Who is required to participate in the Initial Franchisee Training Program at Christian Brothers Automotive?

ation for Franchisee and will deliver

materials to Franchisee. The Initial Training Program will include the Cornerstones of

Excellence Training Program (as defined in the Confidential Operations Manual).

Franchisee also will receive training in Franchisor's offices and in a designated training

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facility regarding the operations, human resources and accounting aspects of the Franchised Business. A portion of the Initial Training Program will be conducted at the location of the Franchised Business and will begin prior to the Opening Date and will continue for one and one-half weeks during Franchisee's normal business hours. Franchisor will also provide such additional review and training as Franchisor deems appropriate near the six-month anniversary of the Opening Date of the Franchised Business. Franchisor will at its own cost provide the materials, supervision and instruction for the initial training session. Franchisee must pay all costs incurred by Franchisee's Principal Operator and the Initial Service Manager including all living and travel expenses (e.g. hotel, meals, airfare, employee compensation, etc.) incurred by Franchisee's Principal Operator and its Initial Service Manager, in connection with attending and participating in such training. Franchisor will assist Franchisee in the interviewing of an Initial Service Manager. Franchisor may, but is not required to, offer additional training. If Franchisor offers additional training, it may, in its sole discretion, make such additional training mandatory for the Franchisee's Principal Operator and Initial Service Manager or any successor to the Initial Service Manager. The additional training will take place at such locations as Franchisor reasonably selects, and Franchisee acknowledges and agrees that the reasonableness of the locations will be determined by Franchisor based on a wide variety of factors, including without limitation the locations of all franchisees participating in the training and the location of the available training facilities. Franchisor may establish such fees for the additional training, as Franchisor in its sole discretion deems appropriate. The Franchisee shall be responsible for the costs of such additional training, including all

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Franchisee: ___________

Franchisor: Christian Brothers Automotive Corporation

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travel expenses, living expenses, and expenses of attendance and participation. Franchisee

will be charged, and agrees to pay, such fees as are established by the Franchisor from time

to time for such additional training, and the price of training materials, as established by

Franchisor, provided to the Principal Operator and Initial Service Manager. The Franchisor

may require that any successor to the Initial Service Manager (a) attend and successfully

complete, as determined in Franchisor's sole discretion, Franchisor's Initial Training

Program, and (b) attend and successfully complete, as determined in Franchisor's sole

discretion, any additional training that Franchisor determines is mandatory. Franchisee

will pay all costs related to such training. Franchisor agrees that Franchisee will not be

required to attend more than two mandatory training sessions during any twelve-month

period. Franchisor considers, and Franchisee acknowledges and agrees that the

information, materials and training content provided by Franchisor to Franchisee and

Franchisee's employees in this Section 9.03 is Confidential Information subject to the

provisions of Section 7.01 herein.

9.04 Bookkeeping.

Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 76–372)