Item 8.01 Other Events

Extension of Previously Issued Incentive Stock Options

Effective May 5, 2019, our Board of Directors approved the extension of 750,000 previously issued and outstanding stock options. The options were originally issued on May 5, 2014 under the Company’s 2013 stock option plan to the Company’s Director, Scott Chapman (300,000 options), its President, CEO and Director, Mark Holcombe (300,000 options), and its Vice-President Finance and Secretary, Peter Salvo (150,000 options). The options are exercisable at the price of $0.40 per share on a one for one basis. The board of directors has exercised its discretion in accordance with the 2013 stock option plan to extend the option exercise period from May 5, 2019 to May 5, 2020.

About TRIDENT BRANDS INCORPORATED (OTCMKTS:TDNT)

Trident Brands Incorporated is focused on branded consumer products and food ingredients. The Company maintains a portfolio of branded consumer products, including nutritional products and supplements under the Everlast and Brain Armor brands, and functional food ingredients under the Oceans Omega brand. The Company’s brands are focused on the supplements and nutritional product, and heart and brain health categories. The Company’s subsidiaries include Trident Brands Canada Ltd., Sports Nutrition Product Inc. and Brain Armor Inc. Trident Brands Canada Ltd. holds various banking facilities. Sports Nutrition Product Inc. holds the license to market and sell products in the nutritional foods and supplements categories under the Everlast brand. The Brain Armor product is a plant-based docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplement designed specifically for the needs of athletes. Its products under the Oceans Omega brand have application as a functional food ingredient.