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) March 1, 2018

THE ALKALINE WATER COMPANY INC.
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada 000-55096 EIN 99-0367049
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

14646 N. Kierland Blvd., Suite 255
Scottsdale, Arizona 85254
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (480) 656-2423

Not Applicable
(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:

[   ] 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))

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. [   ]


Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information contained in Item 8.01 of this current report on Form 8-K is responsive to this item.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 1, 2018, pursuant to the warrant amendment agreements dated February 22, 2018 (the “Warrant Amendment Agreements” ) with 16 holders (the “Holders” ) of our common stock purchase warrants (the “Existing Warrants” ), we issued an aggregate of 3,900,000 shares of our common stock upon exercise of the Existing Warrants at an exercise price of $0.50 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,950,000. The Existing Warrants were issued by us as part of an offering that closed on March 4, 2016 and were included in our registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-209124).

In addition, pursuant to the Warrant Amendment Agreements, we issued new common stock purchase warrants of our company (the “New Warrants” ) in the form of the Existing Warrants to purchase up to a number of shares of our common stock equal to the number of Existing Warrants exercised by the Holders, provided that (i) the exercise price of the New Warrants is $0.60 per share, subject to adjustment in the New Warrants, (ii) the expiry date of the New Warrants is September 1, 2019 and (iii) the New Warrants are non-transferable.

An aggregate of 3,900,000 shares of our common stock issued upon exercise of the Existing Warrants were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to our registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (No. 333-209124). The New Warrants were issued in connection with the exercise of the Existing Warrants by 16 non-U.S. persons (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933) in offshore transactions relying on Regulation S and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
   
10.1 Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant


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.

THE ALKALINE WATER COMPANY INC.

/s/ Richard A. Wright  
Richard A. Wright  
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director  

March 5, 2018



THE WARRANTS REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT CERTIFICATE ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE.

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN OFFERED IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO A PERSON WHO IS NOT A U.S. PERSON PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”).

NONE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, NONE MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 ACT, PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE 1933 ACT. “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” ARE AS DEFINED BY REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 ACT.

Warrant No. 2018-03-01-<>

THESE WARRANTS WILL EXPIRE AND BECOME NULL AND VOID
AT 5:00 P.M. (MOUNTAIN TIME) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2019.

SHARE PURCHASE WARRANTS TO PURCHASE
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF
THE ALKALINE WATER COMPANY INC.

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT <> (the “ Holder ”) of <>, has the right to purchase, upon and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter referred to, up to <> ( <> ) fully paid and non-assessable shares (the “ Shares ”) of common stock in the capital of The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (the “ Company ”) on or before 5:00 p.m. (Mountain time) on September 1, 2019 (the “ Expiry Date ”) at a price per Share of US$0.60 (the “ Exercise Price ”) on the terms and conditions attached hereto as Appendix A (the “ Terms and Conditions ”).

  1.

ONE (1) WARRANT AND THE EXERCISE PRICE ARE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE ONE SHARE. THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS <> (<>) WARRANTS.

     
  2.

These Warrants are issued subject to the Terms and Conditions, and the Warrant Holder may exercise the right to purchase Shares only in accordance with those Terms and Conditions.

     
  3.

Nothing contained herein or in the Terms and Conditions will confer any right upon the Holder hereof or any other person to subscribe for or purchase any Shares at any time subsequent to the Expiry Date, and from and after such time, this Warrant and all rights hereunder will be void and of no value.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Company has executed this Warrant Certificate this 1st day of March, 2018.

THE ALKALINE WATER COMPANY INC.

Per:    
  Authorized Signatory  


APPENDIX A

TERMS AND CONDITIONS dated March 1, 2018, attached to the Warrants issued by The Alkaline Water Company Inc.

1.

INTERPRETATION

   
1.1

Definitions

In these Terms and Conditions, unless there is something in the subject matter or context inconsistent therewith:

  (a)

Company ” means The Alkaline Water Company Inc., until a successor corporation will have become such as a result of consolidation, amalgamation or merger with or into any other corporation or corporations, or as a result of the conveyance or transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and estates of the Company as an entirety to any other corporation and thereafter “Company” will mean such successor corporation;

     
  (b)

Company’s Auditors ” means an independent firm of accountants duly appointed as auditors of the Company;

     
  (c)

Director ” means a director of the Company for the time being, and reference, without more, to action by the directors means action by the directors of the Company as a Board, or whenever duly empowered, action by an executive committee of the Board;

     
  (d)

herein ”, “ hereby ” and similar expressions refer to these Terms and Conditions as the same may be amended or modified from time to time; and the expression “Article” and “Section,” followed by a number refer to the specified Article or Section of these Terms and Conditions;

     
  (e)

person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, trustee or any unincorporated organization and words importing persons have a similar meaning;

     
  (f)

shares ” means the common shares in the capital of the Company as constituted at the date hereof and any shares resulting from any subdivision or consolidation of the shares;

     
  (g)

Warrant Holders ” or “ Holders ” means the holders of the Warrants; and

     
  (h)

Warrants ” means the warrants of the Company issued and presently authorized and for the time being outstanding.


