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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - March 30, 2011) -FRANCHISE SERVICES OF NORTH AMERICA INC. ("FSNA" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:FSN) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") earlier today. At the Meeting, management's nominees, being Mr. Sandy Miller, Mr. Tom McDonnell, Mr. David Forseth, Mr. Tom McNeely, and Mr. Michael Linn, were re-elected to the Company's Board of Directors for the ensuing year. Also at the meeting, RSM Richter LLP was re-appointed as the Company's auditors. The Company also announced the sale of the PractiCar/Rent-A-Wreck franchise for Richmond, British Columbia.

Bob Barton, the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer, stated, "We are extremely pleased to announce the sale of the Richmond, British Columbia franchise. We continue to seek both new franchisees and to offer expansion opportunities to our existing franchisees under both the PractiCar and U-Save brands."

About FSNA

FSNA is a publicly traded company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. 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 leisure markets in the United States and the major airports in Canada. U-Save currently services 35 airport markets in 13 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^® trademark for all of Canada and the PractiCar trademark. The Rent-A-Wreck^® system operates a network of 62 franchises 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.

Forward-Looking Information

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Neither the 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.