Regarding Cool Binz franchises, which sections of the Franchise Agreement outline the obligations for pre-opening purchases and leases?

ening Obligations*

Before you open your COOL BINZ Business, we will:

• 1. Designate the Territory for a COOL BINZ Business (Section 1.D and the Summary Page of the Franchise Agreement). We do not provide any assistance with (a) selecting a business site or negotiation of any lease or purchase of any site, (b) conforming the site to local ordinances and codes and obtaining any required permits, or (c) hiring and training employees (other than the required training discussed in Section 3.A of the Franchise Agreement). Your business site must be located within the Territory and must contain at least 500 square feet and a minimum lot size of 0.5 to 1.0 acre, and must adhere to our standards and specifications, which includes demographics, size, local traffic, whether there are complementary businesses or competitors in the area, and similar characteristics. Your COOL BINZ Business site must be approved by us, in our sole discretion, which we will not unreasonably withhold provided that the site meets our minimum specifications. (Section 1.D of the Franchise Agreement). We will use commercially reasonable efforts to approve a suggested site in 30 days. Failure to find a site and commence operation of the COOL BINZ Business within eight (8) months of signing the Franchise Agreement may result in termination of the Franchise Agreement (Section 12.B of the Franchise Agreement). We do not generally (a) own the premises from which franchisees operate the COOL BINZ Business or (b) lease any premises to franchisees to operate the COOL BINZ Business.
• 1. Provide your Initial Equipment Package that includes the truck, bins, mule, and other equipment needed to operate the COOL BINZ Business and the Initial Promotional Package that includes logowear, digital marketing, consumables, and promotional items. The items in the Initial Equipment Package and the Initial Promotional Package are purchased from us. Other than providing the Initial Equipment Package and the Initial Promotional Package we do not provide, install or supply any signs, fixtures, equipment, opening inventory, signs, or other

• inventory or supplies, or assist in constructing, remodeling, or decorating the COOL BINZ Business.

• 1. Loan to you a copy of our copyrighted Operations Manual and System Standards, and other proprietary materials or manuals as we may publish and distribute to you periodically (Section 3.C of the Franchise Agreement).
• 1. Give prior approval for use of business forms, business stationery, business cards, advertising materials, permanent materials, and forms that you intend to use (Section 7.A of the Franchise Agreement). We will continue to do this after you open the COOL BINZ Business.
• 1. Give prior approval to all marketing, advertising, and promotional materials prepared by you within ten days of our receipt of the proposed materials for Franchises (Section 2.G of the Franchise Agreement). We will continue to do this after you open the COOL BINZ Business.

Source: Item 9 — FRANCHISEE'S OBLIGATIONS (FDD pages 34–35)