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LIFEWAY FOODS INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Name: LIFEWAY FOODS INC. 2023-2024 proxy voting records
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At LIFEWAY FOODS INC.'s shareholder meeting held June 14, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 55 asset managers reported how they voted on 9 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 427 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, executive compensation. — FOR was 59% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: LIFEWAY FOODS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 18, 2024.

Download data (CSV): ballot items · votes by manager · column guide.

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and LIFEWAY FOODS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.

9Ballot items
55Asset managers
427Fund votes
June 14, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of June 14, 2024: 9 items on LIFEWAY FOODS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 18, 2024: 7 elected · 2 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

3. To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, executive compensation 59% of votes cast Outcome not stated Say-on-pay under 70%

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by LIFEWAY FOODS INC.

These tallies are LIFEWAY FOODS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

LIFEWAY FOODS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held June 14, 2024
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: Juan Carlos Dalto	10,297,647	1,657,544	2,291	--	1,506,249	86%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Jody Levy	11,620,531	334,680	2,271	--	1,506,249	97%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Dorri McWhorter	11,586,373	368,835	2,274	--	1,506,249	97%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Perfecto Sanchez	11,937,382	17,807	2,293	--	1,506,249	99.8%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Jason Scher	11,448,138	507,038	2,306	--	1,506,249	96%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Pol Sikar	11,898,425	56,816	2,241	--	1,506,249	99.5%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Julie Smolyansky	11,934,772	20,454	2,256	--	1,506,249	99.8%	Elected	—
2. To ratify Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2024	13,448,852	4,173	10,706	--	0	99.9%	Not verified	—
3. To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, executive compensation	6,892,504	4,772,202	292,776	--	1,506,249	59%	Not verified	—

Source: LIFEWAY FOODS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 18, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the LIFEWAY FOODS INC. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 55 asset managers that disclosed a LIFEWAY FOODS INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Dorri McWhorter

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 11,586,373AGAINST: 368,835

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 19 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Dorri McWhorter

LIFEWAY FOODS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Dorri McWhorter”): 11,586,373 for, 368,835 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All of the nominees were elected to the Board.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 19 asset managers below reported 601,693 for, 265,157 against.

FORAGAINST

FOR: 601,693AGAINST: 265,157

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Dorri McWhorter” at LIFEWAY FOODS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Dimensional	0	260,110	Against
Vanguard	258,358	0	For
Equitable	95,591	0	For
SEI	72,670	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	65,939	0	For
Fidelity	48,129	0	For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS	11,500	0	For
Nationwide	9,701	0	For
BlackRock	8,605	0	For
American Century	7,542	0	For
Gabelli	7,400	0	For
Charles Schwab	6,566	0	For
Lazard	5,207	0	For
Invesco	3,925	0	For
Jackson National	0	2,592	Against
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	0	1,756	Against
Lincoln Financial	0	699	Against
Victory Capital	393	0	For
John Hancock	167	0	For

2. Elect Director: Jason Scher

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 11,448,138AGAINST: 507,038

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 19 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Jason Scher

LIFEWAY FOODS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jason Scher”): 11,448,138 for, 507,038 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All of the nominees were elected to the Board.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 19 asset managers below reported 517,250 for, 349,600 against.

FORAGAINST

FOR: 517,250AGAINST: 349,600

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Jason Scher” at LIFEWAY FOODS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Dimensional	0	260,110	Against
Vanguard	258,358	0	For
Equitable	95,591	0	For
SEI	0	72,670	Against
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	65,939	0	For
Fidelity	48,129	0	For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS	11,500	0	For
Nationwide	9,701	0	For
BlackRock	8,605	0	For
American Century	7,542	0	For
Gabelli	7,400	0	For
Charles Schwab	0	6,566	Against
Lazard	0	5,207	Against
Invesco	3,925	0	For
Jackson National	0	2,592	Against
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	0	1,756	Against
Lincoln Financial	0	699	Against
Victory Capital	393	0	For
John Hancock	167	0	For

3. Elect Director: Jody Levy

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 11,620,531AGAINST: 334,680

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 19 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Jody Levy

LIFEWAY FOODS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jody Levy”): 11,620,531 for, 334,680 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 19 asset managers below reported 601,693 for, 265,157 against.

