UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q


[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED AUGUST 31, 2017

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED AUGUST 31, 2020

Commission file number 000-53707


TRIDENT BRANDS INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

TRIDENT BRANDS INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)


200 South Executive Drive, Suite 101

Brookfield, WI 53005

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code.)


(262) 789-6689

(Telephone number, including area code)


Resident Agents of Nevada

711 S. Carson Street, Suite 4

Carson City, NV 89701

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)


Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the last 90 days. YES [X]    NO [  ]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES [X]    NO [  ]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large“large accelerated filer, "accelerated“accelerated filer," "non-accelerated” “non-accelerated filer,"” “smaller reporting company” and "smaller reporting company"“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer  [  ]

Accelerated filer  [   ]

Non-accelerated filer  [  ]

Smaller reporting company [X]

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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).YES [  ]     NO [X]


The number of the registrant’s common shares outstanding as of October 16, 201720, 2020 was 32,311,887.



TRIDENT BRANDS INCORORATED

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended August 31, 2016


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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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Consolidated Balance Sheets as at August 31, 20172020 and November 30, 20162019

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Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended August 31, 20172020 and August 31, 20162019

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended August 31, 20172020 and August 31, 20162019

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Notes to Consolidated Unaudited Financial Statements

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Item 2

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

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Item 3

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

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Item 4

Controls and Procedures

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1

Legal Proceedings

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Item 6

Exhibits

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Item 4Controls and Procedures21
PART IIOTHER INFORMATION21
Item 6Exhibits21

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Basis of Presentation


Except where the context otherwise requires, all references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Form 10-Q”) to the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”, “Trident” and “Trident Brands” or similar words and phrases are to Trident Brands Incorporated and its subsidiaries, taken together.


In this report, all currency amounts are expressed in thousands of United States (“U.S.”) dollars (“$”), except per share data, unless otherwise stated. Amounts expressed in other than U.S. dollars are noted accordingly. For example, amounts if expressed in Canadian dollars are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars and preceded by the symbol “Cdn $”.


Forward-Looking Statements


This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements which are based on our current expectations and assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Generally, forward-looking statements do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and are typically accompanied by words such as “anticipate”, “estimate”, “intend”, “project”, “potential”, “continue”, “believe”, “expect”, “could”, “would”, “should”, “might”, “plan”, “will”, “may”, “predict”, the negatives of such terms, and words and phrases of similar impact and include, but are not limited to references to expected increases in revenues and margins, expected capital raising activities, growth opportunities, the success of new product launches and line extensions, our ability to finance our business, potential strategic investments, business strategies, competitive strengths, goals, references to key markets where we operate and the market for our securities. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses we make in light of our experience and our interpretation of current conditions, historical trends and expected future developments, as well as other factors that we believe are appropriate in the circumstance.


Whether actual results and developments will agree with our expectations and predictions is subject to many risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our expectations and predictions. We believe these factors include, but are not limited to, the following:


·

we have a limited operating history with significant losses and expect losses to continue for the foreseeable future;


·

there is doubt about our ability

we have an urgent need for additional capital to continue as a going concern due to recurring losses from operations, an accumulated deficit and insufficient cash resources on hand to meetfund our business objectives, all of which means thatoperations and if we may notare unable to secure needed capital, there will be able to continue operations;a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition;


·

we could face intense competition, which could result in lower revenues and higher expenditures and could adversely affect our results of operations;


·

we are governed by only three persons serving as directors and officers which may lead to faulty corporate governance;


·

we must attract and maintain key personnel or our business may fail;

·

we may not be able to secure additional financing to meet our future capital needs due to changes in our business and general economic conditions;


·

our business and operating results could be harmed if we fail to manage our growth or change;


·

we have a limited operating history and if we are not successful in growing our business, then we may have to scale back or even cease our ongoing business operations;


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·

if our intellectual property is not adequately protected, then we may not be able to compete effectively and we may not be profitable;


·

if we are the subject of an intellectual property infringement claim, the cost of participating in any litigation could impact our ability to stay in business;


·

we could lose our competitive advantages if we are not able to protect any of our food and nutritional products and intellectual property rights against infringement, and any related litigation could be time-consuming and costly;


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if we fail to effectively manage our growth our future business results could be harmed and our managerial and operational resources may be strained;


·

if we fail to effectively manage our growth our future business results could be harmed and our managerial and operational resources may be strained;


·

our services may become obsolete and unmarketable if we are unable to respond adequately to rapidly changing technology and customer demands;


·

our failure to appropriately respond to changing consumer preferences and demand for new products or product enhancements could significantly harm product sales and harm our financial condition and operating results;


·

if we do not introduce new products or make enhancements to adequately meet the changing needs of our customers, some of our products could fail in the marketplace, which could negatively impact our revenues, financial condition and operating results;


·

we are affected by laws and governmental regulations with potential penalties or claims, which could harm our financial condition and operating results;


·

since we rely on independent third parties for the manufacture and supply of certain of our products, if these third parties fail to reliably supply products to us at required levels of quality and which are manufactured in compliance with applicable laws, then our financial condition and operating results would be harmed;


·

we may incur material product liability claims, which could increase our costs and harm our financial condition and operating results;


·

unless we can generate sufficient cash from operations or raise additional funds in the near term, we may not be able to meet our debt obligations;obligations or continue as a going concern;


·

our customers generally are not obligated to continue purchasing products from us;


·

if we do not manage our supply chain effectively, our operating results may be adversely affected;


·

our stock price may be volatile, which may result in losses to our shareholders;


·

our common shares are thinly traded and our shareholders may be unable to sell at or near ask prices, or at all;


·

the market price for our common stock is particularly volatile given our status as a relatively small and developing company, which could lead to wide fluctuations in our share price. Our shareholders may be unable to sell your common stock at or above their purchase price if at all, which may result in substantial losses;

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·

we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends to our common shareholdersand as a result shareholders may only realize a return when the shares are sold;


·

we are listed on the OTCQB quotation system and our common stock is subject to “penny stock” rules which could negatively impact our liquidity and our shareholders’ ability to sell their shares;


·

volatility in our common share price may subject us to securities litigation;


·

the elimination of monetary liability against our directors, officers and employees under Nevada law and the existence of indemnification rights of our directors, officers and employees may result in substantial expenditures by our company and may discourage lawsuits against our directors, officers and employees; and


·

our business is subject to changing regulations related to corporate governance and public disclosure that have increased both our costs and the risk of noncompliance.noncompliance; and

The recent coronavirus outbreak could have an adverse effect on our business.

Concerns are rapidly growing about the global outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19). The virus has spread rapidly across the globe, including the U.S. The pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on the U.S. economy as federal, state and local governments react to this public health crisis, which has created significant uncertainties. These uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the potential adverse effect of the pandemic on the economy, our customers and supply chain.

As the pandemic continues to grow, consumer fear about becoming ill with the virus and recommendations and/or mandates from federal, state and local authorities to avoid large gatherings of people or self-quarantine may continue. The extent of the impact of the pandemic on our business and financial results will depend largely on future developments, including the duration of the spread of the outbreak within the U.S., the impact on capital and financial markets and the related impact on consumer confidence and spending, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. This situation is changing rapidly, and additional impacts may arise that we are not aware of currently.


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Consequently all forward-looking statements made herein are qualified by these cautionary statements and there can be no assurance that our actual results or the developments we anticipate will be realized. The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this report.


Corporate Legal Structure and Related Matters


Trident Brands Incorporated has five legal subsidiaries, as detailed below.

Trident Sports Nutrition Inc. is 100% owned by Trident Brands and is organized to deliver shelf ready product solutions in the sportsactive nutrition and dietary supplement segment to leading retailers for private label and captive labelcontrol brand programs.


Brain Armor Inc. is 85%94.8% owned by Trident Brands and is organized to develop, market and sell a portfolio of DHA supplements under the Brain Armor® brand targeted at the cognitive health and performance segment.


Sports Nutrition ProductProducts Inc. (DBA Everlast Nutrition) is 100% owned by Trident Brands and holds an exclusive license to market and sell products in the nutritional food and supplement category under the Everlast® brand.


is currently inactive.

Trident Brands Canada Ltd.is 100% owned by Trident Brands Incorporated and holds various banking facilities, and licenses associated with the manufacturing, importation and sale of natural health and nutrition products in Canada.


Trident Brands International Ltd. is 100% owned by Trident Brands and was organized to handle the company’s international operations and sub-license trademarks and/or products in international markets.

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The Company’s administrative office is located at 200 South Executive Drive, Suite 101, Brookfield, Wisconsin, 53005 and its fiscal year end is November 30th.


The Company has authorized capital of 300,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.001 per share. 31,000,00032,311,887 common shares were issued and outstanding as of August 31, 20172020 and 32,311,887 as of October 16, 2017.


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ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The unaudited financial statements for the quarter ended August 31, 20172020 immediately follow.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)
  As of  As of 
  August 31, 2017  November 30, 2016 
ASSETS      
       
Current Assets      
Cash $4,130,378  $1,527,624 
Restricted Cash  250,000   - 
Accounts Receivable  661,799   53,053 
Inventory  274,367   231,221 
Prepaid  210,748   67,332 
Total Current Assets  5,527,292   1,879,230 
         
Fixed Assets-Furniture & Fixtures, net  28,029   - 
Intangible Assets - Licenses, net  2,200,000   2,425,000 
         
TOTAL ASSETS $7,755,321  $4,304,230 
         
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT        
         
Current Liabilities        
Accounts Payable $1,322,818  $106,612 
Accrued Liability  1,150,958   431,178 
Loan Payable - Third Party, net of discount $0 and $8,812, respectively  -   191,188 
Total Current Liabilities  2,473,776   728,978 
         
Convertible Debt, net of discount $2,220,465 and $1,285,836, respectively  8,579,535   5,114,164 
         
Total Liabilities  11,053,311   5,843,142 
         
Stockholders' Deficit        
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized;        
31,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of August 31, 2017 and November 30, 2016  31,000   31,000 
Additional paid-in capital  6,922,854   5,431,976 
Non-Controlling Interest in Subsidiary  (95,183)  (65,786)
Accumulated Deficit  (10,156,661)  (6,936,102)
Total Stockholders' Deficit  (3,297,990)  (1,538,912)
         
TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT $7,755,321  $4,304,230 

 

 

