TDNT Trident Brands Incorporated (CE)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

May 31, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Trident Brands Incorporated “we”, “our”, “the Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on November 5, 2007.

The Company is 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 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.

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of the 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 financial statements and notes thereto contained in the 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 financial statements which would substantially duplicate the disclosure contained in the audited financial statements for fiscal 2021 as reported in the Form 10-K have been omitted.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in 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 ultimate impact from COVID-19 on the Company’s operations and financial results during 2022 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 on our financial results during the remainder of 2022 and beyond, but expect developments related to COVID-19 to continue to materially affect the Company’s financial performance during 2022.

Customer Concentration

One customer accounted for 100.0% of total revenue for the six month period ended May 31, 2022 compared to two customers who accounted for 19.9% and 11.5% of total revenue for the six month period ended May 31, 2021. Two customers accounted for 66.5% and 33.5% of total accounts receivable as of May 31, 2022 compared to two customers for 39.4% and 29.2% as of May 31, 2021.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

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.

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 May 31, 2022 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.

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 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 May 31, 2022, the Company had $12,389 in cash and a working capital deficit of $10,286,385. The Company also has generated losses and has an accumulated deficit as of May 31, 2022. These factors raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. Unless Management is able to obtain additional financing, it is unlikely that the Company will 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.

As of May 31, 2022, the Company has no outstanding warrants. All the outstanding warrants have expired.

NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On October 15, 2021, a Promissory Note was issued to Anthony Pallante, Chairman and a significant stockholder of the Company. The Note is unsecured and was issued in consideration for payments made by Mr. Pallante on behalf of the Company to creditors in satisfaction of Company obligations. Mr. Pallante loaned the Company $20,101. The Note bears Interest at a rate of 8% per annum. All unpaid principal and accrued interest shall be due and payable upon demand by the Holder at any time subsequent to six (6) months from the date the notes were issued. As of May 31, 2022, Mr. Pallante made additional payments of $37,036 for a total of $57,137.

NOTE 6. CONVERTIBLE 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. We considered ASC Topic 470-50, Debt Modifications and Extinguishments, and determined that the modification was not deemed substantial.

Due to the note being convertible to common shares of the Company, a beneficial conversion feature analysis was performed. The intrinsic value of the conversion feature was $647,888 which was recognized as debt discount. As of November 30, 2017, the full amount of the debt discount has been amortized.

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 has agreed, from time to time after January 1, 2017, to make additional investments at the Company’s request of up to $5,900,000. 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 $10,000,000.

The Company used the proceeds of the secured convertible note for general working capital purposes including 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 issued to the investor a convertible promissory note of equal value, maturing on September 30, 2019, and bearing interest at the rate of 8% per annum. Each note was secured in first priority against the present and after acquired assets of the Company and was 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 16,666,667 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 $3,333,334 and was recognized as a debt discount. As of November 30, 2021, $3,333,334 of the debt discount was amortized to interest of which $334,988 was amortized during the current year compared to $855,987 in the prior year. As of November 30, 2021, the debt discount was fully amortized.

On November 30, 2018 the Company and Fengate entered into a Securities Purchase Amendment Agreement ("SPS") pursuant to which the Company has agreed to issue to Fengate additional convertible promissory notes (collectively, the “2018 and 2019 Convertible Notes”) of up to $10,000,000, subject to certain terms and conditions. Each portion of the principal amount advanced pursuant to the SPA boar 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 holder 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 to the average closing price of the common shares during the 10 trading days immediately prior to the applicable conversion date. The 2018 and 2019 Convertible Notes (aka “Amended SPA Notes”) were extended until December 1, 2021. The Maturity Date of the Amended SPA Notes was extended to November 30, 2025, as described below.

On November 30, 2018 the Company received the first tranche of funding with proceeds of $3,400,780. The 2^nd tranche of $2,804,187 was received on April 13, 2019. The 3^rd 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. On March 5, 2020, the 2018 and 2019 Convertible Notes were 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.

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 on 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 fair values of the embedded conversion options were recorded as debt discount and were amortized over the term of the 2018 and 2019 Convertible Notes. Amortization of debt discount for the years ended November 30, 2021 and 2020 was $1,885,587 and $1,857,295, respectively. The unamortized discount as of November 30, 2021 is $0.

On January 9, 2020 the Company and Fengate entered into an Amendment to Convertible Promissory Notes Agreement to amend the terms of the convertible notes issued on 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) (collectively the “2016 Convertible 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 was extended from May 31 to December 31, 2020. The Amendment also extended the maturity date of the 2018 and 2019 Convertible Notes to December 1, 2021.

