Document:

Form of Indemnity Agreement

 Exhibit 10.01 

INDEMNITY AGREEMENT 

This Indemnity Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of
                            , is made by and between VeriSign, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and                     , an [officer][director] of the Company (the
“Indemnitee”). 
 RECITALS 

A. The Company is aware that competent and experienced persons are increasingly reluctant to serve as directors or officers of
corporations unless they are protected by comprehensive liability insurance and/or indemnification, due to increased exposure to litigation costs and risks resulting from their service to such corporations, and due to the fact that the exposure
frequently bears no reasonable relationship to the compensation of such directors and officers; 
 B. Based on their experience
as business managers, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has concluded that, to retain and attract talented and experienced individuals to serve as officers and directors of the Company, and to encourage such
individuals to take the business risks necessary for the success of the Company, it is necessary for the Company contractually to indemnify officers and directors and to assume for itself maximum liability for expenses and damages in connection with
claims against such officers and directors in connection with their service to the Company; 
 C. Section 145 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, under which the Company is organized (the “Law”), empowers the Company to indemnify by agreement its officers, directors, employees and agents, and persons who serve, at the
request of the Company, as directors, officers, employees or agents of other corporations or enterprises, and expressly provides that the indemnification provided by the Law is not exclusive; and 

D. The Company desires and has requested the Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of the Company free from
undue concern for claims for damages arising out of or related to such services to the Company. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, the
parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Definitions. 

1.1 Agent. For the purposes of this Agreement, “agent” of the Company means any person who is or was a director or
officer of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company; or is or was serving at the request of, for the convenience of, or to represent the interest of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company as a director or officer of another foreign or domestic
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, other legal entity, or other enterprise or an affiliate of the Company; or was a director or officer of a foreign or domestic corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the Company, including,
without limitation, Network Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or was a director or officer of another enterprise or affiliate of the Company at the request of, for the convenience of, or to represent the interests of such predecessor
corporation. The term “enterprise” includes any employee benefit plan of the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates and predecessor corporations. 

 1.2 Change-in-Control. For the purposes of this Agreement,
“Change-in-Control” means: 
  

	 	(a)	any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”)), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities of the Company under an employee benefit plan of the Company or its subsidiaries, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under
the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly (excluding, for purposes of this Section 4.5, securities acquired directly from the Company), of securities of the Company representing at least thirty-five percent (35%) of (A) the
then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company or (B) the combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities; 

  

	 	(b)	the consummation of a merger or consolidation, or series of related transactions, which results in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior
thereto failing to continue to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity), directly or indirectly, at least fifty (50%) percent of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; 

  

	 	(c)	a change in the composition of the Company’s Board occurring within a 24-month period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent
Directors; 

  

	 	(d)	the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (or consummation of any transaction, or series of related transactions, having similar
effect); or 

  

	 	(e)	stockholder approval of the dissolution or liquidation of the Company. 

1.3 Expenses. For purposes of this Agreement, “expenses” includes all direct and indirect costs of any type or
nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, all attorneys’ fees and related disbursements and other out-of-pocket costs) actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense or appeal of, or
being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating or having involvement in, an actual, threatened or potential proceeding or establishing or enforcing a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Agreement,
Section 145 or otherwise. 
 1.4 Incumbent Directors. For purposes of this Agreement, “Incumbent
Directors” means directors who either (i) are members of the Board as of the date hereof, or (ii) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent
Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but shall not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company). 

1.5 Proceeding. For the purposes of this Agreement, “proceeding” means any threatened, potential, pending or
completed action, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution, investigation, inquiry, suit or other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or any other type whatsoever. 

 

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 1.6 Subsidiary. For purposes of this Agreement, “subsidiary” means
any corporation of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting securities is owned directly or indirectly by the Company, by the Company and one or more of its subsidiaries or by one or more of the Company’s subsidiaries.

 2. Agreement to Serve. The Indemnitee agrees to serve and/or continue to serve as an agent of the Company, at the will
of the Company (or under separate agreement, if such agreement exists), in the capacity the Indemnitee currently serves as an agent of the Company, faithfully and to the best of his ability, so long as he is duly appointed or elected and qualified
in accordance with the applicable provisions of the charter documents of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company; provided, however, that the Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any contractual
obligation that the Indemnitee may have assumed apart from this Agreement), and the Company or any subsidiary shall have no obligation under this Agreement to continue the Indemnitee in any such position. 

3. Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance. 

3.1 The Company shall, to the extent that the Board determines it to be economically reasonable, maintain a policy of directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance (“D&O Insurance”), on such terms and conditions as may be approved by the Board. 

3.2 In the event of a Change-in-Control or the Company becomes insolvent (including being placed into receivership or entering the
federal bankruptcy process or similar process) (each, a “Triggering Event”), the Company shall maintain in force D&O Insurance policies, for a period of six years following the Triggering Event (also known as
“Extended Reporting Period”), which include at least the same or better limits and equivalent terms as are in effect at the time of the Triggering Event with the Company’s then-current insurer or comparable insurers that have
(i) equal or better Best insurance ratings and (ii) an equal or higher policy holder surplus as the Company’s then-current insurer. 

4. Mandatory Indemnification. Subject to Section 9 below, the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee: 

4.1 Third Party Actions. If the Indemnitee is a person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding (other
than an action by or in the right of the Company) by reason of the fact that he is or was an agent of the Company, or by reason of anything done or not done by him in any such capacity, against any and all expenses and liabilities of any type
whatsoever (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of such
proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful; 
 4.2 Derivative Actions. If the Indemnitee is a person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to
any proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was an agent of the Company, or by reason of anything done or not done by him in any such capacity, against any amounts paid in

  

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settlement of any such proceeding and all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of such proceeding if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company; except that no indemnification under this subsection shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person
shall have been finally adjudged to be liable to the Company by a court of competent jurisdiction due to willful misconduct of a culpable nature in the performance of his duty to the Company, unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery
or the court in which such proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
amounts which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper; 
 4.3 Exception for Amounts Covered by Insurance.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee for expenses or liabilities of any type whatsoever (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in
settlement) to the extent such have been paid directly to the Indemnitee by D&O Insurance; and 
 4.4 Indemnification for
Expenses as a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that the Indemnitee is, by reason of his or her status as an agent, a witness in any proceeding to which the Indemnitee is not a party and is not threatened
to be made a party, he or she shall be indemnified against all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection therewith. 

4.5 Third-Party Indemnification. The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee has or may from time to time obtain certain rights to
indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by one or more third parties (collectively, the “Third-Party Indemnitors”). The Company hereby agrees that the Company is the indemnitor of first resort
(i.e., its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Third-Party Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Indemnitee are secondary), and that the
Company will not assert that the Indemnitee must seek expense advancement or reimbursement, or indemnification, from any Third-Party Indemnitor before the Company must perform its expense advancement and reimbursement, and indemnification
obligations, under this Agreement. No advancement or payment by the Third-Party Indemnitors on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing. The
Third-Party Indemnitors shall be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery which Indemnitee would have had against the Company if the Third-Party Indemnitors had not advanced or paid any amount to or on
behalf of Indemnitee. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Third-Party Indemnitors are not entitled to the subrogation rights described in the preceding sentence, the Third-Party Indemnitors shall have a right of
contribution by the Company to the Third-Party Indemnitors with respect to any advance or payment by the Third-Party Indemnitors to or on behalf of the Indemnitee. 

5. Partial Indemnification and Contribution. 

5.1 Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some or a portion of any expenses or liabilities of any type whatsoever (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) incurred by him in the investigation, defense, settlement or
appeal of a proceeding but is not entitled, however, to indemnification for all of the total amount thereof, then the Company shall nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for such total amount except as to the portion thereof to which the Indemnitee
is not entitled to indemnification. 
  

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 5.2 Contribution. If the Indemnitee is not entitled to the indemnification provided in
Section 4 for any reason other than the statutory limitations set forth in the Law, then in respect of any threatened, pending or completed proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with the Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such
proceeding), the Company shall contribute to the amount of expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred and paid or payable by the Indemnitee in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Indemnitee on the other hand from the transaction from which such proceeding arose and (ii) the relative fault of the Company on the one hand
and of the Indemnitee on the other hand in connection with the events which resulted in such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand
and of the Indemnitee on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent the circumstances resulting in such expenses,
judgments, fines or settlement amounts. The Company agrees that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account
of the foregoing equitable considerations. 
 6. Mandatory Advancement of Expenses. 

