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As confidentially submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2022

Registration No. 333-            

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Xponential Fitness, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

17877 Von Karman Ave, Suite 100

Irvine, CA, 92614

(949) 346-3000

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Anthony Geisler

Chief Executive Officer

Xponential Fitness, Inc.

17877 Von Karman Ave, Suite 100

Irvine, CA, 92614

(949) 346-3000

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)

Copies to:

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

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Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, all references in this prospectus to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “company,” “Xponential Fitness,” “Xponential” and similar terms refer to Xponential Fitness, Inc. together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including Xponential Intermediate Holdings, LLC (“Xponential Holdings LLC”) and Xponential Fitness LLC. We are a holding company and we hold substantially all of our assets and conduct substantially all of our business through Xponential Fitness LLC, a subsidiary of Xponential Holdings LLC.

We, the selling stockholders and the underwriters have not authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectuses we have prepared. We, the selling stockholders and the underwriters take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may provide you. We, the selling stockholders and the underwriters are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of our Class A common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus or the date of the applicable document incorporated by reference, as applicable, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of our Class A common stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since such dates.

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Market and Industry Data

This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein include industry and market data that we obtained from periodic industry publications, third-party studies and surveys, filings of public companies in our industry, third-party analyses and internal company surveys. These sources include government and industry sources. Industry publications and surveys generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable. Although we believe the industry and market data to be reliable as of the date of this prospectus or the date of the applicable document incorporated by reference, this information could prove to be inaccurate. Industry and market data could be wrong because of the method by which sources obtained their data and because information cannot always be verified with complete certainty due to the limits on the availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process and other limitations and uncertainties. In addition, we do not know all of the assumptions regarding general economic conditions or growth that were used in preparing the forecasts from the sources relied upon or cited herein.

The information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus concerning our industry and the market in which we operate, including our general expectations and market position, market opportunity and market size, is based on the information described above, on assumptions that we have made based on that data and similar sources, third-party analyses by Buxton Company and on our knowledge of the markets for our brands. This information involves a number of assumptions and limitations and is inherently imprecise and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to these estimates. In addition, the industry in which we operate, as well as the projections, assumptions and estimates of our future performance and the future performance of the industry in which we operate, are subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in “Risk Factors” herein and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “2021 Form 10-K”) and elsewhere in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference, that could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in these publications and other sources.

In 2021, we commissioned Buxton Company to provide a whitespace study to analyze the estimated number of studios that franchisees could optimally have in the United States as of June 30, 2021. The Buxton Company whitespace study leverages performance drivers for each brand including competition, cotenancy, area draw, and detailed customer profiles using Experian’s Mosaic71 psychographic segmentation system to create a rigorous analysis of trade areas throughout the United States. Whitespace represents a snapshot of our business as of June 30, 2021 and is expected to change as our business evolves over time.

In 2021, we commissioned Frost & Sullivan to conduct an independent analysis to assess the total addressable market on the U.S. boutique fitness market. The estimates provided by Frost & Sullivan include the impact of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This prospectus contains references to adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin, which are financial measures not required by, or presented in accordance with, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). We use adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin when planning, monitoring, and evaluating our performance. We believe that adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are appropriate measures of our operating performance because they eliminate the impact of expenses that we do not believe reflect our underlying business performance.

We believe that adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin, viewed in addition to, and not in lieu of, our reported GAAP results, provides useful information to investors regarding our performance and overall results of operations because it eliminates the impact of other items that we believe reduce the comparability of our underlying core business performance from period to period and is therefore useful to our investors in

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comparing the core performance of our business from period to period. In addition, other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin differently, which reduces their usefulness as comparative measures. See “Summary Consolidated Financial and Other Data” for the definitions of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin and a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net loss and of adjusted EBITDA margin to net loss margin, the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Basis of Presentation

Throughout this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference herein, we provide a number of key performance indicators used by management and typically used by our competitors in the franchise industry, including same store sales, system-wide sales and average unit volume (“AUV”). These are operating measures that include sales by franchisees that are not revenue realized by us in accordance with GAAP. While we do not record sales by franchisees as revenue and such sales are not included in our consolidated financial statements, we believe that these operating measures aid in understanding how we derive our royalty and marketing revenue and are important in evaluating our performance. Same store sales refers to period-over-period sales comparisons for the base of studios (which we define to include studios in North America that have been open for at least 13 calendar months as of the measurement date). System-wide sales represent gross sales by all studios in North America, which includes sales by franchisees that are not revenue recognized by us in accordance with GAAP. While we do not record sales by franchisees as revenue, and such sales are not included in our consolidated financial statements, this operating metric relates to our revenue because our royalty and marketing revenue are calculated based on a percentage of franchised studio sales. LTM AUV consists of the average sales for the trailing 12 calendar months for all studios in North America that have been open for at least 13 calendar months as of the measurement date. AUV is calculated by dividing sales during the applicable period for all studios being measured by the number of studios being measured. Quarterly run-rate AUV is calculated as the quarterly AUV multiplied by four, for North American studios that are at least 6 months old at the beginning of the respective quarter. Monthly run-rate AUV is calculated as the monthly AUV multiplied by twelve, for North American studios that are at least 6 months old at the beginning of the respective month. AUV and other key performance indicators are discussed in more detail in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Key Performance Indicators” in our 2021 Form 10-K incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

All key performance indicators, except adjusted EBITDA, provided throughout this prospectus are presented on an adjusted basis to reflect historical information of brands we acquired in 2017, 2018 and 2021 and therefore include time periods during which certain of our brands were operated by our predecessors. We acquired Club Pilates Franchise, LLC (“Club Pilates”) and CycleBar Franchising LLC (“CycleBar”) in September 2017, Stretch Lab Franchise, LLC (“StretchLab”) in November 2017, Row House Franchise, LLC (“Row House”) in December 2017, AKT Franchise LLC (“AKT”) in March 2018, Yoga Six Franchise, LLC (“YogaSix”) in July 2018, PB Franchising, LLC (“Pure Barre”) in October 2018, Stride Franchise, LLC (“Stride”) in December 2018, Rumble Fitness LLC (“Rumble”) in March 2021 and BFT Franchise Holdings, LLC (“BFT”) in October 2021.

References throughout this prospectus to comparisons to industry competitors are as of December 31, 2021, unless otherwise noted.

References throughout this prospectus to “North America” refer to the United States and Canada and references to “international” refer to countries other than the United States and Canada.

References throughout this prospectus to the sale or selling of a license refer to the grant of a right to a third party to access our intellectual property and all other services that we provide under our franchise agreements.

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References throughout this prospectus to the number of licenses sold in North America and globally reflect the cumulative number of licenses sold by us (or, outside of North America, by our master franchisees), since inception through the date indicated. Licenses contractually obligated to open refer to licenses sold net of opened studios and terminations. Licenses contractually obligated to be sold internationally reflect the number of licenses that master franchisees are contractually obligated to sell to franchisees outside of North America under master franchise agreements.

References throughout this prospectus to an “open” studio refer to any studio that has conducted classes and is operational, although such studio may have temporarily suspended in-person classes for a period of time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in our Class A common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference herein, including the section titled “Risk Factors”, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes incorporated by reference herein from our 2021 Form 10-K before deciding to invest in our Class A common stock. The risks described below and incorporated by reference herein are not the only ones facing us. The occurrence of any of the following risks or additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. In that event, the market price of our Class A common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. Please also see the sections titled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Market and Industry Data” in this prospectus.

Risks Related to Our Class A Common Stock and this Offering

Some provisions of Delaware law and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws may deter third parties from acquiring us and diminish the value of our Class A common stock.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws provide for, among other things:

In addition, while we have opted out of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), our amended and restated certificate of incorporation contains similar provisions providing that we may not engage in certain “business combinations” with any “interested stockholder” for a three-year period following the time that the stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:

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Generally, a “business combination” includes a merger, asset or stock sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Subject to certain exceptions, an “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with that person’s affiliates and associates, owns, or within the previous three years owned, 15% or more of the votes of our outstanding voting stock. For purposes of this provision, “voting stock” means any class or series of stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that H&W Franchise Holdings, LLC, their respective affiliates and any of their respective direct or indirect designated transferees (other than in certain market transfers and gifts) and any group of which such persons are a party do not constitute “interested stockholders” for purposes of this provision.

Under certain circumstances, this provision will make it more difficult for a person who would be an “interested stockholder” to effect various business combinations with our company for a three-year period. This provision may encourage companies interested in acquiring us to negotiate in advance with our board of directors because the stockholder approval requirement would be avoided if our board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction that results in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. These provisions also may have the effect of preventing changes in our board of directors and may make it more difficult to accomplish transactions that stockholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interests.

These provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws may discourage, delay or prevent a transaction involving a change in control of our company that is in the best interest of our minority stockholders. Even in the absence of a takeover attempt, the existence of these provisions may adversely affect the prevailing market price of our Class A common stock if they are viewed as discouraging future takeover attempts. These provisions could also make it more difficult for stockholders to nominate directors for election to our board of directors and take other corporate actions.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation designates the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and, to the extent enforceable, the federal district courts of the United States as the sole and exclusive forums for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or agents.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the sole and exclusive forum for the following types of actions or proceedings under Delaware statutory or common law: (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees, agents or trustees to us or our stockholders; (iii) any action asserting a claim against us or any director or officer or other employee of ours arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws; or (iv) any action asserting a claim against us or any director or officer or other employee of ours that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case subject to such Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. The foregoing provision will not apply to claims arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act or other federal securities laws for which there is exclusive federal or concurrent federal and state jurisdiction.

These exclusive-forum provisions may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or agents, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and such persons. If any court of competent jurisdiction were to find either exclusive-forum provision in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

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Upon completion of this offering, we will cease to be a controlled company within the meaning of the NYSE listing rules and accordingly, we will, subject to certain transition periods permitted by the NYSE listing rules, no longer be able to rely on exemptions from corporate governance requirements that are available to controlled companies.

Upon the completion of this offering, certain Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members will cease to own a majority of the combined voting power of our Class A and Class B common stock. Accordingly, we will cease to be a controlled company within the meaning of the NYSE listing rules and we will, subject to certain transition periods permitted by the NYSE listing rules, no longer be able to rely on exemptions from corporate governance requirements that are available to controlled companies. As a result, we will be required to have at least one independent director on each of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Human Capital Management Committee upon completion of this offering, at least a majority of independent directors on those committees within 90 days after the completion of this offering, and fully independent Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Human Capital Management Committee within one year after the completion of this offering. We will also be required to have a majority independent board of directors within one year after the completion of this offering and to perform an annual performance evaluation of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Human Capital Management Committee. Prior to this offering, our board of directors has determined that two of the four members of our board of directors are independent for purposes of the NYSE corporate governance standards and one of the two members of our Nominating and Corporate Governance committee, one of the two members of our Human Capital Management Committee and two of the three members of our Audit Committee meet the independence standards of the NYSE and the SEC applicable to such committee members. To the extent we rely, during our controlled company transition period, on any of the exemptions from corporate governance requirements that are available to controlled companies, our stockholders will not have the same protection afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the NYSE corporate governance standards.

Certain Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members control a substantial percentage of our voting capital stock, and their interests may conflict with ours or yours in the future.

Immediately following this offering, certain of our Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members will control approximately                 % of the combined voting power of our Class A and Class B common stock (or approximately                 % of the combined voting power of our Class A and Class B common stock if the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares is exercised in full). Even though we will no longer be a controlled company following this offering, if the ownership and voting power of our stock remains highly concentrated, certain Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members may be able to control our decisions, including matters requiring approval by our stockholders (such as the election of directors and the approval of mergers or other extraordinary transactions), regardless of whether or not other stockholders believe that the transaction is in their own best interests. Such concentration of voting power could also have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change of control or other business combination that might otherwise be beneficial to our stockholders, could deprive our stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their common stock as part of a sale of our company and might ultimately affect the market price of our common stock.

The Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members’ interests may not be fully aligned with yours, which could lead to actions that are not in your best interests. Because the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members hold a majority of their economic interests in our business through Xponential Holdings LLC rather than through Xponential Fitness, Inc., they may have conflicting interests with holders of shares of our Class A common stock. For example, the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members may have a different tax position from us, which could influence their decisions regarding whether and when we should dispose of assets or incur new or refinance existing indebtedness, especially in light of the existence of the TRA that we entered into in connection with our IPO, and whether and when we should undergo certain changes of control within the meaning of the TRA or terminate the TRA. In addition, the structuring of future transactions may take into consideration these tax or other considerations even where no similar benefit would accrue to us. See “Certain Relationships and Related

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Party Transactions—Tax Receivable Agreement.” In addition, the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members’ significant ownership in us and resulting ability to effectively control us may discourage someone from making a significant equity investment in us, or could discourage transactions involving a change in control, including transactions in which you as a holder of shares of our Class A common stock might otherwise receive a premium for your shares over the then-current market price.

Directors, officers, stockholders and affiliates of the Preferred Investors and Snapdragon Capital Partners may pursue corporate opportunities independent of us that could present conflicts with our and our stockholders’ interests.

Directors, officers, stockholders and affiliates of the Preferred Investors and Snapdragon Capital Partners, an affiliate of Mr. Grabowski, a member of our board of directors, may hold (and may from time to time in the future acquire) interests in or provide advice to businesses that may directly or indirectly compete with our business. They may also pursue acquisitions that may be complementary to our business and, as a result, those acquisition opportunities may not be available to us.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the doctrine of “corporate opportunity” will not apply to directors, officers, stockholders and affiliates of the Preferred Investors and Snapdragon Capital Partners.

We are an “emerging growth company” and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our Class A common stock less attractive to investors.

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act, and we intend to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements. We cannot predict whether our reliance on these exemptions will result in investors finding our Class A common stock less attractive. If some investors find our Class A common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our Class A common stock and our Class A common stock price may be more volatile.

The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources and distract our management, which could make it difficult to manage our business, particularly after we are no longer an “emerging growth company.”

As a publicly traded company, we are required to comply with various regulatory and reporting requirements, including those required by the SEC. Complying with these reporting and other regulatory requirements is time-consuming and causes us to incur increased costs and could have a negative effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business.

As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules of the NYSE. Compliance with these requirements places a strain on our systems and resources. The Exchange Act requires that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and financial condition. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that we implement and maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting. To implement, maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, we have committed significant resources, hired additional staff and provided additional management oversight. We have implemented additional procedures and processes for the purpose of addressing the standards and requirements applicable to public companies. Sustaining our growth also requires us to commit additional management, operational and financial resources to identify new professionals to join our firm and to maintain appropriate operational and financial systems to adequately support expansion. These activities may divert management’s

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attention from other business concerns, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business.

As an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act, we take advantage of certain temporary exemptions from various reporting requirements including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements. We may also delay adoption of new or revised accounting pronouncements applicable to public companies until such pronouncements are made applicable to private companies, as permitted by the JOBS Act.

Our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting until the later of our second annual report or the first annual report required to be filed with the Commission following the date we are no longer an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act.

When these exemptions cease to apply, we expect to incur additional expenses and devote increased management effort toward ensuring compliance with them. We cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur as a result of becoming a public company or the timing of such costs.

Our failure to establish and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting could have a material adverse effect on our business and stock price.

As a public company, we are subject to the rules and regulations established from time to time by the SEC and the NYSE. These rules and regulations require, among other things, that we establish and periodically evaluate procedures with respect to our internal controls over financial reporting. In addition, as a public company, we will be required to document and test our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act so that our management can certify as to the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting. Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“Section 404(a)”) requires that beginning with our second annual report following our IPO, management assess and report annually on the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting and identify any material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting. Although Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“Section 404(b)”) requires our independent registered public accounting firm to issue an annual report that addresses the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, we have opted to rely on the exemptions provided in the JOBS Act, and consequently will not be required to comply with SEC rules that implement Section 404(b) until such time as we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” In order to comply with these rules, we expect to incur additional expenses and devote increased management effort.

In connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements, we identified certain material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. The material weaknesses that we identified related to inadequate or missing (i) anti-fraud programs and controls, (ii) controls for the review of financial information and related disclosures in our annual reports, (iii) competent accounting resources and formalized policies to timely identify and correct misstatements related to improper application of GAAP, (iv) controls over data provided by finance and operations personnel, (v) controls over account reconciliation processes that resulted in certain restatements of prior period results, (vi) account analysis and transaction level controls and (vii) general information technology controls and controls over information provided by third-party service providers. Such material weaknesses have since been remediated as of December 31, 2021. However, there can be no assurance that material weaknesses or significant deficiencies will not occur in the future and that we will be able to remediate such weaknesses or deficiencies in a timely manner. If we fail to remediate any future material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting, if we are unable to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in a timely manner, if we are unable to conclude that our internal controls over financial reporting are effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion as to the effectiveness of our internal controls

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over financial reporting when we are no longer an emerging growth company, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and the market price of our common stock could be negatively affected. As a result of such failures, we could also become subject to investigations by the stock exchange on which our securities are listed, the SEC, or other regulatory authorities, and become subject to litigation from investors and stockholders, which could harm our reputation and financial condition or divert financial and management resources from our regular business activities.

Your percentage ownership in us may be diluted by future issuances of capital stock, which could reduce your influence over matters on which stockholders vote.

Pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, our board of directors has the authority, without action or vote of our stockholders, to issue all or any part of our authorized but unissued shares of common stock, including shares issuable upon the exercise of options, or shares of our authorized but unissued preferred stock. Issuances of Class A common stock, Class B common stock or voting preferred stock would reduce your influence over matters on which our stockholders vote and, in the case of issuances of preferred stock, would likely result in your interest in us being subject to the prior rights of holders of that preferred stock.

A portion of our total outstanding shares are restricted from immediate resale but may be sold into the market in the near future. This could cause the market price of our Class A common stock to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our Class A common stock in the public market could occur at any time. These sales, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of our Class A common stock. Following the consummation of this offering, we, our executive officers, directors and the selling stockholders will be subject to a 90-day lock-up period provided under lock-up agreements executed in connection with this offering. See “Underwriting.” All of these shares will, however, be able to be resold after the expiration of the lock-up period, as well as pursuant to customary exceptions thereto or upon the waiver of the lock-up agreement by the representatives on behalf of the underwriters. In addition, the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members have certain demand registration rights that could require us in the future to file registration statements in connection with sales of our stock by them. Such sales could be significant. Once we register these shares, they can be freely sold in the public market upon issuance. As restrictions on resale end, the market price of our Class A common stock could decline if the holders of currently restricted shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they change their recommendations regarding our Class A common stock adversely, our stock price and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our Class A common stock is and will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. If one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our Class A common stock or describe us or our business in a negative manner, the price of our Class A common stock would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fails to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause the price or trading volume of our Class A common stock to decline. In addition, if we fail to meet the expectations and forecasts for our business provided by securities analysts, the price of our Class A common stock could decline.

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus and the documents we have filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements are contained principally in the sections captioned “Prospectus Summary” and “Risk Factors” in this prospectus and the sections captioned “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business” in our 2021 Form 10-K, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue,” the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including those factors discussed under “Risk Factors” herein and in our 2021 Form 10-K. You should specifically consider the numerous risks outlined under “Risk Factors” herein and in our 2021 Form 10-K.

Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements in this prospectus are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. We are under no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform our prior statements to actual results or revised expectations.

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Structure Prior to the Reorganization Transactions

We conduct our business through Xponential Fitness LLC and its subsidiaries. Xponential Fitness LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Xponential Holdings LLC. Xponential Fitness, Inc. is a holding company and its sole material asset is a controlling ownership interest in Xponential Fitness LLC through its ownership interest in Xponential Holdings LLC. Xponential Fitness, Inc. was incorporated as a Delaware corporation on January 14, 2020.

The following diagram depicts our organizational structure immediately prior to the Reorganization Transactions and our IPO. This diagram is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to represent all legal entities within our organizational structure.

Prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions, H&W Franchise Intermediate Holdings LLC (“H&W Intermediate”), merged with and into H&W Franchise Holdings LLC (“H&W Franchise Holdings”), which in turn merged with and into Xponential Holdings LLC, which survived the merger and simultaneously amended and restated its limited liability company agreement to among other things, appoint us as managing member and reclassify its outstanding membership interests as non-voting liability company units

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(the “LLC Units”) (other than the Class A-5 Units held by certain Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members, which were redeemed in the Class A-5 Unit Redemption (the “Class A-5 Unit Redemption”)) and authorize a class of mirror preferred units (the “Preferred Units”), which Xponential Holdings LLC issued to us in consideration for contribution of the proceeds we received from the issuance of our Convertible Preferred. Xponential Holdings LLC also effected a unit split to optimize the capital structure to facilitate our IPO. We refer to the limited liability company agreement of Xponential Holdings LLC, as the “Amended LLC Agreement.” After these transactions and prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions and the completion of our IPO, all of Xponential Holdings LLC’s outstanding equity interests were owned by the following persons (collectively, the “Pre-IPO LLC Members”):

The Reorganization Transactions

In connection with our IPO, we entered into the following series of transactions, which we collectively refer to as the “Reorganization Transactions.” We refer to the Pre-IPO LLC Members who retained their equity ownership in Xponential Holdings LLC in the form of LLC Units immediately following the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions as “Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members.” LCAT is not considered a Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member.

Because we manage and operate the business and control the strategic decisions and day-to-day operations of Xponential Fitness LLC through our ownership of Xponential Holdings LLC and because we also have a substantial financial interest in Xponential Fitness LLC through our ownership of Xponential Holdings LLC, we consolidate the financial results of Xponential Fitness LLC and Xponential Holdings LLC, and a portion of our net income is allocated to the noncontrolling interest to reflect the entitlement of the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members to a portion of Xponential Holdings LLC’s net income. In addition, because Xponential Holdings LLC was under the common control of the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members before and after the Reorganization Transactions, we are accounting for the Reorganization Transactions as a reorganization of entities under common control and measuring the interests of the Pre-IPO LLC Members in the assets and liabilities of Xponential Holdings LLC at their carrying amounts as of the date of the completion of the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of two classes of common stock, Class A common stock and Class B common stock, the Convertible Preferred Stock and Preferred Stock. Each share of common stock entitles its holder to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders.

Prior to the completion of our IPO, we acquired, directly and indirectly, LLC Units through (i) the contribution of LLC Units by H&W Investco, LP and Lag Fit, Inc. in exchange for Class A common stock (the “IPO Contribution”) and (ii) the “Mergers,” in which Rumble Holdings LLC and H&W Investco Blocker II, LP (the “Blocker Companies”) were contributed by their owners (the “Blocker Shareholders”) to Xponential Fitness,

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Inc. in exchange for Class A common stock, and, in the case of H&W Investco Blocker II, LP a cash payment (the “H&W Cash Merger Consideration”), after which the Blocker Companies immediately merged with and into Xponential Fitness, Inc.

Prior to the completion of our IPO, we issued 200,000 shares of Convertible Preferred to a fund managed by Redwood Capital Management, LLC (the “Preferred Investors”) in exchange for $200 million of cash proceeds.

Each Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member was issued a number of shares of our Class B common stock in an amount equal to the number of vested LLC Units held by such Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member at the time of our IPO.

