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ANYTIME FITNESS FRANCHISE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT

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$150,000 per location. Gaia will typically offer financing terms ranging from 36 to 60 months,<br />

with fixed monthly payments. They will typically require two payments to be made at the<br />

beginning of the lease, but they may require an additional down payment at the beginning of the<br />

lease term, depending on credit approval and quality of credit. Interest rates currently range from<br />

10% to 12% per year. The amount of the monthly payment will depend on the amount financed<br />

and the length and type of program term. At the end of the lease, you can purchase the equipment<br />

for $1. Gaia also offers a "Preferred Performance Program" that provides for lower interest rates<br />

for successful Anytime Fitness franchisees that have been in business for more than two years,<br />

subject again to credit approval and credit quality. Gaia typically does not require you to pledge<br />

any other assets to secure the lease, but you must provide a personal guaranty.<br />

You have the right to prepay your obligations to Gaia at any time, but if you do prepay, you must<br />

pay all amounts due, plus an early termination payment. You will be in default under Gaia's<br />

lease documents if you fail to pay any amounts owed when due or you breach any of the<br />

provisions of their lease agreement. If you commit a payment default, you must pay a late charge<br />

of 1 112% per month or, ifless, the maximum charge allowed by law. If you default, Gaia may<br />

retake possession of the equipment and terminate your lease. They also have the right to<br />

accelerate the lease and require that you pay the remaining balance of the lease (discounted at 6%<br />

per annum). You must also pay the cost of repossession and Gaia's reasonable attorneys' fees<br />

and actual court costs. You waive all special, incidental or consequential damages against Gaia<br />

(Lease Agreement - Sections 17 and 20), and the right to notice and a judicial hearing prior to<br />

Gaia's repossession ofthe equipment in the event of default (Lease Agreement - Section 29). A<br />

copy of the Gaia leasing documents is attached to this Franchise Disclosure Document as<br />

Exhibit 1-5.<br />

6. Life Fitness, a division of Brunswick Corporation, also offers financing to our franchisees. If you<br />

do not otherwise qualifY for Life Fitness's standard financing, Life Fitness will consider offering<br />

financing to you under a separate agreement we have with them. This financing is, however, still<br />

subject to credit approval. Under this arrangement, they may offer lease financing for cardio and<br />

strength fitness equipment (at least 90% of which must be Life Fitness or Hammer Strength<br />

equipment). The average financing is between $100,000 and $125,000. Life Fitness offers<br />

standard fixed payments, ranging from 36 months to 48 months. They typically require two<br />

advance payments at the beginning of the lease term, but may require up to 30% down at the<br />

beginning of the lease term, depending on credit approval and quality. You will own the<br />

equipment at the end ofthe scheduled payments. Interest rates currently range from 15% to 20%<br />

per annum, depending on the strength ofthe credit and credit availability. The amount of the<br />

monthly payment will depend on the amount financed, the interest rate, and the length and type of<br />

program term. Life Fitness typically will not require you to pledge any other assets to secure the<br />

lease, but you must personally guarantee the lease. Life Fitness will also retain a security interest<br />

in the equipment that is financed. We do not guarantee your obligations to Life Fitness, but we<br />

do have an agreement with them under which Life Fitness has the right to assign your interest in<br />

your lease to us in exchange for our payment of the obligations. In consideration for that<br />

agreement, Life Fitness pays us a fee of 4% per year of your outstanding obligations.<br />

FDD<br />

You have the right to prepay your obligations to Life Fitness at any time, and if you do prepay,<br />

you must pay all amounts due, discounted at the rate set forth in the finance documents (currently<br />

3% per year). Defaults include your failure to make any payments when due, or if you breach<br />

any of your other promises in the loan documents or in any other agreements you have with Life<br />

Fitness. If you do not pay any amount when due, Life Fitness can charge you a late payment<br />

charge equal to the lesser of 1.5% per month, or the maximum rate permitted by law. If you are<br />

in default, Life Fitness can also terminate your lease and require you to pay the balance of the<br />

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