In this task, you're given a passage that represents a legal contract or clause between multiple parties, followed by a question that needs to be answered. Based on the paragraph, you must write the index where the answer starts. If multiple answers seem to exist, write the index of the answer that is the most plausible. If multiple indices must be used to answer the question, the output should be a common separated list of indices.

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ONLINE HOSTING AGREEMENT

This Online Hosting Agreement (this Agreement) is being entered into effective as of the 1st day of June, 1999 and is entered into by and between Diplomat Direct Marketing Corporation, a Delaware corporation (Diplomat), and Tadeo E-Commerce Corp., a Delaware corporation (Tadeo).

R E C I T A L S

A. Historically, Diplomat has been engaged directly in, among other things, the business of offering consumers the opportunity to place apparel orders directly with Diplomat through its toll free telephone number and its web site (the Direct Access Business).

B. Recently, Tadeo was formed and Tadeo and Diplomat have entered into a Web Design and Consulting Agreement of even date herewith (the Web Agreement) pursuant to which Tadeo has agreed to assist Diplomat in developing the technology, and providing other services necessary, to further Diplomat's Direct Access Business, including the hosting and maintenance of Diplomat's web site (the Web Site).

C. In connection with Diplomat's operation of its Direct Access Business, Diplomat desires to obtain various online hosting services (Services) from Tadeo, and Tadeo desires to provide such Services to Diplomat.

THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1.     SERVICES.

Tadeo shall provide, directly or through a third party vendor reasonably satisfactory to Diplomat, the Online Hosting Services described on EXHIBIT A hereto, at the cost specified and on the other terms and conditions as set forth on EXHIBIT A.

Section 2.     COMPENSATION.

Diplomat will pay to Tadeo when due a fee for each of the Services equal to the amount described in EXHIBIT A hereto relating to each such Service; PROVIDED, that in the event Diplomat terminates this Agreement in accordance with Section 3 hereof, the fee for the provision of each

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terminated Service shall cease to accrue on and after the effective date of such termination. In the event that Diplomat terminates this Agreement other than in accordance with Section 3, Diplomat shall be obligated to pay for the Services in accordance with the fee schedule contained on EXHIBIT A throughout the balance of the Period (as hereinafter defined) as though Tadeo continued to provide the terminated Services through the balance of the Period. Late payments shall accrue interest at a rate equal to fifteen (15%) percent per annum.

Section 3.     TERM.

(a) The term of this Agreement shall begin on the date hereof (the Effective Date) and shall continue for a period of 12 months thereafter (the Period) in full force and effect until it is terminated in accordance with this Section 3.

(b) Diplomat or Tadeo, if such party is not in default of the terms of this Agreement, may extend the term of this Agreement for an additional one year (Additional Period), provided the extending party gives the other party at least sixty (60) days advance written notice before the end of the Period. If either party elects to extend the Agreement for the Additional Period, all other terms and conditions of this Agreement shall continue during the Additional Period.

(c) Tadeo shall have the right (but not the obligation) to terminate this Agreement and the rights granted to Diplomat hereunder if:

(i) Diplomat is in material breach of any of its obligations hereunder, which breach is not cured within five days of receipt of written notice from Tadeo of such breach;

(ii) The Web Agreement is terminated by any of Tadeo, Diplomat, or any other party thereto [in the event the rights and obligations of any party(ies) to such Web Agreement have been duly assigned to a third party(ies) under the terms thereof] in accordance with the terms of the Web Agreement, but not if the Web Agreement is terminated by Tadeo or its assignee(s) other than in accordance with the terms of the Web Agreement;

(iii) Diplomat is the subject of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or any voluntary proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation or composition for the benefit of creditors, if such petition or proceeding is not dismissed within 60 days of filing, or becomes the subject of any involuntary petition in bankruptcy or any involuntary proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation or composition for the benefit of creditors, if such petition or proceeding is not dismissed within 60 days of filing;





(iv) Diplomat involuntarily dissolves or is dissolved;

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(v) Diplomat is judicially adjudicated insolvent or generally is unable to pay its debts as they mature or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or

(vi) Upon Tadeo giving Diplomat at least sixty (60) days advance written notice of termination of this Agreement.

