Document:

Exhibit

Exhibit 10.28

Fastly, Inc.
475 Brannan St. Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94017
May 5, 2020
Mr. Wolfgang Maasberg
14828 General Williamson Drive
Austin, Texas 78734 
Re:    Transition and Separation Agreement
Dear Wolfgang:
This letter sets forth the terms of the transition and separation agreement (the “Agreement”) that Fastly, Inc. (the “Company”) is offering to you to aid in your employment transition.
1.    SEPARATION DATE.  If you timely sign and return this Agreement to the Company, your employment with the Company will continue through November 16, 2020, which will become your employment termination date (the “Separation Date”), unless your employment terminates sooner pursuant to Paragraph 2(c) below. If termination occurs earlier or later than November 16, 2020, the actual date of termination shall become the “Separation Date” for purposes of this Agreement. 
2.    TRANSITION PERIOD. 
(a)    Role.  Between now and June 16, 2020, you will remain in your current role and will use your best efforts to perform your regular duties and responsibilities.  You will continue to receive your current base salary and you will continue to be eligible for the Company’s standard benefits, subject to the terms and conditions applicable to such plans and programs.  On June 16, 2020, you will retire from your position as Head of Sales and will continue as an employee of the Company in an individual contributor role providing services and advice to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”).
(b)    Transition Period.  The period between June 16, 2020 and the Separation Date is your “Transition Period”.  During the Transition Period, you agree to transition your duties and responsibilities.   You agree to perform your Transition Period services in good faith and to the best of your abilities. During the Transition Period, you must continue to comply with all of the Company’s policies and procedures and with all of your statutory and contractual obligations to the Company, including, without limitation, your obligations under your Employee Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement (a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A), which you acknowledge and agree are contractual commitments that remain binding upon you, both during and after the Transition Period. 

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(c)    Compensation/Benefits.  During the Transition Period, your base salary will remain the same, and you will continue to be eligible for the Company’s standard benefits, subject to the terms and conditions applicable to such plans and programs.  Your Company stock options and other equity awards (if applicable) will continue to vest under the existing terms and conditions set forth in the governing plan documents and option or other applicable equity agreements.
(d)    Termination.  Nothing in this Agreement alters your employment at will status.  Accordingly, between the date of this Agreement and the Separation Date you are entitled to resign your employment with or without Good Reason (as defined in the Executive Change in Control and Severance Benefit Plan approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on May 3, 2019 (the “Severance Benefit Plan”)) or advance notice, and the Company may to terminate your employment with or without Cause (as defined in the Severance Benefit Plan) or advance notice.  If prior to November 16, 2020, the Company terminates your employment without Cause or you resign for Good Reason, then you will remain eligible for the Severance Benefits (as defined and described below), provided that you have satisfied the conditions for receipt of the Severance Benefits (as set forth below).  If prior to November 16, 2020, you resign your employment without Good Reason or the Company terminates your employment with Cause, then you will no longer be eligible for participation in any Company benefit plans, and you will not be entitled to the Severance Benefits.
(e)    Good Reason.  As provided in the Severance Benefit Plan, “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following events, conditions or actions taken by the Company without Cause and without your consent: (i) a material reduction of your annual base salary, which is a reduction of at least 10% of your base salary (other than (I) pursuant to a salary reduction program applicable generally to employees of the Company or its parent entity who are similarly situated to you and/or (II) following a Change in Control (as defined in the Severance Benefit Plan, to the extent necessary to make your salary commensurate with those of other employees of the Company or its parent entity who are similarly situated with you); or (ii) a material reduction in the your authority, duties or responsibilities; provided, however, that a mere change of title alone shall not constitute such a material reduction; or (iii) a relocation of your principal place of employment with the Company to a place that increases your one-way commute by more than fifty (50) miles as compared to your then-current principal place of employment immediately prior to such relocation (excluding regular travel in the ordinary course of business); provided that if your principal place of employment is your personal residence, this clause (iii) shall not apply.  You acknowledge and agree that your principal place of employment is your personal residence and thus, clause (iii) shall not apply to you.  In each case above applicable to you, in order for your resignation to be deemed to have been for Good Reason, you must first give the Company written notice of the event(s) giving rise to “Good Reason” within fifteen (15) days after the first occurrence thereof; the Company must fail to reasonably cure such event(s) within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice (the “Cure Period”), and your resignation must be effective not later than fifteen (15) days after the expiration of such Cure Period.  You acknowledge and agree that the change in your authorities, duties, and responsibilities as set forth herein in this Section 2, including, but not limited to, your retirement from the Head of Sales role and your individual contributor role during the Transition Period, do not constitute Good Reason for your resignation pursuant to the Severance Benefit Plan.