Under the Amended LLC Agreement, holders of LLC Units (other than us), including the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members, have the right (subject to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement) to require Xponential Holdings LLC to redeem all or a portion of their LLC Units for, at our election, newly issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or a cash payment equal to the volume-weighted average market price of one share of our Class A common stock for each LLC Unit redeemed (subject to customary adjustments, including for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications, and a unit split to optimize the capital structure), provided the cash payment is funded from the net proceeds from a substantially contemporaneous offering of Class A common stock in accordance with the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement. Additionally, in the event of a redemption request from a holder of LLC Units, we may, at our option, effect a direct exchange of cash or Class A common stock for LLC Units in lieu of such a redemption. Shares of Class B common stock will be cancelled on a one-for-one basis if we, following a redemption request from a holder of LLC Units, redeem or exchange LLC Units of such holder pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Amended LLC Agreement.” Except for transfers to us or to certain permitted transferees pursuant to the Amended LLC Agreement, the holders of LLC Units are not permitted to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any LLC Units or shares of Class B common stock.

We issued 10,000,000 shares of Class A common stock to the public pursuant to our IPO.

We used all of the net proceeds from our IPO, together with the $200 million in proceeds we received from the sale of Convertible Preferred to (i) acquire newly issued Preferred Units and LLC Units, (ii) purchase all of the shares of LCAT from LCAT shareholders and (iii) pay the H&W Cash Merger Consideration. We acquired an additional $9.0 million of LLC Units from an affiliate of Anthony Geisler, our Chief Executive Officer, when underwriters exercised their option to purchase 904,000 additional shares of Class A common stock in connection with our IPO. After our acquisition of LCAT from the LCAT shareholders, LCAT merged with and into Xponential Fitness, Inc., which resulted in Xponential Fitness Inc. directly owning the LLC Units previously held by LCAT. A portion of the LLC Units acquired by us by reason of the purchase of LCAT were recapitalized into Preferred Units in order to ensure that the total number of Preferred Units held by Xponential Fitness, Inc. equals the total number of shares of Convertible Preferred outstanding.

We entered into a Tax Receivable Agreement (the “TRA”), pursuant to which we are required to make payments to the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members, the Blocker Shareholders, and any future party to the TRA (the “TRA parties”) in the aggregate generally equal to 85% of the applicable cash savings that we actually realize as a result of certain favorable tax attributes we acquired from the Blocker Companies in the Mergers or that resulted or may result from the IPO Contribution, the Class A-5 Unit Redemption, future taxable redemptions or exchanges of LLC Units by Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members and certain payments made under the TRA. We will retain the benefit of the remaining 15% of these tax savings.

Effect of the Reorganization Transactions and the IPO

The Reorganization Transactions created a holding company that facilitates public ownership of, and investment in, the Company and are structured in a tax-efficient manner for the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC

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Members. The Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members desire that their investment in the Company maintain its existing tax treatment as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, therefore, will continue to hold their ownership interests in Xponential Holdings LLC until such time in the future as they may elect to cause us to redeem or exchange their LLC Units for a corresponding number of shares of our Class A common stock or cash.

The diagram on the following page depicts our current organizational structure. This chart is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to represent all legal entities within our organizational structure.

We were appointed as the managing member of Xponential Holdings LLC and hold 200,000 Preferred Units and 24,061,242 LLC Units, constituting 60% of the outstanding economic interests in Xponential Holdings LLC as of February 28, 2022.

Holding Company Structure and the Tax Receivable Agreement

We are a holding company and our sole material asset is our ownership interests in Xponential Holdings LLC. The number of LLC Units that we own in the aggregate at any time will equal the aggregate number of outstanding shares of our Class A common stock and the number of Preferred Units we own in the aggregate at any time will equal the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Convertible Preferred. The economic interest represented by each LLC Unit that we own corresponds to one share of our Class A common stock, and the total number of vested LLC Units owned by us and the holders of our Class B common stock at any given time equals the sum of the outstanding shares of all classes of our common stock. We will issue additional shares of Class B common stock to our Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members when unvested LLC Units vest.

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We do not intend to list our Class B common stock on any stock exchange.

We acquired certain favorable tax attributes from the Blocker Companies in the Mergers and in connection with the IPO Contribution and the Class A-5 Unit Redemption. In addition, future taxable redemptions or exchanges by the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members of LLC Units for shares of our Class A common stock or cash, and other transactions described herein are expected to result in favorable tax attributes that will be allocated to us. These tax attributes would not be available to us in the absence of those transactions and are expected to reduce the amount of tax that we would otherwise be required to pay in the future.

We entered into a TRA, pursuant to which we are required to pay to the TRA parties in the aggregate 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax or franchise tax that we actually realize as a result of (i) certain favorable tax attributes we acquired from the Blocker Companies in the Mergers (including net operating losses and the Blocker Companies’ allocable share of existing tax basis), (ii) increases in our allocable share of existing tax basis and tax basis adjustments that resulted or may result from (x) the IPO Contribution and the Class A-5 Unit Redemption, (y) future taxable redemptions and exchanges of LLC Units by Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members and (z) certain payments made under the TRA, and (iii) deductions in respect of interest under the TRA.

Payments under the TRA will be based on the tax reporting positions we determine, and the IRS or another tax authority may challenge all or part of the existing tax basis, tax basis increases, NOLs or other tax attributes subject to the TRA, and a court could sustain such challenge. The TRA parties will not reimburse us for any payments previously made if such tax basis, NOLs or other tax benefits are subsequently challenged by a tax authority and are ultimately disallowed, except that any excess payments made to a TRA party will be netted against future payments otherwise to be made to such TRA party under the TRA, if any, after our determination of such excess. As a result, in such circumstances we could make future payments under the TRA that are greater than our actual cash tax savings and may not be able to recoup those payments, which could negatively impact our liquidity. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Organizational Structure—We will be required to pay the TRA parties for certain tax benefits we may receive, and the amounts we may pay could be significant” in our 2021 Form 10-K incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

Our obligations under the TRA will also apply with respect to any person who is issued LLC Units in the future and who becomes a party to the TRA.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

All shares being sold in this offering are being sold by the selling stockholders, and we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of our Class A common stock, including from any exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares from the selling stockholders.

We will not be selling any shares of Class A common stock in this offering, therefore the offering will not result in any dilution of equity ownership to our existing stockholders, and we expect this offering by the selling stockholders will increase the trading liquidity of our Class A common stock in the public market.

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DIVIDEND POLICY

Subject to funds being legally available, we intend to cause Xponential Holdings LLC to make pro rata distributions to the holders of LLC Units and us in an amount at least sufficient to allow us and the holders of LLC Units to pay all applicable taxes, to make payments under the TRA and to pay our corporate and other overhead expenses. We will also cause Xponential Holdings LLC to make distributions to us in respect of dividends that will be payable by us to holders of our Convertible Preferred and in respect of our tax liability in respect of the Preferred Units. The declaration and payment of any dividends by us will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors, which may change our dividend policy at any time. Our board of directors will take into account:

We are a holding company and have no material assets other than our ownership of Preferred Units and LLC Units in Xponential Holdings LLC. As a consequence, our ability to declare and pay dividends to the holders of our Class A common stock is subject to the ability of Xponential Holdings LLC to provide distributions to us. If Xponential Holdings LLC makes such distributions in respect of the LLC Units, all holders of LLC Units will be entitled to receive equivalent distributions from Xponential Holdings LLC. However, because we must pay taxes, make payments under the TRA and pay our expenses, amounts ultimately distributed as dividends to holders of our Class A common stock are expected to be less than the amounts distributed by Xponential Holdings LLC to holders of our LLC Units on a per share basis. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Tax Receivable Agreement.”

Assuming Xponential Holdings LLC makes distributions to its members holding LLC Units in any given year, the determination to pay dividends, if any, to our Class A common stockholders out of the portion, if any, of such distributions remaining after our payment of taxes, TRA payments and expenses (any such portion, an “excess distribution”) will be made by our board of directors. Because our board of directors may determine to pay or not pay dividends to our Class A common stockholders, our Class A common stockholders may not necessarily receive dividend distributions relating to excess distributions, even if Xponential Holdings LLC makes such distributions to us. Furthermore, our financing agreement with Wilmington Trust, National Association as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”). prohibits the payment of cash dividends to holders of our Class A common stock and any future credit facilities may similarly prohibit such dividends.

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MANAGEMENT

Executive Officers

The following table sets forth information regarding our executive officers as of December 31, 2021:

Board of Directors

The following table sets forth information regarding our directors as of December 31, 2021.

Executive Officers and Directors

Anthony Geisler is our founder and has served as our Chief Executive Officer and on our board of directors since 2017. In March 2015, Mr. Geisler purchased Club Pilates and served as Chief Executive Officer from 2015 to 2017, creating the platform on which he founded Xponential Fitness LLC. Club Pilates is now a subsidiary of Xponential Fitness LLC. Mr. Geisler holds a B.A. from University of Southern California. We believe Mr. Geisler is qualified to serve on our board of directors because he is a fitness industry veteran with more than 19 years of experience and an accomplished entrepreneur. Furthermore, Mr. Geisler has accumulated extensive perspective, operational insight and expertise as our founder and Chief Executive Officer.

Ryan Junk has served as our Chief Operating Officer since May 2021, and prior to that, served as our Chief Strategy Officer and President for CycleBar since November 2017. From June 2017 to November 2017, Mr. Junk served as Divisional President for UFC Gym, a mixed martial arts fitness company, where he also served as Vice President of Sales from December 2009 to June 2015. From July 2015 to June 2016, Mr. Junk served as Executive Vice President for Capital Fitness Group LLC, a health and fitness club company. Mr. Junk co-founded R.L.J Consulting Group, LLC, a fitness consulting firm, in June 2016.

Sarah Luna has served as our President since January 2021 and served as President of Pure Barre from November 2018 to January 2021. From July 2015 to November 2018, Ms. Luna served in various roles, such as Senior Vice President of Operations and National Sales Director, at Club Pilates. From November 2014 to September 2016, Ms. Luna was a Franchise Business Owner at Jazzercise Inc. From January 2012 to July 2015, Ms. Luna was also the founder of Pilates by Sarah Luna. Prior to this position, Ms. Luna held various roles at companies such as Equinox and Jeunesse Global, which focus on health, wellness and fitness. Ms. Luna holds a B.F.A. in Performance Dance and Biological Sciences from University of California, Irvine and an M.B.A. from Chapman University, The George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics.

John Meloun has served as our Chief Financial Officer since 2018. From March 2015 to July 2018, Mr. Meloun served in executive roles at The Joint Corp, a national operator, manager and franchisor of chiropractic clinics, including as Chief Financial Officer from November 2016 to July 2018. From January 2010 to March 2015, Mr. Meloun served as a Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at the University of Phoenix, where he provided guidance to the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President on financial changes. Mr. Meloun holds both a B.S. and an M.B.A. from Arizona State University.

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Megan Moen has served as our Executive Vice President of Finance since July 2017 and has served as the Vice President of Finance for Club Pilates since January 2016. From July 2013 to March 2016, Ms. Moen served as a Senior Director of Valuation and Financial Advisory Services at FTI Consulting, a top global management consulting firm, where she performed business and intangible asset valuations, financial and strategic analysis, forecasting and transaction support. Ms. Moen holds a B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles and an M.B.A. from New York University.

Non-Employee Directors

Mark Grabowski has served as the Chairman of our board of directors since May 2017. Mr. Grabowski is a Managing Partner at Snapdragon Capital Partners, which he founded in 2018, where he focuses on health and wellness as a core vertical of investment. From August 2016 to June 2018, Mr. Grabowski was a partner at TPG Growth, where he oversaw the platform’s consumer investments. From January 2007 to August 2016, Mr. Grabowski was a Managing Director at L Catterton, a middle market consumer-focused private equity firm. Mr. Grabowski has prior private equity experience at AEA Investors and American Capital Strategies. Mr. Grabowski holds an A.B. degree in Economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. We believe Mr. Grabowski is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his extensive business and investment expertise and his knowledge of our company and our industry.

