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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): January 13, 2005
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
ILLINOIS 0-17363 36-3442829
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
6431 West Oakton St. Morton Grove, IL 60053
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 967-1010
N/A
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(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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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On January 13, 2005, Lifeway Foods, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a stock
repurchase program of up to 50,000 shares of the Company's common stock. Under
such program, the Company may repurchase up to 50,000 shares of its common stock
periodically in open market transactions for a period of one year from the date
of the first purchase.
A copy of this press release is being furnished as an exhibit to
this report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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EXHIBIT 99.1 Press release dated January 13, 2005 - "Lifeway
Foods Announces Share Repurchase"
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.
Dated: January 13, 2005
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
By: /s/ Julie Smolyansky
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Julie Smolyansky
Chief Executive Officer, President,
and Director