Upon execution of the addendum and the Renewal Franchise Agreement, what happens to the Existing Franchise Agreement with Byrider?
Byrider Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- Termination of Existing Franchise Agreement. Upon execution of this Addendum and the Renewal Franchise Agreement, the Existing Franchise Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect.
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- Release. Franchisee, on behalf of itself and its respective current and former parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and their respective agents, spouses, heirs, principals, attorneys, owners, officers, directors, representatives, predecessors, successors, and assigns (the "Releasing Parties"), do hereby absolutely and irrevocably release and discharge the Company and its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective current and former owners, officers, directors, employees, managers, agents, representatives, predecessors, successors, and assigns (the "Company Parties"), of and from any and all claims, obligations, debts, proceedings, demands, causes of actions, rights to terminate and rescind, liabilities, losses, damages, and rights of every kind and nature whatsoever (collectively, "Claims"), whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, at law or in equity, which any of them has, had or may have, from the beginning of time to the date hereof, including, without limitation, those arising out of or relating in any way to the Existing Franchise Agreement or any other agreement between Franchisee or any of the other Releasing Parties and the Company or any of the Company Parties. Franchisee, on behalf of itself and on behalf of the other Releasing Parties, further covenant not to sue any of the Company Parties on any of the Claims released by this paragraph, and warrant and represent that they have not assigned or otherwise transferred any Claims released by this paragraph.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 88–335)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Byrider Franchise Disclosure Document, upon the execution of the addendum and the Renewal Franchise Agreement, the existing franchise agreement will terminate. Specifically, the FDD states that the Existing Franchise Agreement will be of no further force or effect once both the addendum and the Renewal Franchise Agreement are executed.
This means that the franchisee's rights and obligations under the original agreement cease to exist at that point. The franchisee will then operate under the terms of the new Renewal Franchise Agreement.
Additionally, the franchisee is required to release Byrider from any and all claims related to the Existing Franchise Agreement. This release covers all types of claims, whether known or unknown, that the franchisee may have against Byrider, arising from the beginning of time up to the date of the addendum. The franchisee also agrees not to sue Byrider on any of the claims released.