As of

August 31,

2020

 

 

As of 

November 30,

2019

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

$82,658

 

 

$1,013,674

 

Accounts Receivable, net of allowance of $75,404 and $55,979 respectively

 

 

264,137

 

 

 

280,347

 

Inventory

 

 

1,572,699

 

 

 

2,082,826

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

218,994

 

 

 

168,327

 

Total Current Assets

 

 

2,138,488

 

 

 

3,545,174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Assets-Furniture & Fixtures, net

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,413

 

Intangible Assets, net

 

 

400,000

 

 

 

400,000

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$2,538,488

 

 

$3,949,587

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts Payable

 

$425,765

 

 

$443,247

 

Accrued Liabilities

 

 

6,157,319

 

 

 

3,605,175

 

Derivative Liability

 

 

30,421,358

 

 

 

5,825,480

 

Convertible Debt, net of discount $0 and $334,988, respectively

 

 

12,300,000

 

 

 

11,965,012

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

49,304,442

 

 

 

21,838,914

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PPP Loan Payable

 

 

135,165

 

 

 

-

 

Convertible Debt, net of discount $1,363,876 and $3,352,894, respectively

 

 

8,636,124

 

 

 

6,647,106

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

58,075,731

 

 

 

28,486,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Deficit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 32,311,887 shares issued and outstanding as of August 31, 2020 and November 30, 2019

 

 

32,312

 

 

 

32,312

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

5,964,268

 

 

 

9,945,488

 

Non-Controlling Interest in Subsidiary

 

 

(359,157)

 

 

(288,603)

Accumulated Deficit

 

 

(61,174,666)

 

 

(34,225,630)

Total Stockholders’ Deficit

 

 

(55,537,243)

 

 

(24,536,433)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

$2,538,488

 

 

$3,949,587

 

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

  Three Months  Three Months  Nine Months  Nine Months 
  Ended  Ended  Ended  Ended 
  August 31, 2017  August 31, 2016  August 31, 2017  August 31, 2016 
             
Revenues $3,277,655  $17,028  $3,305,644  $241,053 
                 
Cost of Sales  3,117,150   9,388   3,132,266   135,364 
                 
Gross Profit  160,505   7,640   173,378   105,689 
                 
General, Selling & Administrative Expenses  (908,378)  (502,659)  (2,375,051)  (1,755,774)
                 
Loss from Operations  (747,873)  (495,019)  (2,201,673)  (1,650,085)
                 
Other Income (Expenses)                
Interest Expense  (489,593)  (79,269)  (1,048,283)  (351,353)
Total Other Income (Expenses)  (489,593)  (79,269)  (1,048,283)  (351,353)
                 
Net Loss $(1,237,466) $(574,288) $(3,249,956) $(2,001,438)
                 
Net loss attributable to Trident  (1,228,122)  (566,582)  (3,220,559)  (1,990,807)
Net loss attributable to Non-Controlling Interests  (9,344)  (7,706)  (29,397)  (10,631)
                 
                 
Loss per share - Basic and diluted $(0.04) $(0.02) $(0.10) $(0.07)
                 
Weighted average number of common                
  shares outstanding - Basic and diluted  31,000,000   31,000,000   31,000,000   30,596,364 

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months

 

 

Three Months

 

 

Nine Months

 

 

Nine Months

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

Ended

 

 

Ended

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

August 31,

 

 

August 31,

 

 

August 31,

 

 

August 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues, net

 

$273,044

 

 

$342,109

 

 

$679,031

 

 

$1,737,264

 

Cost of Sales

 

 

165,316

 

 

 

239,647

 

 

 

417,485

 

 

 

1,136,473

 

Gross Profit

 

 

107,728

 

 

 

102,462

 

 

 

261,546

 

 

 

600,791

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General & Administrative Expenses

 

 

(962,341)

 

 

(1,499,845)

 

 

(3,395,631)

 

 

(5,511,730)

Loss from Operations

 

 

(854,613)

 

 

(1,397,383)

 

 

(3,134,085)

 

 

(4,910,939)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income (Expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense, net

 

 

(833,040)

 

 

(983,745)

 

 

(3,280,847)

 

 

(2,965,106)

Gain on Debt Forgiveness

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

-

 

Derivative gain (loss)

 

 

(11,013,316)

 

 

236,996

 

 

 

(20,614,658)

 

 

(1,254,122)

Total Other Income (Expenses)

 

 

(11,846,356)

 

 

(746,749)

 

 

(23,885,505)

 

 

(4,219,228)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss

 

$(12,700,969)

 

$(2,144,132)

 

$(27,019,590)

 

$(9,130,167)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Trident

 

 

(12,686,858)

 

 

(2,104,722)

 

 

(26,949,036

)

 

 

(9,037,883)

Net loss attributable to Non-Controlling Interests

 

 

(14,111)

 

 

(39,410)

 

 

(70,554)

 

 

(92,284)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per share - Basic and diluted

 

$(0.39)

 

$(0.07)

 

$(0.83)

 

$(0.28)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Basic and diluted

 

 

32,311,887

 

 

 

32,311,887

 

 

 

32,311,887

 

 

 

32,311,887

 

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

  Nine Months  Nine Months 
  Ended  Ended 
  August 31, 2017  August 31, 2016 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES      
Net loss $(3,249,956) $(2,001,438)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Amortization of debt discount  540,850   190,245 
Amortization of license  225,000   200,000 
Stock option expense  24,211   101,565 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts Receivable  (608,746)  (138,763)
Prepaid expenses  (143,416)  646 
Inventory  (43,146)  (162,418)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  1,935,986   1,176,761 
Cash used in operating activities  (1,319,217)  (633,402)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES        
Restricted Cash  (250,000)  - 
Purchase of Fixed Assets  (28,029)  - 
Cash used in investing activities  (278,029)  - 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES        
Proceeds on loan payable - related party  -   200,000 
Principal payments on loan payable - third party  (200,000)  - 
Proceeds on loan payable - third party  -   250,000 
Proceeds on convertible debt  4,400,000   - 
Cash provided by financing activities  4,200,000   450,000 
         
Net change in cash  2,602,754   (183,402)
         
Cash at beginning of period  1,527,624   187,886 
         
Cash at end of period $4,130,378  $4,484 
         
NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS        
Beneficial conversion features $1,466,667  $- 
Common stock issued for asset acquisition  -   2,700,000 
Relative fair value of warrants recorded as debt discount  -   78,776 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:        
         
Cash paid for:        
Income taxes $-  $- 
Interest $20,083  $- 

Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit

From the Nine Months Ended August 31, 2020 and 2019

(Unaudited)

 

 

Common

 

 

Common

Stock

 

 

Additional

Paid-in

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Non-Controlling

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Interest

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, November 30, 2018

 

 

32,311,887

 

 

$32,312

 

 

$9,564,737

 

 

$(22,125,441)

 

$(170,999)

 

$(12,699,391)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options Expense

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

283,899

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

283,899

 

Net loss,  February 28, 2019

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,214,574)

 

 

(17,376)

 

 

(3,231,950)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, February 28, 2019

 

 

32,311,887

 

 

$32,312

 

 

$9,848,636

 

 

$(25,340,015)

 

$(188,375)

 

$(15,647,442)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options Expense

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

96,852

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

96,852

 

Net loss,  May 31, 2019

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,718,587)

 

 

(35,498)

 

 

(3,754,085)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, May 31, 2019

 

 

32,311,887

 

 

$32,312

 

 

$9,945,488

 

 

$(29,058,602)

 

$(223,873)

 

$(19,304,675)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss,  August 31, 2019

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,104,722)

 

 

(39,410)

 

 

(2,144,132)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, August 31, 2019

 

 

32,311,887

 

 

$32,312

 

 

$9,945,488

 

 

$(31,163,324)

 

$(263,283)

 

$(21,448,807)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, November 30, 2019

 

 

32,311,887

 

 

$32,312

 

 

$9,945,488

 

 

$(34,225,630)

 

$(288,603)

 

$(24,536,433)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APIC reclassified to derivative liability

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,981,220)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,981,220)

Net loss,  February 29, 2020

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(4,226,428)

 

 

(29,751)

 

 

(4,256,179)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, February 29, 2020

 

 

32,311,887

 

 

$32,312

 

 

$5,964,268

 

 

$(38,452,058)

 

$(318,354)

 

$(32,773,832)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss,  May 31, 2020

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(10,035,750)

 

 

(26,692)

 

 

(10,062,442)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, May 31, 2020

 

 

32,311,887

 

 

$32,312

 

 

$5,964,268

 

 

$(48,487,808)

 

$(345,046)

 

$(42,836,274)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss,  August 31, 2020

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(12,686,858)

 

 

(14,111)

 

 

(12,700,969)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, August 31, 2020

 

 

32,311,887

 

 

$32,312

 

 

$5,964,268

 

 

$(61,174,666)

 

$(359,157)

 

$(55,537,243)

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months

 

 

Nine Months

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

August 31,

 

 

August 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$(27,019,590)

 

$(9,130,167)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

 

1,614,006

 

 

 

1,781,727

 

Depreciation expense

 

 

4,413

 

 

 

6,286

 

Inventory write-off

 

 

76,366

 

 

 

-

 

Derivative Loss

 

 

20,614,658

 

 

 

1,254,122

 

Stock options expense

 

 

-

 

 

 

380,751

 

Provision for bad debts

 

 

19,425

 

 

 

-

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts Receivable

 

 

(3,215)

 

 

131,236

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

(50,667)

 

 

60,970

 

Inventory

 

 

433,761

 

 

 

(266,794)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

2,308,494

 

 

 

184,912

 

Cash used in operating activities

 

 

(2,002,349)

 

 

(5,596,957)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of fixed assets

 

 

-

 

 

 

18,869

 

Additions of intangible assets

 

 

-

 

 

 

(6,420)

Cash provided by investing activities

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from PPP loan

 

 

135,165

 

 

 

-

 

Proceeds from convertible debt

 

 

936,168

 

 

 

2,804,187

 

Cash provided by financing activities

 

 

1,071,333

 

 

 

2,804,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

(931,016)

 

 

(2,780,321)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

 

1,013,674

 

 

 

3,133,303

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

 

$82,658

 

 

$352,982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

Interest

 

$-

 

 

$380,352

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt discount related to derivative liability

 

$-

 

 

$1,911,256

 

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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TRIDENT BRANDS INCORPORATED

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

August 31, 2017

2020

(Unaudited)



NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS


Trident Brands Incorporated (f/k/a Sandfield Ventures Corp.) (“we”, “our”, “the Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on November 5, 2007. The Company was formed to engage in the acquisition, exploration and development of natural resource properties.


