The Alkaline Water Company, Inc.

The Alkaline Water Company, Inc., founded in 2012 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, produces and distributes bottled alkaline water and sports drinks. Its main product, Alkaline88®, is a leading alkaline water brand offered in bulk and single-serve sizes, including eco-friendly aluminum packaging. The company provides bottled alkaline water to retail consumers in 500-milliliter, 700-milliliter, 1-liter, 1.5-liter, 2-liter, 3-liter, and 1-gallon sizes. This water is produced using an electrolysis process with specialized electronic cells coated with rare earth minerals, resulting in 8.8 pH drinking water without manmade chemicals. The company also sells a line of Alkaline88® Sports Drinks. Alkaline88® bottled alkaline water is available in over 75,000 stores across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Canada. Distribution channels include large national distributors such as UNFI, KeHE, C&S, and Core-Mark, which collectively serve over 150,000 retail outlets. The company also sells directly to retail clients, including convenience stores, natural food stores, large ethnic markets, and national retailers like Walmart, CVS, and Kroger companies. Additionally, Direct Store Distributors such as Columbia Distributing, Mahaska, Nevada Beverage, and Hensley cover Nevada, Arizona, the Pacific Northwest, and the Midwest region, servicing over 25,000 customers in eight states with the full line of waters. While most sales to retail clients are through brokers and distributors, sales to larger retail clients often occur directly to their warehouse distribution networks. The full line of Alkaline88® bottled water products and sports drinks are also available online at www.alkaline88.com and www.thealkalinewaterco.com. The operating subsidiary, Alkaline 88, LLC, focuses on marketing, distribution, and manufacturing for the alkaline bottled water products.