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(f)    Cause.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means the occurrence of any of the following events:  (i) commission of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude by you; (ii) your participation in any fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company;  (iii) your material breach of any written agreement entered into between you and the Company (including but not limited to your Employee Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement or similar agreement with the Company); (iv) your misconduct or other violation of Company policy that causes material harm to the Company; (v) breach by you of any fiduciary duty owed to the Company; or (vi) conduct by you which in the good faith and reasonable determination of the Board demonstrates gross unfitness to serve; provided that, in the case of sections (iii)and (vi) in this definition, such conduct remains uncured after thirty (30) days’ written notice from the Company (which the Company only must provide if it deems such conduct curable). The determination whether a termination is for Cause shall be made by the Board in its sole and exclusive judgment and discretion.  
3.    ACCRUED SALARY AND VACATION.  On the Separation Date, the Company will pay you all accrued salary earned through the last day of your employment, subject to standard payroll deductions and withholdings.  You acknowledge and agree that, consistent with our policy and practice of non-accrual of vacation time or paid time off, as of the Separation Date you will not have any accrued but unused vacation time or paid time off for which you are entitled to payment.
4.    SEVERANCE BENEFITS.  Pursuant to the Severance Benefit Plan, if you: (i) timely sign and return this Agreement to the Company; (ii) comply fully with your obligations hereunder (including without limitation satisfactorily transitioning your duties during the Transition Period); and (iii) within twenty-one (21) days after the Separation Date, execute and return to the Company the release of claims in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Separation Date Release”) and allow the Separation Date Release to become effective, then, in full satisfaction of any obligations for the Company to provide you with severance benefits as stated in the Severance Benefit Plan, the Company will provide you with the following severance benefits (the “Severance Benefits”):
(a)    Severance Pay.  The Company will pay you a lump sum severance amount equal to: (i) nine (9) months (totaling $243,750.00) of your base salary in effect as of the Separation Date; plus (ii) your target annual bonus to which you otherwise would be eligible for the current fiscal year (totaling $325,000.00), subject to standard payroll deductions and withholdings (“Severance Pay”).  Your Severance Pay will be paid in a lump sum on the first regular payday no earlier than one week after the Separation Date Release Effective Date, as defined therein.
(b)    Health Care Continuation Coverage.
(i)    COBRA.  To the extent provided by the federal COBRA law or, if applicable, state insurance laws, and by the Company’s current group health insurance policies, you will be eligible to continue your group health insurance benefits at your own expense.  Later, you may be able to convert to an individual policy through the provider of the Company’s health insurance, if you wish.

