Under what condition is a Cinnabon franchisee required to become a member of a Purchasing Program?

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| Type of Fee1, 5                   | Amount                                                                                                                                                                           | Date Due    | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  |  |  | not exceed 110% of our or their actual costs and expenses. |
| Technology Fee | Our then-current fee, which may be based on a percentage of Net Sales, fixed fees, and/or usage fees. Currently, we do not collect this fee. | As incurred | We may require you to pay us, or a third party we designate, a Technology Fee to defray our costs of developing, implementing, upgrading, operating, maintaining, supporting, or providing any technology-related products, services, programs, systems, or platforms that we, in our sole discretion, deem appropriate. This fee may replace or supplement other technology-related fees in this table. The fee may be modified from time to time, but it will not exceed 110% of our or our affiliates' actual costs and expenses related to such products or services. |
| Purchasing Program Fee | A reasonable membership fee assessed by the Purchasing Program. | As incurred | If we designate or establish any purchasing and/or distribution cooperatives/ associations/ programs ("Purchasing Programs"), you must become a member and pay any membership fees assessed. We currently do not have any Purchasing Programs which require membership fees Any membership fees set by us or our affiliates charge will not exceed 110% of our or their actual costs and expenses. |

Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 31–45)

Under what condition is a Cinnabon franchisee required to become a member of a Purchasing Program?

Answer from 2025 FDD Document

What This Means (2025 FDD)

Type of Fee1, 5	Amount	Date Due	Remarks
			not exceed 110% of our or their actual costs and expenses.
Technology Fee	Our then-current fee, which may be based on a percentage of Net Sales, fixed fees, and/or usage fees. Currently, we do not collect this fee.	As incurred	We may require you to pay us, or a third party we designate, a Technology Fee to defray our costs of developing, implementing, upgrading, operating, maintaining, supporting, or providing any technology-related products, services, programs, systems, or platforms that we, in our sole discretion, deem appropriate. This fee may replace or supplement other technology-related fees in this table. The fee may be modified from time to time, but it will not exceed 110% of our or our affiliates' actual costs and expenses related to such products or services.
Purchasing Program Fee	A reasonable membership fee assessed by the Purchasing Program.	As incurred	If we designate or establish any purchasing and/or distribution cooperatives/ associations/ programs ("Purchasing Programs"), you must become a member and pay any membership fees assessed. We currently do not have any Purchasing Programs which require membership fees Any membership fees set by us or our affiliates charge will not exceed 110% of our or their actual costs and expenses.