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 810, 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

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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 8, 2003	By:	/s/ MICHAEL W. NIMTSCH
Date: October 10, 2003	By:	/s/ MICHAEL W. NIMTSCH
		Michael W. Nimtsch Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 0810.10.2003

Frankfurt: IFE1

~~Further~~IFCO ~~conditional~~Systems ~~private~~N.V. ~~purchase~~successfully ~~offers~~closes ~~made to~~issue ~~certain~~of ~~shareholders~~110 million Euro bond

Amsterdam, October ~~8th~~10th, 2003—IFCO Systems N.V. ~~(“IFCO~~announced ~~Systems”)~~today ~~announces~~the ~~that~~successful itclosing ~~has~~and ~~been~~settlement ~~informed that certain~~ of its ~~shareholders~~bond ~~have~~issue. ~~received~~The ~~one~~110 ormillion ~~more~~Euro ~~conditional~~bond, ~~private purchase offers or expressions of interest~~ with ~~respect~~a tomaturity ~~their~~on ~~shareholdings~~October in15th, ~~IFCO~~2010, ~~Systems~~was ~~from various~~priced ~~parties~~at ~~other than APAX Partners~~10.375% ~~We are not a party to any negotiations between our shareholders~~ and ~~any~~successfully ~~third~~placed ~~parties~~ with ~~respect~~institutional to any such offers or indications of interest, and cannot provide any assurance whether any such offers will be accepted or allowed to lapse by any shareholder or if accepted, what the nature of the terms of such acceptance may be, or whether any such indications of interest will ultimately result in any transfers of shares or, if so, upon what termsinvestors.

Deutsche Bank London acted as the sole book runner for the offering. IFCO Systems has applied for listing of the bond on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Interest for the bond will accrue from the issue date of the note and will be paid semi-annually on June 30^th and December 31^st, commencing December 31^st, 2003.

This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The securities referred to above have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

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