Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2018
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The following transactions are in the normal course of operations and are measured at the amount of consideration established and agreed to by related parties.

Nine months ended August 31, 2018

As of August 31, 2018, there are no amounts receivable from related parties.

As of August 31, 2018, the Company had a payable of $103,906 to related parties to be settled by issuance of stock.

Effective as of October 1, 2017, the Company entered into an employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) with Paul Jensen pursuant to which Mr. Jensen serves as President and Chief Operating Officer and effective July 13, 2018 serves as CEO of the Company. By the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Jensen will receive an annual salary of $200,000, payable as follows. For the period beginning on October 1, 2017 and ending on June 30, 2018, Mr. Jensen shall receive quarterly payments of the Company’s common stock, to be issued 15 days after the end of each three-month quarter. Commencing July 1, 2018, the Company will pay $10,000 per month in cash and the balance in Company stock. At such time as the Company can pay the entire salary in cash and be cash positive on an operating basis, the entire monthly salary will be paid in cash. The Company expensed $150,000 for the services for the nine months ended August 31, 2018.

The Company expensed $34,875 for services provided by the CFO of the Company which was paid to a corporation in which the CFO has an ownership interest, in accordance with the consulting contract.

The Company expensed $116,575 which includes $18,000 for issuance of proportionate shares per his contract, for services provided by the CEO and effective July 13, 2018 providing services as executive chairman of the Company and which was paid to a corporation in which the CEO has an ownership interest, in accordance with the consulting contract (See also note 7).

On March 27, 2017, the board of directors had granted options to the CEO to acquire a total of 1,150,000 common shares. The Company expensed $39,046 for the value of options which vested during this period.

In May 2018, the Company made a share issuance to NEIP under the consulting agreement announced on June 16, 2017. SDI issued 507,550 common shares at a price of $0.12 per share to satisfy the payment of $62,500 due in December 2017.

On April 13, 2018, the Company employed Mr. André Buys as the CTO with compensation of $10,000 per month over a three-year period. The Company expensed $46,667 during the nine- month period ended August 31, 2018. On April 13, 2018, the Company granted options to Mr. André Buys to acquire a total of 1,500,000 common shares. The Company expensed $6,341 for the value of options which vested during this period. See also Note 7(a) for the agreement entered into with Mr. Buys.

Effective June 1, 2018 the Company entered into a consulting agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) with Bryan Ganz pursuant to which Mr. Ganz serves as President of the Company. By the terms of the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Ganz will be paid annually $200,000 in the Company’s common shares for his services and subject to stock exchange approval. The Common shares shall be issued quarterly, ending March 31, 2019. For the Company’s fiscal third and fourth quarter the President shall be paid 500,000 common shares for each quarter. The Company accrued expenses $72,573 being cost for services to be compensated by issuance of shares.

Effective December 1, 2017, the Company leased office premises at Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA for rent of $700 per month from a corporation owned and controlled by a director of the Company. The Company expensed $6,300 as office rent for the nine-months ended August 31, 2018. As of August 31, 2018, the Company has a payable for $3,940 (August 31, 2017: $nil) for the rent.

Nine months ended August 31, 2017

Effective July 21, 2016, Bryan Ganz was elected as a director of the Company. Prior to his appointment, effective May 1, 2016, the Company executed a one-year consulting agreement with Northeast Industrial Partners, LLC (“NEIP”), a Corporation in which the said director has an ownership interest. In January 2017, the Company issued 589,414 common shares at a price of $0.1142 per share to satisfy the payment of USD $50,000 due on November 15, 2016. In March 2017, the Company made the third share issuance and issued 503,251 common shares at a price of $0.0994 per share to satisfy the payment of USD $50,000 due on February 15, 2017. In May 2017, the Company made the fourth and final share issuance and issued 534,941 common shares at a price of $0.0935 per share to satisfy the payment of USD $50,000 due on May 15, 2017. Effective May 1, 2017, the Company and NEIP renewed the agreement for the period of time until such date as either of them terminates the original contract on not less than 15 days prior written notice to the other party. For services rendered by NEIP during the extension, SDI shall pay NEIP $62,500 within 15 days following every consecutive three-month period during the extension. The Company accrued expense for $62,500 for the quarter ended August 2017 and this expense was settled and paid subsequently to the quarter by issue of shares (see also Note 13-subsequent events). In addition, the Company executed a one-year back-office accounting and administration services agreement with NEIP effective January 1, 2017 to pay compensation of $7,500 per month. The Company expensed $60,000 for services provided during the nine- month period ended August 31, 2017.

The Company expensed $27,000 for services provided by the CFO of the Company and $32,300 for services provided by two Corporations in which the CEO has an ownership interest, in accordance with the consulting contract. In addition, the CEO was paid a salary of $78,500 during the nine- month period ended August 31, 2017.

During the nine- month period ended August 31, 2017, the Company issued options to directors. The Company expensed $169,970 for the value of options which vested during this period.