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(ii)    COBRA Premiums.  If you timely elect continued coverage under COBRA, the Company will pay your COBRA premiums to continue your coverage (including coverage for eligible dependents, if applicable) (“COBRA Premiums”) through the period (the “COBRA Premium Period”) starting on the Separation Date and ending on the earliest to occur of: (i) the date that is nine (9) months following the Separation Date; (ii) the date you become eligible for group health insurance coverage through a new employer; or (iii) the date you cease to be eligible for COBRA continuation coverage for any reason, including plan termination. In the event you become covered under another employer's group health plan or otherwise cease to be eligible for COBRA during the COBRA Premium Period, you must immediately notify the Company in writing of such event.
(iii)    Special Cash Payments in Lieu of COBRA Premiums.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that it cannot pay the COBRA Premiums without a substantial risk of violating applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), the Company instead shall pay to you, on the first day of each calendar month, a fully taxable cash payment equal to the applicable COBRA premiums for that month (including premiums for you and your eligible dependents who have elected and remain enrolled in such COBRA coverage), subject to applicable tax withholdings (such amount, the “Special Cash Payment”), for the remainder of the COBRA Premium Period.  You may, but are not obligated to, use such Special Cash Payments toward the cost of COBRA premiums.  On the thirtieth (30th) day following your Separation from Service, the Company will make the first payment to you under this paragraph, in a lump sum, equal to the aggregate Special Cash Payments that the Company would have paid to you through such date had the Special Cash Payments commenced on the first day of the first month following the Separation from Service through such thirtieth (30th) day, with the balance of the Special Cash Payments paid thereafter on the schedule described above.
(c)    Equity Acceleration.  During your employment with the Company, you were granted certain Equity Awards (as defined in the Severance Benefit Plan).  The Company will accelerate the vesting of your Equity Awards such that the amount of Equity Awards vested as of the Separation Date will equal the amount of Equity Awards vested as of that date and any Equity Awards that would have vested if you had remained an employee for an additional twelve (12) months after the Separation Date.  Such acceleration will be effective as of the Separation Date.    
5.    CONSULTING PERIOD.  If: (i) you timely sign, date, and return this Agreement to the Company; (ii) you comply with all of your obligations to the Company as set forth herein (including without limitation satisfactorily transitioning your duties during the Transition Period); and (iii) within twenty-one (21) days after the Separation Date, execute and return to the Company the release of claims contained in the Separation Date Release and allow the Separation Date Release to become effective, then the Company will retain you as a consultant under the terms specified below. The consulting relationship will commence on the day following the Separation Date and continue through February 16, 2023, unless extended by mutual agreement or terminated earlier pursuant to the terms set forth below (the “Consulting Period”).  You acknowledge and agree that prior to entering into this Agreement, the Company is under no legal obligation to retain your 

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services as a consultant after the Separation Date and therefore this Consulting Period constitutes additional consideration for your obligations as specified herein.
(a)    Consulting Services.  During the Consulting Period, you will use your best efforts to provide consulting services as may be requested by the Company in the areas of your experience and expertise, which include but is not limited to providing transition briefing and other information regarding customers you have worked with while employed by the Company (the “Consulting Services”).  The Company anticipates that you will provide services at the request of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”).
(b)    Provision of Consulting Services.  You agree to exercise the highest degree of professionalism and utilize your expertise and creative talents in performing these services.  You agree to make yourself available to perform such Consulting Services throughout the Consulting Period, on an as-needed basis, up to a maximum of one (1) business day per week.  You will not be required to report to the Company’s offices during the Consulting Period.  When providing such services, you shall abide by the Company’s policies and procedures.
(c)    Expenses.  You shall seek advance written approval prior to incurring any expenses for which you will seek reimbursement in connection with your duties during the Consulting Period.
(d)    Equity.  During your employment with the Company, you were granted certain Equity Awards.  Pursuant to Section 4(c) above, subject to your satisfaction of the conditions for receipt of the Severance Benefits (as defined above), the Company is providing you with twelve (12) months of accelerated vesting as to your Equity Awards.  During the Consulting Period, the vesting on these Equity Awards will remain unchanged as to any Equity Awards remaining unvested after the twelve (12) months of accelerated vesting is effective, and the remaining unvested Equity Awards will continue to vest as set forth in the governing equity agreements and plan documents.  The Equity Awards shall continue to be governed in all respects by the governing plan documents and agreements.  You are encouraged to obtain independent tax advice concerning your Equity Awards and how the terms of this Agreement may affect the tax treatment of the Equity Awards. 
(e)    Independent Contractor Relationship.  During the Consulting Period, your relationship with the Company will be that of an independent contractor, and nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or should be construed to, create a partnership, agency, joint venture or employment relationship after the Separation Date.  Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, you will not be entitled to, and will not receive, any benefits which the Company may make available to its employees, including but not limited to, group health or life insurance, profit-sharing or retirement benefits.
(f)    Taxes and Withholding.  The Company will not make any withholdings or deductions, and will issue you an IRS Form 1099, with respect to any Consulting Fees paid to you.  You will be responsible for all taxes with respect to the Consulting Fees, and you agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Company from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, taxes, fines or penalties sought or recovered by any governmental entity, including but not limited to the Internal 