(d) Diplomat shall have the right (but not the obligation) to terminate this Agreement and the rights granted to Tadeo hereunder if:

(i) Tadeo is in material breach of any of its obligations hereunder, which breach is not cured within five days of receipt of written notice from Diplomat of such breach;

(ii) The Web Agreement is terminated by any of Tadeo, Diplomat, or any other party thereto [in the event the rights and obligations of any party(ies) to such Web Agreement have been duly assigned to a third party(ies) under the terms thereof] in accordance with the terms of the Web Agreement, but not if the Web Agreement is terminated by Diplomat or its assignee(s) other than in accordance with the terms of the Web Agreement;

(iii) Tadeo is the subject of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or any voluntary proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation or composition for the benefit of creditors, if such petition or proceeding is not dismissed within 60 days of filing, or becomes the subject of any involuntary proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation or composition for the benefit of creditors, if such petition or proceeding is not dismissed within 60 days of filing.

(iv) Tadeo involuntarily dissolves or is dissolved;

(v) Tadeo is judicially adjudicated insolvent or generally is unable to pay its debts as they mature or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or

(vi) Upon Diplomat giving Tadeo at least sixty (60) days advance written notice of termination of this Agreement.

(e) Tadeo will have the right (but not the obligation) to terminate this Agreement and the rights granted to Diplomat hereunder, upon 60 days written notice to Diplomat, following the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of Diplomat by any Permitted Assignee (as defined in Section 9(a) of this Agreement), or the acquisition of the beneficial ownership of at least 20% (the Threshold) of the voting power represented by the voting securities of Diplomat, any successor thereto or any Permitted Assignee by any person or

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group within the meaning of Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or any successor provision to either of the foregoing, including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act or any successor provision thereof (a group) other than The Rubin Family Irrevocable Stock Trust U/A dated April 30, 1997, organized under the laws of the State of New York (the Trust), Robert M. Rubin (Rubin), or any affiliate of Rubin or the Trust. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) the term beneficial ownership shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions thereof, (ii) the term voting securities' means the common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, of Diplomat and any other securities issued by Diplomat having the power to vote generally in the election of directors of Diplomat and (iii) the term affiliate means a person or entity directly or indirectly controlled by, controlling or under common control with another person. For purposes of this Section 3, an acquisition shall not include (A) the acquisition by a person of voting securities of Diplomat pursuant to an involuntary disposition through foreclosure or similar event, or (B) the acquisition by a person of voting securities of Diplomat pursuant to a dividend intended to be on a tax-free basis (a Tax-Free Spin-Off) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, but shall include a subsequent acquisition of voting securities pursuant to a disposition by the person that acquired the voting securities in such involuntary disposition or such Tax-Free Spin-Off. In the event any person acquires beneficial ownership of voting power in excess of the Threshold as a result of a transaction described in the immediately preceding sentence, the Threshold with respect to such person shall be adjusted to an amount equal to the percentage of beneficial ownership held by such person immediately following such transaction.

(f) A party may exercise its right to terminate pursuant to this Section 3 by sending appropriate written notice to the other party. No exercise by a party of its rights under this Section will limit its remedies by reason of the other party's default, the party's rights to exercise any other rights under this Section 3, or any of that party's other rights.

Section 4.     RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS.





Tadeo will maintain accurate books, records and accounts of all transactions relating to the Services performed by it pursuant to this Agreement. Diplomat may, at its own expense, examine and copy those books and records as provided in this Section 4. Such books, records and accounts will be maintained in a manner that allows Diplomat to separate these matters from those relating to Tadeo's other operations. Such books, records and accounts will reflect such information as would normally be examined by an independent accountant in performing an audit pursuant to United States generally accepted auditing standards for the purpose of certifying financial statements, and to permit verification thereof by governmental agencies. Diplomat may make examinations pursuant hereto during Tadeo's usual business hours, and at the place in the continental United States where Tadeo regularly keeps these books and records. Diplomat will be required to notify Tadeo at least five business days before the date of planned examination. If Diplomat's examination is not completed within one month from commencement, Tadeo at any time may require Diplomat to terminate such examination on

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seven days' notice to Diplomat; PROVIDED that Tadeo has cooperated with Diplomat in the examination of such books and records.

Section 5.     NO RESTRICTIONS.

Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any of Diplomat's directors, officers or employees or any of Tadeo's directors, officers or employees to engage directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as Diplomat or, respectively, or limit or restrict the right of Diplomat or Tadeo as the case may be, to engage in any other business or to render or obtain, as the case may be, services of any kind to or from, as the case may be , any corporation, firm, individual, trust or association.

Section 6.     INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.

Tadeo and Diplomat are independent contractors. There is no relationship of partnership, joint venture, employment, franchise or agency between Tadeo and Diplomat. Neither Tadeo nor Diplomat shall have the power to bind the other or incur obligations on the other's behalf without the other's prior written consent. When Tadeo's employees act under the terms of this Agreement, they shall be deemed at all times to be under the supervision and responsibility of Tadeo and no person employed by Tadeo and acting under the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed to be acting as agent or employee of Diplomat or any customer of Diplomat for any purpose whatsoever.

Section 7.     CONFIDENTIALITY.

Tadeo and Diplomat each agree to hold in strict confidence, and to use reasonable efforts to cause each of their employees and representatives to hold in strict confidence, all confidential information concerning Tadeo or Diplomat, as the case may be, furnished to or obtained by the other party, in the course of performing the obligations provided for under this Agreement except to the extent that (a) such information has been in the public domain through no fault of Tadeo or Diplomat, as the case may be, (b) disclosure or release is compelled by judicial or administrative process, or (c) in the opinion of counsel to Tadeo or Diplomat, as the as may be, disclosure or release is necessary pursuant to requirements of law or the requirements of any governmental entity including, without limitation, disclosure requirements under the securities laws of the United States or similar laws of other jurisdictions applicable to Tadeo or Diplomat, as the case may be.

Section 8.     PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OF TADEO.

All materials, including but not limited to any computer software (in object code and source code form), data or information developed or provided by Tadeo, or its suppliers under this Agreement, and any know-how, methodologies, equipment, or processes used by Tadeo to provide the Services to Diplomat, including, without limitation, all copy-rights, trademarks,

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patents, trade secrets, and any other proprietary rights inherent therein and appurtenant thereto (collectively, Host Materials) shall remain the sole and exclusive property of Tadeo or its suppliers. To the extent, if any, that ownership of the Hose Materials does not automatically vest in Tadeo by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise, Diplomat hereby transfers and assigns to Tadeo all rights, title and interest which Diplomat may have in and to the Host Materials. Diplomat acknowledges and agrees that Tadeo is in the business of designing and hosting Web sites, and that Tadeo shall have the right to provide to third parties services which are the same or similar to the Tadeo Services, and to use or otherwise exploit any Host Materials in providing such services.

Section 9.     DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

(a) In the event that any party to this Agreement has any claim, right or cause of action against any other party to this Agreement, which the parties shall be unable to settle by agreement between themselves, such claim, right or cause of action, to the extent that the relief sought by such party is for monetary damages or awards, shall be determined by arbitration in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA),





through the adjudication by a single arbitrator, in New York, New York, with the decision of such arbitrator to be final and binding upon all parties. The fees, costs and expenses of such arbitration, as submitted by the AAA, shall be borne equally by both Tadeo and Diplomat; PROVIDED, that each of Tadeo and Diplomat shall pay the fees, costs and expenses of its own counsel, accountants and other representatives in connection with such arbitration. The parameters of the AAA proceedings undertaken in accordance with this Section 8 shall be prescribed such that a decision shall be rendered within sixty (60) days following the initial written reference of the related dispute to AAA arbitration.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 8, in the event that a party against whom any claim, right or cause of action is asserted commences, or has commenced against it, bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings, the party or parties asserting such claim, right or cause of action shall have no obligations under this Section 8 and may assert such claim, right or cause of action in the manner and forum it deems appropriate, subject to applicable laws. No determination or decision by the arbitrators pursuant to this Section 8 shall limit or restrict the ability of any party hereto to obtain or seek in any appropriate forum, any relief or remedy that is not a monetary award or money damages.

Section 10.    MISCELLANEOUS.

(a) Neither party any assign this Agreement, or their respective rights and obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, without the other party's prior written consent; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Tadeo shall be entitled to assign all of its rights and obligations hereunder to any subsidiary or affiliated entity without the consent of Diplomat. Any attempt to assign this Agreement without such consent (if required) shall be void and of no effect AB INITIO. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, either party may assign this Agreement or all, but not less than all, of its rights and obligations hereunder to any entity that acquires it by

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purchase of stock or by merger or otherwise, or by obtaining all or substantially all of its assets (a Permitted Assignee); PROVIDED, that any such Permitted Assignee thereafter succeeds to all of the rights and is subject to all of the obligations of the assignor under this Agreement; and PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the provisions of this Section 9(a) shall in no way modify the provisions of Section 3(d).