FORAGAINST

FOR: 601,693AGAINST: 265,157

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Jody Levy” at LIFEWAY FOODS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Dimensional	0	260,110	Against
Vanguard	258,358	0	For
Equitable	95,591	0	For
SEI	72,670	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	65,939	0	For
Fidelity	48,129	0	For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS	11,500	0	For
Nationwide	9,701	0	For
BlackRock	8,605	0	For
American Century	7,542	0	For
Gabelli	7,400	0	For
Charles Schwab	6,566	0	For
Lazard	5,207	0	For
Invesco	3,925	0	For
Jackson National	0	2,592	Against
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	0	1,756	Against
Lincoln Financial	0	699	Against
Victory Capital	393	0	For
John Hancock	167	0	For

4. Elect Director: Juan Carlos Dalto

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

86% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 86%

FOR: 10,297,647AGAINST: 1,657,544

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 19 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Juan Carlos Dalto

LIFEWAY FOODS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Juan Carlos Dalto”): 10,297,647 for, 1,657,544 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All of the nominees were elected to the Board.”
Support: 86% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 19 asset managers below reported 127,021 for, 739,829 against.

FORAGAINST

FOR: 127,021AGAINST: 739,829

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Juan Carlos Dalto” at LIFEWAY FOODS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Dimensional	0	260,110	Against
Vanguard	0	258,358	Against
Equitable	95,591	0	For
SEI	0	72,670	Against
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	65,939	Against
Fidelity	0	48,129	Against
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS	11,500	0	For
Nationwide	0	9,701	Against
BlackRock	8,605	0	For
American Century	0	7,542	Against
Gabelli	7,400	0	For
Charles Schwab	0	6,566	Against
Lazard	0	5,207	Against
Invesco	3,925	0	For
Jackson National	0	2,592	Against
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	0	1,756	Against
Lincoln Financial	0	699	Against
Victory Capital	0	393	Against
John Hancock	0	167	Against

5. Elect Director: Julie Smolyansky

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 11,934,772AGAINST: 20,454

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 19 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Julie Smolyansky

LIFEWAY FOODS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Julie Smolyansky”): 11,934,772 for, 20,454 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All of the nominees were elected to the Board.”
Support: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 19 asset managers below reported 866,850 for.

FOR

FOR: 866,850

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Julie Smolyansky” at LIFEWAY FOODS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Dimensional	260,110	For
Vanguard	258,358	For
Equitable	95,591	For
SEI	72,670	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	65,939	For
Fidelity	48,129	For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS	11,500	For
Nationwide	9,701	For
BlackRock	8,605	For
American Century	7,542	For
Gabelli	7,400	For
Charles Schwab	6,566	For
Lazard	5,207	For
Invesco	3,925	For
Jackson National	2,592	For
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	1,756	For
Lincoln Financial	699	For
Victory Capital	393	For
John Hancock	167	For

6. Elect Director: Perfecto Sanchez

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 11,937,382AGAINST: 17,807

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 19 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Perfecto Sanchez

LIFEWAY FOODS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Perfecto Sanchez”): 11,937,382 for, 17,807 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 19 asset managers below reported 866,850 for.

FOR

FOR: 866,850

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Perfecto Sanchez” at LIFEWAY FOODS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Dimensional	260,110	For
Vanguard	258,358	For
Equitable	95,591	For
SEI	72,670	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	65,939	For
Fidelity	48,129	For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS	11,500	For
Nationwide	9,701	For
BlackRock	8,605	For
American Century	7,542	For
Gabelli	7,400	For
Charles Schwab	6,566	For
Lazard	5,207	For
Invesco	3,925	For
Jackson National	2,592	For
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	1,756	For
Lincoln Financial	699	For
Victory Capital	393	For
John Hancock	167	For

7. Elect Director: Pol Sikar

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.5%

FOR: 11,898,425AGAINST: 56,816

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 19 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Pol Sikar

LIFEWAY FOODS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Pol Sikar”): 11,898,425 for, 56,816 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All of the nominees were elected to the Board.”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 19 asset managers below reported 866,850 for.

FOR

FOR: 866,850

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Pol Sikar” at LIFEWAY FOODS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Dimensional	260,110	For
Vanguard	258,358	For
Equitable	95,591	For
SEI	72,670	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	65,939	For
Fidelity	48,129	For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS	11,500	For
Nationwide	9,701	For
BlackRock	8,605	For
American Century	7,542	For
Gabelli	7,400	For
Charles Schwab	6,566	For
Lazard	5,207	For
Invesco	3,925	For
Jackson National	2,592	For
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	1,756	For
Lincoln Financial	699	For
Victory Capital	393	For
John Hancock	167	For

8. To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, executive compensation

Outcome not verified Fund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

59% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 59%AGAINST

FOR: 6,892,504AGAINST: 4,772,202

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 55 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, executive compensation.

