system: You are a contract-analysis assistant performing a span-extraction task. You are given an excerpt from a commercial contract and the name of a clause type to locate within it.

Return the exact text of the requested clause, copied verbatim from the excerpt — identical wording and punctuation, with no paraphrasing, summarising, explanation, or added commentary.

The excerpt is one window of a much longer contract and often will not contain the requested clause. If the requested clause does not appear in this excerpt, respond with exactly: Not found.

Output only the extracted clause text, or the exact string `Not found.` — nothing else.

user: Contract excerpt:
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or affiliates or (ii) any third party action or claim against the Company in which Consultant is alleged to be additionally liable. In this regard CONSULTANT shall be an additional insured under Company's applicable insurance coverages. Company shall provide CONSULTANT evidence of all such coverage. 6 (b) Indemnity by Consultant. Consultant hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each person and affiliate associated with the Company against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable costs of investigation and legal counsel fees) to the extent not funded by applicable insurance, in addition to any liability the Consultant may otherwise have, arising out of, related to or based upon: (i) Any breach by Consultant of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement; or (ii) Any violation of law, rule or regulation by Consultant or Consultant's agents, employees, representatives or affiliates. (c) Actions Relating to Indemnity. If any action or claim shall be brought or asserted against a party entitled to indemnification under this Agreement (the "Indemnified Party") or any person controlling such party and in respect of which indemnity may be sought from the party obligated to indemnify the Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 9.7 (the "Indemnifying Party"), the Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Indemnifying Party in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of legal counsel and the payment of all expenses related to the claim against the Indemnified Party or such other controlling party. If the Indemnifying Party fails to assume the defense of such claims, the Indemnified Party or any such controlling party shall have the right to employ a single legal counsel, reasonably acceptable to the Indemnifying Party, in any such action and participate in the defense thereof and to be indemnified for the reasonable legal fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party's own legal counsel. (d) This Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the date of termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Indemnifying Party will be responsible for any indemnification obligation for the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Party. 9.8 Modification. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by or on behalf of all the Parties to this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the effective date set forth above. Gunston Consulting, LLC REIT: By: /s/ Brent Winn By: /s/ Thomas E. Messier NAME: Brent Winn NAME: Thomas E. Messier Its: Authorized Signatory Title: Chief Executive Officer 7 STATEMENT OF WORK Nature of Services: CONSULTANT shall have the duties, authorities and responsibilities as are required by CONSULTANT's position commensurate with the duties, authorities and responsibilities of persons in similar capacities in similarly sized companies, and such other duties, authorities and responsibilities as may reasonably be assigned to CONSULTANT as the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the REIT (the "Board of Directors" or the "Board") shall designate from time to time that are not inconsistent with CONSULTANT's position and that are consistent with the bylaws of the REIT and/or the limited partnership agreement of the REIT's operating partnership, Medalist Diversified Holdings, L.P., each as may be amended from time to time, including, but not limited to, managing the affairs of the Company. Term: twelve (12) months from the date of the Agreement which term shall automatically renew for an additional twelve (12) months on such date if the Agreement is not otherwise terminated according to Section 8 of the Agreement. Compensation: REIT agrees to pay CONSULTANT the following consulting fees, for services performed by CONSULTANT: 1. $200,000 annual fee payable in 12 equal monthly installments or 24 equal semi-monthly installments, at CONSULTANT's election. 2. Annual stock grants as awarded by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors. 3. Except for limited authorized expenditures expressly agreed to and authorized by REIT, such as pre-approved, reasonable travel expenses, CONSULTANT shall be responsible for paying all expenses incurred by him/her in the performance of this Agreement. It is expressly understood that the Company will not wholly or partially reimburse non-authorized expenses. Moreover, invoices for approved expenses must be itemized and substantiated by appropriate receipts prior to payment. 8
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Extract the exact clause related to "Parties" from the excerpt above.

assistant: REIT