Under what circumstances is the Addendum to the Bojangles Franchise Agreement required for Illinois franchisees executed?

• 1. The provisions of this Addendum form an integral part of, and are incorporated into, the Franchise Agreement. This Addendum is being executed because: (A) the offer or sale of a franchise to Franchisee was made in the State of Illinois; (B) Franchisee is a resident of the State of Illinois; and/or (C) the Restaurant will be located and/or operated in the State of Illinois.
• 2. The following sentence is added at the end of Section XXIV.A. of the Franchise Agreement:

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Illinois law shall govern this Agreement.

3. The following sentence is added to the end of Section XXIV.B. of the Franchise Agreement:

Section 4 of the Illinois Franchise Disclosure Act provides that any provision in a franchise agreement that designates jurisdiction or venue in a forum outside of Illinois is void with respect to any cause of action that otherwise is enforceable in Illinois.

• 4. Any capitalized terms that are not defined in this Addendum shall have the meaning given them in the Franchise Agreement.
• 5. Except as expressly modified by this Addendum, the Franchise Agreement remains unmodified in full force and effect.
• 6. This Addendum may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Addendum by electronic transmission (including an electronic signature platform such as DocuSign or the transmission of a scanned PDF document) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Addendum.

Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 82)