THIS
DEBT SETTLEMENT AND SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (THE "AGREEMENT")
RELATES TO AN OFFERING OF SECURITIES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO
PERSONS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO
REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE "1933 ACT").
NONE OF THE SECURITIES TO
WHICH THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT RELATES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS
SO REGISTERED, NONE MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY,
IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) EXCEPT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933
ACT, PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933
ACT, OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A
TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
1933 ACT AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES AND PROVINCIAL LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS
INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE
WITH THE 1933 ACT.
DEBT SETTLEMENT AND SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
THIS DEBT SETTLEMENT AND
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") made as of the ________day
of _______________, 2009.
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Smart-Tek
Solutions Inc. (the "Company") a Nevada corporation with an address
for business at 3702 South Virginia St. Suite G12-401 Reno, NV
89502
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AND:
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___________________(the "Subscriber"), having an
office located _______________________
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WHEREAS:
A. The Company is indebted to the
Subscriber in the amount of $44,325 (the “Outstanding
Amount”); and
B. The Subscriber has agreed to
accept 3,409,615 shares of the Company’s common stock at a
deemed price of $0.013 per share (the “Shares”), as
payment of the Outstanding Amount pursuant to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT
witnesses that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1.
Interpretation
1.1 In this Agreement, words
importing the singular number only shall include the plural and
vice versa, words importing gender shall include all genders and
words importing persons shall include individuals, corporations,
partnerships, associations, trusts, unincorporated organizations,
governmental bodies and other legal or business entities of any
kind whatsoever.
1.2 Any reference to currency is
to the currency of the United States of America unless otherwise
indicated.
2. Acknowledgement of
Indebtedness
2.1 The Company and the
Subscriber acknowledge and agree that the Company is indebted to
the Subscriber in the amount of the Outstanding Amount.
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3. Payment of
Indebtedness
3.1 As full and final payment of
the Outstanding Amount, the Company will on the Closing Date (as
defined herein) issue to the Subscriber the Shares, as fully paid
and non-assessable, and the Subscriber will accept the Shares as
full and final payment of the Outstanding Amount.
4.
Release
4.1 The Subscriber hereby agrees
that upon delivery of the Shares by the Company in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement, the Outstanding Amount will be
fully satisfied and extinguished, and the Subscriber will remise,
release and forever discharge the Company and its respective
directors, officers, employees, successors, solicitors, agents and
assigns from any and all obligations relating to the Outstanding
Amount.
5. Documents Required from
Subscriber
5.1 The Subscriber must complete,
sign and return to the Company an executed copy of this
Agreement.
5.2 The Subscriber must complete,
sign and return to the Company an executed copy of this
Subscription Agreement, the Accredited Investor Questionnaires
attached hereto as Schedule “A” (the
“Questionnaires”) and any other schedules attached
hereto or requested by the Company, acting reasonably.
6.
Closing
6.1 Closing of the offering of
the Shares (the "Closing") shall occur on or before September 30,
2009, or on such other date as may be determined by the Company
(the "Closing Date").
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7.
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Acknowledgements of
Subscriber
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7.1
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The Subscriber acknowledges and
agrees that:
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(a)
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none of the Shares have been or
will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
“1933 Act”), or under any state securities or "blue
sky" laws of any state of the United States, and, unless so
registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States or,
directly or indirectly, to U.S. Persons, as that term is defined in
Regulation S under the 1933 Act ("Regulation S"), except in
accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, or pursuant to
an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the 1933 Act and in each case only in
accordance with applicable securities laws;
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(b)
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the Company has not undertaken,
and will have no obligation, to register any of the Shares under
the 1933 Act or any other applicable securities
legislation;
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(c)
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the Subscriber has received and
carefully read this Agreement;
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(d)
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the decision to execute this
Agreement and acquire the Shares hereunder has not been based upon
any oral or written representation as to fact or otherwise made by
or on behalf of the Company and such decision is based entirely
upon a review of any public information which has been filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in
compliance, or intended compliance, with applicable securities
legislation;
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(e)
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the Subscriber and the
Subscriber’s advisor(s) have had a reasonable opportunity to
ask questions of and receive answers from the Company in connection
with the issuance of the Shares hereunder, and to obtain additional
information, to the extent possessed or obtainable by the Company
without unreasonable effort or expense;
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(f)
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the books and records of the
Company were available upon reasonable notice for inspection,
subject to certain confidentiality restrictions, by the Subscriber
during reasonable business hours at its principal place of business
and that all documents, records and books in connection with the
issuance of the Shares hereunder have been made available for
inspection by the Subscriber and the Subscriber’s attorney
and/or advisor(s);
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(g)
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the Subscriber will indemnify and
hold harmless the Company and, where applicable, its respective
directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and shareholders
from and against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and
expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all
fees, costs and expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending against any claim, lawsuit,
administrative proceeding or investigation whether commenced or
threatened) arising out of or based upon any representation or
warranty of the Subscriber contained herein, or in any document
furnished by the Subscriber to the Company in connection herewith
being untrue in any material respect or any breach or failure by
the Subscriber to comply with any covenant or agreement made by the
Subscriber to the Company in connection therewith;
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(h)
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upon the issuance thereof, and
until such time as the same is no longer required under the
applicable securities laws and regulations, the certificates
representing any of the Shares will bear a legend in substantially
the following form:
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THESE SECURITIES WERE ISSUED IN
AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS
PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”). ACCORDINGLY, NONE OF
THE SECURITIES TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE RELATES HAVE BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS,
AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, NONE MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE
UNITED STATES OR, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT
PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR PURSUANT TO AN
EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION,
HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED
UNLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 1933 ACT.