Chelsea Grayson has served on our board of directors since October 2021. Ms. Grayson is an Executive-in-Residence at Wunderkind (formerly BounceX), a leading marketing technologies provider; a member of the Board of Directors of Spark Networks SE, where she also serves on the Audit Committee; a member of the Board of Directors of Goodness Growth Holdings, where she also chairs the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and sits on the Audit Committee; a member of the Board of Directors of iHerb (where she is the lead independent director); and the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Lapmaster Group Holdings. She is also a member of the UCLA Board of Visitors for the English Department and a Board Leadership Fellow and Corporate Governance Fellow with the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). Previously, she was the Chief Executive Officer and a board member of True Religion, Inc. (where she chaired the Audit Committee) and the Chief Executive Officer and a board member of American Apparel Inc. Ms. Grayson also previously sat on the Boards of Directors of Sugarfina and Delta Dental. Before joining American Apparel, Ms. Grayson was a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice group of law firm Jones Day. Ms. Grayson received a J.D. from Loyola Law School and a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles. We believe that Ms. Grayson is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on her extensive knowledge and experience in corporate development and mergers and acquisitions, consumer marketing and business operations.

Brenda Morris has served on our board of directors since May 2019. Ms. Morris has over 35 years of experience in finance, accounting and operations roles concentrated in consumer products, food and beverage, retail and wholesale sectors. Ms. Morris is currently a Partner at CSuite Financial Partners, a financial executive services firm, which she joined in November 2015. Ms. Morris currently serves on the boards of directors of Boot Barn Holdings, Inc., Duluth Holdings Inc., Nutrition Topco, a health & wellness company and Audit Committee Chair, Ideal Image Holdings, a chain of medical spas and Audit Committee Chair, and Asarasi Inc, a private sparkling tree water company. From 2016 to 2019, Ms. Morris served as Chief Financial Officer at Apex Parks Group, a privately held operating company of family entertainment centers, water parks and amusement parks. From 2015 to 2016, Ms. Morris served as Senior Vice President, Finance at Hot Topic, Inc., a specialty retailer. From 2013 to 2015, Ms. Morris served as Chief Financial Officer at 5.11 Tactical, a tactical gear and apparel wholesaler and retailer. Ms. Morris holds a B.A. from Pacific Lutheran University and an M.B.A. from Seattle University. We believe Ms. Morris is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on her extensive experience in finance, accounting and executive management and as a member of the board of directors of various companies in the consumer and retail industry.

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Loss of Controlled Company Status

Prior to the completion of this offering, the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members controlled a majority of the combined voting power of our Class A and Class B Common Stock and therefore we were a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE listing rules. Upon completion of this offering, we will cease to be a controlled company within the meaning of the NYSE listing rules and accordingly, we will, subject to certain transition periods permitted by the NYSE listing rules, no longer be able to rely on exemptions from corporate governance requirements that are available to controlled companies. We intend to continue to rely on certain exemptions from corporate governance requirements that are available to controlled companies during such transition period.

Board Structure and Compensation of Directors

Our board of directors consists of four directors. Brenda Morris and Chelsea Grayson qualify as independent directors under the corporate governance standards of NYSE.

Our directors are divided into three classes serving staggered three-year terms. Class I, Class II and Class III directors will serve until our annual meetings of stockholders in 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively. At each annual meeting of stockholders, directors will be elected to succeed the class of directors whose terms have expired. This classification of our board of directors could have the effect of increasing the length of time necessary to change the composition of a majority of our board of directors. In general, at least two annual meetings of stockholders will be necessary for stockholders to effect a change in a majority of the members of our board of directors.

Directors who are also full-time officers or employees of our company will receive no additional compensation for serving as directors. All other directors receive an annual retainer of $75,000. Additionally, the non-executive board chair also receives an annual fee of $25,000 and the lead director receives an annual fee of $20,000. Each member of the Audit Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Human Capital Management Committee also receives an annual fee of $5,000. The chair of our Audit Committee also receives an annual fee of $15,000 and the chair of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Human Capital Management Committee receives an annual fee of $10,000. Each non-employee director also receives equity-based awards with a grant date value of $75,000, subject to continued service on the board.

Board Committees

Our board of directors has four standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Human Capital Management Committee, a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a Disclosure Committee.

Audit Committee

The members of our Audit Committee are Brenda Morris, Chelsea Grayson and Mark Grabowski. Ms. Morris is the chair of our Audit Committee. Ms. Morris and Ms. Grayson meet the requirements for independence under the current NYSE listing standards and SEC rules and regulations. We expect to appoint one new independent director to the Audit Committee within the applicable time frame required by the NYSE and the SEC and that the composition of our Audit Committee will satisfy the independence requirements of the NYSE and the SEC within the applicable time frame. Each member of our Audit Committee is financially literate. In addition, our board of directors has determined that each of Ms. Morris and Ms. Grayson are qualified as an Audit Committee financial expert as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act. This designation does not impose any duties, obligations or liabilities that are greater than are generally imposed on members of our Audit Committee and our board of directors. Our Audit Committee is directly responsible for, among other things:

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Human Capital Management Committee

The members of our Human Capital Management Committee are Mark Grabowski and Brenda Morris. Mr. Grabowski is the chair of our Human Capital Management Committee. We have availed ourselves of certain exemptions afforded to controlled companies under NYSE corporate governance rules, which exempt us from the requirement that we have a Human Capital Management Committee composed entirely of independent directors. Upon completion of this offering, we will cease to be a controlled company within the meaning of the NYSE listing rules and accordingly, we will, subject to certain transition periods permitted by the NYSE listing rules, no longer be able to rely on exemptions from corporate governance requirements that are available to controlled companies. We expect to appoint one new independent director to the Human Capital Management Committee within the applicable time frame required by the NYSE and that the composition of our Human Capital Management Committee will satisfy the independence requirements of the NYSE within the applicable time frame. Ms. Morris meets the requirements for independence under the current NYSE listing standards and SEC rules and regulations. Our Human Capital Management Committee is responsible for, among other things:

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The members of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Mark Grabowski, Chelsea Grayson and Brenda Morris. Mr. Grabowski is the chair of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. We have availed ourselves of certain exemptions afforded to controlled companies under NYSE corporate governance rules, which exempt us from the requirement that we have a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee composed entirely of independent directors. Upon completion of this offering, we will cease to be a controlled company within the meaning of the NYSE listing rules and accordingly, we will, subject to certain transition periods permitted by the NYSE listing rules, no longer be able to rely on exemptions from corporate governance requirements that are available to controlled companies. We expect to appoint one new

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independent director to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee within the applicable time frame required by the NYSE and that the composition of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will satisfy the independence requirements of the NYSE within the applicable time frame. Chelsea Grayson and Brenda Morris meet the requirements for independence under the current NYSE listing standards and SEC rules and regulations. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for, among other things:

Disclosure Committee

The members of the Disclosure Committee are John Meloun (CFO), Sarah Luna (President), Jura Mazuran (VP of Accounting) and outside counsel. John Meloun is the chair of our Disclosure Committee. Our Disclosure Committee is responsible for, among other things:

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics Policy

We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics Policy that applies to all of our employees, officers and directors, including those officers responsible for financial reporting. These standards are designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote honest and ethical conduct. The full text of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics Policy is posted on the investor relations section of our website. We intend to disclose future amendments to our code of business conduct and ethics, or any waivers of such code, on our website or in public filings.

Human Capital Management Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During 2021, Mark Grabowski, Brenda Morris and former director Marc Magliacano served as members of our Human Capital Management Committee. None of the members of our Human Capital Management Committee had during the prior fiscal year been one of our officers or employees or, except for Mr. Grabowski, had a relationship requiring disclosure under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.” None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past fiscal year has served, as a member of the board of directors or Human Capital Management Committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our board of directors or Human Capital Management Committee.

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management services agreement with H&W Investco Management LLC, pursuant to which H&W Investco Management LLC provided us with certain management services. Mr. Grabowski owns H&W Investco Management LLC. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, we paid H&W Investco Management, LLC, $557,000, $795,000 and $462,000, respectively, for expenses and services provided under the management services agreement. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation paid to our principal executive officer and our two other most highly compensated executive officers (our “Named Executive Officers”) during our fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table

Employment Agreements

We have entered into employment agreements with each of our named executive officers (described in further detail below) which generally include the officer’s base compensation, annual bonus opportunity, entitlement to participate in our health and welfare benefit plans and certain restrictive covenants and severance entitlements on qualifying terminations of employment.

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Anthony Geisler

In July 2021, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Geisler (the “Geisler Employment Agreement”). The term of the Geisler Employment Agreement initially runs from July 2021 until July 2022, after which the agreement will continue to renew annually for successive one-year periods, unless either party provides prior written notice of non-renewal.

Pursuant to the Geisler Employment Agreement, Mr. Geisler’s annual base salary was set at $600,000 and is subject to increase by our board of directors based on Mr. Geisler’s performance. Mr. Geisler is eligible to participate in our annual cash bonus program with an annual cash bonus opportunity of up to 120% of base salary (with a target of 100% of base salary), along with our defined contribution, health, insurance, retirement and other benefit plans as provided to our similarly situated executives. In the event Mr. Geisler elects not to participate in our medical or dental plans, we will continue to pay for his current medical and dental plan (or any reasonable equivalent plan acceptable to Mr. Geisler) in lieu of participating in any such plans.

In addition, pursuant to the Geisler Employment Agreement and subject to entering into a customary grant agreement, Mr. Geisler (i) was entitled to receive during the third quarter of 2021, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) with an initial value of $833,333, vesting over two years and (ii) is entitled to receive during the first quarter of 2022, restricted stock units with an initial value of $3 million, vesting over three years (collectively, the “Geisler Equity Grant”). Receipt of the Geisler Equity Grant is subject to final Human Capital Management Committee approval and Mr. Geisler’s continued employment through the applicable grant date. Mr. Geisler received the 2021 RSU grant in November 2021.

Sarah Luna

In June 2021, we entered into an employment agreement with Ms. Luna (the “Luna Employment Agreement”). The term of the Luna Employment Agreement initially runs from June 2021 to June 2022, after which the agreement renews annually for successive one-year periods, unless either party provides prior written notice of non-renewal.

Pursuant to the Luna Employment Agreement, Ms. Luna’s annual base salary, now $325,000, is subject to increase by our board of directors based on Ms. Luna’s performance. Ms. Luna is eligible to participate in our annual cash bonus program with an annual cash bonus opportunity of 50% of base salary, along with our defined contribution, health, insurance, retirement and other benefit plans as provided to our similarly situated executives. In the event Ms. Luna elects not to participate in our medical or dental plans, we will continue to pay for her current medical and dental plan (or any reasonable equivalent plan acceptable to Ms. Luna) in lieu of participating in any such plans.

Ryan Junk

In June 2021, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Junk (the “Junk Employment Agreement”). The term of the Junk Employment Agreement initially runs from June 2021 to June 2022, after which the agreement renews annually for successive one-year periods, unless either party provides prior written notice of non-renewal.

Pursuant to the Junk Employment Agreement, Mr. Junk’s annual base salary, now $300,000, is subject to increase by our board of directors based on Mr. Junk’s performance. Mr. Junk is eligible to participate in our annual cash bonus program with an annual cash bonus opportunity of 35% of base salary, along with our defined contribution, health, insurance, retirement and other benefit plans as provided to our similarly situated executives. In the event Mr. Junk elects not to participate in our medical or dental plans, we will continue to pay for his current medical and dental plan (or any reasonable equivalent plan acceptable to Mr. Junk) in lieu of participating in any such plans.