6.1 Advancement. Subject to Sections 6.2 and 9.1 below, the Company shall advance all expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection
with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any proceeding to which the Indemnitee is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was an agent of the Company or by reason of anything done
or not done by him in any such capacity. The Indemnitee hereby undertakes to promptly repay such amounts advanced only if, and to the extent that, it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company
under the provisions of this Agreement, the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, the Law or otherwise. The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the Company to the Indemnitee within thirty (30) days following delivery
of a written request therefor by the Indemnitee to the Company. 
 6.2 Payment Directions. To the extent payments are required
to be made hereunder, the Company shall, in accordance with Indemnitee’s request (but without duplication), (i) pay such Expenses on behalf of Indemnitee, (b) advance to Indemnitee funds in an amount sufficient to pay such Expenses,
or (c) reimburse Indemnitee for such Expenses. 
 6.2 Exception. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section 6 and except as provided in the last two sentences of this Section 6.2, the Company shall not be obligated to advance any expenses to the Indemnitee arising from a lawsuit filed directly by the Company against the Indemnitee if an
absolute majority of the members of the Board reasonably determines in good faith, within thirty (30) days of the Indemnitee’s request to be advanced expenses, that the facts known to them at the time such determination is made demonstrate
clearly and convincingly that the Indemnitee acted in bad faith. If such a determination is made, the Indemnitee may have such decision reviewed by another forum, in the manner set forth in Sections 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5 hereof, with all references
therein to “indemnification” being deemed to refer to “advancement of expenses,” and the burden of proof shall be on the Company to 

 

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demonstrate clearly and convincingly that, based on the facts known at the time, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith. The Company may not avail itself of the right set forth in the first sentence
of this Section 6.2 as to a given lawsuit if, at any time after the occurrence of the activities or omissions that are the primary focus of the lawsuit, the Company has undergone a change in control. For this purpose, a change in control shall
mean a given person or group of affiliated persons or groups increasing their beneficial ownership interest in the Company by at least twenty (20) percentage points without advance Board approval. 

7. Notice and Other Indemnification Procedures. 

7.1 Promptly after receipt by the Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of or the threat of commencement of any proceeding, the
Indemnitee shall, if the Indemnitee believes that indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under this Agreement, notify the Company of the commencement or threat of commencement thereof; provided, however, that the failure
of the Indemnitee to give such notice shall not affect the Indemnitee’s rights hereunder, unless the Company is materially and adversely harmed by such failure. 

7.2 If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of the commencement of a proceeding pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof, the Company has
D&O Insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or
desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such D&O Insurance policies. 

7.3 In the event the Company shall be obligated to advance the expenses for any proceeding against the Indemnitee, the Company, if
appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the defense of such proceeding, with counsel approved by the Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), upon the delivery to the Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so.
After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by the Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to the Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by the
Indemnitee with respect to the same proceeding, provided that: (a) the Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his own counsel in any such proceeding at the Indemnitee’s expense; (b) the Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his
own counsel in connection with any such proceeding, at the expense of the Company, if such counsel serves in a review, observer, advice and counseling capacity and does not otherwise materially control or participate in the defense of such
proceeding; and (c) if (i) the employment of counsel by the Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the Company, (ii) the Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and
the Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense or (iii) the Company shall not, in fact, have employed counsel to assume the defense of such proceeding, then the fees and expenses of the Indemnitee’s counsel shall be at the expense of
the Company. 
 8. Determination of Right to Indemnification. 

8.1 To the extent the Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding referred to in
Section 4.1 or 4.2 of this Agreement or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter described therein, the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the investigation,
defense or appeal of such proceeding, or such claim, issue or matter, as the case may be. 
  

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 8.2 In the event that Section 8.1 is inapplicable, or does not apply to the entire
proceeding, the Company shall nonetheless indemnify the Indemnitee unless the Company shall prove by clear and convincing evidence to a forum listed in Section 8.3 below that the Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct
required to entitle the Indemnitee to such indemnification. 
 8.3 The Indemnitee shall be entitled to select the forum in which
the validity of the Company’s claim under Section 8.2 hereof that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification will be heard from among the following, except that the Indemnitee can select a forum consisting of the stockholders of the
Company only with the approval of the Company: 
 (a) A quorum of the Board consisting of directors who are not parties to the
proceeding for which indemnification is being sought; 
 (b) The stockholders of the Company; 