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Revenue Service or any state taxing authority, arising out of or in connection with the Consulting Fees.
(g)    Limitations on Authority.  During the Consulting Period, you will have no responsibilities or authority as a consultant to the Company other than as provided above.  You will have no authority to bind the Company to any contractual obligations, whether written, oral or implied, except with the prior written authorization of an officer of the Company.  You agree not to represent or purport to represent the Company in any manner whatsoever to any third party unless authorized in advance by the Company, in writing, to do so.
(h)    Confidential Information and Inventions.  You agree that, during the Consulting Period and thereafter, you will not use or disclose, in any manner that is not authorized by the Company or essential to your performance of specifically requested Consulting Services, any confidential or proprietary information or materials of the Company that you obtain or develop in the course of performing the Consulting Services.  Any and all work product you create in the course of performing the Consulting Services will be the sole and exclusive property of the Company.  You hereby assign to the Company all right, title, and interest in all inventions, techniques, processes, materials, and other intellectual property developed in the course of performing the Consulting Services.  You further acknowledge and reaffirm your continuing obligations, both during the Consulting Period and thereafter (as applicable), under the Employee Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement entered into between you and the Company. 
(i)    Other Work Activities.  Throughout the Consulting Period, you shall have the right to engage in employment, consulting, or other work relationships in addition to your work for the Company, provided that such activities do not unreasonably interfere with your obligations under this Agreement, and in any event, unless otherwise waived in writing by the Company, do not compete or otherwise conflict with, directly or indirectly, the business, operations and interests of the Company.  Specifically, during the Consulting Period, you are prohibited from performing any work for any business entity that is competitive with the Company and from engaging in any other work activity, or preparation for work activity, that is competitive with the Company.  For purposes of this Agreement, the term “competitive” shall mean other companies or institutions that are researching and/or developing content delivery, edge cloud, or other similar services.
(j)    Termination of Consulting Period.  The Consulting Period shall end on the earliest to occur of the following:
(i)    February 16, 2023 (unless extended by mutual agreement in advance of such date); or
(ii)    Thirty (30) days after you provide written notice that you are terminating the Consulting Period for any reason; or
(iii)    Thirty (30) days after the Company provides written notice that it is terminating the Consulting Period for any reason; or

