Upon termination of the Fly Fitness Franchise Agreement, what is the franchisee required to do with their interest in Telephone Listings?
Fly_Fitness Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
- 2.3.1 direct all internet service providers, domain name registries, internet search engines, and other listing agencies (collectively, the "Internet Companies") with which Franchisee has Electronic Advertising and Telephone Listings: (i) to transfer all of Franchisee's Interest in such Electronic Advertising and Telephone Listings to Franchisor; and (ii) to execute such documents and take such actions as may be necessary to effectuate such transfer.
In the event Franchisor does not desire to accept any or all such Electronic Advertising and Telephone Listings, Franchisee will immediately direct the Internet Companies to terminate such Electronic Advertising and Telephone Listings or will take such other actions with respect to the Electronic Advertising and Telephone Listings as Franchisor directs; and
- 2.3.2 direct all telephone companies, telephone directory publishers, and telephone directory listing agencies (collectively, the "Telephone Companies") with which Franchisee has Telephone Listings: (i) to transfer all Franchisee's Interest in such Telephone Listings to Franchisor; and (ii) to execute such documents and take such actions as may be necessary to effectuate such transfer.
In the event Franchisor does not desire to accept any or all such Telephone Listings, Franchisee will immediately direct the Telephone Companies to terminate such Telephone Listings or will take such other actions with respect to the Telephone Listings as Franchisor directs.
- 2.4 Appointment; Power of Attorney.
Franchisee hereby constitutes and appoints Franchisor and any officer or agent of Franchisor, for Franchisor's benefit under the Franchise Agreement and this Agreement or otherwise, with full power of substitution, as Franchisee's true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full power and authority in Franchisee's place and stead, and in Franchisee's name or the name of any affiliated person or affiliated company of Franchisee, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents that may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement.
Franchisee further agrees that this appointment constitutes a power coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until Franchisee has satisfied all of its obligations under the Franchise Agreement and any and all other agreements to which Franchisee and any of its affiliates on the one hand, and Franchisor and any of its affiliates on the other, are parties, including without limitation this Agreement.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Franchisee hereby grants to Franchisor the power and right to do the following:
2.4.1 Direct the Internet Companies to transfer all Franchisee's interest in and to the Electronic Advertising and Telephone Listings to Franchisor, or alternatively, to direct the Internet Companies to terminate any or all of the Electronic Advertising and Telephone Listings;
2.4.2 Direct the Telephone Companies to transfer all Franchisee's interest in and to the Telephone Listings to Franchisor, or alternatively, to direct the Telephone Companies to terminate any or all of the Telephone Listings; and
2.4.3 Execute such standard assignment forms or other documents as the Internet Companies and/or Telephone Companies may require in order to affect such transfers or terminations of Franchisee's interest.
2.5 Certification of Termination.
Franchisee hereby directs the Internet Companies and Telephone Companies to accept, as conclusive proof of Termination of the Franchise Agreement, Franchisor's written statement, signed by an officer or agent of Franchisor, that the Franchise Agreement has terminated.
- 2.6 Cessation of Obligations.
After the Internet Companies and the Telephone Companies have duly transferred all Franchisee's interests as described in paragraph 2.3 above to Franchisor, as between Franchisee and Franchisor, Franchisee will have no further interest in, or obligations with respect
to the particular Electronic Advertising and/or Telephone Listing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Franchisee will remain liable to each and all of the Internet Companies and Telephone Companies for the respective sums Franchisee is obligated to pay to them for obligations Franchisee incurred before the date Franchisor duly accepted the transfer of such interests, or for any other obligations not subject to the Franchise Agreement or this Agreement.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 44–45)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Fly Fitness's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, upon termination of the Franchise Agreement, the franchisee is required to transfer all interest in Telephone Listings to Fly Fitness. Specifically, the franchisee must direct all telephone companies, telephone directory publishers, and telephone directory listing agencies with which the franchisee has Telephone Listings to transfer all interest in those listings to Fly Fitness. The franchisee must also execute documents and take actions necessary to effect this transfer.
However, if Fly Fitness does not want to accept any or all of the Telephone Listings, the franchisee must immediately direct the telephone companies to terminate the listings or take other actions as directed by Fly Fitness. To ensure compliance, the franchisee grants Fly Fitness a power of attorney, allowing Fly Fitness to act on the franchisee's behalf to manage these transfers or terminations.
Fly Fitness is granted the power to direct telephone companies to transfer the franchisee's interest in the Telephone Listings or terminate them. The franchisee also directs the Telephone Companies to accept Fly Fitness's written statement as conclusive proof of the Franchise Agreement's termination. Once the telephone companies have transferred all the franchisee's interests to Fly Fitness, the franchisee has no further interest in or obligations regarding the Telephone Listings, although they remain liable for any sums owed to the telephone companies for obligations incurred before the transfer.