(c) Legal counsel mutually agreed upon by the Indemnitee and the Board, which counsel shall make such determination in a written
opinion; 
 (d) A panel of three arbitrators, one of whom is selected by the Company, another of whom is selected by the
Indemnitee and the last of whom is selected by the first two arbitrators so selected; or 
 (e) The Court of Chancery of
Delaware or other court having jurisdiction of subject matter and the parties. 
 8.4 As soon as practicable, and in no event
later than thirty (30) days after the forum has been selected pursuant to Section 8.3 above, the Company shall, at its own expense, submit to the selected forum its claim that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, and the
Company shall act in the utmost good faith to assure the Indemnitee a complete opportunity to defend against such claim. 
 8.5
If the forum selected in accordance with Section 8.3 hereof is not a court, then after the final decision of such forum is rendered, the Company or the Indemnitee shall have the right to apply to the Court of Chancery of Delaware, the court in
which the proceeding giving rise to the Indemnitee’s claim for indemnification is or was pending or any other court of competent jurisdiction, for the purpose of appealing the decision of such forum, provided that such right is executed within
sixty (60) days after the final decision of such forum is rendered. If the forum selected in accordance with Section 8.3 hereof is a court, then the rights of the Company or the Indemnitee to appeal any decision of such court shall be
governed by the applicable laws and rules governing appeals of the decision of such court. 
 8.6 Notwithstanding any other
provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee against all expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with any hearing or proceeding under this Section 8 involving the Indemnitee and against all
expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with any other proceeding between the Company and the Indemnitee involving the interpretation or enforcement of the rights of the Indemnitee under this Agreement unless a court of competent
jurisdiction finds that each of the material claims and/or defenses of the Indemnitee in any such proceeding was frivolous and not made in good faith. 
  

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 9. Exceptions. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement: 
 9.1 Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or
advance expenses to the Indemnitee with respect to proceedings or claims initiated or brought voluntarily by the Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except with respect to proceedings specifically authorized by the Board or brought to establish or
enforce a right to indemnification and/or advancement of expenses arising under this Agreement, the charter documents of the Company or any subsidiary or any statute or law or otherwise, but such indemnification or advancement of expenses may be
provided by the Company in specific cases if the Board finds it to be appropriate; or 
 9.2 Unauthorized Settlements. To
indemnify the Indemnitee hereunder for any amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding unless the Company consents in advance in writing to such settlement, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; or 

9.3 Securities Law Actions. To indemnify the Indemnitee on account of any suit in which judgment is rendered against the Indemnitee for
(i) an accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by the Indemnitee of securities of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and amendments thereto (the “Exchange
Act”) or similar provisions of any federal, state or local statutory law, (ii) any reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by
Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act or any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or (iii) the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase, sale or other acquisition or transfer by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act; or 
 9.4 Unlawful Indemnification. To indemnify the Indemnitee if a final decision by a court having
jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful. In this respect, the Company and the Indemnitee have been advised that the Securities and Exchange Commission takes the position that indemnification for liabilities
arising under the federal securities laws is against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable and that claims for indemnification should be submitted to appropriate courts for adjudication. 

10. No Imputation. The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company or
the Company itself shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining any rights under this Agreement. 
 11.
Non-Exclusivity. The provisions for indemnification and advancement of expenses set forth in this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights which the Indemnitee may have under any provision of law, the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, the vote of the Company’s stockholders or disinterested directors, other agreements or otherwise, both as to action in the Indemnitee’s official capacity and to action in another capacity while
occupying his position as an agent of the Company, and the Indemnitee’s rights hereunder shall continue after the Indemnitee has ceased acting as an agent of the Company and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators
of the Indemnitee. 
  

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 12. General Provisions. 

12.1 Interpretation of Agreement. It is understood that the parties hereto intend this Agreement to be interpreted and enforced so as to
provide indemnification and advancement of expenses to the Indemnitee to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law, except as expressly limited herein. 

12.2 Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason
whatsoever, then: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation,
all portions of any paragraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested
by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable and to give effect to Section 12.1 hereof. 
 12.3 Modification and
Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any
other provision hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. 
 12.4 Subrogation. In
the event of full payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents required and shall do all acts that may be necessary or
desirable to secure such rights and to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. 
 12.5
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counter-parts, which shall together constitute one agreement. 

