Kaizen Discovery Grants Stock Options

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug 22, 2014) - Kaizen Discovery (TSX VENTURE:KZD) announced today that, pursuant to its Stock Option Plan, its board has approved the granting of incentive stock options to certain officers and employees of the company, subject to certain conditions, to purchase up to an aggregate of 675,000 common shares in the capital stock of the company.

The options are exercisable at a price of $0.51 per share and will vest 20% on the date of grant, with an additional 20% vesting on each anniversary of the date of grant thereafter until fully vested. The options expire on August 22, 2019.

About Kaizen Discovery

Kaizen is a Canadian technology-focused, mineral exploration company that was formed in late 2013 through a combination of Concordia Resource Corp. and assets acquired from HPX TechCo Inc., a 100%-owned subsidiary of High Power Exploration Inc. With its collaboration agreement with ITOCHU of Japan and access to HPX TechCo's proprietary geophysical technology, Kaizen's long-term growth strategy is to work with Japanese partners to identify, explore and develop high-quality mineral projects that have the potential to produce and deliver minerals to Japan's industrial sector.

More information on Kaizen is available at www.kaizendiscovery.com

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements in this news release that are forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties concerning the specific factors disclosed here and elsewhere in Kaizen's periodic filings with Canadian securities regulators. When used in this news release, words such as "will, could, plan, estimate, expect, intend, may, potential, should," and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. Information provided in this document is necessarily summarized and may not contain all available material information.

Although Kaizen has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, there can be other factors that cause results, performance or achievements not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate or that management's expectations or estimates of future developments, circumstances or results will materialize. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, the proposed transaction could be modified, restricted or not completed, and the results or events predicted in these forward-looking statements may differ materially from actual results or events.

Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this news release are made as of the date of this release. Kaizen disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise such information, except as required by applicable law, and Kaizen does not assume any liability for disclosure relating to the other company mentioned herein.