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Business Description

Aire-Master is a Missouri corporation, incorporated on August 27, 1976, doing business under the name “Aire-Master of America” or “Aire-Master”. Aire-Master's corporate offices and facilities are at 1821 N. Hwy CC, with mailing address of P.O. Box 2310, Nixa, Missouri 65714. Aire-Master has no parents or subsidiaries.

Prior Experience

Aire-Master's predecessor was jerry P. McCauley operating as a sole proprietorship under the name of Aire- Master Company, with business address of 1910 S. Stewart, Springfield, Missouri 65804. jerry has bccnwas active in all phases of the business to be operated

Business Offered

It offers franchises for the odor control and cleaning business. Aire-Master has operated a business of the type you will conduct since 1977. Aire-Master first offered and granted a franchise for odor control and commercial hygiene systems in 1977, and does not and has not granted franchises in any other line of business. Aire-Master manufactures and markets certain odor control and cleaning products under the trade mark “EsScents” through distributors who are not franchisees, which are similar to products utilized in the Aire-Master franchise system. Aire-Master manufactures various products for third parties packaged under private label. Aire-Master has no other business activities and no affiliates.

Initial Fees

The initial franchise fee is not uniform for all franchisees, and ranges from $21,90025.500 to S83.00085.000. A required $4,000 minimum inventory purchase must be added to the initial franchise fee as part of the initial fee. The franchise fee is $.0853 per person within the territory, with a minimum 3290025.500 franchise fee ($28.90029.500 initial fee with minimum inventory) for a population up to 300,000. The typical minimum territory population approved is 500,000 (franchise fee of $1.50042.500. $45.50046.500 initial fee with minimum inventory) or more, e.g., for a territory population of 1,000,000, the franchise fee would be S83.00085.000 (calculated as 1,000,000 times initial fee with minimum inventory). The current minimum inventory purchase is $4,000. The average territory requires only the minimum $4,000 inventory. In the fiscal year ending March 31, 20198 the required inventory purchase was $4,000 for all franchises sold. You must pay the franchise fee and pay for the initial inventory provided by Aire-Master on execution of the agreement unless other arrangements are made. You are required to attend the Annual Franchisee Convention and must pay Aire-Master a $1,500 set fee payable $375 quarterly, including attendance, hotel room charge for the conference days and certain meals designated bv Aire-Master for up to 2 persons, hut not including your travel expenses.

Financing

Aire-Master encourages you to obtain financial assistance through your financial sources or other financial institutions that may be able to meet your needs. In some cases, Aire-Master may finance a portion of the initial franchise fee, but is not obligated to. Aire-Master wtU not finance other opening or operating costs, and will not guarantee your note or obligation to any third party.

Franchisee Revenue and Profit

The FTC's Franchise Rule permits a franchisor to provide information about the actual or potential Financial performance of its franchised and/or franchisor-owned outlets, if there is a reasonable basis for the information, and if the information is included in the disclosure document. Financial performance information that differs from that included in Item 19 may be given only if: (1) a franchisor provides the actual records of an existing outlet you are considering buying; or (2) a franchisor supplements the information provided in this Item 19, for example, by providing information about possible performance at a particular location or under particular circumstances.