(b) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such State, without regard to the conflicts of law principles of such State. Each party shall comply in all respects with all laws and regulations applicable to its activities under this Agreement.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8, each party hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the courts of the State of New York, New York County, or (b) the Untied States District Court for the southern District of New York, for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby. Each of Diplomat and Tadeo agrees to commence any such action, suit or proceeding either in the Untied States District Court for the Southern District of New York, or if such suit, action or other proceeding may not be brought in such court for jurisdictional reasons, in the courts of the State of New York County. Each of Diplomat and Tadeo further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or documents by U.S. registered mail to such party's respective address set forth below shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in New York with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 9(c). Each of Diplomat and Tadeo irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby in (i) the courts of the State of New York County, or (ii) the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and hereby and thereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

(d) If any provisions of this Agreement (or any portion thereof) or the application of any such provision (or any portion thereof) to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof (or the remaining portion thereof) or the application of such provision to any other persons or circumstances.

(e) All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand, by facsimile (with confirmation back), or sent, postage prepaid, by registered, certified or express mail or nationally recognized overnight courier service and shall be deemed given when so delivered by hand, by facsimile (with confirmation back), or if mailed, three days after mailing (one business day in the case of express mail or overnight courier service), as follows:

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(i)      if to Tadeo:





Tadeo E-Commerce Corp.                                     5 Hanover Square                                     New York, New York 10004                                     Attention: Damon Testaverde, President

(ii)     if to Diplomat:

Diplomat Direct Marketing Corporation                                     414 Alfred Avenue                                     Teaneck, New Jersey 07666                                     Attention: Warren H. Golden, President

(f) The provisions of Sections 7, 8 and 9 hereof shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

(g) No failure to either party to exercise or enforce any of its rights under this Agreement shall act as a waiver of such right.

(h) This Agreement, along with the Exhibit hereto, contains the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter. Neither party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any representations, warranties or convenants relating to such subject matter expect as specifically set forth herein.

(i) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to each of the other parties.

(j) This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.

(k) This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and nothing herein expressed or implied shall give or be construed to give to any person, other than the parties hereto any legal or equitable rights hereunder.

(l) The headings contained in this Agreement or in any Exhibit hereto are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All Exhibits annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein, shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section or an Exhibit, such reference shall be to a Section of, or an Exhibit to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of June 30, 1999.

     TADEO E-COMMERCE CORP.

     By:  /s/ Damon Testaverde                                                Damon Testaverde                                                President

     DIPLOMAT DIRECT MARKETING CORP.

     By   /s/ Warren H. Golden                                                Warren H. Golden                                                President

EXHIBIT A

ONLINE HOSTING SERVICES

If requested by Diplomat, Tadeo will provide, by itself or through its subsidiaries or affiliates, the Services described below:

(a) Scope and Description of Services. Tadeo will provide Diplomat with all online hosting services currently provided to Diplomat through third party contracts, including, without limitations, the development and maintenance for Diplomat's operating divisions and/or operating subsidiaries of Commerce Web Subsites (as defined below) within the www.______ web site on the Internet based on online Enrollment and Information Forms, completed by Diplomat, submitted in conformance with Tadeo's instructions. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Tadeo and Diplomat will confer, from time to time, with respect to the placement of the link to this information and the manner in which this link appears on the subject web site; PROVIDED, that if mutual agreement is not reached on such placement, the reasonable determination with respect thereto made by Tadeo shall be final and binding on both parties. If a consumer places an order directly on a Tadeo-operated Commerce Web Subsite for a Diplomat Direct Access Business product, Tadeo agrees to transmit such order to Diplomat's Direct Access Business network and Diplomat will convert that order to a message and direct the order for internally processed fulfillment, with Diplomat receiving 100% of the order's value subject to any processing charges (subject





to the terms of the Web Agreement). For the purposes of this Agreement, the terms Commerce Web Subsite means a web site through which a consumer can place an order for Diplomat products.