1.2 Gender

Words importing the singular number include the plural and vice versa and words importing the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders.

1.3 Interpretation not affected by Headings

The division of these Terms and Conditions into Articles and Sections, and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and will not affect the construction or interpretation thereof.

1.4 Applicable Law

The Warrant and the terms hereof are governed by the laws of the State of Nevada. The Holder, in its personal or corporate capacity and, if applicable, on behalf of each beneficial purchaser for whom it is acting, irrevocably attorns to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Arizona.


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2.

ISSUE OF WARRANTS

   
2.1

Additional Warrants

The Company may at any time and from time to time issue additional warrants or grant options or similar rights to purchase shares of its capital stock.

2.2 Warrants to Rank Pari Passu

All Warrants and additional warrants, options or similar rights to purchase shares from time to time issued or granted by the Company, will rank pari passu whatever may be the actual dates of issue or grant thereof, or of the dates of the certificates by which they are evidenced.

2.3 Issue in substitution for Lost Warrants

  (a)

In case a Warrant becomes mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen, the Company, at its sole discretion, may issue and deliver a new Warrant of like date and tenor as the one mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen, in exchange for and in place of and upon cancellation of such mutilated Warrant, or in lieu of, and in substitution for such lost, destroyed or stolen Warrant and the substituted Warrant will be entitled to the benefit hereof and rank equally in accordance with its terms with all other Warrants issued or to be issued by the Company.

     
  (b)

The applicant for the issue of a new Warrant pursuant hereto will bear the cost of the issue thereof and in case of loss, destruction or theft furnish to the Company such evidence of ownership and of loss, destruction, or theft of the Warrant so lost, destroyed or stolen as will be satisfactory to the Company in its discretion and such applicant may also be required to furnish indemnity in amount and form satisfactory to the Company in its sole discretion, and will pay the reasonable charges of the Company in connection therewith.


2.4 Warrant Holder Not a Shareholder

The holding of a Warrant will not constitute the Holder thereof as a shareholder of the Company, nor entitle him to any right or interest in respect thereof except as in the Warrant expressly provided.

3.

NOTICE

   
3.1

Notice to Warrant Holders

Any notice required or permitted to be given to the Holders will be in writing and may be given by prepaid registered post, electronic facsimile transmission or other means of electronic communication capable of producing a printed copy to the address of the Holder appearing on the Holder’s Warrant or to such other address as any Holder may specify by notice in writing to the Company, and any such notice will be deemed to have been given and received by the Holder to whom it was addressed if mailed, on the third day following the mailing thereof, if by facsimile or other electronic communication, on successful transmission, or, if delivered, on delivery; but if at the time or mailing or between the time of mailing and the third business day thereafter there is a strike, lockout, or other labour disturbance affecting postal service, then the notice will not be effectively given until actually delivered.

3.2 Notice to the Company

Any notice required or permitted to be given to the Company will be in writing and may be given by prepaid registered post, electronic facsimile transmission or other means of electronic communication capable of producing a printed copy to the address of the Company set forth below or such other address as the Company may specify by notice in writing to the Holder, and any such notice will be deemed to have been given and received by the Company to whom it was addressed if mailed, on the third day following the mailing thereof, if by facsimile or other electronic communication, on successful transmission, or, if delivered, on delivery; but if at the time or mailing or between the time of mailing and the third business day thereafter there is a strike, lockout, or other labour disturbance affecting postal service, then the notice will not be effectively given until actually delivered:


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  The Alkaline Water Company Inc.
  14646 N. Kierland Blvd., Suite 255
  Scottsdale, Arizona 85254
  U.S.A.
   
  Attention: President
  Fax No. (480) 272-7275

4.

