---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001062993-23-006793"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTER"
cik: "0001532390"
company_name: "ALKALINE WATER Co INC"
filed_at: "2023-03-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T03:12:11.407259+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Alkaline88 expands to 160 new stores; Chairman Keay resigns, Lazaran appointed

## Summary
- Chairman Keay resigned Mar 13 for new venture; Lazaran appointed Chairman.
- Alkaline88 1-Gallon expands into 160 new stores at major retailer in CA, NV, AZ, HI, starting end of March.
- Expansion follows successful Arizona test; company eyes further US distribution as early as fall 2023.
- Company plans to appoint a new independent director in coming weeks.
- Company reaffirms commitment to Pathway to Profitability; no financial terms disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001062993-23-006793
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTER
- cik: 0001532390
- company_name: ALKALINE WATER Co INC
- filed_at: 2023-03-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532390/000106299323006793/0001062993-23-006793-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532390/000106299323006793/form8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-23-006793
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-23-006793.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-23-006793.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Frank Lazaran was appointed as Chairman of the board of directors at ALKALINE WATER Co INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman of the board of directors
  source text: Effective as of the same date, our board of directors appointed Frank Lazaran, a current director and former President and Chief Executive Officer of our company as Chairman of our board of directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532390/000106299323006793/0001062993-23-006793-index.htm
- Executive change
  Aaron Keay resigned as Chairman of the board of directors at ALKALINE WATER Co INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chairman of the board of directors
  source text: Effective March 13, 2023, Aaron Keay resigned as a director of the Company and Chairman of our board of directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532390/000106299323006793/0001062993-23-006793-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.