(b) Price. For the services described above, Diplomat will pay Tadeo a monthly fee of $____________ for each Commerce Web Subsite hosted by Tadeo in accordance with the Fee Schedule annexed as EXHIBIT A-1.

(c) Payment and Accounting. Tadeo will invoice Diplomat within 15 days of the end of each month for Services rendered in such month. Diplomat will pay such invoice within 30 days of receipt.

EXHIBIT A-1

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Q: Exhibit 10.1 CONSULTING AGREEMENT This CONSULTING AGREEMENT (Agreement) effective as of this 1st day of March 2020 is hereby entered into between Gunston Consulting, LLC (CONSULTANT), a Virginia limited liability company, and Medalist Diversified REIT, Inc. (REIT or the Company), a Maryland corporation, collectively the Parties. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and other good and valuable consideration, the Parties hereby agree as follows: 1. Consulting Services. REIT hereby retains CONSULTANT and CONSULTANT hereby accepts appointment to serve as an independent contractor to the Company. During the term of this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall consult with REIT and provide the services outlined in the attached Statement of Work in a timely and professional manner in accordance with industry standards. CONSULTANT further agrees that it will not assign the responsibilities set forth in the attached Statement of Work to any other CONSULTANT, subcontactor or other individual without the express written agreement of the Company's Chief Executive Officer. 2. No Control by the Company. The Parties agree that CONSULTANT shall use its own judgment as to the time, place, details, and means by which CONSULTANT will accomplish the results of CONSULTANT's services under this Agreement, that CONSULTANT is not required to work set hours of the day or week established by the Company or perform specific services in a sequence determined by the Company, and that nothing contained herein shall be construed to create the relationship of employer and employee between the Company or CONSULTANT; provided, however, that CONSULTANT is expected to provide the services contemplated by this Agreement in a timely and competent manner in order to meet the needs and expectations of the Company. 3. Independent Contractor. The Parties expressly intend and agree that CONSULTANT is acting as an independent contractor and not as an employee of REIT. Under no circumstances shall CONSULTANT look to REIT as its employer, or as a partner, agent, or principal. CONSULTANT has no right or authority to act as an agent of REIT or for or on behalf of the Company in any capacity whatsoever or to assume or create any obligation of any kind - express or implied - on behalf of REIT. 4. Compensation and Reimbursement. CONSULTANT shall be compensated and reimbursed for the services as set forth in the attached Statement of Work. Completeness of work product shall be determined by REIT in its sole discretion, and CONSULTANT agrees to make all revisions, additions, deletions or alterations as requested by the Company. No other fees and/or expenses will be paid to CONSULTANT, unless such fees and/or expenses have been approved in advance by the appropriate Company executive. CONSULTANT shall be solely responsible for any and all taxes, Social Security contributions or payments, disability insurance, unemployment taxes, and other payroll-type taxes applicable to such compensation.