EXERCISE OF WARRANTS

   
4.1

Method of Exercise of Warrants

The right to purchase shares conferred by the Warrants may be exercised by the Holder surrendering the Warrant Certificate representing same, with a duly completed and executed subscription in the form attached hereto and a bank draft or certified cheque payable to the Company for the purchase price applicable at the time of surrender in respect of the shares subscribed for in lawful money of the United States of America, to the Company at the address set forth in Section 3.2, or from time to time specified by the Company pursuant to, Section 3.1. In lieu of a bank draft or certified cheque payable to the Company, the purchase price applicable at the time of surrender in respect of the shares subscribe for may be wired to the Company or its lawyers pursuant to wiring instructions that will be provided to the Holder upon request.

4.2 Effect of Exercise of Warrants

  (a)

Upon surrender and payment as aforesaid the shares so subscribed for will be deemed to have been issued and such person or persons will be deemed to have become the Holder or Holders of record of such shares on the date of such surrender and payment, and such shares will be issued at the subscription price in effect on the date of such surrender and payment.

     
  (b)

Within ten business days after surrender and payment as aforesaid, the Company will forthwith cause to be delivered to the person or persons in whose name or names the shares so subscribed for are to be issued as specified in such subscription or mailed to him or them at his or their respective addresses specified in such subscription, a certificate or certificates for the appropriate number of shares not exceeding those which the Warrant Holder is entitled to purchase pursuant to the Warrant surrendered.


4.3 Subscription for Less Than Entitlement

The Holder of any Warrant may subscribe for and purchase a number of shares less than the number which he is entitled to purchase pursuant to the surrendered Warrant. In the event of any purchase of a number of shares less than the number which can be purchased pursuant to a Warrant, the Holder thereof upon exercise thereof will in addition be entitled to receive a new Warrant in respect of the balance of the shares which he was entitled to purchase pursuant to the surrendered Warrant and which were not then purchased.

4.4 Warrants for Fractions of Shares

To the extent that the Holder of any Warrant is entitled to receive on the exercise or partial exercise thereof a fraction of a share, such right may be exercised in respect of such fraction only in combination with another Warrant or other Warrants which in the aggregate entitle the Holder to receive a whole number of such shares.


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4.5 Expiration of Warrants

After the expiration of the period within which a Warrant is exercisable, all rights thereunder will wholly cease and terminate and such Warrant will be void and of no effect.

4.6 Time of Essence

Time will be of the essence hereof.

4.7 Subscription Price

Each Warrant is exercisable at a price per share (the “ Exercise Price ”) of US$0.60. One (1) Warrant and the Exercise Price are required to subscribe for each share during the term of the Warrants.

4.8 Adjustment of Exercise Price

  (a)

The Exercise Price and the number of shares deliverable upon the exercise of the Warrants will be subject to adjustment in the event and in the manner following:

       
  (i)

if and whenever the shares at any time outstanding are subdivided into a greater or consolidated into a lesser number of shares the Exercise Price will be decreased or increased proportionately as the case may be; upon any such subdivision or consolidation the number of shares deliverable upon the exercise of the Warrants will be increased or decreased proportionately as the case may be;

       
  (ii)

in case of any capital reorganization or of any reclassification of the capital of the Company or in the case of the consolidation, merger or amalgamation of the Company with or into any other Company (hereinafter collectively referred to as a “Reorganization” ), each Warrant will after such Reorganization confer the right to purchase the number of shares or other securities of the Company (or of the Company’s resulting from such Reorganization) which the Warrant Holder would have been entitled to upon Reorganization if the Warrant Holder had been a shareholder at the time of such Reorganization.

       
 

In any such case, if necessary, appropriate adjustments will be made in the application of the provisions of this Section 4.8 relating to the rights and interest thereafter of the Holders of the Warrants so that the provisions of this Section 4.8 will be made applicable as nearly as reasonably possible to any shares or other securities deliverable after the Reorganization on the exercise of the Warrants.

       
 

The subdivision or consolidation of shares at any time outstanding into a greater or lesser number of shares (whether with or without par value) will not be deemed to be a Reorganization for the purposes of this clause 4.8(a)(ii).

       
  (b)

The adjustments provided for in this Section 4.8 are cumulative and will become effective immediately after the record date or, if no record date is fixed, the effective date of the event which results in such adjustments.


4.9 Determination of Adjustments

If any questions will at any time arise with respect to the Exercise Price or any adjustment provided for in Section 4.8, such questions will be conclusively determined by the Company’s Auditors, or, if they decline to so act any other firm of certified public accountants in the United States of America that the Company may designate and who will have access to all appropriate records and such determination will be binding upon the Company and the Holders of the Warrants.


