Transfer by Franchisee. The franchise granted herein is personal to the Franchisee and, except as stated below, the Franchisor shall not allow or permit any transfer, assignment, subfranchise or conveyance of this Agreement or any interest hereunder. As used in this Agreement, the term “transfer” includes the Franchisee’s voluntary, involuntary, direct or indirect assignment, sale, gift or other disposition of any interest in: (1) this Agreement; (2) the Franchisee entity; (3) the Store governed by this Agreement; or (4) all or a substantial portion of the assets of the Store.
Transfer by Franchisee. Franchisee understands and acknowledges ---------------------- that the rights and duties set forth in this Agreement are personal to Franchisee, and that Franchisor has granted this Agreement in reliance on Franchisee's business skill and financial capacity. Accordingly, neither (i) Franchisee, nor (ii) any immediate or remote successor to Franchisee, nor (iii) any individual, partnership, corporation or other legal entity which directly or indirectly owns any interest in the Franchisee or in this Franchise Agreement, shall sell, assign, transfer, convey, donate, pledge, mortgage, or otherwise encumber any direct or indirect interest in this Agreement or in any legal entity which owns the Franchised Business without the prior written consent of Franchisor. Acceptance by Franchisor of any royalty fee, advertising fee or any other amount accruing hereunder from any third party, including, but not limited to any proposed transferee, shall not constitute Franchisor's approval of such party as a transferee or the transfer of this Franchise Agreement to such party. Any purported assignment or transfer, by operation of law or otherwise, not having the written consent of Franchisor, shall be null and void, and shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement, for which Franchisor may then terminate without opportunity to cure pursuant to Section 15.02.E. of this Agreement.
Transfer by Franchisee. 15 12.2. Pre-Conditions to Franchisee's Transfer............................................ 16 12.3. Franchisor's Approval of Transfer.................................................. 16 12.4. Right of First Refusal............................................................. 17 12.5.
Transfer by Franchisee. The franchise granted herein is personal to the Franchisee and, except as stated below, the Franchisor shall not allow or permit any transfer, assignment, subfranchise or conveyance of this Agreement or any interest hereunder nor purport to do so without the Franchisor’s prior written consent which may be withheld in the Franchisor’s reasonable discretion. The Franchisee acknowledges that prior to approving any transfer, the Franchisor may impose reasonable conditions on the Franchisee and its purported transferee including but not limited to those conditions listed in Section 16.2. As used in this Agreement, the term “transfer” includes the Franchisee’s voluntary, involuntary, direct or indirect assignment, sale, gift or other disposition of any interest in: (1) this Agreement; (2) the ownership of the Franchisee entity; (3) the Store governed by this Agreement; or (4) all or a substantial portion of the assets of the Store. The term “transfer” shall include an assignment, sale, gift or other disposition, including those transfers described in Sections 16.5 and 16.7 and those resulting from a divorce, insolvency, corporate or partnership dissolution proceeding, merger, change of control, operation of law or, in the event of the death of the Franchisee, or an owner of the Franchisee by will, declaration of or transfer in trust or under the laws of intestate succession. For the purposes of this Article 16, “change of control” of a Franchisee that is an entity shall mean a transfer, new issuance or assignment of 25% or more of the Franchisee’s beneficial equity ownership interests.
Transfer by Franchisee. (1) The rights and duties set forth in this Agreement are personal to Franchisee and Franchisee Principal Owners. Franchisor granted Franchisee rights under this Agreement in reliance on Franchisee Principal Owners’ business skill, financial status and personal character. Franchisor has legitimate reasons to evaluate the qualifications of any potential new owner. Franchisor has the right to analyze the terms of the proposed purchase contract with Franchisee. Franchisor will investigate any potential owner’s qualifications, including whether sufficient financial resources are available to operate the Business and hear the burden of the purchase terms. Therefore, Franchisee and Franchisee Principal Owners acknowledge and agree that Franchisors contact with any potential owner is for the purpose of protecting Franchisors business interests and the integrity of the Program, and does not constitute improper or unlawful conduct and/or tortuous interference with Franchisee contractual or business relationships.