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5. Confidentiality. 5.1 Acknowledgment of Proprietary Interest. REIT now owns and will hereafter develop, compile, and own certain Proprietary Information, including proprietary techniques, trade secrets, and confidential information, which have great value in its business. As used herein, the term Proprietary Information includes any and all of REIT's confidential or proprietary information, including without limitation, the existence of, and the terms of, this Agreement, any and all confidential information of REIT encompassed in any and all reports, designs, devices, diagrams, software codes, test results, processes, research products and product development, technical memoranda and correspondence, work in progress, plans, proposals, marketing and sales information and data, financial projections, cost summaries, pricing formula, and all concepts or ideas, materials or information related to the business, products, or properties of REIT or REIT's tenants, suppliers, employees or contractors, which has not previously been released to the public at large by duly authorized representatives of REIT, whether or not such information would be enforceable as a trade secret or the copying of which would be enjoined or restrained by a court as constituting unfair competition, and any Work Product, as defined in Section 6 of this Agreement, developed or created by the CONSULTANT. CONSULTANT acknowledges and agrees that any and all Proprietary Information of REIT is the property of REIT. 5.2 Covenant Not to Divulge Proprietary Information. CONSULTANT acknowledges and agrees that REIT is entitled to prevent the disclosure of Proprietary Information of REIT. CONSULTANT agrees that at all times during or subsequent to the performance of the consulting services under this Agreement, CONSULTANT will keep confidential and will not divulge, communicate, or use Proprietary Information, except for CONSULTANT's own use during the Term of this Agreement to the extent necessary to perform the consulting services. CONSULTANT further agrees not to cause the transmission, removal or transport of tangible embodiments of, or electronic files containing, Proprietary Information from REIT's principal place of business, without prior approval of the Company. CONSULTANT shall disseminate Proprietary Information only to those employees of CONSULTANT with a special need to know such Proprietary Information. CONSULTANT warrants that such employees shall be informed of the proprietary nature of the Proprietary Information and shall be bound by this Agreement in the same manner that CONSULTANT is bound. 5.3 No Licenses. No rights or licenses in or to the Proprietary Information of REIT are granted to CONSULTANT by virtue of this Agreement. 6. Intellectual Property, Inventions and Patents. CONSULTANT acknowledges that CONSULTANT's rights in all discoveries, concepts, ideas, inventions, innovations, improvements, developments, methods, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, patent applications, copyrightable work and mask work (whether or not including any Proprietary Information) and all registrations or applications related thereto, all other proprietary information and all similar or related information (whether or not patentable) which relate to the Company's actual or anticipated business, research and development or existing or future products or services and which were or are conceived, developed, contributed to or made or reduced to practice by CONSULTANT (whether alone or jointly with others) while under contract with the Company, whether before or after the date of this Agreement (Work Product), belong to the Company. CONSULTANT shall promptly disclose such Work Product to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and, at the Company's expense, perform all actions reasonably requested by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (whether during or after the consultancy) to establish and confirm such ownership (including assignments, consents, powers of attorney and other instruments). CONSULTANT acknowledges that all copyrightable Work Product which is capable of being classified as works made for hire under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, as amended, shall be deemed works made for hire and that the Company shall be the author of, and own all rights therein. To the extent that any such copyrightable work is not a work made for hire, CONSULTANT hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company all right, title and interest, including a copyright, in and to such copyrightable work. Furthermore, CONSULTANT agrees to sign any written instrument of transfer for any rights relating to the Work Product which may be required to effect or evidence the assignment of rights in the Work Product to the Company. The foregoing provisions of this Section 6 shall not apply to any invention that CONSULTANT developed entirely on CONSULTANT's own time without using the Company's equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information, except for those inventions that (i) relate to the Company's business or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (ii) result from any work performed by CONSULTANT for the Company.

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7. Restrictive Covenants. 7.1 Solicitation of Employees. CONSULTANT agrees that during its consultancy for REIT and for a period of twelve (12) months immediately following the termination of its consultancy with the Company for any reason, whether with or without cause, it will not, for itself or any other person or entity: (a) solicit, induce, recruit or encourage any of the Company's employees, contractors, independent contractors or any person who provides services to the Company to terminate or reduce their employment or other relationship with the Company; (b) hire any individual who is (or was within the six (6) months immediately preceding such hiring, unless such employee was terminated from such employment by Company) an employee, exclusive contractor, or exclusive independent contractor of the Company; or (c) attempt to do any of the foregoing. 7.2 Solicitation of Customers. CONSULTANT agrees that during its consultancy for REIT and for a period of twelve (12) months immediately following the termination of its consultancy with the Company for any reason, whether with or without cause, it will not: (a) solicit, entice or induce any Customer for the purpose of providing, or provide, products or services that are competitive with the products or services provided by the Company, or (b) solicit, entice, or induce any Customer to terminate or reduce its business with (or refrain from increasing its business with) the Company. As used in this Section 7.2, Customer means any person or entity to which the Company provided products or services, including any tenants of the Company's properties, (or was invested in real estate owned by the Company), and with which CONSULTANT had contact on behalf of the Company, within the last twelve (12) months of its consultancy with the Company.

