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Brainhunter Inc. ("Brainhunter" or the "Company") (TSX:BH) today announced that
it has received written notice from its chartered bank that the Company is in
default under the Standstill Agreement executed on April 3, 2009, as amended on
July 29, 2009 (the "Standstill Agreement") for failure to comply with certain
covenants, including covenants relating to the financial position and results of
operation of the Company, as well as the obtaining of a letter of intent for the
sale or refinancing of the Company in a timely manner.


As a result of the foregoing covenant breaches under the Standstill Agreement,
an Enforcement Event has occurred under the Standstill Agreement and the Company
is prohibited from making any distribution to the holders of its approximately
$10.7 million in term promissory notes.  In addition, the Company's bank has
delivered a Senior Default Notice to the term promissory noteholders advising
that due to the Company's default, the Company is prohibited from making, and
the term promissory noteholders shall not accept, any payment of any
distribution until the bank has been paid in full.


In the bank's default notice letter, it states that although the bank does not
waive any of its Enforcement Rights, it does not anticipate pursuing its
Enforcement Rights in the immediate future.  To date, the bank has not exercised
its Enforcement Rights or demanded repayment of the principal owing on the $26
million operating credit facility.  


As previously disclosed, certain events of default are also continuing between
the Company and its term lender under its $5.6 million subordinated term
debenture.  To date, the Company's term lender has refrained from exercising its
enforcement rights.


The Company has received several proposals from parties with respect to the
previously announced process to seek strategic or refinancing alternatives.  The
Company continues to explore and discuss these proposals with the respective
interested parties.


Brainhunter continues to take steps to reduce its operating costs and improve
efficiencies.  It also continues to review strategic alternatives and evaluate
various expressions of interest with Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance, its
advisor in this process.


Business Overview

Brainhunter Inc. ("Brainhunter" or the "Company") is specialized in the
provision of staffing solutions (contingent staffing, managed staffing,
permanent staffing and staffing software solutions) to major companies and
governments in Canada and the U.S.   Currently, the largest part of the business
is providing IT and engineering staffing consultants, on a contract basis, to
major companies and government entities in Canada.  The Company also sells
recruiting related software including applicant tracking systems ("ATS"), vendor
management software ("VMS"), and job board software.  Brainhunter deploys over
1,400 contractors with an internal staff of over 170 personnel.  Operations are
ISO 9001:2000 Certified.

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