6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549
______________________

FORM 6-K

REPORT of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of February 2018

Commission File Number: 001-34929

SodaStream International Ltd. 

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Gilboa Street, Airport City

Ben Gurion Airport 7019900, Israel

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): __

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

On February 2, 2018, SodaStream International Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release entitled “SodaStream Acquires French Distributor”. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 herewith. The press release discloses the acquisition by the Company of 100% of the share capital of OPM France SAS, the Company’s exclusive distributor in France. The purchase price was €17.5 million, subject to customary post-closing price adjustments.

Other than as indicated below, the information in this Form 6-K (including in Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

The first paragraph of this Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos 333-208811, 333-195578, 333-190655 and 333-170299).

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

	SODASTREAM INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Date: February 2, 2018	By:	/s/ Dotan Bar-Natan
	Name:	Dotan Bar-Natan
	Title:	General Counsel

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press release, dated February 2, 2018, titled “SodaStream Acquires French Distributor”.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

SodaStream Acquires French Distributor

AIRPORT CITY, ISRAEL (February 2, 2018) – SodaStream International Ltd. (Nasdaq: SODA), the world’s leading manufacturer of home beverage carbonation systems, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of OPM France SAS, its exclusive distributor in France. The purchase price was €17.5 million, subject to customary post-closing price adjustments.

“We are excited to have completed the acquisition of our French distributor,” commented Daniel Birnbaum, Chief Executive Officer of SodaStream. “We have long viewed France as a strategically important market with tremendous growth potential. I am confident that under the direction of our European leadership team, we can reignite demand for our home carbonation system and significantly increase household penetration from current levels.”

About SodaStream
SodaStream is the #1 sparkling water brand in volume in the world and the leading manufacturer and distributor of Sparkling Water Makers. We enable consumers to easily transform ordinary tap water into sparkling water and flavored sparkling water in seconds. By making ordinary water fun and exciting to drink, SodaStream helps consumers drink more water. Sparkling Water Makers offer a highly differentiated and innovative solution to consumers of bottled and canned carbonated soft drinks. Our products promote health and wellness, are environmentally friendly, cost effective, customizable and fun to use. Our products are available at more than 80,000 individual retail stores across 45 countries. To learn more about how SodaStream makes water exciting and follow SodaStream on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube, visit http://www.sodastream.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of our business and financial condition, including as a result of the acquisition of our French distributor, as well as the results of operations, liquidity, plans and objectives. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “believe,” “may,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,” “expect,” “predict,” “potential,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions: such statements are based on management’s current beliefs and expectations and involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause our future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include risks relating to: our ability to successfully integrate our French distributor, our ability to maintain or expand sales in our target markets, including the United States; our ability to maintain or continue to develop our presence in retail networks; our ability to develop and implement production and operating infrastructure to effectively support our growth; the success of our marketing campaigns and media spending in terms of increased sales or increased product and brand name awareness; our ability to maintain our customer base in markets where we have an established presence; the risks associated with our reliance on exclusive arrangements for the distribution of our beverage carbonation systems and consumables in each of the markets in which we use third-party distributors; our ability to compete effectively with other companies which currently offer, or may offer in the future, competing products; our ability to maintain margins due to decline in product selling price and/or rising costs; potential product liability claims if any component of our beverage carbonation systems is misused; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; our being found to have a dominant position in certain markets which may place limits on our ability to operate; risks associated with our being a multinational corporation, including fluctuations in currency exchange rates; our potential exposure to greater than anticipated tax liabilities; our products being subject to extensive governmental regulation in the markets in which we operate; adverse conditions in the global economy which could negatively impact our customers' demand for our products; and other factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on the Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2016 and other documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Investor Contact:

Brendon Frey

ICR

+ 1-203-682-8200 / brendon.frey@icrinc.com

Media Contact:

Maayan Nave

Global Chief Communications

+972-3-9762-418 / maayann@sodastream.com