How is the purchase price for the Alloy Facility assets determined if Alloy exercises its purchase option?
Alloy Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
B. Purchase Option. We have the right to purchase or designate a third party that will purchase all or any portion of the assets of your Facility that are owned by you or any of your affiliates including, without limitation, the premises, building, equipment, fixtures, signage, furnishings, supplies, leasehold improvements, and inventory of the Facility at a price determined by a qualified appraiser (or qualified appraisers if one party believes it is better to have a real estate appraiser appraise the value of the land and building and a business appraiser appraise the Facility's other assets) selected with the consent of both parties, provided we give you written notice of our preliminary intent to exercise our purchase rights under this Paragraph within 30 days after the date of the expiration or termination of this Agreement, or the expiration of any Interim Period. If the parties cannot agree upon the selection of an appraiser(s), one or both will be appointed by a Judge of the United States District Court for the District in which the Facility is located upon petition of either party.
The price determined by the appraiser(s) will be the reasonable fair market value of the assets based on their continuing use in, as, and for the operation of a ALLOY Facility and the appraiser will designate a price for each category of asset (e.g., land, building, equipment, fixtures, etc.), but shall not include the value of any goodwill of the business, as the goodwill of the business is attributable to the Trademarks and the System.
Within 30 days after our receipt of the appraisal report, we or our designated purchaser will identify the assets, if any, that we intend to purchase at the price designated for those assets in the appraisal report. We or our designated purchaser and you will then proceed to complete and close the purchase of the identified assets, and to prepare and execute purchase and sale documents customary for the assets being purchased, in a commercially reasonable time and manner. We and you will each pay one-half of the appraiser's fees and expenses. Our interest in the assets of the Facility that are owned by you or your affiliates will constitute a lien thereon and may not be impaired or terminated by the sale or other transfer of any of those assets to a third party. Upon our or our designated purchaser's exercise of the purchase option and tender of payment, you agree to sell and deliver, and cause your affiliates to sell and deliver, the purchased assets to us or our designated purchaser, free and clear of all encumbrances, and to execute and deliver, and cause your affiliates to execute and deliver, to us or our designated purchaser a bill of sale therefor and such other documents as may be
commercially reasonable and customary to effectuate the sale and transfer of the assets being purchased.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 69–245)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Alloy's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if Alloy decides to purchase the assets of a franchisee's Facility, the price will be determined by a qualified appraiser selected with the consent of both parties. Alloy must provide written notice of their intent to exercise this purchase right within 30 days after the expiration or termination of the Franchise Agreement or any Interim Period. If Alloy and the franchisee cannot agree on an appraiser, a Judge of the United States District Court for the district in which the Facility is located will appoint one.
The price determined by the appraiser will be the reasonable fair market value of the assets, considering their continuing use as an Alloy Facility. The appraiser will assign a price to each asset category, such as land, building, equipment, and fixtures. However, the appraisal will not include the value of any goodwill, as the goodwill is attributed to Alloy's Trademarks and System.
Within 30 days of receiving the appraisal report, Alloy or their designated purchaser will identify the assets they intend to purchase at the prices specified in the report. Both parties will then proceed to complete the purchase, executing customary purchase and sale documents in a commercially reasonable manner. Alloy and the franchisee will each pay half of the appraiser's fees and expenses. Upon Alloy's exercise of the purchase option and tender of payment, the franchisee must sell and deliver the purchased assets free and clear of all encumbrances.