What must a transferee do to make a Fat Shack transfer effective?
Fat_Shack Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
for franchisees. In the event of a transfer, all of the following conditions must be met before or concurrently with the effective date of the transfer:
- a. All amounts due and owing pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise by Franchisee to FSI, its affiliates or to third parties whose debts or obligations FSI has guaranteed on behalf of Franchisee, if any, are paid in full;
- b. Franchisee has submitted all required reports and statements;
- c. Franchisee has not violated any provision of this Agreement, the FAT SHACK Restaurant's lease, or any other agreement with FSI during the 60-day period before Franchisee requested FSI's consent to the transfer or during the period between Franchisee's request and the effective date of the transfer:
- d. The proposed transferee agrees to operate the FAT SHACK Restaurant as a FAT SHACK Restaurant, signs the then-current form of franchise agreement, the provisions of which may differ materially from any and all of those contained in this Agreement, and satisfactorily completes the initial training program;
- e. Franchisee provides written notice to FSI at least 30 days prior to the proposed effective date of the transfer, and includes information reasonably detailed to enable FSI to evaluate the
terms and conditions of the proposed transfer, and which at a minimum includes a written offer from the proposed transferee;
- f. The proposed transferee provides information to FSI sufficient for FSI to assess the proposed transferee's business experience, aptitude and financial qualifications, and FSI approves the proposed transferee as a franchisee;
- g. Unless waived or reduce by FSI in its sole discretion, Franchisee provides to FSI a plan acceptable to FSI in its sole discretion for the proposed transferee to receive a minimum of 10 days of on-site assistance, the exact length of which shall be determined by FSI. If approved by FSI, this on-site assistance may be provided in whole or in part by Franchisee. If some or all of this on-site assistance is provided by FSI, Franchisee or the proposed transferee shall pay FSI $500 for each day of assistance provided by FSI, which shall be in addition to the transfer fee noted below:
- h. Neither the transferee nor its owners or affiliates operate or have an interest in a Competitive Business (defined in Section 21.1);
- i. Franchisee's landlord allows Franchisee to transfer the FAT SHACK Restaurant's lease to the transferee;
- j. If Franchisee or its owners finance any part of the purchase price, Franchisee and/or its owners agree that all of the transferee's obligations under promissory notes, agreements, or security interests reserved in the FAT SHACK Restaurant are subordinate to the transferee's obligations to pay fees and other amounts due to FSI and otherwise to comply with this Agreement;
- k. Franchisee executes a general release, in a form satisfactory to FSI, of any and all claims against FSI, its affiliates and their respective shareholders, members, managers, officers, directors, employees and agents; and
- l. Franchisee abides by all post-termination covenants, including, without limitation, the covenant not to compete set forth in Section 21.2.
If FSI approves the proposed transfer, Franchisee or the proposed transferee shall pay a transfer fee in an amount of $10,000.00, which fee is required to cover FSI's reasonable expenses related to the transfer, including training.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 53–223)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Fat Shack's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, several conditions must be met before or concurrently with the effective date of a transfer. The proposed transferee must agree to operate the Fat Shack Restaurant as a Fat Shack Restaurant and sign the then-current form of the franchise agreement, which may differ materially from the original agreement. The transferee must also satisfactorily complete the initial training program.
Furthermore, the proposed transferee must provide information to Fat Shack sufficient for them to assess the transferee's business experience, aptitude, and financial qualifications, and Fat Shack must approve the proposed transferee as a franchisee. Unless waived or reduced by Fat Shack, the franchisee must provide a plan acceptable to Fat Shack for the proposed transferee to receive a minimum of 10 days of on-site assistance, with the exact length determined by Fat Shack. If Fat Shack provides some or all of this on-site assistance, the franchisee or the proposed transferee will pay Fat Shack $500 for each day of assistance. The transferee, its owners, or affiliates must not operate or have an interest in a Competitive Business.
The Fat Shack franchisee's landlord must allow the transfer of the Fat Shack Restaurant's lease to the transferee. If the franchisee or its owners finance any part of the purchase price, they must agree that the transferee's obligations under promissory notes, agreements, or security interests are subordinate to the transferee's obligations to pay fees and other amounts due to Fat Shack and otherwise comply with the agreement. The franchisee must execute a general release, in a form satisfactory to Fat Shack, of any and all claims against Fat Shack, its affiliates, and their respective shareholders, members, managers, officers, directors, employees, and agents. Finally, the franchisee must abide by all post-termination covenants, including the covenant not to compete.
In addition to the above conditions, the franchisee and/or the proposed transferee must pay Fat Shack the standard transfer fee for each franchise agreement to be transferred, as governed by the franchise agreement executed pursuant to the Development Agreement, plus $5,000 for every undeveloped franchise right for which no Subsequent Franchise Agreement has been executed. This sum is payable in a lump sum to Fat Shack as one of the preconditions to obtaining Fat Shack's written consent to any proposed transfer. The transferee shall also pay the remaining portions of the Initial Franchise Fees owed to Fat Shack when each Subsequent Franchise Agreement is signed. Transfer fees paid to Fat Shack will not be applied to the Initial Franchise Fees due, but the transferee will receive credit for the franchisee's earlier payment of the Development Fees.