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(iv)    Immediately upon the Company’s written notice to you that you have breached any of your obligations hereunder or have breached any of your obligations under your Employee Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement.
6.    NO OTHER COMPENSATION OR BENEFITS.  You acknowledge that, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, you have not earned and will not receive from the Company any additional compensation (e.g., salary, commissions, bonuses or equity), severance or benefits after the Separation Date, with the exception of any vested benefits you may have under the express terms of a written ERISA-qualified benefit plan (e.g., 401(k) account)..
7.    EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS.  You agree that, within ten (10) days after the Separation Date, you will submit your final documented expense reimbursement statement reflecting all business expenses you incurred through the Separation Date, if any, for which you seek reimbursement.  The Company will reimburse you for these expenses pursuant to its regular business practice.
8.    RETURN OF COMPANY PROPERTY.  Within five (5) business days after the Separation Date, you shall return to the Company all Company documents (and all copies thereof) and other Company property in your possession or control.  You agree that you will make a diligent search to locate any such documents, property and information within the timeframe referenced above.  In addition, if you have used any personally owned computer, server, or e-mail system to receive, store, review, prepare or transmit any confidential or proprietary data, materials or information of the Company, then within five (5) business days after the Separation Date, you must provide the Company with a computer-useable copy of such information and then permanently delete and expunge such confidential or proprietary information from those systems without retaining any reproductions (in whole or in part); and you agree to provide the Company access to your system, as requested, to verify that the necessary copying and deletion is done.  Your timely compliance with the provisions of this paragraph is a precondition to your receipt of the Consulting Period and other benefits provided hereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Consulting Period only, the Company will permit you to retain, receive, and/or use any equipment, documents, and information reasonably necessary to perform the Consulting Services, all of which equipment, documents and information you must return to the Company upon request and no later than the last day of the Consulting Period.
9.    PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OBLIGATIONS.  Both during and after your employment you acknowledge your continuing obligations under your Employee Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement, including your obligations not to use or disclose any confidential or proprietary information of the Company.  A copy of your Employee Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
10.    NONDISPARAGEMENT.  You agree not to disparage the Company or the Company’s officers, directors, employees, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and agents, in any manner likely to be harmful to them or their business, business reputation or personal reputation; provided that you may respond accurately and fully to any question, inquiry or request for information to the extent required by legal process (e.g., a valid subpoena or other similar compulsion of law) or as part of a government investigation.  In addition, nothing in this paragraph 

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or this Agreement is intended to prohibit or restrain you in any manner from making disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation or under other applicable law or regulation.
11.    NO VOLUNTARY ADVERSE ACTION.  You agree that you will not voluntarily provide assistance, information or advice, directly or indirectly (including through agents or attorneys), to any person or entity in connection with any proposed or pending litigation, arbitration, administrative claim, cause of action, or other formal proceeding of any kind brought against the Company, its parent or subsidiary entities, affiliates, officers, directors, employees or agents, nor shall you induce or encourage any person or entity to bring any such claims; provided, however, that you must respond accurately and truthfully to any question, inquiry or request for information to the extent required by legal process (e.g., a valid subpoena or other similar compulsion of law) or as part of a government investigation.
12.    COOPERATION.  You agree to cooperate fully with the Company in connection with its actual or contemplated defense, prosecution, or investigation of any claims or demands by or against third parties, or other matters arising from events, acts, or failures to act that occurred during the period of your employment by the Company.  Such cooperation includes, without limitation, making yourself available to the Company upon reasonable notice, without subpoena, to provide complete, truthful and accurate information in witness interviews, depositions, and trial testimony.  The Company will reimburse you for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses you incur in connection with any such cooperation (excluding foregone wages, salary, or other compensation) and will make reasonable efforts to accommodate your scheduling needs.
13.    NO ADMISSIONS.  You understand and agree that the promises and payments in consideration of this Agreement shall not be construed to be an admission of any liability or obligation by the Company to you or to any other person, and that the Company makes no such admission.
14.    RELEASE OF CLAIMS.
(a)    General Release.  In exchange for the Consulting Period and other consideration provided to you under this Agreement to which you would not otherwise be entitled, you hereby generally and completely release the Company, its affiliated, related, parent and subsidiary entities,  and its and their current and former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, agents, attorneys, predecessors, successors, insurers, affiliates, and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, liabilities and obligations, both known and unknown, that arise out of or are in any way related to events, acts, conduct, or omissions occurring prior to or on the date you sign this Agreement (collectively, the “Released Claims”).  
(b)    Scope of Release.  The Released Claims include, but are not limited to:  (i) all claims arising out of or in any way related to your employment with the Company, or the termination of that employment; (ii) all claims related to your compensation or benefits from the Company, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership, equity, or profits interests in the Company; (iii) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination, and breach of the implied covenant of 

