Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously disclosed, on December 16, 2019, Vitamin Shoppe Industries LLC, a New York limited liability company ("Vitamin Shoppe Industries") and an indirect subsidiary of Franchise Group, Inc. (the "Company"), and the direct and indirect subsidiaries of Vitamin Shoppe Industries (together with Vitamin Shoppe Industries, collectively, the "Borrowers") and Valor Acquisition, LLC ("Parent"), the direct parent of Vitamin Shoppe Industries, entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (as amended, the "Term Loan Agreement") with the lenders from time to time party thereto (the "Term Loan Lenders") and GACP Finance Co., LLC, as agent ("Term Loan Agent"). The Term Loan Agreement provided for a $70.0 million senior secured term loan (the "Term Loan") to be made by the Term Loan Lenders to the Borrowers on December 16, 2019. The proceeds of the Term Loan were used to consummate the Company's acquisition of Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. on December 16, 2019 (the "Merger") and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the Merger and the Term Loan. On August 13, 2020, the Company repaid in full all amounts that were outstanding under the Term Loan, and on August 25, 2020, terminated the Term Loan Agreement.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 13, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the repayment and retirement of the Term Loan. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated August 13, 2020. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL


            document)

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