The Company is now focused on the development of high growth branded and private label consumer products and ingredients within the nutritional supplement, life sciences and food and beverage categories. The Company is in its early growth stage and has transitioned out of its shell status with the Super-8its Form 10 style 8-K filing at the end of August, 2014. Activities to date have focused on capital formation, organizational development and execution of its branded and private label consumer products and ingredients business plan.

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NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


Basis of Presentation


The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Trident Brands Incorporatedthe Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in Trident’sthe Company’s Form 10-K filed with SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the consolidated financial statements which would substantially duplicate the disclosure contained in the audited consolidated financial statements for fiscal 20162019 as reported in the Form 10-K have been omitted.

Restricted Cash


Restricted cashUse of $250,000 asEstimates

The preparation of August 31, 2017 represents cash heldfinancial statements in a trust account.conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. These estimates and judgments are based on historical information, information that is currently available to the Company and on various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The fundsultimate impact from COVID-19 on the Company’s operations and financial results during 2020 will depend on, among other things, the ultimate severity and scope of the pandemic, the pace at which governmental and private travel restrictions and public concerns about public gatherings will ease, the rate at which historically large increases in unemployment rates will decrease, if at all, and whether, and the speed with which the economy recovers. We are not able to fully quantify the impact that these factors will have been set aside foron our financial results during 2020 and beyond, but expect developments related to COVID-19 to materially affect the acquisition of StreamPak Ltd (see Note 9 regarding subsequent events) and to cover legal and other related costs.


Company��s financial performance in 2020.

Customer Concentration


The Company has onehad four major customercustomers that accounted for approximately 98% and $3,240,31859.3% of sales for the nine month period ended August 31, 20172020 and 97%63.7% of the accounts receivable.

receivable compared to four major customers that accounted for 79.2% of sales and 54.0% of the accounts receivable for the 12 month period ended November 30, 2019.

ReclassificationFair Value of Financial Instruments


Certain amounts

The Company measures its financial assets and liabilities in accordance with the requirements of FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”. ASC 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. Level 1 primarily consists of financial instruments such as exchange-traded derivatives, marketable securities and listed equities.

Level 2 - Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date and includes those financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies. These models are primarily industry-standard models that consider various assumptions, including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value, volatility factors, and current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures.

Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. Instruments in this category generally include non-exchange-traded derivatives such as commodity swaps, interest rate swaps, options and collars.

Level 3 – Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are generally less observable from objective sources. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

August 31, 2020

(Unaudited)

The carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. These financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and note payable. The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt is estimated based on current rates that would be available for debt of similar terms which is not significantly different from its stated value. As of August 31, 2020 the Company did not have any financial assets or liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets on a recurring basis, except for a derivative liability, related to the embedded conversion option on the “2016” and “2018” convertible notes, with a fair value as of August 31, 2020 of $30,421,358. The derivative liability was fair valued using Level 3 inputs.

The following table provides a summary of the changes in fair value, including net transfers in and/or out, of the derivative financial instruments, measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs:

Balance at November 30, 2019

 

$5,825,480

 

APIC reclassified to derivative liability

 

 

3,981,220

 

Unrealized derivative loss included in other expense

 

 

20,614,658

 

Balance at August 31, 2020

 

$30,421,358

 

During the nine months ended August 31, 2020, the embedded conversion option on the 2016 convertible notes qualified for derivative accounting. The beneficial conversion feature that was recorded to additional paid in capital (APIC) when the convertible notes were first issued amounting to $3,981,220 were reclassified to derivative liability when the conversion price on the notes were amended to a variable conversion rate (see Note 5). The fair value of the derivative liabilities are calculated at the time of issuance and the Company records a derivative liability for the calculated value. Changes in the fair value of the derivative liabilities are recorded in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations.

The following are the assumptions used for derivative instruments valued using the Black Scholes option pricing model as of August 31, 2020:

Market value of stock on measurement date

 

$0.288

 

Risk-fee interest rate

 

0.16 to 0.18

%

Dividend yield

 

 

0%

Volatility factor

 

 

143.24%

Term

 

0.33 yr. and 1.25 yr.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company has evaluated recent accounting pronouncements through the date the financial statements were issued and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and believe that there are none that will have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

NOTE 3. GOING CONCERN

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2017 financial presentation. These reclassifications have no impact on net loss.


NOTE 3. LIQUIDITY

On September 26, 2016,prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business within one year after the date the consolidated financial statements are issued. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board, or the FASB, Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40), our management evaluates whether there are conditions or events, considered in aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.

As of August 31, 2020, the Company had $82,658 in cash and a working capital deficit of $47,165,954. The Company also has generated losses and has an accumulated deficit as of August 31, 2020. These factors raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. The Company completed a long termadditional long-term financing with athe non-US institutional investor, receiving proceeds of $4,100,000$3,400,780 on November 30, 2018, $2,804,187 on April 13, 2019 and subsequently $4,400,000$3,795,033 (less $936,168 withheld for interest payments up to and including June 30, 2020) on May 9, 2017November 6, 2019 through the issuance of secured convertible promissory notes. On March 5, 2020, the 2018 Convertible Note was amended to increase the amount of the 3rd tranche by $936,168 representing the amount previously withheld as interest payment. The investor has agreedpayment was received on March 12, 2020. However, unless management is able to makeobtain additional investments atfinancing, the Company’s requestCompany may not be able to meet its funding requirements during the next 12 months. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of upthis uncertainty.

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Notes to $1,500,000 ($10,000,000 in the aggregate). As of Consolidated Financial Statements

August 31, 2017, the Company had $4,380,378 in cash and has access to $1,500,000 available from the investor. The Company feels this represents substantial liquid resources (cash & available financing), sufficient to meet the Company’s obligations for the next twelve months.


2020

(Unaudited)

NOTE 4. WARRANTS AND OPTIONS


The total outstanding stock options as of August 31, 2017 are 2,025,000. The Company uses the Black-Scholes model to value the stock options at $535,021. For the period ended August 31, 2017, the Company expensed $24,211 as compensation expense compared to $101,565 in the previous year. Following are the assumptions used for the shares vested 12, 24 and 36 months from the date of issuance: Discount rate 0.9%, 1.29%, 1.29%; Volatility 68.35%, 67.35%, 65.50%; and Term 3.0, 3.5, 4.0.

The following table represents stock option activity for the period ended August 31, 2017:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

  
Number of
Options
  
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
  
Contractual Life
in Years
  
Intrinsic
Value
                
Outstanding - November 30, 2016  2,358,333  $0.96   2.51   
                   
Exercisable - November 30, 2016  1,666,667  $1.17   2.43   
                   
Granted  -0-      $0.0   
                   
Exercised or Vested  -0-             
                   
Cancelled or Expired  333,333             
                   
Outstanding - August 31, 2017  2,025,000  $0.96   1.68   
                   
Exercisable - August 31, 2017  2,025,000  $0.96   1.68  $8,417

The total outstanding warrants as2020:

 

 

Number of

Options

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 

 

Contractual

Life in

Years

 

 

 

Intrinsic

Value

 

Outstanding - November 30, 2019

 

 

3,215,000

 

 

$0.40

 

 

 

2.42

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable - November 30, 2019

 

 

3,215,000

 

 

$0.40

 

 

 

2.42

 

 

$

 -0-

 

Granted

 

-0-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised or Vested

 

-0-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited or Expired

 

 

750,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding - August 31, 2020

 

 

2,465,000

 

 

$0.40

 

 

 

2.27

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable - August 31, 2020

 

 

2,465,000

 

 

$0.40

 

 

 

2.27

 

 

$

 -0-

 

As of August 31, 2017 are 225,000. The exercise price of2020, the Company has no outstanding warrants. All the outstanding warrants are $1.35 with a term of 3 years and vested immediately. The Company uses the Black-Scholes model to value the warrants. Following are the assumptions used: Discount rate .9%; Volatility 76.25% and 77.30% respectively.


The following table represents warrant activity for the period ended August 31, 2017:

  
Number of
Warrants
  
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
  
Contractual Life
in Years
  
Intrinsic
Value
                
Outstanding – November 30, 2016  225,000  $1.35   2.21   
                   
Exercisable - November 30, 2016  -0-             
                   
Granted  -0-             
                   
Exercised or Vested  -0-             
                   
Cancelled or Expired  -0-             
                   
Outstanding – August 31, 2017  225,000  $1.35   1.45 $0

have expired.

NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


The Company neither owns nor leases any real or personal property. The Company is paying a director $750 per month rent for use of office space and services.

NOTE 6. LOAN PAYABLE – THIRD PARTY

On February 29, 2016, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with CIC whereby the Company received proceeds of $200,000 on March 4, 2016 in return for a $200,000 secured promissory note due 12 months from the issuance date, bearing interest at the rate of 10% per annum, plus 100,000 warrants to purchase common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $1.35 per share for three years from the date of issue. The loan was paid back on March 3, 2017. The remaining debt discount of $8,812 was fully amortized to interest expense during the nine months ended August 31, 2017.

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TRIDENT BRANDS INCORPORATED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
NOTE 7.  CONVERTIBLE NOTE

DEBT

On January 29, 2015, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with a non-US institutional investor whereby it agreed to sell an aggregate principal amount of $2,300,000 of senior secured convertible debentures, convertible into shares of the company’s common stock.


The Company received $1,800,000 of the funds from the transaction on February 5, 2015. The balance of $500,000 was received on May 14, 2015.


These convertible notes were subsequently acquired by Fengate Trident, LP (“Fengate”) on April 28, 2017.

The convertible debentures are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion price of $0.71 per share, for an aggregate of up to 3,239,437 shares. The debentures originally accrued interest at 6% per annum. On September 26, 2016 the Company entered into an amendment agreement related to these convertible debentures whereby the applicable interest rate was increased from 6% to 8% and provisions added to allow the investor to transfer, sell or hypothecate the convertible notes subject to applicable securities laws. The maturity date of the notes was also extended through September 30, 2019.


