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• RECOGNITION AND BARGAINING UNIT The City hereby recognizes the Union as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for the purpose stated in Chapter 41.56 RCW as last amended of all employees commissioned under the LEOFF System employed within the bargaining unit defined by classifications listed in Appendix A to this agreement.

• RECOGNITION AND NEGOTIATIONS The Employer or anyone authorized to act on their behalf recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agency for its employees classified and covered by this Agreement. The Employer agrees to negotiate with the Union or anyone authorized to act on behalf of the Union, in any and all matters affecting the relationship between the parties to this Agreement.

• Bargaining Agent Recognition The Employer recognizes the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union as the exclusive bargaining agent for all employees covered by the certification.

• Franchise Matters (a) As of the Effective Date, Schedule 3.27(a) attached hereto sets forth a true and complete list of all Franchise Agreements to which the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Loan Parties or any of their Affiliates or Subsidiaries or its or their properties is bound (other than any such agreements between a person and its Subsidiaries or among its Subsidiaries) and that grant to a person (a “Franchisee”) the right to operate or license others to operate or to develop within a specific geographic area or at a specific location an F45 training franchised business (each a “Franchised Business”). True, correct, and complete copies of all Franchise Agreements (or documents purporting to contain substantially the content of each such Franchise Agreement) set forth on Schedule 3.27(a) are, upon request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, available to the Lenders. As of the Effective Date, the countries listed on Schedule 3.27(a) are the only countries in which the Loan Parties have sold or granted a Franchise or master franchise for the right to operate any Franchised Business and the right to sub-franchise such rights, if any. (b) All the Franchise Agreements of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries are in full force and effect and are valid and binding obligations of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries that are party thereto and enforceable against such Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, the other parties thereto in accordance with their respective terms, subject, as to enforceability, to bankruptcy, insolvency, and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles. All Franchise Agreements comply in all material respects with the Requirement of Law applicable thereto. The execution and delivery by the Loan Parties of this Agreement do not, and the consummation of the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and compliance with the provisions of this Agreement will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries under (other than any Lien permitted by the terms of this Agreement) or any right of rescission or set-off under, any provision of any Franchise Agreement. Except by operation of law, no Franchise Agreement expressly grants any Franchisee any right of rescission or set-off; and no Franchisee has asserted in writing any such right of rescission or set-off. There is no default under any Franchise Agreement by the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, by any other party thereto, and no event has occurred that with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute a default thereunder by the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, by any other party thereto, except, in each case, any default that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or to result in an adverse determination with a monetary liability in an aggregate amount in excess of $2,500,000 against one or more Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries. (c) As of the Effective Date, Schedule 3.27(c) sets forth a true and correct list of: (i) the United States jurisdictions in which the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries are currently, registered or authorized to offer and sell franchises (under a Franchise Law) and the jurisdictions in which the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries sold a Franchised Business under a Franchise Law and under the FTC Franchise Rule and (ii) the non-United States jurisdictions in which the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries has sold or entered into, offered, Franchises. (d) The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have prepared and maintained each uniform franchise offering circular, franchise disclosure document and similar document used in the offer and sale of franchises anywhere in the world by the Loan Parties (“FDD”) in compliance with: (A) franchise guidelines published by the FTC and the North American Securities Administrators Association (collectively, “Franchise Guidelines”); (B) the FTC Franchise Rule; and (C) the Franchise Laws, except, in each case, where any failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in (i) a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) an adverse determination with a monetary liability in an aggregate amount in excess of $2,500,000 against one or more Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries. The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have offered and sold each Franchise Agreement for a Franchised Business to be located in any non-United States jurisdiction (the “Foreign Franchises”) in compliance with the Requirement of Law, including pre-sale registration and disclosure laws, except, in each case, where any failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in (i) a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) an adverse determination with a monetary liability in an aggregate amount in excess of $2,500,000 against one or more Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries. (e) The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have not, in any FDD, other franchise disclosure document, in applications or filings with states under the Franchise Laws, made any untrue statement of a material fact, omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or omitted to state any fact necessary to make the statements made therein, taken as a whole, not misleading. (f) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.27(f), the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have not, and have not authorized any Person to furnish: (i) to prospective franchisees in any United States jurisdiction any materials or information that could be construed as an “earnings claim” or “financial performance representation” as specified in the FTC Franchise Rule, and Franchise Guidelines (collectively, “FPRs”), and no FPR has been made to any prospective Franchisee in any United States jurisdiction; or (ii) to prospective franchisees in any non-United States jurisdiction any materials or information from which a specific level or range of actual or potential sales, costs, income, or profit from franchised or non-franchised units may be easily ascertained, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, where the furnishing of such information, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in (i) a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) an adverse determination with a monetary liability in an aggregate amount in excess of $2,500,000 against one or more Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries. (g) As of the Effective Date, Schedule 3.27(g) lists each contract pursuant to which the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates receives rebates in excess of $250,000 in any Fiscal Year as a result of transactions between the Franchisees and suppliers selling products or services to the Franchisees. No contract pursuant to which the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries or Affiliates receives a rebate is (i) prohibited by any Franchise Agreement, (ii) not disclosed in accordance with the Franchise Guidelines in the relevant FDD, if applicable, or (iii) not disclosed in accordance with the Requirement of Law with respect to Foreign Franchises. (h) The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have made on a timely and accurate basis all required additional filings under the Franchise Laws, including filings with respect to material changes, advertising, broker and salesperson registrations, amendments, and renewals, and the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have not offered or executed a Franchise Agreement or offered or sold the rights granted therein in any jurisdiction in which such offer and sale was not duly registered (if registration was required by a Franchise Law) or exempt from registration at the time the offer was made and the sale occurred, and the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have otherwise complied with all applicable FDD and Franchise Agreement delivery requirements under applicable Franchise Laws, and, in each case, obtained receipts evidencing delivery and receipt thereof, except where any failure to make such additional filings or to register such offer and sale could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have not otherwise engaged in the offer, sale, or execution of Franchise Agreements in violation of applicable Franchise Laws, or unfair or deceptive trade practices law or regulation or similar law or regulation. (i) Neither the Loan Parties nor any of their Subsidiaries is subject to any currently effective order, injunction, or similar mandate with respect to the offer or sale of Franchise Agreements in any jurisdiction. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.27(i), there are no proceedings pending (or to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened in writing) against the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries alleging failure to comply with any Franchise Laws or Relationship Laws, or any similar Requirement of Law of any other jurisdiction, foreign or domestic. (j) Except to the extent granted to a Franchisee in its Franchise Agreement, and except as provided by operation of law: (A) no Franchisee has a protected territory, exclusive territory, right of first refusal, option, or other similar arrangement with respect to a Franchised Business and (B) no person currently holds any right or option to operate, develop, or locate a Franchised Business, or to exclude the Loan Parties, any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or others from operating or licensing a third party to operate a Franchised Business, in any geographic area or at any location. (k) Except as disclosed in writing in the Loan Parties’ most-recently issued FDD, none of Loan Parties’ Subsidiaries or Affiliates presently offer or sell franchises or business opportunities in any line of business, and no Subsidiary or Affiliate of Loan Parties that has offered or sold franchises or business opportunities in any line of business (other than the Franchised Business) is obligated or liable in any respect under or in connection with such franchises or business opportunities. (l) As of the Effective Date, Schedule 3.27(l) lists the material contracts that are in effect as of the date hereof with any formal or informal franchisee association or group of Franchisees regarding any Franchise Agreement or franchise operational matter. (m) As of the Effective Date, Schedule 3.27(m) lists the Franchisees, if any, that to the knowledge of the Loan Parties are currently the subject of a bankruptcy or similar proceeding. (n) With respect to all expirations, terminations, and nonrenewals of Franchisees or Franchise Agreements, the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have complied with all applicable franchise termination, nonrenewal, unfair practices, and Relationship Laws, including the Requirement of Law with respect to the proper notice of default, time to cure, and the actual termination of any Franchisee or business opportunity operator, except, in each case, where the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or result in an adverse determination with a monetary liability in an aggregate amount in excess of $2,500,000 against one or more Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries. (o) Except as disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent, since December 31, 2020, no Loan Party has waived any material right or benefit of any such Person, or any material obligation of any Franchisee, under any Franchise Agreement, including, without limitation, any buy-out option, and no waiver of any such rights is currently in effect. (p) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.27(p) and any waiver, alteration or modification that could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or could not be expected to reduce such payments by more than $2,500,000 in the aggregate, since December 31, 2020, no Loan Party has waived, altered or modified any material provision regarding the calculation and payment of royalty fees in any Franchise Agreement, and no waiver regarding the calculation and payment of royalty fees is currently in effect. (q) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.27(q) or disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent, no Loan Party is (i) a guarantor or party to an agreement pursuant to which any of the Loan Parties is directly or contingently liable (as a co-xxxxxx or otherwise) for any material obligations of any Franchisee, subject to general vicarious liability and related principles, (ii) a lessor or sublessor of any real or personal property to any Franchisee, or (iii) a party to any financing arrangement with any Franchisee, including, but not limited to, any promissory note, guaranty or security agreement. (r) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.27(r) or disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent, there are no area representatives, development agents, regional directors or other Persons that provide support services to Franchisees on behalf of the Loan Parties pursuant to a written agreement with the Loan Parties, other than employees of the Loan Parties. Except for the Loan Parties or any employees of or consultants engaged by the Loan Parties, no Loan Party has ever used “franchise sellers” as such term is defined in the FTC Franchise Rules in connection with the offer or sale of Franchises. (s) No Loan Party has exercised control over any Franchisee’s relationship with its employees, including hiring, firing, disciplining, compensation, benefits, supervision, and scheduling. (t) None of the Franchise Agreements require any of the Loan Parties to notify any Franchisee of the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no Franchise Agreement requires the Franchisee thereunder to consent to, or approve of, the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (u) None of the Franchise Agreements (i) require the consent of the franchisee thereunder in connection with the transfer or assignment by the franchisor of any of its rights or obligations thereunder to any Person or (ii) prohibit the franchisor thereunder from selling its assets to a third party, offering its securities privately or publicly, merging with or acquiring other Persons, or being acquired by another Person, or undertaking any refinancing, recapitalization, leverage buyout or other economic or financial restructuring.

