| Preferred Stock Purchase Rights | None | Nasdaq Global Market |

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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. ◻

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| **Item 5.02.** | **Departure of Director or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.** |

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On October 29, 2025, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Lifeway Foods, Inc., an Illinois corporation (the "Company"), appointed Andee Harris and Rachel Drori (the "New Directors") to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company or their earlier resignation or removal.

The Board has appointed Ms. Harris to serve as a member of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.

The New Directors will receive compensation for service to the Board in accordance with the non-employee director compensation program paid by the Company to all non-employee directors.

There are no arrangements or understandings between either of the New Directors and any other person pursuant to which each New Director was selected as director. There are no family or other relationships between either of the New Directors and the Company or any related person that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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| **Item 5.03.** | **Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.** |

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In connection with the appointments discussed under Item 5.02 above, on October 29, 2025, the Board approved an amendment (the "Amendment") to the Company's Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "By-laws"), effective immediately, which provides for a range of Board size of between five (5) and ten (10) directors, which number within that range shall be set from time to time by resolution of the Board. The Board has set the size of the Board at eight (8) directors.

The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified by the full text of the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

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| **Item 9.01.** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits:

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 3.1 | [Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Lifeway Foods, Inc.](lway_ex0301.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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**SIGNATURES**

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.

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|  | **LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.** | **LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.** | **LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.** |
| Date: November 4, 2025 | By: | /s/ Eric Hanson | /s/ Eric Hanson |
|  |  | Name: | Eric Hanson |
|  |  | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 3.1

**Exhibit 3.1**

AMENDMENT NO. 1<br> TO<br> SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS<br> OF<br> LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.

These Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of Lifeway Foods, Inc. (the "Corporation") are hereby amended as of October 29, 2025 by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board of Directors").

**WHEREAS**, the Corporation has heretofore been formed as a corporation under the Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983 (805 ILCS § 5/1.01, et seq.), as amended, pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation filed in the office of the Illinois Secretary of State on May 19, 1986, and thereafter amended; and

**WHEREAS**, the Board of Directors desires to amend the Bylaws of the Corporation as set forth below; and

**WHEREAS**, the Board of Directors has the authority to amend the Bylaws pursuant to Section 12.1 thereof.

**NOW THEREFORE**, the Board of Directors hereby amends the Bylaws as follows:

Section 3.2 shall be revised to add the following provisions:

"3.2 <u>Number, Tenure and Qualifications</u>. The number of directors shall be no less than five (5) and no more than ten (10). The exact number of directors within the limitations specified in the preceding sentence shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board. Each director shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders; or until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified. Directors need not be residents of Illinois or shareholders of the corporation. No decrease in the number of directors on the Board shall have the effect of shortening the term of any incumbent director."

In all respects not amended, the Bylaws are hereby ratified and confirmed and remain in full force and effect.