CALGARY, Dec. 7, 2012 /CNW/ – FRANCHISE SERVICES OF NORTH AMERICA INC. (“FSNA” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: FSN) wishes to provide an update on
the previously announced agreement to acquire (the “Acquisition”)
Simply Wheelz, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the owner
of the Advantage Rent-A-Car brand (“Advantage”), and certain other
divested assets (together, the “Assets”) from Hertz Global Holdings,
Inc. (NYSE: HTZ). Closing of the acquisition of Advantage by a
subsidiary of Macquarie Capital is scheduled to take place on
Wednesday, December 12, 2012, with the acquisition of remaining Assets
to occur in 2013. The Acquisition of Advantage by FSNA is expected to
close in the first quarter of 2013 and is more fully described in the appendix to the Company’s press
release dated August 28, 2012.

In contemplation of the Acquisition, the Company’s board of directors
has decided to streamline the Company’s executive management, effective
today. Thomas P. McDonnell, III, formerly the Company’s Co-Chief
Executive Officer and Co-Chairman will be the Company’s sole Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman. Mr. Sanford Miller, the former
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman, will not continue in an
executive capacity with the Company but will continue to serve as a
director.

Commenting on the recent developments, Mr. McDonnell said, “I am excited
by this new role at the Company and look forward to completing the
acquisition of Advantage.”

About FSNA

FSNA is a publicly traded company listed on the TSXV. The Company and
its subsidiaries own the following brands: U-Save Car & Truck Rental,
U-Save Car Sales, Rent-A-Wreck of Canada, PractiCar, Auto Rental
Resource Center (“ARRC”), Xpress Rent A Car and Peakstone Financial
Services.

U-Save, together with its subsidiary ARRC, has over 1,100 locations
throughout the United States and is one of North America’s largest
franchise car rental companies. Having primarily serviced the local
market for the past 30 years, the Company is expanding into the airport
market with plans for the opening of airport locations in the top 30
markets in the United States and the major airports in Canada. U-Save
currently services 28 airport markets in 11 different states and 7
countries. U-Save Car Sales is an expansion of the U-Save brand into
the car sales market, and provides goods and services to car sales
operators looking to affiliate with a national brand.

Practicar Systems Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of FSNA) owns the
rights to the Rent-A-Wreck and the PractiCar trademarks for all of
Canada. The Rent-A-Wreck system operates a network of 68 franchise
locations from coast-to-coast in Canada, providing a range of vehicle
rental, leasing and sales options to its customers. The Rent-A-Wreck
system has been in continuous operation in Canada since 1976.

Caution

Completion of the transaction is subject to a number of conditions,
including TSX Venture Exchange acceptance and approval by the Company’s
shareholders. The transaction cannot close until all required approvals
are obtained. There can be no assurance that the transaction will be
completed as proposed, or at all.

The TSX Venture Exchange has in no way passed upon the merits of the
transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of
this press release.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as
that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

SOURCE Franchise Services of North America Inc.