• The Joint Corp. signed an asset purchase agreement effective April 20, 2026 to sell 45 corporate-managed clinics in Southern California to Elite Chiro Group for about $2.3 million.
• Elite Chiro Group took over operations of 32 clinics on April 27 under a management services agreement pending lease assignments.
• Buyer will assume ownership of remaining 13 clinics under terms of transaction.
• Deal, together with two pending refranchising agreements, is expected to leave Joint with three corporate-managed clinics out of 960 locations.
• Transaction supports shift to capital-light, pure-play franchisor model under Joint 2.0 strategy.

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