UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
REPORT of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May 2016
Commission File Number: 001-34929
SodaStream International Ltd.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Gilboa Street, Airport City
Ben Gurion Airport 7010000, Israel
(Address of principal executive offices)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
SodaStream International Ltd. (the “Company”) hereby announces that, in accordance with the articles of association of the Company, on May 5, 2016, Mr. Avishai Abrahami and Professor Yehezkel (Chezy) Ofir were appointed as members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective immediately. Mr. Abrahami was appointed as a Class II director and will hold office until the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2018. Professor Ofir was appointed as a Class III director and will hold office until the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2016.
The Board has determined that, under the NASDAQ listing standards regarding independence and the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, each of Mr. Abrahami and Professor Ofir is an independent director. As compensation for their services on the Board, each of Mr. Abrahami and Professor Ofir will be entitled to standard compensation available to non-employee directors of the Company pursuant to the Company’s compensation policy.
Mr. Abrahami, 45, is a co-founder of Wix.com Ltd. (NASDAQ:WIX) and serves as its chief executive officer and as a director. Mr. Abrahami has over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience. Professor Ofir, 65, is a professor of business at the School of Business Administration at the Hebrew Universityof Jerusalem. Professor Ofir has over 25 years of experience in business and strategic consulting and has served as a board member of numerous private and public companies.
This Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2010 (Registration No. 333-170299), August 16, 2013 (Registration No. 333-190655), April 30, 2014 (Registration No. 333-195578) and December 31, 2015 (Registration No. 333-208811).
SIGNATURE
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.
| | SODASTREAM INTERNATIONAL LTD. |
| | (Registrant) |
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| Date: May 11, 2016 | By: | /s/ Dotan Bar-Natan |
| | Name: | Dotan Bar-Natan |
| | Title: | Head of Legal Department |