Due to We considered ASC Topic 470-50, Debt Modifications and Extinguishments, and determined that the note being convertible to common shares of the Company, a beneficial conversion feature analysismodification was performed. The intrinsic value of the conversion feature was $647,888 which was recognized as debt discount. As of August 31, 2017, the full amount of the debt discount has been amortized.

not deemed substantial.

On September 26, 2016, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with a non-US institutional investor, pursuant to which, in consideration for proceeds of $4,100,000, the Company issued a secured convertible promissory note in the amount of $4,100,000. Pursuant to the securities purchase agreement, the investor hashad agreed, from time to time after January 1, 2017, to make additional investments at the Company’s request of up to $5,900,000 ($10,000,000 in the aggregate) in one or more tranches of not less than one tranche during any 60 day period. The funding of any tranche under the agreement (other than the first $4,100,000 which has been funded) is subject to the mutual agreement of the parties as to the use of funds.


On May 9, 2017, the Company received the second tranche of funding with proceeds of $4,400,000 and on May 16, 2018 the third tranche of $1,500,000 for a total investment by the investor of $8,500,000. Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement, the Company has an additional $1,500,000 of available funding.


$10,000,000.

The Company intends to useused the proceeds of the secured convertible note for general working capital purposes including without limitation, settlement of accounts payable and repayment of mature loans.


In consideration of each advance made by the investor pursuant to the securities purchase agreement, the Company will issueissued to the investor a convertible promissory note of equal value, maturing three years after issuance,on September 30, 2019, and bearing interest at the rate of 8% per annum. Each note will beis secured in first priority against the present and after acquired assets of the Company and will beis convertible in whole or in part at the option of the holder into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.60 per share, for an aggregate of up to 14,166,66716,666,667 shares.


These convertible notes were subsequently acquired by Fengate on April 28, 2017.

Due to the notes being convertible to common shares of the Company, a beneficial conversion feature analysis was performed. The intrinsic value of the conversion feature of the notes amounted to $2,833,334$3,333,334 and was recognized as a debt discount. As of August 31, 2017, $612,8692020, $3,333,334 of the debt discount was amortized to interest of which $532,038$334,988 was amortized during the current 9nine month period and $80,831compared to $689,409 for the nine month period in the prior year. As of August 31, 2020, the debt discount was fully amortized.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

August 31, 2020

(Unaudited)

On November 30, 2018 the Company and Fengate entered into a Securities Purchase Amendment Agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue to Fengate an additional convertible promissory note (the “2018 Convertible Note”) of up to $10,000,000, subject to certain terms and conditions. Each portion of the principal amount advanced pursuant to the 2018 Convertible Note will bear interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum and will be payable monthly in arrears to Fengate. Outstanding principal and interest will continue to be secured by the general security agreement dated September 26, 2016, which forms a part of the Agreement. The unamortizedholder of the note may also elect from time to time to convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal and interest into common shares of the Company at a 25% discount is $2,220,465.


to the average closing price of the common shares during the 10 trading days immediately prior to the applicable conversion date.

On November 30, 2018 the Company received the first tranche of funding with proceeds of $3,400,780. The 2nd tranche of $2,804,187 was received on April 13, 2019. The 3rd tranche of $3,795,033 less $936,168 withheld for interest payments up to and including June 30, 2020 was received on November 6, 2019. The withheld interest was recorded as debt discount. On March 5, 2020, the 2018 Convertible Note was amended to increase the amount of the 3rd tranche by $936,168 representing the amount previously withheld as interest payment. The withheld interest was subsequently received on March 12, 2020. As of August 31, 2020, $936,168 of the debt discount was reversed and the full amount was recorded as accrued interest. On January 9, 2020 the 2018 Convertible Notes were extended and will mature on December 1, 2021.

The Company analyzed the embedded conversion option on the convertible notes for derivative accounting consideration under ASC 815-15 “Derivatives and Hedging” and determined that the conversion option shouldon the 2018 Convertible Note qualified for derivative accounting. The Company used the Black-Scholes model to value the embedded conversion option at $892,000 on the issuance date of November 30, 2018, $1,911,256 on the issuance date of April 13, 2019 and $1,696,933 on the issuance date of November 6, 2019. The assumptions used were a discount rate of 2.80%, 1.96% and 1.96%; volatility rate of 79.57%, 104.70% and 107.3%; and a term of 1.50, 1.13 and 0.57 years respectively. The Company used the Black-Scholes model to re-value the embedded conversion options at $15,302,213 as of August 31, 2020. The change of $9,476,733 during the nine month period ended August 31, 2020 was recorded as derivative loss expense. The assumptions used were a discount rate of 0.16%, volatility of 143.24% and a term of 1.25 year. The fair value of the embedded conversion options were recorded as debt discount and will be classifiedamortized over the term of the 2018 Convertible Notes. The amortization recognized in the current nine month period was $1,279,018 compared to $1,092,318 for the nine month period in the prior year. The unamortized discount as equity.


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TRIDENT BRANDS INCORPORATED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Mayof August 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

NOTE 8.  INTANGIBLE ASSETS

2020 was $1,363,876.

On January 22, 2015,9, 2020 the Company and Fengate entered into an Amendment to Convertible Promissory Notes Agreement to amend the terms of certain convertible promissory notes issued pursuant to a Deed of Assignment dated effective January 20, 2015,Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company entered into an Emulsion Supplyand the Purchaser dated September 26, 2016 and previously amended on November 30, 2018 and March 11, 2019. The Amendment affects the convertible notes issued February 5, 2015 (US$1,800,000), May 14, 2015 (US$500,000), September 26, 2016 (US$4,100,000), May 9, 2017 (US$4,400,000) and May 16, 2018 (US$1,500,000), respectively (collectively the “2016 Notes”). Pursuant to the Amendment, Fengate has agreed to convert all of the 2016 Notes on or before the earlier to occur of (i) the maturity date of the 2016 Convertible Notes and (ii) the Company raising new equity investment of not less than US$2,000,000, on terms mutually acceptable to Fengate and the Company (subject to Fengate’s regulatory considerations). Conversion of the 2016 Notes will occur in a single conversion transaction at a price that is equal to a 25% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the 10 trading days immediately prior to the conversion date, with the exact structure of the conversion to be determined by the parties. On June 3, 2020 the maturity date of the 2016 Notes was extended from May 31 to December 31, 2020 effective May 31, 2020.

The Amendment of January 9, 2020 also amends the outstanding 2018 Convertible Note issued to Fengate on November 30, 2018 (US$3,400,780), April 13, 2019 (US$2,804,187) and November 6, 2019 (US$3,795,033). Maturity of the 2018 Convertible Note has been deferred to December 1, 2021.

The Company analyzed the embedded conversion option on the amended “2016 Notes” for derivative accounting consideration under ASC 815-15 “Derivatives and Hedging” and determined that the conversion option qualified for derivative accounting. On January 9, 2020 the Company used the Black-Scholes model to value the embedded conversion options at $7,965,083. The assumptions used were a discount rate of 1.96%, volatility rate of 148.8%; and a term of 0.39 years respectively. The modification resulted in $3,981,220 of APIC previously recorded for beneficial conversion feature of these convertible notes being reclassified as derivative liability, and $3,983,863 was recorded as derivative loss expense. The Company used the Black-Scholes model to re-value the embedded conversion options at $15,119,145 as of August 31, 2020. The change of $7,154,062 during the nine month period ended August 31, 2020 was recorded as derivative loss expense. The assumptions used were a discount rate of 0.18%, volatility of 143.24% and a term of 0.33 year.

NOTE 6. PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP) LOAN

On May 28, 2020, the company obtained a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan in the amount of $135,165. These business loans were established by the 2020 US Federal government Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to help certain businesses, self-employed workers, sole proprietors, certain nonprofit organizations, and tribal businesses continue paying their workers.

The CARES Act was established in order to enable small businesses to pay employees during the economic slowdown caused by COVID-19 by providing forgivable loans to qualifying businesses for up to 2.5 times their average monthly payroll costs. The amount borrowed under the CARES Act and used for payroll costs, rent, mortgage interest, and utility costs during the 24 week period after the date of loan disbursement is eligible to be forgiven provided that (a) we use the PPP Funds during the eight week period after receipt thereof, and (b) the PPP Funds are only used to cover payroll costs (including benefits), rent, mortgage interest, and utility costs. While the full loan amount may be forgiven, the amount of loan forgiveness will be reduced if, among other reasons, we do not maintain staffing or payroll levels or less than 60% of the loan proceeds are used for payroll costs. Principal and interest payments on any unforgiven portion of the PPP Funds will be deferred to the date the SBA remits the borrower’s loan forgiveness amount to the lender or, if the borrower does not apply for loan forgiveness, 10 months after the end of the borrower’s loan forgiveness period for six months and will accrue interest at a fixed annual rate of 1.0% and carry a two year maturity date. There is no prepayment penalty on the CARES Act Loan.

NOTE 7. CONTINGENCIES

On January 11, 2019, the Company filed a lawsuit against Everlast World’s Boxing Headquarters Corp. (“Everlast”) in the New York Supreme Court in New York County, New York. This action involved the Company seeking a declaration that it was entitled to terminate a License Agreement with Oceans Omega LLC which representsbetween the rights acquiredparties pursuant to the Deed of Assignment. The Emulsion Supply Agreement provides the Company with the non-exclusive right and license (withoutwhich Trident had the right to sublicense)market certain Everlast-branded products. Everlast subsequently removed that case to purchase, market, promote, sellthe U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

On January 17, 2019, Everlast filed a counter civil lawsuit against the Company and distribute Oceans Omega LLC’s omega-3 emulsions for useother defendants in the development, production, processing, manufactureU.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. In that lawsuit, Everlast seeks payment from the defendants under a License Agreement dated June 4, 2013, for $425,555 in unpaid royalties allegedly due and saleowing under the License Agreement and interest on the allegedly unpaid royalties of food$96,265, which interest allegedly continues to accrue. Everlast has also sought all costs, expenses, and beverageslegal fees incurred by Everlast in collecting monies that it claims are due under the License Agreement. On February 26, 2020, the court in the Everlast matter issued an Opinion and exclusive rightsOrder granting a motion to purchase, market, promote, selldismiss all of Trident’s claims against Everlast and distribute Oceans Omega emulsionsgranting a motion for meats,judgment on the pleadings as to liability against Trident. The Court left open the question of damages to be awarded to Everlast. The Company and Everlast have participated in settlement discussions before a magistrate judge, but no settlement has been reached. Everlast has filed a motion for human or animal consumption. On January 6, 2016 the Company issued 3,000,000 shares to mark the closing of the Deed of Assignment and the Emulsion Supply Agreement, which did not specifysummary judgment for damages in the amount of consideration$741,998, including damages, costs, and attorneys’ fees.  (See Note 8).

