In the event of a lawsuit, does the Aira Fitness Guaranty specify where the Guarantor must submit to jurisdiction?

A. Arbitration; Mediation. Except as qualified below, any dispute between you and us and any of our or your affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, members, guarantors, employees or owners arising under, out of, in connection with or in relation to this Agreement, any lease for the Aira Fitness Business or Authorized Location, the parties' relationship, the Aira Fitness Business, our Standards, or the scope or validity of the arbitration obligations under this Section must be submitted to binding arbitration under the authority of the Federal Arbitration Act and must be arbitrated in accordance with the then-current rules and procedures and under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"). Any arbitration must be on an individual basis, and not as part of a consolidated, common, or class action, and you and/or your Owners waive any right to proceed on a consolidated, common, or class basis. Multiparty arbitration is specifically excluded, and the parties and the arbitrator will have no authority or power to proceed with any claim as a class action or otherwise to join or consolidate any claim with any claim or other proceeding involving third parties. In the event a court or arbitrator determines that this exclusion of multiparty arbitration (including class arbitration) is unenforceable, then this entire commitment to arbitrate will be null and void and the parties must submit all claims to the jurisdiction of the courts. Arbitration shall take place in the Chicago, Illinois metropolitan area. The arbitrators must follow the law and not disregard the terms of this Agreement. Any arbitrator must have at least five years' experience in franchising or in franchise law.

Any unappealed decision of the arbitrator(s) will be final and binding on all parties to the dispute; however, the arbitrator(s) shall have no authority to: (i) stay the effectiveness of any pending termination of this Agreement; (ii) assess punitive or exemplary damages; (iii) certify a class or consolidate an action, or (iv) make any award which extends, modifies or suspends any lawful term of this Agreement or any reasonable standard of business performance that we set. A judgment may be entered upon the arbitration award by any court of competent jurisdiction.

Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 59–254)