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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 12, 2014
 
 
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 West 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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
At the Annual Meeting of stockholders of Lifeway Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) on June 12, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”), the stockholders voted on two proposals.  Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  There was no solicitation of proxies in opposition to management’s nominees as listed in the proxy statement and all of management’s nominees were elected to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”).  Details of the voting are provided below:

 
Proposal 1:

To elect seven (7) members of the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of stockholders (or until successors are elected or directors resign or are removed).

 
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Ludmila Smolyansky
9,869,419
784,444
1,910,064
Julie Smolyansky
9,932,470
721,393
1,910,064
Pol Sikar
9,881,510
772,353
1,910,064
Renzo Bernardi
9,887,210
756,653
1,910,064
Gustavo Carlos Valle
9,719,692
934,171
1,910,064
Paul Lee
9,883,184
770,679
1,910,064
Jason Scher
10,595,539
58,324
1,910,064

 
 
Proposal 2:
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
To ratify the appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC as our independent auditors for the next fiscal year.
4,932,319
76,096
9,200
0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 27, 2014
By:  
/s/ Edward Smolyansky  
  
   
Edward Smolyansky 
  
   
Chief Financial and Accounting Officer and Treasurer