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Management Services and Consulting Agreement

As discussed in more detail under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Management Services Agreement,” in 2021, H&W Franchise Holdings was party to a Management Services Agreement with H&W Investco Management LLC, pursuant to which H&W Investco Management LLC provided certain management, advisory, consulting and strategic planning services to H&W Franchise Holdings and its subsidiaries, including us. Pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, H&W Franchise Holdings agreed to pay H&W Investco Management LLC an annual fee of $750,000 and reimburse H&W Investco Management LLC for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.

In connection with the Management Services Agreement, in 2021 H&W Investco Management LLC was party to a consulting agreement with Mr. Geisler. Pursuant to this consulting agreement, Mr. Geisler agreed to provide certain consulting services related to managing us pursuant to the Management Services Agreement. In exchange for these services, H&W Investco Management LLC agreed to pay Mr. Geisler a consulting fee of $400,000 per year. This payment is in addition to the $400,000 of annual base salary payable to Mr. Geisler under the Geisler Employment Agreement. A total of $233,333 was payable to Mr. Geisler under the consulting agreement for these consulting services in 2021.

The Management Services Agreement and the consulting agreement terminated automatically upon consummation of our IPO.

2021 Cash Bonuses

Our named executive officers are eligible to earn annual bonuses under our discretionary bonus program. Under this program, and as contemplated by their respective employment agreements, each of our NEOs have a target bonus reflected as a percentage of base salary as follows: Mr. Geisler: 100%, Ms. Luna: 50% and Mr. Junk: 35%. In 2021, the Human Capital Management Committee approved payment of 50% of the annual bonuses after the first half of 2021 for all participants in the program. The remaining half of the bonus was paid shortly after the end of 2021. The Human Capital Management Committee determined 2021 bonus payouts after reviewing company performance against certain adjusted EBITDA targets. For 2021, the Human Capital Management Committee approved bonuses as follows, which are reflected under the “Bonus” column of the Summary Compensation Table: (i) for Mr. Geisler, $115,068 for the first half of 2021 and $300,000 for the second half of 2021, (ii) for Ms. Luna, $81,250 for each of the first half and second half of 2021 and (iii) for Mr. Junk, $52,500 for each of the first half and second half of 2021.

Equity Compensation Plans and Outstanding Awards

Incentive Unit Awards

Prior to our IPO, we granted to each of our Named Executive Officers awards of Class B units in H&W Franchise Holdings (the “Incentive Units”) under the First Amended and Restated Profits Interest Plan of H&W Franchise Holdings LLC (the “Profits Interest Plan”). In connection with our IPO the Incentive Units were reclassified into LLC Units of Xponential Holdings LLC (the “Reclassified Incentive Units”). In connection with the Reorganization Transactions, newly issued shares of Class B common stock were issued to each holder of vested Reclassified Incentive Units on a one-for-one basis to such holder’s vested Reclassified Incentive Units. In addition, Xponential Fitness, Inc. will issue shares of Class B common stock to a holder of unvested Reclassified Incentive Units on a one-for-one basis only as and when the holder’s unvested Reclassified Incentive Units vest. Once vested, the holders of Reclassified Incentive Units will have the right, pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement, to require Xponential Holdings LLC to redeem their vested Reclassified Incentive Units for, at our election, either newly issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or a cash payment, pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement, provided the cash payment is provided from the net proceeds from a substantially contemporaneous offering of Class A common stock in accordance with the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement.

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The Incentive Units previously granted to our Named Executive Officers include “time-vesting” awards which are subject to vesting terms based on the executive’s continued employment through the applicable vesting date as well as “performance-vesting” awards. The Reclassified Incentive Units received in respect of such “time-vesting” Incentive Units are subject to the same vesting terms as applied to the Incentive Units (which, in the case of our Named Executive Officers, are described in the footnotes to the “Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End” table below). The vesting terms for the Reclassified Incentive Units received in respect of “performance-vesting” Incentive Units were amended in connection with the Reorganization Transactions to be subject to the achievement of a per share price for our Class A common stock of $19.03 for 25 of 30 consecutive trading days following the end of the 180-day lock-up period, rather than the original performance-vesting goals.

Upon the occurrence of a Sale of the Company, all outstanding time-based Reclassified Incentive Units will become fully vested, subject to the employee’s continued employment through such event. For this purpose, Sale of the Company is generally defined as a sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of H&W Franchise Holdings or any of its subsidiaries. In addition, our Human Capital Management Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for the full acceleration of any portion the unvested Reclassified Incentive Units at any time and for any reason. On a termination of employment for any reason other than for Cause (as defined in the applicable award agreement), any unvested Reclassified Incentive Units will be forfeited, and on a termination of employment for Cause, all vested and unvested Reclassified Incentive Units will be forfeited. Reclassified Incentive Units are subject to a call right at a price equal to fair market value for 180 days following a termination of employment for any reason; provided, however, that the repurchase price will be the lesser of cost and fair market value if the termination of employment is by the employer for Cause or by the holder without Good Reason.

2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan

We adopted the 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) following the completion of our IPO. The 2021 Plan provides for the grant of equity-based awards to our employees, consultants, service providers and non-employee directors in the form of stock options (non-qualified stock options and incentive stock options), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards and other stock- and cash-based awards.

The maximum number of shares of our Class A common stock available for issuance under the 2021 Plan will not exceed in the aggregate the sum of (i) 5,745,507 shares of Class A common stock, (ii) the number of shares of our Class A common stock issuable pursuant to awards previously granted under the Profits Interests Plan (taking into account any conversion of such outstanding Awards) and (iii) an additional number of shares of Class A common stock that shall become available on the first day of each fiscal year of the Company in an amount equal to the lesser of (A) 510,845, (B) 2% of the outstanding shares of Class A common stock on the last day of the immediately prior fiscal year or (C) such number of shares of Class A common stock as determined by the board of directors in its discretion. Any shares underlying substitute awards, shares remaining available for grant under a plan of an acquired company and awards that are forfeited, cancelled, expired, terminated or are otherwise lapsed, in whole or in part, or are settled in cash or withheld by us in respect of taxes, will become available for future grant under our 2021 Plan. No awards may be granted under the 2021 Plan after our board of directors terminates the plan, the maximum number of shares available for issuance have been issued or 10 years from the effective date, whichever is earlier.

In the event of a change in control, as defined in the 2021 Plan, the Committee may take certain actions with respect to outstanding awards, including the continuation or assumption of awards, substitution or replacement of awards by a successor entity, acceleration of vesting and lapse of restrictions, determination of the attainment of performance conditions for performance awards or cancellation of awards in consideration of a payment.

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2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

We adopted our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) in connection with our IPO. The ESPP provides our employees and employees of participating subsidiaries with an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in our company through the purchase of shares of our Class A common stock. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, each offering period under the ESPP will have a duration of six months commencing on January 1 or July 1. We have not yet commenced the initial offering period under the ESPP. Unless terminated earlier, the ESPP will have a term of ten years.

The maximum number of shares of our Class A common stock available for issuance under the ESPP will initially not exceed in the aggregate 4,504,038 shares of our Class A common stock. The share pool will be increased on the first day of each fiscal year in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 500,449 shares of our Class A common stock or (ii) 1% of the aggregate number of shares of our Class A common stock (on a fully diluted basis) on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year.

2021 Equity Awards

In connection with the consummation of our IPO in July 2021, we granted RSUs under our 2021 Plan to certain senior employees, including Sarah Luna and Ryan Junk, to provide retention incentives to these individuals. In some cases, the RSUs were also granted in replacement of prior compensation arrangements relating to the performance of specified business units of the company that these senior employees were responsible for. These RSUs vest as follows: 50% of the RSUs vest on the twelve month anniversary of the date of grant, an additional 25% of the RSUs vest on the eighteen month anniversary of the date of grant and the remaining 25% of the RSUs vest on the twenty-four month anniversary of the date of grant, in each case subject to the holder’s continued employment through such vesting date.

As contemplated by the terms of the Geisler Employment Agreement, we granted RSUs under our 2021 Plan to Mr. Geisler in November 2021 (which such grant was originally intended to be made during the third quarter of 2021), which vest 50% on July 1, 2022 and 50% on July 1, 2023, subject to Mr. Geisler’s continued employment through such vesting date.

In 2021 we granted an award of Incentive Units to Ms. Luna that provides for 393 performance-vesting Incentive Units and 393 service-vesting Incentive Units. As described in more detail above, these Incentive Units, like the other outstanding Incentive Units, were reclassified into Reclassified Incentive Units (totaling 2,729 performance-vesting Incentive Units and 2,729 service-vesting Incentive Units) in connection with our IPO. The service-vesting portion of this award vests 50% on each of the first two anniversaries of the grant date and the performance-vesting portion of this award vests subject to the achievement of a per share price for our Class A common stock of $19.03 for 25 of 30 consecutive trading days following the end of the 180-day lock-up period, in each case subject to continued service through such vesting date.

Potential Payments upon Termination of Change in Control

Anthony Geisler

Pursuant to the Geisler Employment Agreement, if Mr. Geisler’s employment is terminated (i) by us without “cause” (as defined in the Geisler Employment Agreement), (ii) by Mr. Geisler for “good reason” (as defined in the Geisler Employment Agreement) or (iii) as a result of Mr. Geisler’s death or disability, and Mr. Geisler executes a release of all claims in substance and form satisfactory to us, Mr. Geisler will be entitled to severance payments of 12 months’ base salary, payable in periodic installments according to our regular payroll practices. In addition, Mr. Geisler will be entitled to (i) reimbursement for the cost of COBRA coverage until Mr. Geisler is covered under different health insurance, (ii) subject to the business’s achievement of 90% of its EBITDA budget for the year of termination, full acceleration of the Geisler Equity Grant, (iii) full acceleration of any other equity grant, stock options or long term incentive benefits and (iv) if Mr. Geisler’s termination occurs more than six months into the Company’s calendar year, a prorated annual bonus.

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Sarah Luna

Pursuant to the Luna Employment Agreement, if Ms. Luna’s employment is terminated (i) by us without “cause” (as defined in the Luna Employment Agreement) or (ii) by Ms. Luna for “good reason” (as defined in the Luna Employment Agreement), and Ms. Luna executes a release of all claims in substance and form satisfactory to us, Ms. Luna will be entitled to severance payments of six months’ base salary, payable in periodic installments according to our regular payroll practices.

Ryan Junk

Pursuant to the Junk Employment Agreement, if Mr. Junk’s employment is terminated (i) by us without “cause” (as defined in the Junk Employment Agreement) or (ii) by Mr. Junk for “good reason” (as defined in the Junk Employment Agreement), and Mr. Junk executes a release of all claims in substance and form satisfactory to us, Mr. Junk will be entitled to severance payments of six months’ base salary, payable in periodic installments according to our regular payroll practices.

Restrictive Covenants

Pursuant to their respective employment agreements, Messrs. Geisler and Junk and Ms. Luna are each subject to certain restrictive covenants, including a twelve-month post-termination non-solicit of employees, a non-solicit of business relations during employment, a mutual and perpetual non-disparagement obligation, a perpetual confidentiality obligation and invention assignment provisions.

Retirement, Health, Welfare and Additional Benefits

We maintain a tax-qualified retirement plan (the “401(k) Plan”), that provides eligible employees with an opportunity to save for retirement on a tax-advantaged basis. The 401(k) Plan permits us to make matching contributions and profit sharing contributions to eligible participants. Eligible employees are able to participate in the 401(k) Plan one month following their start date and will be eligible for matching contributions after one year of service. Participants are able to defer up to 100% of their eligible compensation subject to applicable annual Code limits. All participants’ interests in their deferrals are 100% vested when contributed. Participants vest into matching contributions and profit sharing contributions over a two- and six-year period, respectively.