• Labour Matters No material work stoppage, strike, lock-out, labour disruption, dispute grievance, arbitration, proceeding or other conflict with the employees of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries currently exists or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, is imminent or pending and the Corporation and the Subsidiaries are in material compliance with all provisions of all federal, national, regional, provincial and local laws and regulations respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours.

• CERTIFICATION REGARDING CERTAIN FOREIGN-OWNED COMPANIES IN CONNECTION WITH CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE (Texas law as of September 1, 2021) By submitting a proposal to this Solicitation, you certify that you agree to the following required by Texas law as of September 1, 2021: Proposing Company is prohibited from entering into a contract or other agreement relating to critical infrastructure that would grant to the company direct or remote access to or control of critical infrastructure in this state, excluding access specifically allowed by the Proposing Company for product warranty and support purposes. Company, certifies that neither it nor its parent company nor any affiliate of company or its parent company, is (1) owned by or the majority of stock or other ownership interest of the company is held or controlled by individuals who are citizens of China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, or a designated country; (2) a company or other entity, including governmental entity, that is owned or controlled by citizens of or is directly controlled by the government of China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, or a designated country; or (3) headquartered in China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, or a designated country. For purposes of this contract, “critical infrastructure” means “a communication infrastructure system, cybersecurity system, electric grid, hazardous waste treatment system, or water treatment facility.” See Tex. Gov’t Code § 2274.0101(2) of SB 1226 (87th leg.). The company verifies and certifies that company will not grant direct or remote access to or control of critical infrastructure, except for product warranty and support purposes, to prohibited individuals, companies, or entities, including governmental entities, owned, controlled, or headquartered in China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, or a designated country, as determined by the Governor.

• TRAINING AND RELATED MATTERS The parties recognise that in order to increase the efficiency and productivity of the company a significant commitment to structured training and skill development is required. Accordingly the parties commit themselves to: a) The parties to this Agreement recognise the importance of the apprenticeship system to the construction industry. It is agreed that every employer party to this Agreement who employs five (5) or more tradespersons in any one classification shall undertake to employ at least one (1) apprentice or make arrangements to host an apprentice from an agreed group apprenticeship scheme. Where an employer does not currently have an apprentice as per this provision, reasonable time shall be allowed to enable the employer to comply with this clause. Further, the parties are committed to a strong ratio of apprentices in the industry. Apprenticeship levels on a specific project may be discussed at the Project Pre-Commencement Conference (refer Clause 16). b) Providing employees with the opportunity to acquire additional skills within relevant career path structures through appropriate structured training based on nationally endorsed (i.e. Construction Training Australia endorsed) competency standards and curriculum; c) Actively encouraging employees to seek formal recognition of their skills (i.e. recognition of prior learning); and d) Using training providers accredited and acceptable to the parties. The CFMEU, MBAV and other employer associations are legitimately engaged in providing training to industry and it is hereby agreed that all parties will properly recognise and accept the validity of nationally accredited training as provided by the other parties. e) The parties will consult on the development of training programs which are consistent with the following: • Training provided will be consistent with the company’s business requirements, relevant to the work of the employees, consistent with the skills development of each employee and with applicable national competency standards. • Training may be taken either on or off the job with all reasonable steps being taken to conduct training in normal working hours. • If an approved training activity is undertaken during ordinary working hours, the employee/s concerned shall not suffer any loss of pay. • Approved training activities undertaken outside of ordinary hours will be paid at single time or will, at the employee’s option, be taken as time off in lieu of payment. Provided that the scheduling of time off must be consistent with the needs of the business and be by agreement with the company. • Training costs of courses approved by the company will be met by the company. • The company will not be asked to meet the costs of training undertaken by employees which was not approved by the company. • Leave of absence granted pursuant to this clause shall count as service for all purposes of the award and this agreement. • Accredited members of the union will be allowed up to 5 days per year, without loss of pay, to attend trade union educational courses conducted or approved by the union. (see appendix H) f) The parties to this Agreement recognise the importance of the role that Apprentices/Trainees fulfill within the industry and, more importantly, a role that they will fulfill as trades persons following the conclusion of the indentures. To this end the Victorian Building Industry Consultative Committee will investigate ways of enhancing employment prospects for Apprentice/Trainees. In addition it is agreed that, where appropriate, employers will use their best endeavours to employ Apprentices/Trainees in order to ensure appropriate trade persons levels for the future.