The Company analyzed the embedded conversion option on the amended “2016 Convertible 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 $3,981,221 of APIC previously recorded for beneficial conversion feature of these convertible notes being reclassified as derivative liability.

On November 30, 2020, the Company entered into a fourth amendment of the 2016 Convertible Notes and the 2018 and 2019 Convertible Notes wherein the Company will issue to Fengate 29,432,320 shares of Company Preferred Stock (representing $17,659,392 of principal and interest converted into Preferred Stock at the rate of $0.60 per share), in full and complete satisfaction of (i) all amounts owing under the 2016 Convertible Notes through November 30, 2021 (including accrued interest thereon) and (ii) all accrued interest on the 2018 and 2019 Convertible Notes through November 30, 2021. The conversion was originally expected to occur by the end of June, 2021. The 2018 and 2019 Convertible Notes were further amended to (i) eliminate the conversion feature of such notes, (ii) provide for a simple interest rate of 8% per annum, with the first 2 years of interest payable at maturity of the 2018 and 2019 Convertible Notes and the last three years of interest payable quarterly beginning February 28, 2023; and (iii) extend the maturity of such notes until November 30, 2025. Pursuant to this amendment, all notes no longer qualified for derivative accounting. As such, the value of the embedded conversion options of all notes of $5,494,363 was credited to additional paid in capital.

The consummation of the foregoing transaction is subject to (i) authorization and issuance of the Preferred Stock, which is subject to approval of the requisite number of common shares of the Company, in accordance with Nevada law and the Company’s organizational documents, and (ii) Note Holder’s obligation to remain in compliance with regulations governing its ownership of voting shares.

The Company and Note Holder had previously undertaken to consummate the foregoing transactions no later than June 30, 2021. On March 29, 2022, the Board of Directors approved an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation which authorizes 29,432,320 shares of Company Preferred Stock. On March 30, 2022, more than a majority in interest of our common shares by written consent approved such amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation. The effectiveness of this shareholder approval is pending the filing of an information statement with the SEC and mailing to our shareholders. The Company expects to consummate this transaction prior to September 30, 2022

We considered ASC Topic 470-50, Debt Modifications and Extinguishments in connection with the amendment of the interest rate and maturity date of the 2018 and 2019 Convertible Notes and determined that the modification would be considered a debt extinguishment. The unamortized discount of $1,092,295 at the date of amendment was recognized as a loss on debt extinguishment for the year ended November 30, 2020

NOTE 7. NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST INVESTMENT IN BRAIN ARMOR, INC.

On March 30, 2021, a non-US investor subscribed to the acquisition of 333,333 units of the Company’s Brain Armor Inc subsidiary. Each unit is comprised of one share of Brain Armor stock, $0.001 par value and a common stock purchase warrant evidencing the right to purchase one share of Common Stock. The 333,333 units were sold at a per unit price of USD $0.30 for an aggregate purchase price of USD $100,000 which was received by the Company on March 30, 2021. The vesting and exercise prices of the warrants are as follows:

On May 5, 2021, a US investor subscribed to the acquisition of 3,333,333 units of the Company’s Brain Armor Inc subsidiary, with each unit being comprised of one share of Brain Armor stock, $0.001 par value and a common stock purchase warrant evidencing the right to purchase one share of Common Stock at a per unit price of USD $0.30 for an aggregate purchase price of USD $1,000,000 of which $100,000 was received by the Company on May 13, 2021 and $100,000 on May 27, 2021. This subscription agreement has since been terminated by mutual agreement of Brain Armor Inc. and the investor.

The vesting and exercise prices of the warrants are as follows:

NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Everlast License Agreement

On December 23, 2013, the Company entered into a Deed of Assignment Agreement with Everlast World’s Boxing Headquarters Corporation, International Brand Management Limited, Sports Nutrition Products Incorporated and Manchester Capital Incorporated wherein Everlast, International Brand, Sports Nutrition and Manchester Capital are parties to a trade mark license and Sports Nutrition, a New York corporation, has assigned its interest in the trade mark license to the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the assignment agreement, Sports Nutrition Products Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trident Brands Incorporated, assigned all of its rights, title, interest and benefit to the trade mark license to the Company effective December 23, 2013 and the Company assumed all of the obligations of Sports Nutrition Products Incorporated under the license agreement. The Company shall remain responsible to Everlast and International Brand for all acts and omissions of the subsidiary, Sports Nutrition Products Inc.