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good faith and fair dealing; (iv) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (v) all federal, state, and local statutory claims, including claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, or other claims arising under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (as amended) (the “ADEA”), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the California Labor Code (as amended), the Texas Labor Code including the Texas Payday Act, the Texas Anti-Retaliation Act, Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code, and the Texas Whistleblower Act.  
(c)    Section 1542 Waiver.  YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES A RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS.  In giving the release herein, which includes claims which may be unknown to you at present, you acknowledge that you have read and understand Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which reads as follows:
“A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.”
You hereby expressly waive and relinquish all rights and benefits under that section and any law of any other jurisdiction of similar effect with respect to your release of any unknown or unsuspected claims herein.
(d)    ADEA Waiver.  You acknowledge that you are knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights you may have under the ADEA, and that the consideration given for the waiver and release in this Section is in addition to anything of value to which you are already entitled. You further acknowledge that you have been advised, as required by the ADEA, that: (i) your waiver and release do not apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the date that you sign this Agreement; (ii) you should consult with an attorney prior to signing this Agreement (although you may choose voluntarily not to do so); (iii) you have twenty-one (21) days to consider this Agreement (although you may choose voluntarily to sign it earlier); (iv) you have seven (7) days following the date you sign this Agreement to revoke it (by providing written notice of your revocation to me); and (v) this Agreement will not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has expired, which will be the eighth day after the date that this Agreement is signed by you provided that you do not revoke it (the “Effective Date”).
(e)    Excluded Claims.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following are not included in the Released Claims (the “Excluded Claims”): (i) any rights or claims for indemnification you may have pursuant to your May 3, 2019 Indemnification Agreement with the Company or under applicable law; (ii) any rights which are not waivable as a matter of law; (iii) any rights you have to file or pursue a claim for workers’ compensation or unemployment insurance; and (iv) any claims for breach of this Agreement.  You hereby represent and warrant that, other than the Excluded Claims, you are not aware of any claims you have or might have against any of the Released Parties that are not included in the Released Claims.  You understand that nothing in this Agreement limits your ability to file a charge or complaint with any Governmental Agency.  While this Agreement does not limit your right to receive an award for information provided to the 