NOTE 8.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 15, 2020, the Court in the Everlast case ordered, adjudged and decreed that Plaintiff Everlast World’s Boxing Headquarters Corporation have judgment and recover the following sumsfrom the Company:

1. $425,000 representing royalty payments due to Plaintiff;

2. Interest on royalty payments computed to October 15, 2020, in the sum of $242,920;

3. Costs in the sum of $800; and

4. Attorneys’ fees in the sum of $70,226; making in total the sum of $738,946 payable by the Company when they were executed on January 20, 2015. to Everlast.

The consideration payableClerk of Court was subsequently established bydirected to close the parties at a market valuecase. The Company has 30 days from the date of $2,700,000judgement to appeal the case. Management will review the judgement and common shares issuedexplore all its options. The Company has accrued $425,000 liability as compensation based on the closing price of the common shares as quoted on the OTC Markets quotation systems on January 6, 2016. The value of the license is being amortized over the remaining contractual life which is 9 years. As of August 31, 2017, the net value of the license was $2,200,000 after amortizing $500,000. Amortization expense for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 and 2016 was $225,000 and $200,000, respectively.


NOTE 9.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On September 12, 2017 the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with Fengate Trident LP pursuant to which, in consideration for the issuance of 811,887 of our common shares to Fengate, we purchased outstanding secured convertible promissory notes of Mycell Technologies LLC having an aggregate balance due and payable of $511,141 in principal and $94,526 in interest accrued as at September 12, 2017.  The purchased notes, which were originally issued to LPF (MCTECH) Investment Corp. on January 22, 2016, February 5, 2016, and May 19, 2016, bear simple interest on unpaid principal at the rate of ten percent per annum.  The outstanding principal and accrued interest is convertible at the option of the note holder into securities of Mycell. We issued the 811,887 common shares to one (1) non-US person (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933), in an offshore transaction relying on Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Also on September 12, 2017 we entered into a Share Purchase Agreement dated September 6, 2017 among our wholly owned subsidiary, Trident Brands International Ltd. (“Trident International”), a Bahamas corporation, StreamPak Ltd. (“StreamPak”), an Anguilla corporation, and the sole shareholder of StreamPak, pursuant to which, in consideration for the payment of $125,000 in cash and 500,000 of our common shares, Trident International purchased 100% of the issued and outstanding common shares of StreamPak.  As a result of the share purchase StreamPak became a wholly owned subsidiary of Trident International. We issued the 500,000 common shares to one (1) non-US person (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933), in an offshore transaction relying on Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'SMANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Forward Looking Statements

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with the interim consolidated financial statements, and notes thereto, for the quarter ended August 31, 20172020 contained under Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Form 10-Q”) and in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements, and notes thereto, contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 20162019 (“Form 10-K”). Unless otherwise indicated herein, the discussion and analysis contained in this MD&A includes information available tothrough October 16, 2017.


20, 2020.

Certain statements contained in this MD&A may constitute forward-looking statements as defined under securities laws. Forward-looking statements may relate to our future outlook and anticipated events or results and may include statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, litigation, projected costs, capital expenditures, financial results, taxes, plans and objectives. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as “anticipate”, “estimate”, “intend”, “project”, “potential”, “continue”, “believe”, “expect”, “could”, “would”, “should”, “might”, “plan”, “will”, “may”, “predict”, the negatives of such terms, and other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. To the extent any forward-looking statements contain future-oriented financial information or financial outlooks, such information is being provided to enable a reader to assess our financial condition, material changes in our financial condition, our results of operations, and our liquidity and capital resources. Readers are cautioned that this information may not be appropriate for any other purpose, including investment decisions.


Forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A are based on certain factors and assumptions regarding expected growth, results of operations, performance, and business prospects and opportunities. While we consider these assumptions to be reasonable, based on information currently available, they may prove to be incorrect. Forward-looking statements are also subject to certain factors, including risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from what we currently expect. These factors are more fully described in the “Risk Factors” section at Item 1A of the Form 10-K.


Forward-looking statements contained in this commentary are based on our current estimates, expectations and projections, which we believe are reasonable as of the date of this report. You should not place undue importance on forward-looking statements and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. Other than as required under securities laws, we do not undertake to update any forward-looking information at any particular time.


All dollar amounts in this MD&A are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted.

Business Developments


Effective December 12, 2016 we made

Note Amendments

On January 9, 2020 the following changes to our officersCompany and directors:


·Donald MacPhee resigned as a Director of the Board of Directors, Chair of the Audit Committee and as President and Chief Executive Officer, and was appointed Director of Operations;

·Anthony Pallante was appointed as Director and Chairman of our Board of Directors, and as Chief Executive Officer;

·Mark Holcombe resigned as Chairman of the Board of Directors and was appointed as President, Director and Chair of the Compensation Committee.

·Scott Chapman, our Director and Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee, was also appointed as Chair of the Audit Committee.
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·Michael Browne resigned as Corporate Secretary of Trident Brands Incorporated and will continue to serve as Brand Director, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer; and

·Peter Salvo, Controller of the Company was also appointed as Corporate Secretary.

On February 15, 2017, weFengate Trident LP entered into an Amendment to Convertible Promissory Notes Agreement to amend the terms of certain convertible promissory notes issued pursuant to a Letter of Intent (the “LOI”) withSecurities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and the Purchaser dated September 26, 2016 and previously amended on November 30, 2018 and March 11, 2019. The Activation Group, Inc.Amendment affects the convertible notes issued February 5, 2015 (US$1,800,000), an integrated marketingMay 14, 2015 (US$500,000), September 26, 2016 (US$4,100,000), May 9, 2017 (US$4,400,000) and advertising agency incorporated in Ontario, Canada.May 16, 2018 (US$1,500,000), respectively (collectively the “2016 Notes”). Pursuant to the LOI, we will seekAmendment, the Purchaser has agreed to enter into a definitive agreement to purchaseconvert all the issued and outstanding common shares of The Activation Group in consideration for a purchase price consisting of $200,000 cash, and $800,000 payable in common shares of Trident.  The cash consideration is inclusive of a $50,000 deposit paid to The Activation Group upon execution of the LOI,2016 Notes on or before the earlier to occur of (i) the Maturity Date of the 2016 Convertible Notes and $150,000(ii) the Company raising new equity investment of not less than US$2,000,000, on terms mutually acceptable to the Purchaser and the Company (subject to the Purchaser’s regulatory considerations). Conversion of the 2016 Notes will occur in a single conversion transaction at a price that is equal to a 25% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the 10 trading days immediately prior to the conversion date, with the exact structure of the conversion to be determined by the parties.

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The Amendment also amends the outstanding convertible notes issued to the Purchaser on November 30, 2018 (US$3,400,780), April 13, 2019 (US$2,804,187) and November 6, 2019 (US$3,795,033) respectively (collectively the “Amended SPA Notes”). Maturity of the Amended SPA Notes has been deferred to December 1, 2021. It was further agreed that interest on the Amended SPA Notes will accrue as at July 1, 2020 and be payable upon closingmaturity.

On March 5, 2020, the Convertible Promissory Note dated November 6, 2019 was amended to delete the second paragraph in its entirety and replace it with the following paragraph:

The “Issuance Date” with respect to the Note for the portion of the Principal Amount equal to US$3,795,033 is (a) November 6, 2019 for the first installment provided to Company of $2,858,865 and (b) March 12, 2020 for the second instalment provided to Company of $936,168.

On March 12, 2020, the Company received the second instalment of $936,168 which represented the interest payments withheld on November 6, 2019 for interest payments up to and including June 30, 2020.

On June 3, 2020, effective as of May 31, 2020, the Company entered into that certain Third Amendment to Convertible Promissory Notes (“Third Amendment”), with Fengate Trident LP, the holder of the Notes (the “Note Holder”).

The Third Amendment extended the Maturity Dates (as defined) from August 31, 2020 until December 31, 2020 of the following Convertible Promissory Notes (aggregate principal amount of $12,300,000) (the “Notes”), as follows:

Convertible Promissory Note dated February 5, 2015 in the principal amount of $1,800,000

Convertible Promissory Note dated May 14, 2015 in the principal amount of $500,000

Convertible Promissory Note dated September 26, 2016 in the principal amount of $4,100,000

Convertible Promissory Note dated May 9, 2017 in the principal amount of $4,400,000

Convertible Promissory Note dated May 16, 2018 in the principal amount of $1,500,000

Except as modified by the Third Amendment, the Notes, as previously amended, remain in full force and effect.

Management Changes

On February 29, 2020 Mark R. Holcombe resigned as a definitive agreement. Stock payments shall be payabledirector of the company. Mr. Holcombe will continue to provide business advisory services to the Company, pursuant to his agreement with the Company. On March 1, 2020 the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Richard Russell to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors, to serve in four $200,000 installments,such capacity until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company, subject to earlier resignation or removal.

In connection with his appointment, the achievementCompany’s Board of earnings targets.Directors determined that Mr. Russell would meet the requirements of an “independent director” under the Nasdaq Stock Market’s corporate governance rules. Accordingly, the Board of Directors has designated Mr. Russell an “independent director” for corporate governance purposes. The transaction contemplated byCompany intends to expand its Board of Directors and appoint additional “independent directors,” with the LOI will be subject to the satisfactory completionobjective of due diligence, and to the negotiation and completion of a definitive agreement among the parties and the shareholders of The Activation Group.


Also, on February 15, 2017, our board of directors appointedenhancing corporate governance.

On September 16, 2020, Mark Cluett resigned as the Chief Operating Officer atof Trident Brands Incorporated, with responsibility for business strategy execution and commercialization.


Incorporated.

On September 12, 201724, 2020, Pamela Andrews was appointed as Managing Director of the Company's Brain Armor brand of neuro-nutrition supplements.

