Trius Completes Subsidiary Sale

TRIUS INVESTMENTS INC.

TRIUS COMPLETES SUBSIDIARY SALE

Fredericton, New Brunswick – August 15, 2018 – Trius Investments Inc. (“Trius” or the “Company”) (TSXV:

TRU) is pleased to announce that further to its press releases dated May 30, 2018, and July 30, 2018 , it

has closed the sale of its wholly -owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary Sale”), TRU Investments LLC (“TRU

LLC”), to PVR Holdings LLC for gross cash proceeds of US$736,495 including working capital adjustments.

Net cash proceeds to Trius after payment of related transaction fees are US$711,120 (approximately

CAD$930,000).

As a result of completing the Subsidiary Sale, the Company no longer has active business operations or

material assets other than cash. As is customary for companies in this situation who no longer meet the

ongoing listing standards of the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”), effective as of a date this week to be

specified in the relevant TSXV bulletin, the Company’s listing will be transferred to t he NEX, a separate

board of the TSXV , and the Company’s trading symbol will change from TRU to TRU.H. The Company

anticipated this listing transfer, which is not expected to hinder Trius’ repositioning.

Trius now has approximately $1.6 Million in working capital and intends to explore potential strategic

alternatives, and will update shareholders of any material developments. There can be no assurance that

these efforts will result in a transaction being pursued, entered into or consummated.

For further information, please contact:

Joel Freudman

President and Chief Executive Officer

Trius Investments Inc.

Telephone: (647) 880-6414

Cautionary Statements

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies

of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

This press release contains certain forward -looking statements, including statements regarding Trius’

future plans . These statements are based on numerous assumptions believed by management to be

reasonable in the circumstances, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties described in the

Company’s continuous disclosure documents . Actual results may differ materially from results

contemplated by the forward-looking statements. When relying on forward-looking statements to make

decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties

and should not place undue re liance on such forward -looking statements. The Company does not

undertake to update any forward-looking statements herein except as required by applicable law.