• Certain Employee Matters (a) Purchaser has delivered to Seller a list (the "Prospective Employee List") containing the names of all persons who are actively employed by Seller in connection with the Acquired Business to whom Purchaser intends to offer employment (each a "Prospective Employee" and, collectively, the "Prospective Employees"). Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Purchaser in obtaining the employment of the Prospective Employees. (b) Effective on such date as mutually agreed between Purchaser and Seller , each Prospective Employee who accepts an offer of employment by Purchaser and thereafter commences such employment shall become an employee of Purchaser. (c) Seller shall, from January 1, 1998 to the Closing Date, accrue bonuses and commissions of Seller's employees consistent with past practices. (d) Seller shall be solely responsible for and shall pay and fund in full to all of its employees and contractors all compensation, incentive payments, bonuses, retirement annuities, deferred compensation, profit sharing benefits, stock incentives and any accrued sick pay, vacation pay and severance pay accrued through to and including the Closing Date for which Seller is obligated under any Contract or Employee Benefit Plan, or under any personnel or employee manual or policy or under any law or regulation, and Seller shall satisfy all other obligations to such employees accrued through to and including the Closing Date, including without limitation all required withholding tax liabilities and tax deposits. Except as expressly provided herein, no such responsibility or obligation shall constitute an Assumed Purchaser Liability in any way whatsoever. Seller agrees not to accelerate or change the terms of any employee loan as a result of the change of employer for so long as such employees are employed by Purchaser. Seller shall be solely responsible for satisfying any obligations resulting from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under Section 4980B(f) of the Code with respect to continuation of group medical coverage with respect to its respective employees. (e) Except as may otherwise be provided in the Transitional Agreement, Purchaser is not assuming, nor shall it have any responsibility whatsoever for the continuation of, or any liabilities under or in connection with, any Employee Benefit Plan or any employment contract, collective bargaining agreement, severance or retirement arrangement. Purchaser is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a successor employer to Seller with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan; and no plan adopted or maintained by Purchaser after the Closing is or shall be deemed to be a "successor plan," as such term is defined in Section 4021(a) of ERISA, of any Employee Benefit Plan. No assets held under any Employee Benefit Plan shall be transferred to Purchaser or to any plan adopted or maintained by Purchaser. Except as specifically set forth herein, Purchaser shall not be obligated to assume or continue any term or condition of employment currently or previously promised or maintained by Seller with regard to its current, former or retired employees or contractors, and shall not be responsible for any debt, payment, obligation, claim, liability or agreement which relates to or arises from Seller's employment (or termination of employment) of, or contract (or termination of contract) with its current, former or retired employees, regardless of whether such employees are offered employment by Purchaser. (f) Neither Purchaser nor Seller intend this Agreement to create any rights or interests, except as between Purchaser and Seller, and no present, former or future employee or contractor of Purchaser or Seller shall be treated as a third party beneficiary in or under this Agreement

• Certain ERISA Matters (a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true: (i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement, (ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or (iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender. (b) In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).

• RECOGNITION AND MEMBERSHIP (TA 5/9/19)‌ 16 Section 1. The Hospital recognizes the Association as the collective bargaining 17 representative with respect to wage rates, hours of work, and other conditions of 18 employment for a bargaining unit composed of all categories of registered nurses 20 Hospital shall not challenge the status of bargaining unit nurses or assert that 21 bargaining unit nurses are supervisors.