Legal Proceedings

On October 15, 2020, the Court in the Everlast case ordered, adjudged and decreed that Plaintiff Everlast World’s Boxing Headquarters Corporation have judgment and recover the following sumsfrom the Company:

1. $425,000 representing royalty payments due to Plaintiff;

2. Interest on royalty payments computed to October 15, 2020, in the sum of $242,920;

3. Costs in the sum of $800; and

4. Attorneys’ fees in the sum of $70,226; making in total the sum of $738,946 payable by the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with Fengate Trident LP pursuant to which, in consideration forEverlast.

The Clerk of Court was directed to close the issuancecase. The Company has 30 days from the date of 811,887judgement to appeal the case. Management will review the judgement and explore all its options. The Company has accrued $425,000 liability as of our common shares to Fengate, we purchased outstanding secured convertible promissory notes of Mycell Technologies LLC having an aggregate balance due and payable of $511,141.17 in principal and $94,526.11 in interest accrued as at September 12, 2017.  The purchased notes, which were originally issued to LPF (MCTECH) Investment Corp. on January 22, 2016, February 5, 2016, and May 19, 2016, bear simple interest on unpaid principal at the rate of ten percent per annum.  The outstanding principal and accrued interest is convertible at the option of the note holder into securities of Mycell. We issued the 811,887 common shares to one (1) non-US person (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933), in an offshore transaction relying on Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


Also on September 12, 2017 we entered into a Share Purchase Agreement dated September 6, 2017 among our wholly owned subsidiary, Trident Brands International Ltd. (“Trident International”), a Bahamas corporation, StreamPak Ltd. (“StreamPak”), an Anguilla corporation, and the sole shareholder of StreamPak, pursuant to which, in consideration for the payment of $125,000 in cash and 500,000 of our common shares, Trident International purchased 100% of the issued and outstanding common shares of StreamPak.  As a result of the share purchase StreamPak became a wholly owned subsidiary of Trident International. We issued the 500,000 common shares to one (1) non-US person (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933), in an offshore transaction relying on Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

August 31, 2020. (See Note 8)

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Results of Operations

The following summary of our results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three month and nine month periods ended August 31, 20172020 and August 31, 2016.

2019.

Our operating results for three month periods ended August 31, 20172020 and August 31, 20162019 are summarized as follows:

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Three Months
Ended
  
Three Months
Ended
 
  August 31, 2017  August 31, 2016 
       
Revenues $3,277,655  $17,028 
Gross Profit $160,505  $7,640 
Operating Expenses $908,378  $502,659 
Other Expenses $489,593  $79,269 
Net Loss $1,237,466  $574,288 

 

 

Three

Months Ended

August 31,

2020

 

 

Three

Months Ended

August 31,

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$273,044

 

 

 

342,109

 

Gross Profit

 

$107,728

 

 

$102,462

 

Operating Expenses

 

$962,341

 

 

$1,499,845

 

Other Expenses

 

$11,846,356

 

 

$746,749

 

Net Loss

 

$(12,700,969)

 

$(2,144,132)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add back:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense

 

$833,040

 

 

$983,745

 

Depreciation

 

$222

 

 

$2,095

 

Amortization

 

$

-0-

 

 

$

-0-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

$(11,867,707)

 

$(1,158,292)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add back:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options Expense

 

$

-0-

 

 

$

-0-

 

Derivative Loss (Gain)

 

$11,013,316

 

 

$(236,996)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$(854,391)

 

$(1,395,288)

Revenues and Gross Profits

Revenue increased substantially

Sales in the third quarter of 2020 decreased to $3,277,655$273,044 versus $17,028$342,109 in the prior year. This growth is attributed toperiod. The decrease was the result of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our supply chain and customer purchasing patterns coupled with a significant contract manufacturing supply agreement withopening fill order from a major retailer, coupled with increased direct sales of Brain Armor® products to professional sports teams and collegiate programs.large retail trading partner in the prior period. Gross Profitprofit increased to $160,505 or 4.9%$107,728 versus $102,462 with an increase in average margin in the period to 39.5% of revenues versus $7,640 or 44.9%30.0% of revenues in the prior year as a resultperiod. This is attributable to the impact of the increasehigh margin Brain Armor® and P2N Peak Performance Nutrition® branded product revenue. Subject to receipt of additional funding which will be used in sales.part for further sales and marketing initiatives, Management continues to direct operational support and focus toward markets, distribution channels and customers that represent sustainable commercial value. As such, we expect furtherexpects revenue and profit growth in the remainder of 2017contribution improvement as commercial efforts continue to gain traction and 2018. This outlookmarket conditions normalize. COVID-19 has thus far adversely affected our revenues and our ability to raise additional capital, so there is supported by expanded retail customer supply agreements and new item listings coupled with further product innovation scheduled for introduction in Q4 2017 and Q1 2018.

no assurance we will be able to grow our business or raise sufficient additional capital on acceptable terms or at all.

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Operating Expenses

Our operating expenses for the three month periodsperiod ended August 31, 20172020 and August 31, 2016 are2019 is summarized below:

  
Three Months
Ended
  
Three Months
Ended
 
  August 31, 2017  August 31, 2016 
         
Professional Fees $41,618  $11,716 
General & Administrative Expenses $461,330  $235,826 
Marketing, Selling & Warehousing Expenses 
$
274,254  
$
142,359 
Management Salary $21,000  $12,000 
Director's Fees $21,000  $18,000 
Rent $2,926  $2,171 
Royalty $86,250  $80,587 

 

 

Three

Months Ended

August 31,

2020

 

 

Three

Months Ended

August 31,

2019

 

Professional Fees

 

$178,164

 

 

$58,835

 

General & Administrative Expenses

 

$550,875

 

 

$937,802

 

Marketing, Selling & Warehousing Expenses

 

$183,903

 

 

$435,576

 

Management Salary

 

$41,125

 

 

$38,250

 

Director’s Fees

 

$

-0-

 

 

$6,500

 

Rent

 

$8,274

 

 

$22,882

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

$962,341

 

 

$1,499,845

 

Operating expenses for the three month period ended August 31, 20172020 were $908,378$962,341 as compared to $502,659$1,499,845 for the comparative period in 2016, an increase2019, a decrease of 81%35.8%. The increasedecrease in our operating expenses was primarily due to increaseda decrease in general administration and administrative costsmarketing and selling expenses related to our cost control efforts during this COVID-19 period, partially offset by an increase in professional fees. Management expects operating expenses to increase as we build out our organization and roll-out our product offering.  These costs arerevenue is expected to continue to increase throughout 2017 as we continue to developgain traction and commercialize our product offerings.

market conditions normalize.

Other Expenses


Other expenses for the three month period ended August 31, 2017 increased2020 were $11,846,356 as compared to $489,593 versus $79,269$746,749 for the comparative period in 2019. The increase in other expenses was primarily due to an increase in non-cash derivative loss of $11,250,312 (on the revaluation of the embedded conversion option of all the convertible notes), and a $119,828 increase in interest expense (related to higher debt levels), partially offset by a $270,533 decrease in non-cash interest expense (related to the impact of the amortization of debt discount from convertible notes entered into in 2016 and 2018). Management expects interest expenses and amortization of debt discount to remain constant. Derivative loss or gain will depend on the stock price, volatility factor and interest rates at the end of the quarter.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

The following non-GAAP financial measures are presented in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q to supplement the financial information we present on a GAAP basis. We monitor and present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because they are key measures used by our management to understand and evaluate our performance.

EBITDA

We define EBITDA as net income (loss), adjusted to exclude: Interest income and expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization expense including impairment loss. Reported net loss for the three month period August 31, 2020 was $12,700,969 compared to $2,144,132 in the comparative period in 2016. The increase2019. After deducting interest, depreciation and amortization, EBITDA for the three month period ended August 31, 2020 was due($11,867,707) compared to an increase($1,158,292) in interest2019.

Adjusted EBITDA

We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA, adjusted to exclude stock options expense dueand derivative loss. Reported EBITDA for the three month period August 31, 2020 was ($11,867,707) compared to higher debt levels($1,158,292) in the comparative period in 2019. After deducting non-cash stock options expense and derivative loss, Adjusted EBITDA for the impact of certain other items including the beneficial conversion feature relatedthree month period ended August 31, 2020 was ($854,391) compared to the convertible note entered into($1,395,288) in 2017.

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Nine Month Periods Ended August 31, 20172020 and August 31, 2016

2019

Our operating results for the nine month periods ended August 31, 20172020 and August 31, 20162019 are summarized as follows:

  
Nine Months
Ended
  
Nine Months
Ended
 
  August 31, 2017  August 31, 2016 
       
Revenues $3,305,644  $241,053 
Gross Profit $173,378  $105,689 
Operating Expenses $2,375,051  $1,755,774 
Other Expenses $1,048,283  $351,353 
Net Loss $3,249,956  $2,001,438 

 

 

Nine

Months Ended

August 31,

2020

 

 

Nine

Months Ended

August 31,

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$679,031

 

 

$1,737,264

 

Gross Profit

 

$261,546

 

 

$600,791

 

Operating Expenses

 

$3,395,631

 

 

$5,511,730

 

Other Expenses

 

$23,885,505

 

 

$4,219,228

 

Net Loss

 

$(27,019,590)

 

$(9,130,167)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add back:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense

 

$3,280,847

 

 

$2,965,106

 

Depreciation

 

$4,413

 

 

$6,286

 

Amortization

 

$-0-

 

 

$-0-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

$(23,734,330)

 

$(6,158,775)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add back:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options Expense

 

$-0-

 

 

$380,751

 

Derivative Loss

 

$20,614,658

 

 

$1,254,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$(3,119,672)

 

$(4,523,902)

Revenues and Gross Profit

Revenue increased substantiallyProfits

Sales in the first nine months of fiscal 2020 decreased to $679,031 versus $1,737,264 in the prior period. In addition to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on third fiscal quarter revenue, the decrease was the result of a commercial shift away from high-volume private label product sales to high-margin branded product sales in the period. Gross profit decreased to $261,546 versus $600,791, with margin improvement in the period to 38.5% of revenues versus 34.6% of revenues in the prior period. Subject to receipt of additional funding which will be used in part for further sales and marketing initiatives, Management expects revenue and profit contribution improvement as commercial efforts continue to gain traction and market conditions normalize. COVID-19 has thus far adversely affected our revenues and our ability to raise additional capital, so there is no assurance we will be able to grow our business or raise sufficient additional capital on acceptable terms or at all.