Transfer by Franchisee. A. Franchisee understands and acknowledges that the rights and duties set forth in this Agreement are personal to Franchisee, and that the Franchisor has granted this franchise in reliance on Franchisee's business skill, financial capacity and personal character. Accordingly, neither Franchisee or any immediate or remote successor to any part of Franchisee's interest in this franchise nor any individual, partnership, corporation or other legal entity which directly or indirectly controls Franchisee shall sell, assign, transfer, convey, give away, pledge, mortgage or otherwise encumber any interest in this franchise or in any legal entity which directly or indirectly owns this franchise without the prior written consent of the Franchisor, which consent shall be subject to the conditions precedent set forth below, but which will not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that the Franchisor's prior written consent shall not be required for a transfer of less than a five (5%) percent interest to a publicly held corporation or inter-family or intra-franchise transfers. A publicly held corporation is a corporation registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Any purported assignment or transfer by operation of law or otherwise not having the written consent of the Franchisor required by this Section 12.2.A., shall be null and void and shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement, for which the Franchisor may then terminate without opportunity to cure pursuant to Section 13.2 of this Agreement.
Transfer by Franchisee. Xxxxxxxxxx acknowledges and agrees that the rights and duties set forth in this Agreement are personal to Franchisee, and that Franchisor has granted this franchise in reliance on Franchiseeʹs business skill, financial capacity, and personal character. Accordingly, neither Franchisee nor any immediate or remote successor to any part of Franchiseeʹs interest in this Agreement, shall sell, encumber, assign, transfer, convey, pledge, merge, or give away any direct or indirect interest in this Agreement, in Franchisee, or in all or substantially all of the assets of the Franchised Business without the prior written consent of Franchisor. Any purported assignment or transfer not having the written consent of Franchisor required by this Section 14.2 shall be null and void and shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement, for which Franchisor may immediately terminate without opportunity to cure pursuant to Section 15.2.3 of this Agreement.
Transfer by Franchisee. (1) Franchisee understands and acknowledges that the rights and duties set forth in this Agreement are personal to Franchisee, and that Franchisor has granted this franchise in reliance on the business skill, financial capacity and personal character of the Franchisee and any guarantor of Franchisee. Accordingly, neither Franchisee nor any initial or subsequent successor or assign to any part of Franchisee's interest in this franchise, nor any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity which directly or indirectly has or owns any interest in this Agreement, in the franchised business or in Franchisee shall sell, assign, transfer, convey, give away, pledge, mortgage or otherwise encumber any direct or indirect interest in this Agreement, in the franchised business or in any entity which owns this franchise without the prior written consent of Franchisor; provided, however, that Franchisor's prior written consent shall not be required for a transfer of less than a one percent (1%) interest in a publicly-held corporation, and further, Franchisor's prior written consent for a Minority Interest Transfer (as hereinafter defined) shall be exclusively based upon the requirements enumerated in Section XII.B.(3) hereof. A publicly-held corporation is a corporation having its securities registered pursuant to Section 12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or a corporation subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any purported assignment or transfer, by operation of law or otherwise, not having the written consent of Franchisor required by this Section XII.B.(l) shall be null and void and shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement, for which Franchisor may then terminate this Agreement without opportunity to cure pursuant to Section XIII.C.(5) of this Agreement.
Transfer by Franchisee. The franchise granted herein is personal to the Franchisee and, except as stated below, the Franchisor shall not allow or permit any transfer, assignment, subfranchise or conveyance of this Agreement or any interest hereunder. As used in this Agreement, the term "transfer" shall mean and include the voluntary, involuntary, direct or indirect assignment, sale, gift or other disposition by the Franchisee (or any of its owners) of any interest in: (1) this Agreement; (2) the ownership of the Franchisee; or (3) the Center or any assets of the Center. An assignment, sale, gift or other disposition shall include a transfer resulting from a divorce, insolvency, corporate or partnership dissolution proceeding or otherwise by operation of law or, in the event of the death of the Franchisee, or an owner of the Franchisee by will, declaration of or transfer in trust or under the laws of intestate succession.
Transfer by Franchisee. (a) Your rights and obligations under this Agreement are personal to you, and we have granted the Location Franchise in reliance on your and/or your principal owners’ skills, financial capacity, personal character, and reputation for honesty, integrity and fair dealing. Accordingly, you and your successors, assigns, shareholders, partners and members, may not transfer any interest in you, in this Agreement or any related agreement, in the Location Franchise, without our prior written consent. Any purported transfer not having our prior written consent will be void.