In 2021, we provided for a discretionary match of 100% of the first 4% of compensation contributed to the 401(k) Plan for each participant. The amount we contributed on behalf of each Named Executive Officer in 2021, if any, is reflected above under “—Summary Compensation Table.”

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

The following table sets forth information concerning outstanding equity incentive plan awards for our Named Executive Officers as of the end of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

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Non-Employee Director Compensation

The table below shows the equity and other compensation granted to our non-employee directors for fiscal 2021.

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As discussed in more detail under the title “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Management Services Agreement” below, in 2021 H&W Franchise Holdings was party to a Management Services Agreement with H&W Investco Management LLC under which we accrued $437,500 in fees and expenses payable to H&W Investco Management LLC in exchange for certain management, advisory or the consulting services for that year. Mr. Grabowski is the sole owner of H&W Investco Management LLC. H&W Investco Management LLC is separately party to a consulting agreement with Mr. Geisler under which it agreed to pay Mr. Geisler a consulting fee of $400,000 per year for services rendered to us pursuant to the Management Services Agreement. The Management Services Agreement and consulting agreement was terminated in connection with our IPO.

We entered into a Board of Managers Agreement (the “Morris Managers Agreement”) with Ms. Morris in connection with her appointment to our board of directors. The Morris Managers Agreement provides Ms. Morris with annual compensation of $50,000, an annual retainer of $15,000 in recognition of her service as the chair of our Audit Committee and reimbursements for reasonable expenses she incurs in connection with her service on our board of directors. Following our IPO, Ms. Morris is eligible to earn compensation under our Outside Director Compensation Policy.

In connection with our IPO, we adopted an Outside Director Compensation Policy, or Policy, pursuant to which our non-employee directors receive equity awards and cash retainers as compensation for service on our board of directors and its committees. This Policy is intended to enable us to attract qualified non-employee directors, provide them with compensation at a level that is consistent with our compensation objectives and, in the case of equity-based compensation, align their interests with those of our stockholders.

Under this Policy, non-employee directors will receive the following annual cash retainers, payable in quarterly installments:

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Under this Policy, non-employee directors will also receive equity-based awards with a grant date value of $75,000, subject to continued service on the board through the applicable vesting date(s) (which amount shall be pro-rated, as applicable, for new directors). In 2021, we made equity-based awards in the form of RSUs to each of Ms. Morris (6,249 RSUs), Mr. Grabowski (6,122 RSUs) and Ms. Grayson (4,635 RSUs), which are eligible to vest, subject to continued service, in July 2022 for Ms. Morris and Mr. Grabowski and in October 2022 for Ms. Grayson.

In addition, we will reimburse all of our non-employee directors for their reasonable travel expenses incurred in attending meetings of our board of directors or committees. Our non-employee directors may also be eligible to receive other compensation and benefits, including reasonable personal benefits and perquisites, as determined by the board of directors from time to time.

Pursuant to our 2021 Plan, the maximum number of shares of our Class A common stock subject to an award granted during a single fiscal year to any non-employee director, taken together with any cash fees paid during the fiscal year, in respect to the non-employee director’s service as a member of our board of directors during such year, shall not exceed $650,000 in total value or in the event such non-employee director is first appointed or elected to the board of directors, $1,000,000 in total value during the initial annual period, in each case calculating the value of any equity awards based on the grant date fair value of such equity awards for financial reporting purposes.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

We describe below transactions and series of related transactions, since January 1, 2019, in which:

Other than as described below, there have not been, nor are there any currently proposed, any transactions or series of transactions meeting these criteria to which we have been or will be a party, other than compensation and employment arrangements, which are described where required under “Management” and “Executive Compensation.”

In this section, terms such as “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Xponential Fitness LLC with respect to transactions and events arising before February 24, 2020. Xponential Fitness LLC became a wholly owned subsidiary of Xponential Holdings LLC on February 24, 2020.

Amended LLC Agreement

In connection with the Reorganization Transactions, Xponential Fitness, Inc., Xponential Holdings LLC and each of the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members entered into the Amended LLC Agreement. Following the Reorganization Transactions, and in accordance with the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement, we operate our business through Xponential Holdings LLC. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement, so long as the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members continue to own any LLC Units or securities redeemable or exchangeable into shares of our Class A common stock, we will not, without the prior written consent of such holders, engage in any business activity other than the management and ownership of Xponential Fitness LLC or own any assets other than securities of Xponential Holdings LLC and/or any cash or other property or assets distributed by or otherwise received from Xponential Holdings LLC, unless we determine in good faith that such actions or ownership are in the best interest of Xponential Holdings LLC.

As the managing member of Xponential Holdings LLC, we have control over all of the affairs and decision making of Xponential Holdings LLC. As such, through our officers and directors, we are responsible for all operational and administrative decisions of Xponential Fitness LLC through our ownership of Xponential Holdings LLC and the day-to-day management of Xponential Fitness LLC’s business through our ownership of Xponential Holdings LLC. We will fund any dividends to our stockholders by causing Xponential Holdings LLC to make distributions to the holders of LLC Units and us, subject to the limitations imposed by our debt agreements. See “Dividend Policy.”

Substantially concurrently with our IPO, we acquired Preferred Units that mirror the designations, preferences and other rights of the Convertible Preferred we issued to the Preferred Investors. For example, upon the conversion of our Convertible Preferred into Class A common stock, the Amended LLC Agreement provides for the conversion of an equivalent number of Preferred Units into LLC Units. Prior to any repurchase or redemption of the Convertible Preferred by us, the Amended LLC Agreement provides that Xponential Holding LLC shall repurchase or redeem an equal number of Preferred Units in exchange for the same consideration that is to be paid by us in the repurchase or redemption of the Convertible Preferred.

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rata adjustments will be made to reflect tax depreciation, amortization and other allocations. The Amended LLC Agreement provides for (i) distributions to us to fund the cash dividends payable by us to the holders of Convertible Preferred and to allow us to fund our tax obligation in respect of income allocated to us by reason of our ownership of Preferred Units and (ii) pro rata cash distributions to the holders of LLC Units for purposes of funding their tax obligations in respect of the taxable income of Xponential Holdings LLC that is allocated to them. Generally, these tax distributions will be computed based on Xponential Holdings LLC’s estimate of the net taxable income of Xponential Holdings LLC allocable to the holders of LLC Units multiplied by an assumed tax rate equal to the highest effective marginal combined U.S. federal, state and local income tax rate prescribed for an individual or corporate resident of California or New York, whichever is higher (taking into account the non-deductibility of certain expenses and the character of our income).

Except as otherwise determined by us, if at any time we issue a share of our Class A common stock, the net proceeds received by us with respect to such share, if any, shall be concurrently invested in Xponential Holdings LLC and Xponential Holdings LLC shall issue to us one LLC Unit (unless such share was issued by us solely to fund the purchase of an LLC Unit from a holder of LLC Units (upon an election by us to exchange such LLC Unit in lieu of redemption following a redemption request by such holder of LLC Units, in which case such net proceeds shall instead be transferred to the selling holder of LLC Units as consideration for such purchase, and Xponential Holdings LLC will not issue an additional LLC Unit to us)). Similarly, except as otherwise determined by us, (i) Xponential Holdings LLC will not issue any additional LLC Units to us unless we issue or sell an equal number of shares of our Class A common stock and (ii) should Xponential Holdings LLC issue any additional LLC Units to the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members or any other person, we will issue an equal number of shares of our Class B common stock to such Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members or any other person. Conversely, if at any time any shares of our Class A common stock or Convertible Preferred are redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by us, Xponential Holdings LLC will redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire an equal number of LLC Units or Preferred Units, as applicable, held by us, upon the same terms and for the same price per security, as the shares of our Class A common stock or Convertible Preferred are redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by us. In addition, Xponential Holdings LLC will not effect any subdivision (by any unit split, unit distribution, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse unit split, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) of the LLC Units or Preferred Units unless it is accompanied by substantively identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of each class of our common stock or Convertible Preferred, as applicable, and we will not effect any subdivision or combination of any class of our common stock or Convertible Preferred unless it is accompanied by a substantively identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the LLC Units or Preferred Units, as applicable.

Under the Amended LLC Agreement, the holders of LLC Units (other than us) have the right (subject to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement) to require Xponential Holdings LLC to redeem all or a portion of their LLC Units for, at our election, newly issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or a cash payment equal to the volume-weighted average market price of one share of our Class A common stock for each LLC Unit redeemed (subject to customary adjustments, including for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications, and a unit split to optimize the Company’s capital structure), provided the cash payment is funded from the net proceeds from a substantially contemporaneous offering of Class A common stock in accordance with the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement. If we decide to make a cash payment, the holder of an LLC Unit has the option to rescind its redemption request within a specified time period. Upon the exercise of the redemption right, the redeeming member will surrender its LLC Units to Xponential Holdings LLC for cancellation. The Amended LLC Agreement will require that we contribute cash or shares of our Class A common stock to Xponential Holdings LLC in exchange for newly issued LLC Units in Xponential Holdings LLC that will be issued to us in an amount equal to the number of LLC Units redeemed from the holders of LLC Units. Xponential Holdings LLC will then distribute the cash or shares of Class A common stock to such holder of an LLC Unit to complete the redemption. Additionally, in the event of a redemption request from a holder of LLC Units, we may, at our option, effect a direct exchange of cash or Class A common stock for LLC Units in lieu of such a redemption. Whether by redemption or exchange, we are obligated to ensure that at all times the number of LLC Units that we own equals the number of shares of Class A common stock issued by us (subject to

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certain exceptions for treasury shares and shares underlying certain convertible or exchangeable securities). Shares of Class B common stock will be cancelled on a one-for-one basis if we, following a redemption request from a holder of LLC Units, redeem or exchange LLC Units of such holder pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement.

The Amended LLC Agreement provides that, in the event that a tender offer, share exchange offer, issuer bid, take-over bid, recapitalization or similar transaction with respect to our Class A common stock is proposed by us or our stockholders and approved by our board of directors or is otherwise consented to or approved by our board of directors, the holders of LLC Units will be permitted to participate in such offer by delivery of a notice of redemption or exchange that is effective immediately prior to the consummation of such offer. In the case of any such offer proposed by us, we are obligated to use our reasonable best efforts to enable and permit the holders of LLC Units to participate in such offer to the same extent or on an economically equivalent basis as the holders of shares of our Class A common stock without discrimination. In addition, we are obligated to use our reasonable best efforts to ensure that the holders of LLC Units may participate in each such offer without being required to redeem or exchange LLC Units.

The Amended LLC Agreement provides that, except for transfers: (i) to us, (ii) to certain permitted transferees, (iii) as a grant of a security interest in, or pledge of, LLC Units to J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. or an affiliated entity or other financial institution approved by us, or (iv) approved by us in writing, subject to certain limitations, the LLC Units may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of. Subject to certain exceptions, Xponential Holdings LLC will indemnify all of its members, and their officers and other related parties, against all losses or expenses arising from claims or other legal proceedings in which such persons (in their capacity as such) may be involved or become subject to in connection with Xponential Holdings LLC’s business or affairs or the Amended LLC Agreement or any related document.

Xponential Holdings LLC may be dissolved upon (i) the determination by us to dissolve Xponential Holdings LLC or (ii) any other event which would cause the dissolution of Xponential Holdings LLC under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, unless Xponential Holdings LLC is continued in accordance with the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. Upon dissolution, Xponential Holdings LLC will be liquidated and the proceeds from any liquidation will be applied and distributed in the following manner: (a) first, to creditors (including creditors who are members or affiliates of members) in satisfaction of all of Xponential Holdings LLC’s liabilities (whether by payment or by making reasonable provision for payment of such liabilities, including the setting up of any reasonably necessary reserves), (b) second, to us, in respect of the Preferred Units, until we have received an amount equal to the total amount we would be required to distribute in respect of all outstanding Convertible Preferred if we were to liquidate, dissolve and/or wind up and (c) third, to the members holding LLC Units in proportion to their vested LLC Units.

