Lifeway Foods Rejects Danone's $27 Per Share Acquisition Proposal, Citing Undervaluation Of The Company

Benzinga · 11/26 12:34

ifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:LWAY) (the "Company" or "Lifeway"), the leading U.S. supplier of kefir and fermented probiotic products to support the microbiome, today provided additional information regarding the reasons that its Board of Directors rejected the revised unsolicited proposal made on November 15, 2024 by Danone North America PBC ("Danone") to acquire all the shares of Lifeway that it does not already own for $27.00 per share.

The Board determined that Danone's $27.00 per share proposal substantially undervalues the Company. The Board is not, however, opposed to the sale of the Company at any price.

The Board has carefully evaluated the Company's standalone plan and believes it has strong potential to provide superior value to all shareholders as compared to Danone's revised proposal. The Board takes its fiduciary duties seriously and is committed to acting in the best interests of all of the Company's shareholders and other stakeholders.