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Securities and Exchange Commission, you understand and agree that, to maximum extent permitted by law, you are otherwise waiving any and all rights you may have to individual relief based on any claims that you have released and any rights you have waived by signing this Agreement.
15.    SECTION 409A.
(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent (i) any payments to which you are entitled under this Agreement in connection with your separation from service with the Company constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A and (ii) you are deemed at the time of such termination of employment to be a “specified” employee under Section 409A, then such payment or payments shall not be made or commence until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six (6)-month period measured from your Separation Date; or (ii) as soon as administratively practicable after the date of your death following the Separation Date; provided, however, that such deferral shall only be effected to the extent required to avoid adverse tax treatment to you, including (without limitation) the additional twenty percent (20%) tax for which you would otherwise be liable under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) in the absence of such deferral.  Upon the expiration of the applicable deferral period, any payments which would have otherwise been made during that period (whether in a single sum or in installments) in the absence of this paragraph shall be paid to you or your beneficiary in one lump sum (without interest).
(b)    Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to the extent any expense reimbursement or the provision of any in-kind benefit under this Agreement is determined to be subject to (and not exempt from) Section 409A of the Code, the amount of any such expenses eligible for reimbursement, or the provision of any in-kind benefit, in one calendar year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement or in kind benefits to be provided in any other calendar year, in no event shall any expenses be reimbursed after the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which you incurred such expenses, and in no event shall any right to reimbursement or the provision of any in-kind benefit be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
(c)    All severance benefits provided under this Agreement are intended to satisfy the requirements for an exemption from application of Section 409A to the maximum extent that an exemption is available and any ambiguities herein shall be interpreted accordingly; provided, however, that to the extent such an exemption is not available, the severance benefits provided under the Plan are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A to the extent necessary to avoid adverse personal tax consequences and any ambiguities herein shall be interpreted accordingly. To the extent any payment under the Plan may be classified as a “short-term deferral” within the meaning of Section 409A, such payment shall be deemed a short-term deferral, even if it may also qualify for an exemption from Section 409A under another provision of Section 409A.
(d)    Payments pursuant to this Agreement are intended to constitute separate payments for purposes of Section 1.409A-2(b) (2) of the Treasury Regulations under Section 409A.
16.    PARACHUTE PAYMENTS.
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(i) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (ii) but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such Payment will be equal to the Reduced Amount (defined below).  The “Reduced Amount” shall be either (x) the largest portion of the Payment that would result in no portion of the Payment being subject to the Excise Tax (but not below zero) or (y) the largest portion, up to and including the total, of the Payment, whichever amount, after taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in your receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater economic benefit notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax.  If a reduction in payments or benefits constituting “parachute payments” is necessary so that the Payment equals the Reduced Amount, reduction shall occur in the manner that results in the greatest economic benefit for you.  In applying this principle, the reduction shall be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A, and if more than one method of reduction will result in the same economic benefit, the items so reduced will be reduced pro rata.
(b)    In the event it is subsequently determined by the Internal Revenue Service that some portion of the Reduced Amount as determined pursuant to clause (x) in the preceding paragraph is subject to the Excise Tax, you agree to promptly return to the Company a sufficient amount of the Payment so that no portion of the Reduced Amount is subject to the Excise Tax.  For the avoidance of doubt, if the Reduced Amount is determined pursuant to clause (y) in the preceding paragraph, you will have no obligation to return any portion of the Payment pursuant to the preceding sentence.
(c)    Unless you and the Company agree on an alternative accounting firm, at the Company’s election, either (i) Deloitte & Touche LLP or (ii) the accounting firm engaged by the Company for general tax compliance purposes as of the day prior to the effective date of the a change in ownership or control shall perform the foregoing calculations.  If the accounting firm so engaged by the Company is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity or group effecting the change in ownership or control, the Company shall appoint a nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder.  The Company shall bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such accounting firm required to be made hereunder.
17.    REPRESENTATIONS.  You hereby represent that you have been paid all compensation owed and for all hours worked, have received all the leave and leave benefits and protections for which you are eligible, pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act or otherwise, and have not suffered any on-the-job injury for which you have not already filed a claim.   
18.    GENERAL.  This Agreement, including Exhibit A and Exhibit B, constitutes the complete, final and exclusive embodiment of the entire agreement between you and the Company with regard to this subject matter.  It is entered into without reliance on any promise or representation, written or oral, other than those expressly contained herein, and it supersedes any other agreements, promises, warranties or representations concerning its subject matter.  This Agreement may not be modified or amended except in a writing signed by both you and a duly authorized officer of the Company.  This Agreement will bind the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of both you and the Company, and inure to the benefit of both you and the Company, their heirs, 

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successors and assigns.  If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, this determination will not affect any other provision of this Agreement and the provision in question will be modified by the court so as to be rendered enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law, consistent with the intent of the parties insofar as possible under applicable law.  This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to conflicts of law principles.  Any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against either party as the drafter.  Any waiver of a breach of this Agreement, or rights hereunder, shall be in writing and shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any successive breach or rights hereunder.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts which shall be deemed to be part of one original, and facsimile and electronic signatures shall be equivalent to original signatures.
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If this Agreement is acceptable to you, please sign below and return the original to me within twenty-one (21) days.  The Company’s offer contained herein will automatically expire if we do not receive the fully signed Agreement within this timeframe.
I wish you good luck in your future endeavors.
Sincerely,
FASTLY, INC. 
	
