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Aerus Franchising, LLC, (“we”, “our” or “us”) is a limited liability company formed under the laws of Delaware on May 2, 2001. We currently do business only under our company name and under the trade names “Aerus”, “Aerus Franchising” or “Beyond by Aerus”. We maintain our principal place of business at 14841 Dallas Parkway, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas 75254. We have been offering franchises under the “Aerus” marks since June 2002. We began offering qualified franchises the right to sell our additional premium line of products and services under the “Beyond by Aerus” mark as of April 15, 2015. As of December 31, 2020, we have 222 franchise businesses in the United States and Canada. We do not offer any other franchises or engage in any other line of business, nor have we done so prior to the date of this Disclosure Document. Our agents for service of process are listed in Exhibit 5.

We currently offer 2 franchise programs – our Standard franchise program (“Standard Program”) and our associate franchise program (“Associate Program”). We also offer qualified franchisees under the Standard Program and Associate Program a right to sell an additional, premium line of products that are marketed and sold under the “Beyond by Aerus” trademark. The total investment necessary to begin operation of a franchise under the Standard Program is $37,500 to $439,690. This includes up to $330,000 that must be paid to us or our affiliate. The total investment necessary to begin operation of a franchise under the Associate Program ranges from approximately $20,000 to $104,690. This includes up to $60,000 that must be paid to us or our affiliate.