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Operating Expenses

Our operating expenses for the nine month period ended August 31, 2017 to $3,305,644 versus $241,053 in the prior year. This growth is attributed to a significant contract manufacturing supply agreement with a major retailer, coupled with increased direct sales of Brain Armor® products to professional sports teams and collegiate programs. This translated into a corresponding increase in Gross Profit to $173,378 or 5.2% of revenues versus $105,689 or 43.8% of revenues in the prior year. Management continues to direct operational support and focus toward markets, distribution channels and customers that represent sustainable commercial value. As such, we expect further revenue and profit growth in the remainder of 2017 and 2018. This outlook is supported by expanded retail customer supply agreements and new item listings coupled with further product innovation scheduled for introduction in Q4 2017 and Q1 2018.

Operating Expenses
Our operating expenses for the nine month periods ended August 31, 20172020 and August 31, 2016 are2019 is summarized below:
  
Nine Months
Ended
  
Nine Months
Ended
 
  August 31, 2017  August 31, 2016 
         
Professional Fees $133,796  $111,469 
General & Administrative Expenses $1,281,536  $767,121 
Marketing, Selling & Warehousing Expenses 
$
569,531  
$
550,954 
Management Salary $63,000  $32,500 
Director's Fees $63,000  $54,000 
Rent $7,521  $6,016 
Royalty $256,667  $233,714 

 

 

Nine

Months Ended

August 31,

2020

 

 

Nine

Months Ended

August 31,

2019

 

Professional Fees

 

$458,007

 

 

$690,244

 

General & Administrative Expenses

 

$2,027,493

 

 

$3,293,136

 

Marketing, Selling & Warehousing Expenses

 

$755,287

 

 

$1,267,103

 

Management Salary

 

$114,500

 

 

$115,500

 

Director’s Fees

 

$

 -0-

 

 

$

 29,500

 

Rent

 

$40,344

 

 

$116,247

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

$3,395,631

 

 

$5,511,730

 

Operating expenses for the nine month period ended August 31, 20172020 were $2,375,051$3,395,631 as compared to $1,755,774$5,511,730 for the comparative period in 2016, an increase2019, a decrease of 35.3%38.4%. The increasedecrease in our operating expenses iswas primarily due to increaseda decrease in legal expenses of $247,599, a decrease in non-cash options expense of $380,751 and a decrease in general administration and administrative costsmarketing and selling expenses related to our cost control efforts during this COVID-19 period. Management expects operating expenses to increase as we build and roll-out our product offerings.  These costs arerevenue is expected to continue to increase throughout 2017 as we continue to developgain traction and commercialize our product offerings.

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market conditions normalize.

Other Expenses


Other expenses for the nine month period ended August 31, 2017 increased2020 were $23,885,505, compared to $1,048,283 versus $351,353$4,219,228 in the comparative period in 2016.2019, an increase of 466.1%. The increase in other expenses was primarily due to an increase in non-cash derivative loss of $19,360,536 (on the revaluation of the embedded conversion option of all the convertible notes), and a $483,462 increase in interest expense due(related to higher debt levels andlevels), partially offset by a $167,721 decrease in non-cash interest expense (related to the impact of certain other items including the beneficial conversion feature related to theamortization of debt discount from convertible notenotes entered into in 2017.


2016 and 2018). Management expects interest expense and amortization of debt discount to remain constant. Derivative loss or gain will depend on the stock price, volatility factor and interest rates at the end of the quarter.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

The following non-GAAP financial measures are presented in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q to supplement the financial information we present on a GAAP basis. We monitor and present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because they are key measures used by our management to understand and evaluate our performance.

EBITDA

We define EBITDA as net income (loss), adjusted to exclude: Interest income and expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization expense including impairment loss. Reported net loss for the nine month period August 31, 2020 was $27,019,590 compared to $9,130,167 in the comparative period in 2019. After deducting interest, depreciation and amortization, EBITDA for the nine month period ended August 31, 2020 was ($23,734,330) compared to ($6,158,775) in 2019.

Adjusted EBITDA

We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA, adjusted to exclude stock options expense and derivative loss. Reported EBITDA for the nine month period August 31, 2020 was ($23,734,330) compared to ($6,158,775) in the comparative period in 2019. After deducting non-cash stock options expense and derivative loss, Adjusted EBITDA for the nine month period ended August 31, 2020 was ($3,119,672) compared to ($4,523,902) in 2019.

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Balance Sheet Data


The following table provides selected balance sheet data as at August 31, 20172020 and August 31, 2016.


Balance Sheet Data: August 31, 2017  August 31, 2016 
       
Cash $4,380,378  $4,484 
Total assets $7,755,321  $3,006,386 
Total liabilities $11,053,311  $4,736,704 
Stockholders' (deficit) $(3,297,990) $(1,730,318)

Total assets and total liabilities increased in the nine month period ended August 31, 2017 versus the corresponding period last year as a result of the receipt of additional financing in September 2016 and May 2017.

2019.

Balance Sheet Data:

 

August 31,

2020

 

 

August 31,

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$82,658

 

 

$352,982

 

Total assets

 

$2,538,488

 

 

$3,370,232

 

Total liabilities

 

$58,075,731

 

 

$24,819,039

 

Stockholders’ (deficit)

 

$(55,537,243)

 

$(21,448,807)

Strategic Orientation


Our objective is to provide our shareholders with solid returns through strategic investments across multiple consumer product and food ingredient platforms. The platforms we are focusing on include:


·

Life science technologies and related products that have applications to a range of consumer products;

·

Nutritional supplements and related consumer goods providing defined benefits to the consumer; and

·

Functional foods and beverages ingredients with defined health and wellness benefits.


We are building our business through strategic investments in high growth early stage consumer brands and functional ingredientsingredient platforms within segment/sectors which we believe offer long term growthsustainable commercial potential. We are focused on three core strategies underpinning our objectives:


·

To execute oura multi-tier brand, supply-chain and innovation strategy to drive revenue;

·

To aggressively manage ouran asset light business model to drive aour low cost platform; and

·

To drive disciplines leading to increased investor awareness and ability to finance and govern growing operations.


While we have yet to realize break even cash flows orachieve profitability, we believe we are making significant progress against our goalscommercial objectives. Subject to receipt of additional funding, which will be used in part for further sales and objectives,marketing initiatives, we expect revenue and expect revenues and marginsmargin to increase as we begin commercializing the productscontinue to strengthen distribution partnerships while capitalizing on product innovation, supply-chain optimization and brand equity within our current portfolio. All three ofCOVID-19 has thus far adversely affected our product platforms show solid potential in the markets where they competerevenues and bothability to raise additional capital, so there is no assurance we will be able to grow our Everlast® and Brain Armor® product lines are now in the market and generating revenues. Our strategy was to first establish listings for these products with non-bricks and mortar accounts, and this has been successful.  Brain Armor® has now been listedbusiness or raise sufficient additional capital on acceptable terms or at a large retail account as well, and we expect listings for Everlast® to follow.  The development of Oceans Omega as an ingredient for food and beverage products is ongoing, and given the longer sales cycle for ingredients, we expect to realize revenues later in fiscal 2017 both through external customer product development and also internally via potential line extensions for both the Everlast® and Brain Armor® product lines.


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all.

Liquidity and Capital Resources


Our cash balance at August 31, 2017 was $4,380,378. Management believes the current funds available to

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will be sufficientcontinue as a going concern, which contemplates realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business within one year after the date the consolidated financial statements are issued. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board, or the FASB, Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40), our management evaluates whether there are conditions or events, considered in aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about our ability to fund our operations forcontinue as a going concern within one year after the next twelve months.


On January 29, 2015, we entered intodate that the financial statements are issued.

As of August 31, 2020, the Company had $82,658 in cash and a securities purchase agreementworking capital deficit of $47,165,954. The Company also has generated losses and has an accumulated deficit of $61,174,666 as of August 31, 2020. These factors raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. The Company completed additional long term financing with a non-US institutional investor, wherebyreceiving proceeds of $3,400,780 on November 30, 2018, $2,804,187 on April 13, 2019 and $3,795,033 on November 6, 2019. However, unless management is able to obtain additional financing, the Company may not be able to meet its funding requirements during the next 12 months. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

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On May 28, 2020, we agreed to sell an aggregate principal amount of $2,300,000 of senior secured convertible debentures, convertible into sharesobtained a $135,165 unsecured loan payable through the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which was enacted as part of the company’s common stock.  WeCoronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES ACT”). The funds were received $1,800,000from Bank of America through a loan agreement pursuant to the funds fromCARES Act. The CARES Act was established in order to enable small businesses to pay employees during the transaction on February 5, 2015 and the balance of $500,000 on May 14, 2015.  On September 26, 2016, we entered into a Convertible Promissory Note Amendment Agreement with this investor whereby we agreedeconomic slowdown caused by COVID-19 by providing forgivable loans to extend the maturity date and amend the interest payable on the senior secured convertible debentures, whereby we extended the term of the notes through September 30, 2019 and interest rate was increased from 6% per annum to 8% per annum.   The convertible debentures are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion price of $0.71 per sharequalifying businesses for an aggregate of up to 3,239,437 shares.


On September 26, 2016,2.5 times their average monthly payroll costs. The amount borrowed under the CARES Act and used for payroll costs, rent, mortgage interest, and utility costs during the 24 week period after the date of loan disbursement is eligible to be forgiven provided that (a) we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with a non-US institutional investor   pursuantuse the PPP Funds during the eight week period after receipt thereof, and (b) the PPP Funds are only used to which, in consideration for proceeds of $4,100,000, we issued a secured convertible promissory note incover payroll costs (including benefits), rent, mortgage interest, and utility costs. While the full loan amount may be forgiven, the amount of $4,100,000.  Pursuantloan forgiveness will be reduced if, among other reasons, we do not maintain staffing or payroll levels or less than 60% of the loan proceeds are used for payroll costs. Principal and interest payments on any unforgiven portion of the PPP Funds (the “PPP Loan”) will be deferred to the Securities Purchase Agreement,date the investor has agreed, from time to time after January 1, 2017, to make additional investments at our request of up to $5,900,000 ($10,000,000 inSBA remits the aggregate) in one or more tranches of not less than one tranche during any 60 day period. The funding of any tranche under the agreement (other than the first $4,100,000 which has been funded) is subjectborrower’s loan forgiveness amount to the mutual agreementlender or, if the borrower does not apply for loan forgiveness, 10 months after the end of the parties as toborrower’s loan forgiveness period for six months and will accrue interest at a fixed annual rate of 1.0% and carry a two year maturity date. There is no prepayment penalty on the use of funds. The parties have agreed to negotiate in good faith to pre-approve use of funds within 120 days following September 26, 2016. On May 9, 2017, the Company received the second tranche of funding with proceeds of $4,400,000 for a total investment by the investor of $8,500,000. Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement, the Company hasCARES Act Loan.