		
	By:
	/s/ Joshua Bixby

	 
	Joshua Bixby

	 
	Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit A – Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement
Exhibit B – Separation Date Release
ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
	
	
	/s/ Wolfgang Maasberg

	Wolfgang Maasberg

	
	
	5/5/2020

	Date

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EXHIBIT A
Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement

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EXHIBIT B
SEPARATION DATE RELEASE 
(To be signed and returned to the Company on or within twenty-one (21) days after the Separation Date)
In exchange for the consideration to be provided to me pursuant to that certain letter transition and separation agreement between me and Fastly, Inc. (the “Company”) dated May 5, 2020 (the “Agreement”), I hereby provide the following Separation Date Release. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement. 
I hereby represent that: (i) I have been paid all compensation owed and have been paid for all hours worked for the Company through the Separation Date; (ii) I have received all the leave and leave benefits and protections for which I am eligible pursuant to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act or otherwise; and (iii) I have not suffered any on-the-job injury for which I have not already filed a claim.
I hereby generally and completely release the Company, and its affiliated, related, parent and subsidiary entities, and its and their current and former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, agents, attorneys, predecessors, successors, insurers, affiliates, and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, liabilities and obligations, both known and unknown, that arise out of or are in any way related to events, acts, conduct, or omissions occurring prior to or on the date I sign this Agreement (collectively, the “Released Claims”).  
The Released Claims include, but are not limited to:  (i) all claims arising out of or in any way related to my employment with the Company, or the termination of that employment; (ii) all claims related to my compensation or benefits from the Company, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership, equity, or profits interests in the Company; (iii) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (iv) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (v) all federal, state, and local statutory claims, including claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, or other claims arising under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (as amended) (the “ADEA”), the California Labor Code (as amended), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (as amended), the Texas Labor Code including the Texas Payday Act, the Texas Anti-Retaliation Act, Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code, and the Texas Whistleblower Act, and any other laws, statutes, or regulations of the state in which I reside and/or work.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, I acknowledge and understand that the following are not included in the Released Claims (the “Excluded Claims”): (i) any rights or claims for indemnification I may have pursuant to any written indemnification agreement with the Company to which I am a party or under applicable law; (ii) any rights which are not waivable as a matter of law; and (iii) any claims for breach of this Agreement.  I hereby represent and warrant that, other than the Excluded 

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Claims, I am not aware of any claims I have or might have against any of the Released Parties that are not included in the Released Claims.  I understand that nothing in this Agreement limits my ability to file a charge or complaint with any Government Agency.  I further understand this Agreement does not limit my ability to communicate with any Government Agencies or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Company.  While this Agreement does not limit my right to receive an award for information provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission, I understand and agree that, to maximum extent permitted by law, I am otherwise waiving any and all rights I may have to individual relief based on any claims that I have released and any rights I have waived by signing this Agreement.  
I acknowledge that I am are knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights I may have under the ADEA (the “Release ADEA Waiver”).  I also acknowledge that the consideration given for this waiver is in addition to anything of value to which I was already entitled.  I further acknowledge that I have been advised by this writing, as required by the ADEA, that:  (a) this waiver does not apply to any rights or claims that arise after the date I sign this Separation Date Release; (b) I should consult with an attorney prior to signing this Separation Date Release; (c) I have had twenty-one (21) days to consider this Separation Date Release; (d) I have seven (7) days following the date I sign this Separation Date Release to revoke (in a written revocation sent to the Company’s CEO); and (e) this Separation Date Release will not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has expired, which will be the eighth day after I sign this Separation Date Release (the “Release Effective Date”).  
In giving the general release of claims herein, which includes claims that may be unknown to me at present, I acknowledge that I have read and understand Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which reads as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.” I hereby expressly waive and relinquish all rights and benefits under that section and any law of any other jurisdiction of similar effect with respect to the releases granted herein, including, without limitation, the release of unknown and unsuspected claims granted in this Separation Date Release.
This Separation Date Release, together with the Agreement and its exhibits, constitutes the entire agreement between me, and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof. I am not relying on any representation not contained herein or in the Agreement.
UNDERSTOOD, ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
	
			
	 
	 
	 

	Wolfgang Maasberg
	 
	DateExhibit 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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