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7.3 Noncompetition. CONSULTANT agrees that during its consultancy for REIT and for a period of twelve (12) months immediately following the termination of its consultancy with the Company for any reason, whether with or without cause, it will not: (a) have any ownership interest in, or participate in the financing, operation, management or control of, any Competitor; or (b) engage in or perform services for any Competitor, if such services either (1) are the same as or similar to (individually or in the aggregate) the services CONSULTANT performed for the Company during its consultancy with the Company, or (2) are performed with respect to products or services of the Competitor that are competitive with the products or services provided by the Company with which CONSULTANT was involved during its consultancy with the Company or about which it received Proprietary Information during its consultancy with the Company. As used in this section, Competitor means: (i) any private or publicly traded real estate investment trust, fund or other investment vehicle or program whose principal place of business is in Virginia or any other state in which the Company owns real estate and whose business strategy is based on investing in, acquiring or developing flex/industrial, retail, multifamily and limited service hotel real estate, whether directly or indirectly through joint ventures, or (ii) any entity whose principal place of business is in Virginia or any other state in which the Company owns real estate and that advises (including any external advisor) such investment vehicles or programs. It is agreed that ownership of no more than 1% of the outstanding voting stock of a publicly traded corporation will not constitute a violation of Section 7.3. 7.4 Non-Disparagement. CONSULTANT acknowledges that any disparaging comments by him against the Company are likely to substantially depreciate the business reputation of the Company. CONSULTANT agrees to act in good faith so as to not harm the business reputation of the Company in any way. CONSULTANT further agrees that it will not directly or indirectly defame, disparage, or publicly criticize the services, business, integrity, veracity or reputation of the Company or its owners, officers, directors, or employees in any forum or through any medium of communication. Nothing in this Agreement will preclude CONSULTANT from supplying truthful information to any governmental authority or in response to any lawful subpoena or other legal process. 8. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) upon the death or bankruptcy of CONSULTANT; or (b) upon the close of business on the date the Company gives CONSULTANT written notice of Termination for Cause (as defined below); (c) ninety (90) days following the date the Company gives CONSULTANT written notice of termination for any or no reason; or (d) CONSULTANT may terminate this Agreement by giving ninety (90) days' written notice to REIT.

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For purposes of this Agreement, Termination for Cause shall mean termination of this Agreement by the Company as the result of: (i) any act of fraud, dishonesty or neglect of services by CONSULTANT in connection with the services to be provided under this Agreement or against any Company customer, vendor or affiliated company; or (ii) the breach or prospective breach of any provision of this Agreement by CONSULTANT. 8.1 Return of Materials at Termination. In the event of any termination of CONSULTANT's appointment, with or without cause, CONSULTANT shall promptly deliver to REIT any and all materials, property, documents, data, and all other information belonging to REIT or pertaining to Proprietary Information, whether prepared by REIT or CONSULTANT, in CONSULTANT's possession or control, and regardless of how stored or maintained, including all originals, copies, and compilations, and all information stored or maintained on computer, PDAs, electronic or other devices, tapes, discs, or any other form of technology. CONSULTANT shall not take any materials, property, documents, or other information, or any reproduction or excerpt thereof, belonging to REIT or pertaining to any Proprietary Information. 8.2 Obligations Surviving Termination. The obligations of Sections 3, 5, 6 and 7 shall survive any termination of this Agreement. 8.3 Change of Control. In the event of a 'Change of Control' of Company, then if CONSULTANT's services are terminated without cause at any time within a twelve (12) month period following such Change of Control, CONSULTANT shall receive a termination fee equal to twelve (12) months compensation hereunder at the then current monthly rate, including any stock compensation. A Change of Control shall be any purchase of equity in the Company by a party that results in the party acquiring (i) voting control of the Company or (ii) the authority to replace or appoint, a majority of the Board, or the CEO or COO or CFO of the Company. 9. General Provisions. 9.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire and exclusive agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations, and understandings of the Parties regarding their consulting relationship. 9.2 Severability. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any portion of this Agreement is in violation of any law or public policy, only the portions of this Agreement that violate such law or public policy shall be stricken. All portions of this Agreement that do not violate any statute or public policy shall continue in full force and effect. Further, any court order striking any portion of this Agreement shall modify the stricken terms as narrowly as possible to give as much effect as possible to the intentions of the parties under this Agreement. 9.3 Representations and Warranties. CONSULTANT represents and warrants to Company that (a) CONSULTANT has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement including all rights necessary to make the foregoing assignments to Company; that in performing under the Agreement; (b) CONSULTANT will not violate the terms of any agreement with any third party; and (c) the Services and any work product thereof are the original work of CONSULTANT, and to CONSULTANT's knowledge (i) do not and (ii) will not (unless noted to Company otherwise by CONSULTANT) infringe upon, violate or misappropriate any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, contract, or any other publicity right, privacy right, or proprietary right of any third party. For clarity, while CONSULTANT may create original ideas that are Work Product herein, CONSULTANT cannot, and does not warrant that those ideas can be exploited by Company with out infringing the rights of other parties.

