FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report Of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act Of 1934

For the date of October 18, 2003

Commission File Number 0-50131

IFCO SYSTEMS N.V.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Koningslaan 34

1075 AD Amsterdam, The Netherlands

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Press Release

The press release dated October 18, 2003, by the registrant, announcing that ~~Apax~~it ~~Partners~~ has been informed ~~the registrant~~ that ~~investment~~certain ~~funds~~of ~~advised~~its ~~by Apax~~shareholders ~~Partners~~ have ~~made~~received aone ~~modified~~or more conditional private purchase ~~offer~~offers toor ~~the~~expressions ~~registrant’s~~of ~~major~~interest ~~shareholders~~ with respect to their shareholdings in the registrant, is attached to this report as Appendix A.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

	IFCO SYSTEMS N.V. (Registrant)
Date: October 2, 2003	By:	/s/ MICHAEL W. NIMTSCH
Date: October 8, 2003	By:	/s/ MICHAEL W. NIMTSCH
		Michael W. Nimtsch Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

APPENDIX A

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Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 0108.10.2003

Frankfurt: IFE1

~~Modified~~Further conditional ~~Private~~private ~~Purchase~~purchase ~~Offer~~offers made to ~~Major~~certain ~~Shareholders~~shareholders

Amsterdam, October ~~1st~~8th, 2003—IFCO Systems N.V. („“IFCO Systems”) announces that it has been informed bythat ~~APAX~~certain ~~Partners~~of ~~that~~its ~~investment~~shareholders ~~funds~~have ~~advised~~received byone ~~APAX Partners,~~or ~~acting~~more ~~through~~conditional ~~Island~~private ~~International~~purchase ~~Investment~~offers ~~Limited~~or ~~Partnership,~~expressions ~~have~~of ~~made~~interest awith ~~modified~~respect ~~conditional~~to ~~private~~their ~~purchase~~shareholdings ~~offer~~in to IFCO Systems’ ~~major~~from various parties other than APAX Partners. We are not a party to any negotiations between our shareholders and any third parties with respect to ~~their~~any ~~shareholdings~~such inoffers ~~IFCO~~or ~~Systems~~indications onof ~~October 1st~~interest, ~~2003. IFCO~~and ~~Systems~~cannot ~~has~~provide ~~been~~any ~~further~~assurance ~~informed~~whether ~~that~~any such ~~APAX~~offers ~~funds~~will be ~~are~~accepted ~~advised~~or allowed to lapse by ~~Deutsche~~any ~~Bank~~shareholder AGor inif ~~their~~accepted, ~~Conditional~~what ~~Offer.~~the ~~According~~nature toof ~~APAX~~the ~~Partners~~terms of such acceptance may be, ~~the~~or ~~full~~whether ~~details~~any such indications of ~~the~~interest ~~Conditional~~will ~~Offer~~ultimately ~~have~~result ~~been~~in ~~made~~any ~~available~~transfers toof ~~the~~shares ~~major~~or, ~~shareholders~~if ofso, ~~IFCO Systems.~~upon what terms.

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