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Franchise agreement

Franchisor may require use of a specific accounting software and version thereof as set forth in the Operations Manual, and Franchisee will be solely responsible for any associated cost.

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You, at all times, must give us unrestricted and independent electronic access (including user IDs and passwords, if necessary) to the Business Management and Technology System for the purposes of obtaining the information relating to the Franchised Business.

Franchise agreement

10.1.1 Franchisee will, at its expense, submit to the Franchisor within 60 days of the end of each calendar year of the Franchised Business during the term of this Agreement, a complete financial statement for the said calendar year, including, without limitation, both an income statement and balance sheet, which may…

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we approve or designate suppliers (which may be us or an affiliate of ours) from time to time in the Operations Manual and otherwise in writing (each an “Approved Supplier”).

Franchise agreement

Franchisor has the irrevocable right to modify, supplement, or otherwise change its lists of Approved Suppliers and any items that must be purchased from such Approved Suppliers at any time, as Franchisor deems advisable in its sole discretion.

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The total revenue of $401,609 represents 9.8% of Franchisor’s total revenue of $4,107,458.

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We may derive income in the form of rebates or marketing allowances paid to us by Approved Suppliers that we require you to use.

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We estimate that your Required Purchases will account for approximately 70% to 95% of your total purchases and leases incurred in establishing your Franchised Business, and approximately 70% to 95% of your total ongoing purchases and leases to operate the Franchised Business after the initial start-up phase.

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You will be required to pay us a $1,000 alternative supplier fee/new product review fee plus our actual cost of the inspection and our actual cost of testing the proposed product or evaluating the proposed service or service provider, including personnel and travel costs to review any alternate supplier.

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If you wish to purchase any unapproved item, including inventory, and/or acquire approved items from an unapproved supplier, you must provide us the name, address and telephone number of the proposed supplier, a description of the item you wish to purchase, and the purchase price of the item, if known.

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Franchisor reserves the right to procure and supply all telephone numbers and email accounts associated with the Franchised Business.

Franchise agreement

Franchisee agrees that, in order to maintain the high quality and uniform standards associated with the Franchise System and to protect its goodwill and reputation, Franchisee will permit Franchisor, during business hours, to inspect Franchisee’s Franchised Business or attend a project site, confer with Franchisee…

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We may periodically change our standards and specifications at our sole discretion, and you must comply with all changes.

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Your Approved Location is subject to our written approval.

Franchise agreement

Except as approved in advance in writing by Franchisor, Franchisee must not establish or maintain a separate website, splash page, profile or other presence on the Internet, or otherwise advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with the Franchised Business, including any profile on…

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In connection with the opening of the Franchised Business, you must spend a minimum of $15,000 for grand opening advertising and promotion in the 30 days prior to opening the Franchised Business and the 60 days after opening the Franchised Business in accordance with a plan that you must submit to us.

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Franchisee will be required to spend the greater of: (i) 3% of Gross Revenue; or (ii) $36,000 annually on local advertising and promotion in accordance with Franchisor’s standards and specifications (the Local Advertising Requirement, as defined in Section 3.6).

Franchise agreement

If a Cooperative is established applicable to the Franchised Business, Franchisee must © 2025 HFB FenceCo Franchising, LLC B-34 2025 FDD v4F participate in the Cooperative.

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The Franchisee must currently use Franchisor’s designated suppliers to purchase any items and/or services necessary to operate the Franchised Business.

Franchise agreement

The Franchisee must currently use Franchisor’s designated suppliers to purchase any items and/or services necessary to operate the Franchised Business.

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With the exception of the Initial Franchise Fee, you must pay all fees and other amounts owed to us and/or our affiliates via electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) through an electronic funds transfer program (the “EFT Program”), under which we automatically deduct all payments owed to us and/or our affiliates from the…

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The Franchised Business must, at all times, be staffed with at least 1 individual who has successfully completed Franchisor’s Initial Training Program.

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Approved Products and Approved Services All Approved Products that we may designate, Approved Services, Approved Location/Storage Facility, vehicles, supplies, equipment, tools, uniforms, forms, advertising materials, computer hardware and software, and inventory used by you in connection with the Franchised Business…

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The Business Management and Technology System will use third-party software from our approved vendors, including our digital platform system for point-of-sale functions, email marketing, and all customer management functions.

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Franchisor shall also have the right to, at any time without notice, electronically connect with Franchisee’s Computer System to monitor or retrieve data stored on the Computer System or for any other purpose Franchisor deems necessary.

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You must obtain, maintain and use the Business Management and Technology System that we specify periodically in the Manuals

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Franchisor may charge Franchisee its then‐current training tuition fee for Franchisee and any other persons that attend such additional or refresher training, and Franchisee will be solely responsible for any and all expenses associated with such training (including travel, lodging, meals and employee wages incurred).

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Attendance at the Annual Conference is mandatory.