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): ~~May~~December 29, 2025

THE ALKALINE WATER Co INC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	001-38754	99-0367049
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

5524 N 51st Ave.,
Glendale, Arizona, United States 85301
(Address of principal executive offices) (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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

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 8.01 Other Events.

The Alkaline Water Company, Inc. (OTC: WTER -- hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), today announced it has ~~retained~~entered ~~Institutional~~into ~~Analyst~~a strategic advisory agreement with The Bitcoin Group, ~~Inc.~~a torecognized ~~provide~~leader ~~research~~in ~~and~~blockchain ~~progress~~infrastructure ~~reporting~~and ~~for~~digital ~~the~~asset ~~Company~~management. Please see Exhibit 99.1 attached.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1		Press Release dated ~~May~~December 29, 2025.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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/ David Guarino
David Guarino
President/Chief Financial Officer

~~May~~December 29, 2025

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