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9.4 Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of REIT under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of REIT. CONSULTANT shall not be entitled to assign any of CONSULTANT's rights or obligations under this Agreement. 9.5 Taxes, Fees and Benefits. Because this Agreement creates an independent contractor relationship, the parties understand that the Company has no obligation to withhold any state or federal income taxes, social security, or other taxes from payments to CONSULTANT, nor shall it make any workers' compensation or unemployment benefit payments, contributions or payroll tax payments on behalf of CONSULTANT. CONSULTANT agrees that it shall not be eligible for or entitled to participate in any PTO, benefit plans, retirement and insurance coverage provided by the Company or its subsidiary and affiliated entities to their respective employees. CONSULTANT also acknowledges and agrees that the Company will issue a Form 1099 for all compensation paid to CONSULTANT, and it is CONSULTANT's obligation to report and pay all federal, state and local income, payroll, self-employment and other taxes due for her on all compensation from the Company as may be required by law. CONSULTANT agrees to indemnify REIT for any claims, losses, costs, fees, liabilities, damages, or injuries suffered by REIT arising out of CONSULTANT's breach of this section. 9.6 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed, governed, and enforced according to the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without giving effect to its conflict of laws principles. The Parties hereby agree and consent that any and all causes of action arising under this Agreement shall only have jurisdiction and venue in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and/or the Circuit Court for Chesterfield County. Each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction and venue of either court for the resolution of all causes of action arising under this Agreement upon proper service of process. 9.7 Indemnity. (a) Indemnity by the Company. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Consultant 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 Company may otherwise have, arising out of, related to or based upon (i) any violation of law, rule or regulation by the Company or the Company's agents, employees, representatives 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.

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(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

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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.

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Q: AMENDMENT TO SERVICES AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT TO SERVICES AGREEMENT, dated and effective as of March 30, 2009 (this Amendment), is made between FEDERATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a Delaware statutory trust (the Adviser), and FEDERATED ADVISORY SERVICES COMPANY, a Delaware statutory trust (FASC). Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this Amendment have the meanings given to such terms in the Services Agreement (as defined below).

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WHEREAS, the Adviser and FASC have entered into that certain Services Agreement dated as of January 1, 2004 (as amended, the Services Agreement), pursuant to which FASC provides certain performance attribution, administration and risk management, equity trading and transaction settlement, fundamental analysis, and quantitative analysis services to Adviser in connection with Adviser providing investment advisory or sub-advisory services to investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) and/or separate accounts not required to be so registered (collectively, Accounts); and

WHEREAS, the Adviser and FASC desire to amend the Services indicated in Exhibit A to the Services Agreement, solely with respect to Accounts that are not investment companies registered under the 1940 Act, to provide that, as part of the administration and risk management services provided by FASC, FASC may provide certain coordination of client portfolios and related fixed income trade execution implementation and administration services to Adviser when Adviser is acting as adviser or sub-adviser with respect to such Accounts.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

1. Amendment to Exhibit A to Services Agreement. Solely with respect to Accounts that are not investment companies registered under the 1940 Act, the section of Exhibit A to the Services Agreement entitled Administration and Risk Management shall be, and hereby is, deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

2. Administration and Risk Management. Employees of Federated Advisory Services Company provide support to portfolio managers and other employees of affiliated advisers. Such services may include development of risk management programs, production of portfolio and compliance reports for clients and/or fund Boards, coordination of client portfolios and related fixed income trade execution implementation and administration, completion of required broker and custody documentation, development and documentation of operational procedures, coordination of proxy voting activities, on-site support of hardware and software, etc.

2. Miscellaneous. This Amendment shall be effective as of the date first above written upon its execution and delivery by each of the parties hereto. The Services Agreement, as amended by this Amendment with respect to Accounts that are not investment companies registered under the 1940 Act, shall remain in full force and effect. The Services Agreement also shall remain in full force and effect without amendment with respect to Accounts that are investment companies under the 1940 Act. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Amendment and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, through their duly authorized officers, have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.

FEDERATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEDERATED ADVISORY SERVICES COMPANY

COMPANY

By: /s/ John B. Fisher By: /s/ J. Christopher Donahue

Name: John B. Fisher Name: J. Christopher Donahue

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