We are currently experiencing an additional $1,500,000 of available funding. We intend to use the proceeds of the secured convertible note for generalincreasing working capital purposes including, without limitation, settlement of accounts payable and repayment of mature loans. In consideration of each advance made by the investor pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, we will issue to the investor a convertible promissory note of equal value, maturing three years after issuance, and bearing interest at the rate of 8% per annum. Each note will be secured in first priority against the present and after acquired assets of the Company, and will be convertible in whole or in part at the option of the holder into common shares of the Company at a conversion price per share of $0.60, equal to a 25% discount to the 10 day average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the period immediately preceding the issuance of the applicable note. Due to the notes being convertible to the Company common shares, a beneficial conversion feature analysis was performed. The intrinsic value of the conversion feature was $1,366,667 and $1,466,667 respectively and which was recognized as debt discount.deficiency. As of August 31, 2017, $612,8692020, we had a working capital deficit of approximately $47.2 million, compared to a deficit of approximately $18.3 million as of November 30, 2019. The approximate $28.9 million increase in our working capital deficit was due primarily to (all amounts approximate) a $931,000 decrease in cash, a $2.6 million increase in accrued liabilities, a $335,000 increase in convertible debt discount was amortizedand a $24.6 million increase in derivative liability.

Currently, we anticipate that our baseline operating activities will use approximately $300,000 in cash per month over the next twelve months, or approximately $3.6 million. However, based on our current business plan, subject to completion of a planned capital raise, we intend to expend at least an additional $400,000 per month ($4.8 million annually) on an expansion of our sales and marketing initiatives. Currently we have limited cash on hand, and consequently, we are unable to fully implement our current business plan. Accordingly, we have an immediate need for additional capital to fund our operating activities. COVID-19 has thus far adversely affected our revenues and our ability to raise additional capital, so there is no assurance we will be able to grow our business or raise sufficient additional capital on acceptable terms or at all.

In order to remedy this liquidity deficiency, we are actively seeking to raise additional funds through the sale of equity and debt securities, and ultimately, we will need to generate substantial positive operating cash flows. Our internal sources of funds will consist of cash flows from operations, but not until we begin to realize additional revenues from the sale of our products and services. As previously stated, our operations are generating negative cash flows, and thus adversely affecting our liquidity. If we are able to secure sufficient funding in the near term to fully implement our business plan, we expect that our operations could begin to generate significant cash flows during the middle of 2021, which should ameliorate our liquidity deficiency. If we are unable to raise additional funds in the near term, we will not be able to implement our business plan, in which case there would be a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

In the event we do not generate sufficient funds from revenues or financing through the issuance of common stock or from debt financing, we will be unable to fully implement our business plan and pay our obligations as they become due, any of which $532,038circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our business prospects, financial condition, and results of operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be required should we be unable to recover the value of our assets or satisfy our liabilities.

Based on our limited availability of funds we expect to spend minimal amounts on product development, sales and marketing and capital expenditures. We expect to fund any future product development expenditures through a combination of cash flows from operations and proceeds from equity and/or debt financing. If we are unable to generate positive cash flows from operations, and/or raise additional funds (either through debt or equity), we will be unable to fund our product development expenditures, in which case, there could be an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

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Cash Flows

 

 

Nine months ended

August 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

$(2,002,349)

 

$(5,596,957)

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

$

-0-

 

 

$12,449

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

$1,071,333

 

 

$2,804,187

 

Change in cash

 

$(931,016)

 

$(2,780,321)

Operating Activities

Cash used in operating activities was amortized(all amounts approximate) $2 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 (about $220,000 per month), compared to $5.6 million during the currentcomparable prior period (about $620,000 per month). The approximate $3.6 million decrease in cash used by operating activities was due primarily to an increase in non-cash derivative loss of $19.3 million and a $2.6 million change in operating assets and liabilities (primarily accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $2.1 million and inventory of $700,000), partially offset by an $18 million increase in net loss.

Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities was (all amounts approximate) $1.1 million during the nine month period and $80,831months ended August 31, 2020, compared to $2.8 million during the comparable prior period. The $1.7 million decrease in cash provided by financing activities related primarily to an approximate $1.9 million decrease in proceeds from convertible debt, partially offset by $135,000 in proceeds from the prior year. The unamortized discount is $2,220,465.

PPP loan.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements


We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

Contractual Obligations


Except for the transactions noted in Business Developments, there have been no material changes outside the normal course of business in our contractual obligations since January 3, 2015.


obligations.

Critical Accounting Estimates


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, related revenues and expenses, and disclosure of gain and loss contingencies at the date of the financial statements. The estimates and assumptions made require us to exercise our judgment and are based on historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. We continually evaluate the information that forms the basis of our estimates and assumptions as our business and the business environment generally changes. The use of estimates is pervasive throughout our financial statements. There have been no material changes to the critical accounting estimates disclosed under the heading “Critical Accounting Estimates” in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, of the Company's 2019 Form 10-K.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


As a smaller reporting company we are not required to provide this information.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURESPROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, we have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded as of the evaluation date that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective such that the material information required to be included in our Securities and Exchange Commission reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and financial officer, recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms relating to our company, particularly during the period when this report was being prepared.


Management identified the following material weaknesses:

Insufficient Resources: We have an inadequate number of personnel with requisite expertise in the key functional areas of finance and accounting.

Inadequate Segregation of Duties: We have an inadequate number of personnel to properly implement control procedures.

Lack of Audit Committee Financial Expert & Outside Directors on the Company’s Board of Directors: We do not have a financial expert on our audit committee or a fully independent Board of Directors, resulting in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures.

Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter ended August 31, 20172020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

On January 11, 2019, the Company filed a lawsuit against Everlast World’s Boxing Headquarters Corp. (“Everlast”) in the New York Supreme Court in New York County, New York. This action involved the Company seeking a declaration that it was entitled to terminate a License Agreement between the parties pursuant to which Trident had the right to market certain Everlast-branded products. Everlast subsequently removed that case to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

On January 17, 2019, Everlast filed a counter civil lawsuit against the Company and other defendants in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. In that lawsuit, Everlast seeks payment from the defendants under a License Agreement dated June 4, 2013, for $425,555 in unpaid royalties allegedly due and owing under the License Agreement and interest on the allegedly unpaid royalties of $96,265, which interest allegedly continues to accrue. Everlast has also sought all costs, expenses, and legal fees incurred by Everlast in collecting monies that it claims are due under the License Agreement. On February 26, 2020, the court in the Everlast matter issued an Opinion and Order granting a motion to dismiss all of Trident’s claims against Everlast and granting a motion for judgment on the pleadings as to liability against Trident. The Court left open the question of damages to be awarded to Everlast. The Company and Everlast have participated in settlement discussions before a magistrate judge, but no settlement has been reached. Everlast has filed a motion for summary judgment for damages in the amount of $741,998, including damages, costs, and attorneys’ fees. On October 15, 2020, the Court adjudged and decreed Everlast have judgment and recover the following sums from the Company:

1. $425,000 representing royalty payments due to Plaintiff;

2. Interest on royalty payments computed to October 15, 2020, in the sum of $242,919;

3. Costs in the sum of $800; and

4. Attorneys’ fees in the sum of $70,226; making in total the sum of $738,946 payable by the Company to Everlast.

The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case. The Company has 30 days from the date of judgement to appeal the case. Management will review the judgement and explore all its options. The Company has accrued $425,000 liability as of August 31, 2020.

On June 3, 2019, the Company filed a lawsuit against PIT Mycell, LLC, William E. Peterson III, New Age Ventures, LLC, Volker Berl, and Mycell Technologies, LLC (“Mycell”) in the Superior Court in Bergen County, New Jersey, Civil Action No. BER-L-004198-19, in which the Company seeks to require the defendants to perform under and allow the enforcement of certain notes made by Mycell and acquired by the Company in September 2017. The notes are past their stated maturity date of December 31, 2016. The Company also alleges that the parties had entered into a written Settlement Agreement Letter of Intent dated March 14, 2019 (the “Settlement”), but that the defendants repudiated it shortly thereafter. The notes had been the subject of an earlier lawsuit in Virginia in state court in Fairfax County between the Company and PIT Mycell, LLC that the Settlement was intended to resolve. The Company seeks to enforce the notes and the Settlement in the New Jersey lawsuit and requests actual damages in an amount to be proven at trial, attorneys’ fees and litigation costs, specific performance requiring certain defendants to enforce obligations under the notes against Mycell, specific performance requiring the defendants to execute a final Settlement Agreement consistent with the Settlement, an order permitting foreclosure on the collateral for the notes, and declaratory relief.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are included with this quarterly filing:


Exhibit No.

Description

3.1

Articles of Incorporation*

3.2

Bylaws*

31.1

3.2

Bylaws*

31.1

Sec. 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer

31.2

31.2

Sec. 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

32.1

32.1

Sec. 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer

32.2

32.2

Sec. 906 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

*Document is incorporated by reference and can be found in its entirety in our Registration Statement on Form SB-2, SEC File Number 333-148710, filed January 17, 2008, at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov.

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Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405Table of Regulation S-T.Contents

*Document is incorporated by reference and can be found in its entirety in our Registration Statement on Form SB-2, SEC File Number 333-148710, at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov.
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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.


October 16, 2017

Trident Brands Incorporated

Date: October 20, 2020

By:

/s/ Anthony Pallante

By:

Anthony Pallante

(Chief Executive Officer & Chair of the Board)

By:

/s/ Peter Salvo

Peter Salvo

(Principal Financial Officer)

 
/s/ Mike Browne
By: Mike Browne
(Chief Financial Officer)
/s/ Mark Holcombe
By: Mark Holcombe
(President & Director)
/s/ Scott Chapman
By: Scott Chapman
(Director)26
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