PETRO STOPPING CENTER

24601 Center Ridge Road Westlake, Ohio 44145-5634

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Petro Franchise Systems LLC is a Delaware limited liability company, formed on August 12, 2008. Petro Franchise’s principal place of business is 24601 Center Ridge Road, Westlake, Ohio 44145-5634. They have offered travel center franchises since 2008. Petro Franchise is a wholly owned subsidiary of TravelCenters of America Holding Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

We offer franchises for the establishment and operation of full-service or select-service travel center and truckstop service facilities (each a “Petro Center”) which offer certain approved products (the “Products”) and services (“Services”), which may include motor fuel pumping services, truck maintenance and repair services, a full-service restaurant, approved franchised quick service restaurants, a convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, recreation rooms, truck weighing scales and other compatible services, pursuant to the terms of the Franchise Agreement. The location of a Petro Center is referred to as the “Franchised Premises” or the “Site.” The Petro Centers are established and operated pursuant to Petro Franchise's system (the “Petro System”). The Petro System is characterized by our, or our Affiliates', collection of procedures, policies, standards, specifications, controls and other distinguishing elements, including distinctive signage, interior and exterior design, décor and color schemes, including as set forth {HL906198.1} - 4 - in our plans (the “Development Plans”); recipes and menu items, uniform standards, specifications and procedures for operation; quality and uniformity of products and services; training and assistance; and advertising, promotional, marketing and public relations programs; all of which we may change, improve and further develop in our discretion (see Items 8, 11, 14 and 16). The Petro System and certain of its mandatory (and suggested) standards, specifications, and procedures (the “Petro System Standards”) are set forth in our Confidential Operations Manual, as well as in other written materials (including, as applicable, audiotapes, videotapes, magnetic media, computer software and written materials) that we furnish to franchisees from time to time for use in operating a Petro Center (collectively, the “Manual”). The Petro System is also characterized by certain core programs (the “Core Programs”), which are set forth in the Manual and otherwise communicated to franchisees in writing. You are required to participate in all Core Programs. The Core Programs are further described in Item 16. Petro Centers are established and operated under the trade name “Petro Stopping Center” and several other trademarks and service marks. As used in this Disclosure Document, the term “Marks” means the names “Petro,” “Petro Stopping Center,” “Petro Travel Plaza,” “Iron Skillet” and such other trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, Internet domain names and commercial symbols as Petro Franchise considers to be (or in the future designates as) an integral part of the Petro System. The Petro Center must be operated in accordance with the provisions of the Franchise Agreement. The form of Franchise Agreement for your Petro Center is attached as Exhibit E to this Disclosure Document. For each Franchise Agreement that you sign, we may determine a defined geographic territory (the “Protected Area”) which will be described in Exhibit C to the Franchise Agreement. The size of the Protected Area, if any, varies depending on local market conditions.