12.6 Successors and Assigns. The terms of this Agreement shall bind, and shall inure to the benefit of, the successors and assigns of the
parties hereto. 
 12.7 Notice. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be deemed duly given: (a) if delivered by hand and signed for by the party addressee; or (b) if mailed by certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the mailing date: 

 

			
	 (i) if to the Company:
	  	VeriSign, Inc.
		  	487 East Middlefield Road
		  	Mountain View, California 94043
		  	Attention: General Counsel

 (ii) if to the
Indemnitee, at the address indicated in the Indemnitee’s personnel or director file, as applicable, or such other address specified by the Indemnitee in writing to the Company. Either party may provide the other with notices of change of
address, which shall be effective upon receipt. 
  

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 12.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed exclusively by and construed according
to the laws of the State of Delaware, as applied to contracts between Delaware residents entered into and to be performed entirely within Delaware. 

12.9 Attorneys’ Fees. In the event Indemnitee is required to bring any action to establish or enforce rights under this Agreement
(including, without limitation, the expenses of any Proceeding described in Section 3), the Indemnitee shall be entitled to all reasonable fees and expenses in bringing and pursuing such action, unless a court of competent jurisdiction finds
each of the material claims of the Indemnitee in any such action was frivolous and not made in good faith. 
 IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this Indemnity Agreement effective as of the date first written above. 
  

					
	 VERISIGN, INC.
	 		 	INDEMNITEE:
			
	  
	 		 	  

	 [Name][Title]
	 		 	[Name]

  

 10Employment Agreement, Excel Trust, L.P. and Gary B. Sabin

 Exhibit 10.1 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below), is entered
into by and among Excel Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “REIT”), Excel Trust, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), and Gary Sabin (the
“Executive”). 
 WHEREAS, the REIT and the Operating Partnership (collectively, the
“Company”) desire to employ Executive and to enter into an agreement embodying the terms of such employment; and 

WHEREAS, Executive desires to accept employment with the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 

1. Employment Period. Subject to the provisions for earlier termination hereinafter provided, the Executive’s employment
hereunder shall be for a term (the “Employment Period”) commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date (unless Executive’s employment is terminated prior to such date pursuant
to Section 3 below) (the “Initial Termination Date”); provided, however, that this Agreement shall be automatically extended for one (1) additional year on the Initial Termination Date and on each
subsequent anniversary of the Initial Termination Date (each such extension, a “Renewal Year”), unless either the Executive or the Company elects not to so extend the term of the Agreement by notifying the other party, in
writing, of such election not less than three (3) months prior to the last day of the Employment Period as then in effect. For purposes of this Agreement, “Effective Date” shall mean the date on which the REIT’s
common stock is first publicly traded on an exchange. 
 2. Terms of Employment. 

(a) Position and Duties. 

(i) During the Employment Period, the Executive shall serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the REIT and the Operating
Partnership and shall perform such employment duties as are assigned by the REIT’s Board of Directors and are usual and customary for such positions. In such position, the Executive shall report to the REIT’s Board of Directors. At the
Company’s request, the Executive shall serve the Company and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates in other offices and capacities in addition to the foregoing. In the event that the Executive, during the Employment Period, serves in any one or
more of such additional capacities, the Executive’s compensation shall not be increased beyond that specified in Section 2(b) of this Agreement. In addition, in the event the Executive’s service in one or more of such additional
capacities is terminated, the Executive’s compensation, as specified in Section 2(b) of this Agreement, shall not be diminished or reduced in any manner as a result of such termination for so long as the Executive otherwise remains
employed under the terms of this Agreement. 

 (ii) Location. Executive’s primary place of work shall be the Company’s
facility in San Diego, California, or such other location within San Diego County as may be designated by the Board from time to time 

