Vancouver, British Columbia – December 19, 2025 – TheNewswire - Plaid Technologies Inc. (CSE: STIF) (OTC: STIFF) (FRA: 5QX0) ("Plaid" or the "Company") announces that it has granted an aggregate of 4,975,000 stock options (the “Options”) to purchase up to 4,975,000 common shares (the “Shares”) to certain directors, officers, and consultants, pursuant to its long-term incentive plan, which was ratified and approved by the Company’s shareholders at the meeting held on October 30, 2025.

Each Option is exercisable at a price of $0.30 per Share for a period of four (4) years from the date of grant, and vest quarterly over a period of twelve (12) months.

Any Shares issued upon exercise of the Options will be subject to a four month hold period from the date of grant in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws and the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange.

About the Company

Plaid is commercializing advanced graphene-enhanced materials that unlock step-change performance improvements across large, established end markets including construction, energy, and industrial manufacturing. Rather than requiring customers to adopt entirely new systems, Plaid’s technology upgrades existing materials and workflows, enabling rapid adoption, capital efficiency, and alignment with sustainability and decarbonization goals.

At the core of Plaid’s platform is a proprietary graphene-infused concrete formulation designed to materially improve strength, durability, and long-term performance. This approach positions Plaid as a materials-platform company with broad optionality: a single core technology that can be deployed across multiple high-value applications and industries.

Plaid’s initial commercial focus is on wellbore cement and subsurface integrity solutions—a mission-critical, regulated market with clear pain points and strong willingness to pay. Management believes Plaid’s graphene-reinforced cement represents a step change in well abandonment and remediation, enabling longer-lasting seals, improved structural integrity, and reduced lifecycle environmental risk.

The market opportunity is substantial and immediate. In the United States alone, more than 4.5 million orphaned and abandoned wells require permanent remediation, representing a potential demand of up to $100 billion in graphene-reinforced concrete. This large, non-cyclical addressable market provides a strong foundation for early revenue while Plaid expands its technology into adjacent construction and industrial applications, creating a scalable growth platform with long-term upside.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors

 

"Guy Bourgeois"

 

Guy Bourgeois

Director & Chief Executive Officer

Telephone:  1-800-585-7517

Email: info@plaidtechnologiesinc.com

Website: https://www.plaidtechnologiesinc.com

The CSE has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release. Neither the CSE nor its Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking information is generally identified by words such as “expects”, “plans”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “may”, “will”, “potential”, and similar expressions.

Forward-looking information in this news release includes, without limitation, statements relating to the Company’s business strategy, anticipated development and commercialization of its graphene-enhanced technologies, and the expected alignment of interests between the Company and its directors, officers, and consultants through the granting of stock options.

Forward-looking information is based on management’s reasonable assumptions, expectations, and estimates as of the date of this news release, including assumptions regarding general business and economic conditions, the Company’s ability to execute its business plans, the availability of financing, and the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals.

Such forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks related to early-stage technology development, commercialization challenges, regulatory approvals, market conditions, competition, availability of capital, and general economic, financial, and political conditions.

Although the Company believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in the forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information. Forward-looking information is provided as of the date of this news release, and the Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, except as required by applicable securities laws.