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4.10 Certain Exercise Restrictions

  (a)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, at no time may the Holder of any Warrant exercise the Warrants if the number of shares to be issued pursuant to such exercise would exceed, when aggregated with all other shares owned by such Holder at such time, the number of shares which would result in such Holder beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder) in excess of 4.99% of all of the shares outstanding at such time; provided, however, that upon the Holder providing the Company with sixty-one (61) days’ notice (pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof) that such Holder would like to waive this Section 4.10(a) with regard to any or all shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, this Section 4.10(a) will be of no force or effect with regard to all or a portion of the Warrants referenced in such notice; provided, further, that this Section 4.10(a) shall be of no further force or effect during the sixty-one (61) days immediately preceding the expiration of the term of the Warrants.

     
  (b)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, at no time may the Holder of any Warrant exercise the Warrants if the number of shares to be issued pursuant to such exercise would exceed, when aggregated with all other shares owned by such Holder at such time, the number of shares which would result in such Holder beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder) in excess of 9.99% of all of the shares outstanding at such time; provided, however, that upon the Holder providing the Company with sixty-one (61) days’ notice (pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof) that such Holder would like to waive this Section 4.10(b) with regard to any or all shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, this Section 4.10(b) will be of no force or effect with regard to all or a portion of the Warrants referenced in such notice; provided, further, that this Section 4.10(b) shall be of no further force or effect during the sixty-one (61) days immediately preceding the expiration of the term of the Warrants.


5.

WAIVER OF CERTAIN RIGHTS

   
5.1

Immunity of Shareholders, etc.

The Warrant Holder, as part of the consideration for the issue of the Warrants, waives and will not have any right, cause of action or remedy now or hereafter existing in any jurisdiction against any past, present or future incorporator, shareholder, Director or officer (as such) of the Company for the issue of shares pursuant to any Warrant or on any covenant, agreement, representation or warranty by the Company herein contained or in the Warrant.

6.

MODIFICATION OF TERMS, ETC.

   
6.1

Modification of Terms and Conditions for Certain Purposes

From time to time the Company may, subject to the provisions of these presents, modify the Terms and Conditions hereof, for the purpose of correction or rectification of any ambiguities, defective provisions, errors or omissions herein.

7. WARRANTS NOT TRANSFERABLE

The Warrant and all rights attached to it are not transferable.


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FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION

TO: The Alkaline Water Company Inc.
  14646 N. Kierland Blvd., Suite 255
  Scottsdale, Arizona 85254  
  U.S.A.
   
  Attention: President
  Fax No. (480) 272-7275 

The undersigned Holder of the within Warrants hereby subscribes for ____________ shares (the “ Shares ”) of common stock of The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (the “ Company ”) pursuant to the within Warrants at US$0.60 per Share on the terms specified in the said Warrants. This subscription is accompanied by a certified cheque or bank draft payable to or to the order of the Company for the whole amount of the purchase price of the Shares or the whole amount of the purchase price of the Shares has been wired to the Company or its lawyers pursuant to wiring instructions provided to the undersigned.

The undersigned represents that, at the time of the exercise of these Warrants, all of the representations and warranties contained in the agreement(s) between the Company and the undersigned pursuant to which these Warrants were issued or the certificate provided by the undersigned to the Company in connection with these Warrants are true and accurate.

The undersigned hereby directs that the Shares be registered as follows:

NAME(S) IN FULL ADDRESS(ES) NUMBER OF SHARES
     
 __________________________________  __________________________________  __________________________________
     
 __________________________________  __________________________________  __________________________________
     
  TOTAL:   __________________________________

(Please print full name in which share certificates are to be issued, stating whether Mr., Mrs. or Miss is applicable).

DATED this ________ day of __________________, ______.

In the presence of:

     
Signature of Witness   Signature of Warrant Holder

Please print below your name and address in full.
 
Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss)  ____________________________________________________________________
   
Address  ____________________________________________________________________
   
   ____________________________________________________________________

LEGENDS

The certificates representing the Shares acquired on the exercise of the Warrants will bear the following legends, if and as applicable:

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN OFFERED IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO A PERSON WHO IS NOT A U.S. PERSON PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”).


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NONE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, NONE MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 ACT, PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE 1933 ACT. “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” ARE AS DEFINED BY REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 ACT.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBSCRIPTION

The signature to the subscription must correspond in every particular with the name written upon the face of the Warrant without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. If there is more than one subscriber, all must sign. In the case of persons signing by agent or attorney or by personal representative(s), the authority of such agent, attorney or representative(s) to sign must be proven to the satisfaction of the Company. If the Warrant certificate and the form of subscription are being forwarded by mail, registered mail must be employed.