In December 2021, Xponential Holdings LLC and the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members amended the Amended LLC Agreement to remove the cash redemption option, except to the extent the cash proceeds to be used to make the redemption in cash are immediately available and are directly raised from a secondary offering of the Company’s equity securities.

Tax Receivable Agreement

As described under “Organizational Structure,” we acquired certain favorable tax attributes from the Blocker Companies in the Mergers and in connection with the IPO Contribution and the Class A-5 Unit Redemption. In addition, future taxable redemptions or exchanges by Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members of LLC Units for shares of our Class A common stock or cash and other transactions described herein are expected to result in favorable tax attributes for us.

These tax attributes would not be available to us in the absence of those transactions and are expected to reduce the amount of tax that we would otherwise be required to pay in the future.

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Upon the completion of our IPO, we entered into a TRA, pursuant to which we are generally required to pay to the TRA parties in the aggregate 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax or franchise tax that we actually realize as a result of (i) certain favorable tax attributes we acquired from the Blocker Companies in the Mergers (including net operating losses and the Blocker Companies’ allocable share of existing tax basis), (ii) increases in our allocable share of existing tax basis and tax basis adjustments that resulted or may result from (x) the IPO Contribution and the Class A-5 Unit Redemption, (y) future taxable redemptions and exchanges of LLC Units by Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members and (z) certain payments made under the TRA, and (iii) deductions in respect of interest under the TRA. These payment obligations are obligations of Xponential Fitness, Inc. and not of Xponential Holdings LLC.

The payment obligations under the TRA are our obligations, and we expect that the payments we will be required to make in respect of the past and possible future transactions described above under the TRA may be substantial. The actual tax basis adjustments that may result from future taxable redemptions or exchanges of LLC Units, as well as the amount and timing of the payments we are required to make under the TRA will depend on a number of factors, including the market value of our Class A common stock at the time of any such future redemptions or exchanges, the prevailing federal tax rates applicable to us over the life of the TRA (plus the assumed combined state and local tax rate) and the amount and timing of the taxable income that we generate in the future. Payments under the TRA are not conditioned on our existing owners’ continued ownership of us after our IPO.

Payments under the TRA will be based on the tax reporting positions we determine, and the IRS or another tax authority may challenge all or a part of the existing tax basis, tax basis increases, NOLs or other tax attributes subject to the TRA, and a court could sustain such challenge. The TRA parties will not reimburse us for any payments previously made if such tax basis, NOLs or other tax benefits are subsequently challenged by a tax authority and are ultimately disallowed, except that any excess payments made to a TRA party will be netted against future payments otherwise to be made to such TRA party under the TRA, if any, after our determination of such excess. In addition, the actual state or local tax savings we may realize may be different than the amount of such tax savings we are deemed to realize under the TRA, which will be based on an assumed combined state and local tax rate applied to our reduction in taxable income as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the tax attributes subject to the TRA. In both such circumstances, we could make payments under the TRA that are greater than our actual cash tax savings, and we may not be able to recoup those payments, which could negatively impact our liquidity. The TRA provides that (1) in the event that we breach any of our material obligations under the TRA or (2) if, at any time, we elect an early termination of the TRA, our obligations under the TRA (with respect to all LLC Units, whether or not LLC Units have been exchanged or acquired before or after such transaction) would accelerate and become payable in a lump sum amount equal to the present value of the anticipated future tax benefits calculated based on certain assumptions, including that we would have sufficient taxable income to fully utilize the deductions arising from the tax deductions, tax basis and other tax attributes subject to the TRA. The TRA also provides that, upon certain mergers, asset sales or other forms of business combination, or certain other changes of control, our or our successor’s obligations with respect to tax benefits would be based on certain assumptions, including that we or our successor would have sufficient taxable income to fully utilize the increased tax deductions and tax basis and other benefits covered by the TRA. As a result, upon a change of control, we could be required to make payments under the TRA that are greater than the specified percentage of our actual cash tax savings, which could negatively impact our liquidity. The change of control provisions in the TRA may result in situations where the Pre-IPO LLC Members have interests that differ from or are in addition to those of our other stockholders.

Finally, because we are a holding company with no operations of our own, our ability to make payments under the TRA depends on the ability of Xponential Holdings LLC to make distributions to us. To the extent that we are unable to make payments under the TRA for any reason, such payments will be deferred and will accrue interest until paid, which could negatively impact our results of operations and could also affect our liquidity in periods in which such payments are made.

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Registration Rights Agreement

Prior to the completion of our IPO, we entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members.

Subject to several exceptions, at least 20% of the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members or any affiliate of MSD Partners, L.P. (“MSD Partners”) or MSD Capital, L.P., or any person that is an affiliate of Mr. Grabowski, a member of our board of directors, or Mr. Geisler, our Chief Executive Officer, may require that we register for public resale under the Securities Act all or any portion of their shares of common stock constituting registrable securities that they request be registered. If we become eligible to register the sale of our securities on Form S-3 under the Securities Act, which will not be until at least twelve months after July 27, 2021, to register the sale of the registrable securities held by them on Form S-3. If we propose to register any of our securities under the Securities Act for our own account or the account of any other holder (excluding any registration related to an employee benefit plan or in connection with any dividend or distribution reinvestment or similar plan or other transaction under Rule 145 of the Securities Act), the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members are entitled to notice of such registration and to request that we include their registrable securities for resale on such registration statement, and we are required, subject to certain limitations, to include such registrable securities in such registration statement.

We undertake in the Registration Rights Agreement to use our reasonable efforts to file a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 to permit the resale of the shares of common stock held by Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members.

In connection with the transfer of their registrable securities, the parties to the Registration Rights Agreement may assign certain of their respective rights under the Registration Rights Agreement under certain circumstances. In connection with the registrations described above, we will indemnify any selling stockholders, and we will bear all fees, costs and expenses (except underwriting discounts and spreads).

Lease

On September 13, 2019, we entered into a lease agreement with Von Karman Production LLC for the building located at 17522 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine, CA. Von Karman Production LLC is owned by Anthony Geisler, our Chief Executive Officer and founder. Pursuant to the lease, we are obligated to pay monthly rent of $25,000, for the initial twelve months of the lease term with subsequent 3% annual rent increases, to Von Karman Productions LLC for an initial lease term of five years expiring on August 31, 2024. In 2019, 2020 and 2021, we paid an aggregate of approximately $130,000, $303,000 and $312,000, respectively, to Von Karman Production LLC.

Equity Financing Transaction

On February 12, 2020, H&W Franchise Holdings sold 5,000,000 of its Class A-4 Units at a purchase price of $10 per unit for an aggregate purchase price of $50 million to LCAT Franchise Fitness Holdings, Inc., which is an affiliate of Mr. Magliacano, a former member of our board of directors. H&W Franchise Holdings then contributed $49.4 million, which represents the proceeds from the sale less certain expenses, to H&W Intermediate, which then contributed the $49.4 million to us. Also in February 2020, we returned $19.4 million of the contribution to H&W Intermediate. Also, in 2020, $53.8 million of the proceeds from the borrowings under the Credit Agreement were forwarded to H&W Franchise Holdings.

Credit Agreement Amendment Transactions

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$470.27 per unit for an aggregate purchase price of $15 million. H&W Franchise Holdings sold $9.8 million of Class A-5 Units to H&W Investco, LP and H&W Investco BL Feeder LP, which are affiliates of Mr. Grabowski, a member of our board of directors; $3.1 million of Class A-5 units to LAG Fit, Inc., which is an affiliate of Anthony Geisler, our Chief Executive Officer and founder; and $2.1 million of Class A-5 Units to LCAT Franchise Fitness Holdings, Inc., which is an affiliate of Mr. Magliacano, a former member of our board of directors. H&W Franchise Holdings then contributed $10 million of the total $15 million of proceeds to Xponential Fitness LLC, which used them to pay down borrowings under our loans. Concurrent with these transactions, H&W Investco, LP and Mr. Geisler executed limited guaranty agreements pursuant to which they guaranteed up to $7.9 million and $2.1 million, respectively, of borrowings under our Loans.

On August 31, 2020, H&W Franchise Holdings also entered into a promissory note with Intensive Capital Inc. (“ICI”), which is an affiliate of Mr. Geisler, pursuant to which it agreed to loan ICI an aggregate principal amount of up to $5 million at an interest rate of 10% per annum. H&W Franchise Holdings also entered into a limited guaranty agreement with Mr. Geisler pursuant to which Mr. Geisler guaranteed ICI’s borrowings under this promissory note. ICI borrowed an aggregate of $3.1 million pursuant to this promissory note on August 31, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, $3.1 million remained outstanding under this promissory note, and no interest or principal had been paid. In June 2021, H&W Franchise Holdings repurchased 4,716 A-1 limited partnership units of H&W Franchise Holdings from Mr. Geisler for approximately $3.3 million and Mr. Geisler used the proceeds to repay the promissory note in full.

On March 24, 2021, the Xponential Fitness LLC amended the Credit Agreement to provide for additional term loans in an amount up to $10.6 million, which amount was borrowed and the proceeds distributed to H&W Franchise Holdings to fund a note payable from the selling parties of the Rumble Acquisition to H&W Franchise Holdings.

Brand Acquisitions

We acquired certain of our brands in a series of transactions that resulted in certain entities becoming the holders of 5% or more of our parent entity’s equity interests and in which certain of our related parties had a direct or indirect material interest.

Rumble

On March 24, 2021, H&W Franchise Holdings entered into a contribution agreement with Rumble Holdings LLC, Rumble Parent LLC and Rumble Fitness LLC to acquire certain rights and intellectual property of Rumble Fitness LLC (“Rumble”), to be used by H&W Franchise Holdings in connection with the franchise business under the “Rumble” trade name. Pursuant to this agreement, Rumble became a direct subsidiary of Rumble Parent LLC, which is owned by Rumble Holdings LLC, and H&W Franchise Holdings acquired the certain rights and intellectual property of Rumble Holdings LLC, which beneficially held all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Rumble. As consideration, H&W Franchise Holdings (i) issued 39,540.5 of its Class A Units to Rumble Holdings LLC, (ii) issued 61,573.5 Class A Units to Rumble Holdings LLC, which are subject to vesting and forfeiture as provided in the contribution agreement and (iii) assumed and discharged any liabilities arising from and after the closing date under the assigned contracts and acquired assets. H&W Franchise Holdings then contributed the Rumble assets to H&W Intermediate, which then immediately contributed the Rumble assets to us. As a result of this transaction, Rumble became a holder of 5% or more of the equity interests of H&W Franchise Holdings.

Management Services Agreement

On September 29, 2017, H&W Franchise Holdings, which owned all of our equity interests prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions, entered into a management services agreement (the “Management Services Agreement”) with TPG Growth III Management, LLC, an affiliate of TPG, which owned

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5% or more of the equity interests of H&W Franchise Holdings at the time of the transaction, pursuant to which it provided certain management, advisory, consulting and strategic planning services to H&W Franchise Holdings and us.

On June 28, 2018, TPG Growth III Management, LLC assigned its interest in the Management Services Agreement to H&W Investco Management LLC. H&W Investco Management LLC is owned by Mark Grabowski, a member of our board of directors. Pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, H&W Investco Management LLC provides certain management, advisory, consulting and strategic planning services to H&W Franchise Holdings and its subsidiaries, including us. In exchange, H&W Franchise Holdings agreed to pay H&W Investco Management LLC an annual fee of $750,000 and reimburse it for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. During 2019, 2020 and 2021, we recorded expense for our share of services received from H&W Investco Management LLC of approximately $557,000, $795,000 and $462,000, respectively, which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses. The Management Services Agreement terminated automatically upon the completion of our IPO.

