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)

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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