The Everlast License Agreement includes a clause stating that Manchester Capital Incorporated will guarantee that the Licensee shall perform all of its obligations and duties under the License Agreement. If the Licensee defaults in the payment when due of any amount it is obliged to pay to Licensor under the License Agreement, or arising from its termination, Manchester Capital is unconditionally responsible to pay that amount to Licensor in the manner prescribed in the License Agreement as if it were the Licensee.

The Royalty Calculation, as per the terms of the agreement, are as follows: In 2013, 7% of Net Retail Sales and 7% of 60% of Direct Response Sales Revenue; in 2014, 8% of Net Retail Sales and 8% of 60% of Direct Response Sales Revenue; in 2015, 9% of Net Retail Sales and 9% of 60% of Direct Response Sales Revenue; in 2016 onwards, 10% of Net Retail Sales and 10% of 60% of Direct Response Sales Revenue. The Annual Minimum Guaranteed Royalty is $120,000 in 2014, $235,000 in 2015, $320,000 in 2016, $345,000 in 2017 and in 2018 onwards, if the Agreement remains in force, will be 75% of the previous Year’s Royalty Calculation or the previous Year’s Annual Minimum Guaranteed Royalty plus 10%, whichever is greater. 

The agreement was terminated on December 31, 2017. On January 17, 2019, Everlast World’s Boxing Headquarters Corp. (“Everlast”) filed a counter claim against the Company and other defendants. 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 the Company’s claims against Everlast and granting a motion for judgment on the pleadings as to liability against the Company. The Court left open the question of damages to be awarded to Everlast. The Company had requested that the parties participate in settlement discussions before a magistrate judge or, in the alternative, that Everlast engage in limited discovery on these matters. No settlement was reached. On October 15, 2020, the Court in the Everlast case ordered, adjudged and decreed that Plaintiff Everlast have judgment and recover a total of $738,946 from the Company as follows:

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

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

3. Costs and attorneys’ fees in the sum of $71,026

On November 17, 2021, The Company entered Into a Stipulation (“Stipulation”) of the litigation captioned Everlast World’s Boxing Headquarters Corp. (“Everlast”) , Plaintiff vs. Trident Brands, Inc. and Manchester Capital Inc., Defendants, Waukesha County Court Case No. 21 TJ 90.  Under the terms of the Stipulation, the Company agreed to pay Everlast on or before February 15, 2022, the sum of $650,000 in full satisfaction of the Everlast’s judgment against the Company in the amount of $738,946. Under the Stipulation, except for the first $250,000 of capital raised, the Company is required to pay Everlast 20% of the gross amount of any capital raising transaction, until the full $650,000 is paid, provided however that the full $650,000 was required to have been paid no later than February 15, 2022.   

The Company failed to pay Everlast the full $650,000 by February 15, 2022, as a result of which the Company is obligated to pay Everlast the judgment amount of $738,945, plus applicable interest (a total of $750,713 as of August 21, 2021) and attorney’s fees, less any payments made. The estimated liability as of May 31, 2022 due to accrued interest is $908,799 which the Company has fully accrued. The Company is currently in litigation with Everlast regarding Everlast's methods to collect the judgements.

Banc of America Leasing and Capital 

On December 1, 2020, Bank of America Leasing and Capital, LLC filed a legal action against the Company in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of San Mateo (Case NO. 20-CIV-05306), alleging breach of contract. The claim arises out of a software services contract between the Company and Oracle Corporation. Bank of America Leasing and Capital, LLC acquired Oracle’s rights under the agreement. The plaintiff claims the Company is liable for damages in the amount of $217,000 plus interests and costs. The Company has not filed an answer to this complaint. On February 22, 2021, the plaintiff requested that the Court enter a default judgment against the Company. The Company intends to engage counsel and defend against this claim.

PIT Mycell

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. On January 24, 2020, the New Jersey court denied Defendant’s Motions to dismiss the case. The parties have engaged in written discovery and exchanged productions of documents. Mycell filed for bankruptcy on November 25, 2020. The bankruptcy is completed and the Company no longer has a claim on the new company that has since emerged from bankruptcy.

Contingencies

The Company may be subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company records a liability when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount is reasonably estimable. There is significant judgment required in both the probability determination and as to whether an exposure can be reasonably estimated. If any legal matter, that may arise, were resolved against the Company in a reporting period for amounts in excess of management’s expectations, the Company’s would reflect any potential claim in the consolidated financial statements for that reporting period.