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ANYTIME FITNESS FRANCHISE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT

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insurance program and waive any claim against us for any liability costs or expenses arising out of any<br />

uninsured claim, in full or in part, of any nature whatsoever.<br />

B. Relationship; Your Indemnification. We and you are independent contractors. Neither<br />

we nor you will make any agreements, representations, or warranties in the name of or on behalf of the<br />

other or that our relationship is other than franchisor and franchisee. Neither we nor you will be obligated<br />

by or have any liability under any agreements, representations or warranties made by the other nor will<br />

we be obligated for any damages to any person or property directly or indirectly arising out of the<br />

operation of your Anytime Fitness Center. You assume sole and complete responsibility for and will<br />

defend at your own cost and indemnify, reimburse and hold harmless us, our affiliates and our respective<br />

officers and directors from and against all loss, costs, expenses, obligations and damages and liabilities<br />

(including defense costs) arising directly or indirectly out of the development or operation of your<br />

Anytime Fitness Center, including, without limitation, claims relating to your employment practices,<br />

twenty-four (24) hour unsupervised access, equipment selection, and floor plan. You will have the right<br />

to defend any such claim against you. We, using our own counsel, by notice to you, may control any<br />

matter in which we are named or directly affected, but this will not affect your liability to pay all<br />

attorneys' fees we incur in defending ourselves, which obligation is part of your indemnification<br />

obligation. The indemnities and assumptions of liabilities and obligations set forth in this Agreement will<br />

continue in full force and effect subsequent to the expiration or termination of this Agreement.<br />

C. Our Indemnification. We will indemnify you against and reimburse you for any<br />

obligations or liability for damages payable to third parties and attributable to agreements, representations<br />

or warranties made by us, or caused by our negligence or willful action (so long as such obligations or<br />

liabilities are not asserted on the basis of theories such as agency, apparent agency or vicarious liability or<br />

claim of negligent failure to compel your compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Manual<br />

or any other agreement between you and us), and for costs reasonably incurred by you in the defense of<br />

any such claim brought against you or in any action in which you are named as a party, provided that we<br />

will have the right to participate in and, to the extent we deem necessary, to control any litigation or<br />

proceeding which might result in liability of or expense to you subject to such indemnification.<br />

12. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDIT RIGHTS<br />

A. Financial Statements. Within thirty (30) days following your fiscal year end, you will, at<br />

your own expense, provide us with copies of your financial statements (reviewed by your accountant),<br />

including an income statement for the fiscal year just ended and a balance sheet, cash flow statement, and<br />

any other document accompanying your financial statements, as of the end of such fiscal year, which<br />

financial statements will have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles<br />

applied on a consistent basis. We will also have the right to request other financial statements from you<br />

during the year, and you will deliver those financial statements to us when, and in the form and manner,<br />

we require.<br />

B. Review Rights. You will make all of your financial books and records available to us<br />

and our designated representatives at all reasonable times for review. Your financial books and records<br />

for each fiscal and calendar year will be kept in a secure place and will be available for review by us for at<br />

least five (5) years after the end thereof.<br />

13. ASSIGNMENT OF <strong>FRANCHISE</strong> AGREEMENT<br />

A. By Us. We may transfer or assign this Agreement or any or all ofthe rights, interests,<br />

benefits or obligations arising under it without restriction. Upon any transfer or assignment of this<br />

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