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(i)
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the Subscriber has been advised
to consult the Subscriber's own legal, tax and other advisors with
respect to the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares and
with respect to applicable resale restrictions, and it is solely
responsible (and the Company is not in any way responsible) for
compliance with:
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(i)
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any applicable
laws of the jurisdiction in which the Subscriber is resident in
connection with the distribution of any of the Shares hereunder,
and
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(ii)
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applicable
resale restrictions;
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(j)
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none of the Shares are listed on
any stock exchange or automated dealer quotation system and no
representation has been made to the Subscriber that any of the
Shares will become listed on any stock exchange or automated dealer
quotation system, except that currently certain market makers make
market in the shares of common stock of the Company on NASDAQ's
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board;
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(k)
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the Subscriber is outside the
United States when receiving and executing this Agreement and is
acquiring the Shares as principal for its own account, for
investment purposes only, and not with a view to, or for, resale,
distribution or fractionalization thereof, in whole or in part, and
no other person has a direct or indirect beneficial interest in the
Shares;
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none of the Shares may be offered
or sold to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S.
Person (other than a distributor) prior to the end of the
Distribution Compliance Period (as defined herein);
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(m)
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neither the SEC nor any other
securities commission or similar regulatory authority has reviewed
or passed on the merits of the Shares;
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(n)
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no documents in connection with
the sale of the Shares hereunder have been reviewed by the SEC or
any state securities administrators;
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(o)
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there is no government or other
insurance covering any of the Shares;
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(p)
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the issuance and sale of the
Shares to the Subscriber will not be completed if it would be
unlawful or if, in the discretion of the Company acting reasonably,
it is not in the best interests of the Company;
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(q)
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the statutory and regulatory
basis for the exemption claimed for the offer and issuance of the
Shares, although in technical compliance with Regulation S, would
not be available if the offering is part of a plan or scheme to
evade the registration provisions of the 1933 Act; and
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this Agreement is not enforceable
by the Subscriber unless it has been accepted by the
Company.
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8. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Subscriber
8.1 The Subscriber hereby
represents and warrants to and covenants with the Company (which
representations, warranties and covenants shall survive the
Closing) that:
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(a)
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the Subscriber is not a U.S.
Person;
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(b)
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the Subscriber is not acquiring
the Shares for the account or benefit of, directly or indirectly,
any U.S. Person;
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(c)
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the Subscriber is resident in the
jurisdiction out on the signature page of this Agreement and the
issuance of the Shares to the Subscriber as contemplated in this
Agreement complies with or is exempt from the applicable securities
legislation of the jurisdiction of residence of the
Subscriber;
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(d)
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the Subscriber is acquiring the
Shares as principal for investment purposes only and not with a
view to resale or distribution and, in particular, the Subscriber
has no intention to distribute, either directly or indirectly, any
of the Shares in the United States or to U.S. Persons;
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(e)
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the Subscriber is outside the
United States when receiving and executing this
Agreement;
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(f)
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the Subscriber is aware that an
investment in the Company is speculative and involves certain
risks, including the possible loss of the entire
investment;
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(g)
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the Subscriber has made an
independent examination and investigation of an investment in the
Shares and the Company and has depended on the advice of its legal
and financial advisors and agrees that the Company will not be
responsible in any way whatsoever for the Subscriber's decision to
invest in the Shares and the Company;
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(h)
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the Subscriber (i) has adequate
net worth and means of providing for its current financial needs
and possible personal contingencies, (ii) has no need for liquidity
in this investment, and (iii) is able to bear the economic risks of
an investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of
time;
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