In connection with the Management Services Agreement, H&W Investco Management LLC entered into a consulting agreement with Anthony Geisler, our Chief Executive Officer and founder, on June 30, 2018. Pursuant to the consulting agreement, Mr. Geisler provided certain consulting services related to managing us. In exchange for these services, H&W Investco Management LLC agreed to pay Mr. Geisler a consulting fee of $400,000 per year. We pay the fee described above to H&W Investco Management LLC pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, and H&W Investco Management LLC pays the consulting fee to Mr. Geisler pursuant to the consulting agreement. During the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, H&W Investco Management LLC paid Mr. Geisler an aggregate of $400,000, $400,000 and $233,333 respectively. This consulting agreement terminated automatically upon the completion of our IPO.

Loans from the Chief Executive Officer

Anthony Geisler, our Chief Executive Officer, is the sole owner of ICI, which has directly and indirectly provided financing to a limited number of franchisees to fund working capital, equipment leases, franchise fees and other related expenses. ICI has also provided unsecured loans to us, and we in turn loaned these funds to franchisees. The loans from ICI to us accrued interest at 15% per annum. Loans from us to the franchisees generally began accruing interest 45 days after the issuance to the franchisee. At December 31, 2019, we had recorded approximately $221,000 of notes receivable from franchisees and $225,000 of notes payable to ICI. We recognized approximately $48,000 and $110,000 of interest income for the loans to franchisees and interest expense for the loans from ICI, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2019. We paid approximately $2.1 million of the outstanding principal amount in the year ended December 31, 2019. In 2019, the largest aggregate amount of principal outstanding between us and ICI was $2.5 million. At December 31, 2020, we had recorded approximately $94,000 of notes receivable from franchisees and $86,000 of notes payable to ICI. We recognized approximately $13,000 and $19,000 of interest income for the loans to franchisees and interest expense for the loans from ICI, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2020. We paid approximately $0.1 million of the outstanding principal amount in the year ended December 31, 2020. In 2020, the largest aggregate amount of principal outstanding between us and ICI was $0.2 million. At December 31, 2021, we had recorded approximately $96,000 of notes receivable from franchisees and $0 of notes payable to ICI. We recognized approximately $11,000 and $5,000 of interest income for the loans to franchisees and interest expense for the loans from ICI, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2021. We paid approximately $0.1 million of the outstanding principal amount in the year ended December 31, 2021. In 2021, the largest aggregate amount of principal outstanding between us and ICI was $0.1 million.

In addition, in 2018, Row House received a net additional $155,000 from ICI, which was not disbursed to a franchisee and remained outstanding at December 31, 2018. In 2019, Row House dispersed all of these funds to pay a franchisee’s invoice related to leasehold improvements. As of February 2019, this loan was paid off. We did not pay any interest on this loan.

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Loan and Franchise Arrangements with Ryan Junk

In August 2019, we entered into a secured promissory note with Ryan Junk, our Chief Operating Officer, and Lindsay Junk, his spouse, pursuant to which we loaned Mr. and Mrs. Junk an aggregate principal amount of $500,000 for payment of costs and expenses incurred in the operation of CycleBar studios at an interest rate of the LIBOR plus 6% per annum. As of December 31, 2020, we recorded interest income of approximately $41,000 on the promissory note and the outstanding balance under the promissory note was approximately $508,000, which includes unpaid interest.

In late 2019 and early 2020, certain entities owned by Mr. Junk entered into transfer and assignment agreements with CycleBar Franchising, LLC (“CycleBar”), our wholly owned subsidiary, and six existing CycleBar franchisees. Pursuant to these agreements, Mr. Junk assumed control of nine existing CycleBar studios and assumed the rights and responsibilities of the existing franchisees under their franchise agreements with CycleBar. Pursuant to these franchise agreements, we recorded net revenue of approximately $121,000, $327,000 and $507,000 in 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively, subsequent to the dates that Mr. Junk assumed control of these studios.

Mr. Junk was not an executive officer at the time of these transactions and was subsequently appointed as our Chief Operating Officer in July 2020.

In June 2021, H&W Franchise Holdings repurchased an aggregate of 1,045 Incentive Units from Mr. and Mrs. Junk for approximately $534,000 and Mr. Junk and Mrs. Junk used the proceeds to repay the promissory note in full.

Transactions with STG

Prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions, we and St. Gregory Holdco, LLC (“STG”) were each wholly owned subsidiaries of H&W Intermediate. After the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions, H&W Intermediate no longer holds any interest in us, and all of the equity of STG was distributed to the Members of H&W Franchise Holdings, LLC, who was the parent of H&W Intermediate. STG is not owned by us or any of our subsidiaries.

Funding STG

During the year ended December 31, 2017, we advanced funds of $16.3 million to H&W Intermediate, which in turn utilized these funds to acquire STG. As of December 31, 2018, we had a receivable from H&W Intermediate related to providing funds to STG for operating expenses and debt service aggregating approximately $1.8 million and $13.2 million for debt owed by STG that we assumed as STG did not have the ability to repay the debt to the lender. No interest income was received or accrued by us related to these receivables. During 2018, we recorded a reduction on our consolidated financial statements to H&W Intermediate’s equity of approximately $31.3 million as we determined that H&W Intermediate had no plan to repay these amounts in the foreseeable future. During 2019, we provided funds to STG aggregating approximately $437,000 and recorded a corresponding reduction to H&W Intermediate’s equity for this same amount. The aggregate receivable from H&W intermediate at December 31, 2019 was approximately $31.7 million, which was repaid in February 2020. During 2020, we provided additional net funds to STG of $1.5 million, which is recorded as a reduction to member’s equity at December 31, 2020.

Brokerage Agreements

In 2018, our wholly owned subsidiaries Club Pilates Franchise, LLC, CycleBar Franchising LLC, AKT Franchise LLC, Row House Franchise, LLC, Stretch Lab Franchise, LLC, Yoga Six Franchise, LLC and PB Franchising, LLC, entered into brokerage agreements with CP EBD LLC, EBD AKT LLC, EBD RH LLC, EBD

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SL LLC, EBD YS, LLC and EBD PB, LLC (collectively, the “EBD Entities”), which were wholly owned subsidiaries of STG. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we recorded $10.7 million of deferred commission costs paid to the EBD Entities, which is recognized over the initial ten-year franchise agreement term. Pursuant to the brokerage agreements, we paid commission to the EBD entities for each license of an AKT, Row House, Stretch Lab or Yoga Six studio sold to a franchisee, and we paid a commission for each license of a Club Pilates or CycleBar studio sold to a franchisee who was not already in the system before entry into previous brokerage agreements.

In addition, pursuant to the brokerage agreements, we paid MVI II, which owned 5% or more of the equity interests of H&W Franchise Holdings at the time of the transactions, a commission of $3,000 for each license of an AKT, Row House or Yoga Six studio sold to a franchisee. We paid MVI approximately $150,000 during the year ended December 31, 2019.

Effective October 1, 2019, we no longer have brokerage contracts with the EBD Entities and instead employ a direct salesforce.

Credit Facility

On September 29, 2017, H&W Intermediate entered into the Prior Credit Agreement with Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLC as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto and the rights and obligations under the Prior Credit Agreement were immediately assigned to us and STG. The Prior Credit Agreement provided for a $55 million term loan (the “Prior Term Loan”) and a $3 million revolving credit line (the “Prior Revolving Credit Line”). Our and STG’s obligations under the Prior Credit Agreement were guaranteed by H&W Franchise Holdings, H&W Intermediate, STG, us and our subsidiaries, and were secured by substantially all of our assets and all of the assets of H&W Intermediate, H&W Franchise Holdings, STG and our subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions. The Prior Credit Agreement was amended on July 31, 2018, to increase the Prior Term Loan to $71 million and the Revolving Credit Line to $5 million. We further amended the Prior Credit Agreement on October 25, 2018, to increase the Prior Term Loan to $135 million and the Prior Revolving Credit Line to $10 million and to extend the maturity to October 25, 2023. We amended the Prior Credit Agreement in December 2019 and in February 2020. As of March 1, 2020, all borrowings under the Prior Credit Agreement and all amendments thereto were fully repaid.

Indemnification

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation contains provisions limiting the liability of directors, and our amended and restated bylaws provide that we will indemnify each of our directors, officers, employees and other agents to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law. In addition, in connection with our IPO, we entered into an indemnification agreement with each of our directors and executive officers, which will require us to indemnify them.

Related Person Transactions Policy

We have adopted a written Related Person Transaction Policy, which sets forth our policy with respect to the review, approval, ratification and disclosure of all related person transactions by our Audit Committee. In accordance with its terms, our Audit Committee will have overall responsibility for the implementation of, and for compliance with the Related Person Transaction Policy.

For purposes of the Related Person Transaction Policy, a “related person transaction” is a transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which we were, are or will be a participant and the amount involved exceeded, exceeds or will exceed $120,000 and in which any related person (as defined in the Related Person Transaction Policy) had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. A “related person transaction” does not include any employment relationship or transaction involving an executive officer and any related compensation resulting solely from that employment relationship that has been reviewed and approved by our board of directors.

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The Related Person Transaction Policy requires that notice of a proposed related person transaction be provided to our legal department prior to entry into such transaction. If our legal department determines that such transaction is a related person transaction, the proposed transaction will be submitted to our Audit Committee for consideration at its next meeting. Under the Related Person Transaction Policy, our Audit Committee may approve only those related person transactions that are in, or not inconsistent with, our best interests. In the event that we become aware of a related person transaction that has not been previously reviewed, approved or ratified under the Related Person Transaction Policy and that is ongoing or is completed, the transaction will be submitted to our Audit Committee so that it may determine whether to ratify, rescind or terminate the related person transaction.

The Related Person Transaction Policy also provides that our Audit Committee review certain previously approved or ratified related person transactions that are ongoing to determine whether the related person transaction remains in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders. Additionally, we will make periodic inquiries of our directors and executive officers with respect to any potential related person transaction of which they may be a party or of which they may be aware.

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Xponential Fitness, Inc. has requested confidential treatment of this registration statement and associated correspondence pursuant to Rule 83 of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

PRINCIPAL AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of February 28, 2022 by:

The numbers of shares of common stock beneficially owned, percentages of beneficial ownership and percentages of combined voting power before this offering that are set forth below are based on 24,061,242 shares of Class A common stock and 22,831,226 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding as of February 28, 2022 and 13,888,889 shares of our Class A common stock issuable upon the conversion of shares of the Convertible Preferred outstanding as of February 28, 2022. The numbers of shares of common stock beneficially owned, percentages of beneficial ownership and percentages of combined voting power after this offering that are set forth below are based on the number of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock outstanding immediately after this offering.

In connection with the IPO, we issued each Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member one share of Class B common stock for each vested LLC Unit such Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member beneficially owned immediately prior to the completion of the IPO. Shares of Class B common stock will be cancelled on a one-for-one basis if we, following a redemption request from a Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member, redeem or exchange LLC Units of such Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Amended LLC Agreement.” As a result, the number of shares of Class B common stock set forth in the table below correlates to the number of vested LLC Units each Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member beneficially owns.

In accordance with the rules of the SEC, beneficial ownership includes voting or investment power with respect to securities and includes the shares issuable pursuant to stock options that are exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2022. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each listed stockholder is: c/o Xponential Fitness, Inc., 17877 Von Karman Ave, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92614. To our knowledge, except as indicated in the footnotes to this table and pursuant to applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock.

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Xponential Fitness, Inc. has requested confidential treatment of this registration statement and associated correspondence pursuant to Rule 83 of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The following table assumes the underwriters do not exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock.

The following table assumes the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock is exercised in full.