LIFEWAY FOODS INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, executive compensation”): 6,892,504 for, 4,772,202 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 59% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 19 asset managers voting on “To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, executive compensation.” at LIFEWAY FOODS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Dimensional	0	260,110	Against
Vanguard	258,358	0	For
Equitable	95,591	0	For
SEI	72,670	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	65,939	Against
Fidelity	0	48,129	Against
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS	11,500	0	For
Nationwide	0	9,701	Against
BlackRock	8,605	0	For
American Century	0	7,542	Against
Gabelli	7,400	0	For
Charles Schwab	6,566	0	For
Lazard	0	5,207	Against
Invesco	3,925	0	For
Jackson National	0	2,592	Against
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	0	1,756	Against
Lincoln Financial	0	699	Against
Victory Capital	0	393	Against
John Hancock	0	167	Against

Fund voting reports, all 19 managers: 464,615 for, 402,235 against.

Institutional-manager reports: 46 asset managers voting on “To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, executive compensation.” at LIFEWAY FOODS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Renaissance	0	370,495	Against
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.	0	243,510	Against
Gabelli	110,200	0	For
SEI	72,670	0	For
MARSHALL WACE, LLP	71,210	0	For
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	67,139	Against
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	53,212	Against
Laurion Capital Management LP	0	43,388	Against
Newton Investment Management North America, LLC	37,000	0	For
EAM Investors, LLC	0	36,555	Against
Dimensional	0	32,226	Against
Citadel	28,266	0	For
Goldman Sachs	22,005	0	For
State Street	18,215	773	For
Northern Trust	17,515	0	For
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	0	16,078	Against
Point72	0	11,484	Against
BlackRock	10,680	701	Mixed
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc	11,130	0	For
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.	0	10,733	Against
BAILARD, INC.	0	9,000	Against
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	0	8,727	Against
Two Sigma	0	7,695	Against
American Century	0	7,542	Against
Charles Schwab	6,566	0	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 46 managers: 425,621 for, 937,239 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).

9. To ratify Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2024

Outcome not verifiedAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.9% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 13,448,852AGAINST: 4,173

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 19 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To ratify Grant Thornton LLP as our independent auditor for fiscal year 2024.

LIFEWAY FOODS INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. To ratify Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2024”): 13,448,852 for, 4,173 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.9% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 19 asset managers below reported 866,850 for.

FOR

FOR: 866,850

Largest asset managers voting on “To ratify Grant Thornton LLP as our independent auditor for fiscal year 2024.” at LIFEWAY FOODS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Dimensional	260,110	For
Vanguard	258,358	For
Equitable	95,591	For
SEI	72,670	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	65,939	For
Fidelity	48,129	For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS	11,500	For
Nationwide	9,701	For
BlackRock	8,605	For
American Century	7,542	For
Gabelli	7,400	For
Charles Schwab	6,566	For
Lazard	5,207	For
Invesco	3,925	For
Jackson National	2,592	For
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	1,756	For
Lincoln Financial	699	For
Victory Capital	393	For
John Hancock	167	For

Largest LIFEWAY FOODS INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 14,707,392 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top LIFEWAY FOODS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, executive compensation.”, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Dimensional	1.77%
2	Vanguard	1.76%
3	Equitable	0.65%
4	SEI	0.49%
5	BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0.45%
6	Fidelity	0.33%
7	TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS	0.08%
8	Nationwide	0.07%
9	BlackRock	0.06%
10	American Century	0.05%

Institutional-manager reports: top LIFEWAY FOODS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, executive compensation.”, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Renaissance	2.52%
2	Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.	1.66%
3	Gabelli	0.75%
4	SEI	0.49%
5	MARSHALL WACE, LLP	0.48%
6	BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0.46%
7	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0.36%
8	Laurion Capital Management LP	0.30%
9	Newton Investment Management North America, LLC	0.25%
10	EAM Investors, LLC	0.25%

Reported LIFEWAY FOODS INC. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

LIFEWAY FOODS INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
Danone S.A.	23.49%	13D
Edward Smolyansky	21.49%	13D
Julie Smolyansky	17.97%	13D
Ludmila Smolyansky	8.35%	13D
Renaissance Technologies	2.89%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	2.16%	13F
Vanguard Group	2.12%	13F
BlackRock	1.92%	13F
Millennium Management	0.78%	13F
Citadel Advisors	0.40%	13F

Percentages above are of 14,707,392 shares outstanding, as reported by LIFEWAY FOODS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated May 6, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

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LIFEWAY FOODS INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Results at a glance

Material dissent

Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by LIFEWAY FOODS INC.

How asset managers voted at the LIFEWAY FOODS INC. 2023-2024 meeting

1. Elect Director: Dorri McWhorter

2. Elect Director: Jason Scher

3. Elect Director: Jody Levy

4. Elect Director: Juan Carlos Dalto

5. Elect Director: Julie Smolyansky

6. Elect Director: Perfecto Sanchez

7. Elect Director: Pol Sikar

8. To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, executive compensation

9. To ratify Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2024

Largest LIFEWAY FOODS INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Reported LIFEWAY FOODS INC. holdings and ownership

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