(iii) Compliance. Executive shall be subject to and comply with the policies and procedures generally applicable to senior
executives of the Company to the extent the same are not inconsistent with any term of this Agreement. 
 (iv) Exclusive
Services. During the Employment Period, and excluding any periods of vacation and sick leave to which the Executive is entitled, the Executive agrees to devote substantially all of his business time to the business and affairs of the Company.
Subject to the provisions of Section 5, during the Employment Period it shall not be a violation of this Agreement for the Executive to (A) serve on corporate, civic or charitable boards or committees, (B) fulfill limited teaching,
speaking and writing engagements or (C) manage his personal investments, so long as such activities do not significantly interfere with the performance of the Executive’s responsibilities as an employee, director and officer of the Company
in accordance with this Agreement. It is expressly understood and agreed that to the extent that any such activities have been conducted by the Executive prior to the Effective Date, the continued conduct of such activities (or the conduct of
activities similar in nature and scope thereto) subsequent to the Effective Date shall not thereafter be deemed to interfere with the performance of the Executive’s responsibilities to the Company; provided, that (I) no such
activity that violates the provisions of Section 5 shall be permitted and (II) Executive shall notify the Board prior to engaging in any new real estate related business activities after the Effective Date that are unrelated to the performance
of Executive’s duties hereunder. 
 (v) Board Position. In addition, during the Employment Period, the Company
shall use its best efforts to cause the Executive to be nominated and elected as Chairman of the REIT’s Board of Directors; provided, however, that the Company shall not be so obligated if cause exists for the removal of the
Executive from the REIT’s Board of Directors or for the failure to nominate or elect the Executive to the REIT’s Board of Directors. Provided that the Executive is so nominated and elected, the Executive hereby agrees to serve as Chairman
of the REIT’s Board of Directors. 
 (b) Compensation. 

(i) Base Salary. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall receive a base salary (the “Base
Salary”) of $325,000 per annum. The Base Salary shall be paid by the Operating Partnership at such intervals as the Operating Partnership pays executive salaries generally. The Executive shall provide services to the REIT as described
in this Agreement for no additional salary. The Base Salary may be reviewed annually by the REIT’s Board of Directors, or the Compensation Committee thereof, and may be increased (but not decreased) in the discretion of the REIT’s Board of
Directors, or the Compensation Committee thereof. The term “Base Salary” as utilized in this Agreement shall refer to Base Salary as so increased from time to time. 

(ii) Annual Bonus. In addition to the Base Salary, the Executive shall be eligible to earn, for each fiscal year of the Company
ending during the Employment Period, an annual cash performance bonus (an “Annual Bonus”) under the Company’s bonus plan or 

 

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plans applicable to senior executives. Executive will be eligible to receive an Annual Bonus under any such plan at a target level of one hundred percent (100%) of Base Salary upon the
achievement of targets and other objectives established by the Board or its designee for each fiscal year. Executive must be employed on the date of payment of the Annual Bonus in order to be eligible to receive an Annual Bonus for such fiscal year.
The Annual Bonus shall be paid to the Executive by the Operating Partnership within ninety (90) days following the end of each fiscal year. 

(iii) Incentive, Savings and Retirement Plans. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in
all other incentive plans, practices, policies and programs, and all savings and retirement plans, practices, policies and programs, in each case that are applicable generally to senior executives of the Company under the terms and conditions
therein as in effect from time to time. 
 (iv) Welfare Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, the Executive and
the Executive’s eligible family members shall be eligible for participation in the welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs (including, if applicable, medical, dental, disability, employee life, group life and accidental death
insurance plans and programs) maintained by the Company for its senior executives under the terms and conditions therein as in effect from time to time. 

(v) Expenses. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable
business expenses incurred by the Executive in accordance with the policies, practices and procedures of the Company provided to senior executives of the Company under the terms and conditions therein as in effect from time to time. Any amounts
payable to the Executive under this Section 2(b)(v) shall be made in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv) and shall be paid on or before the last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the
taxable year in which the Executive incurred the expenses. The amounts provided under this Section 2(b)(v) during any taxable year of the Executive’s will not affect such amounts provided in any other taxable year of the
Executive’s, and the Executive’s right to reimbursement for such amounts shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit. 

(vi) Vacation. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks paid vacation per year, to be
used and accrued in accordance with Company policy. 
 3. Termination of Employment. 

(a) At-Will Employment. Employee shall be considered an employee of the Company while performing his duties and services pursuant
to this Agreement. The Company and Employee acknowledge that Employee’s employment during the Employment Period will be at-will, as defined under applicable law, and that Employee’s employment with the Company during the Employment Period
may be terminated by either party at any time, with or without Cause, and for any or no reason, with or without notice. If Employee’s employment during the Employment Period terminates for any reason, Employee shall not be entitled to any
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 (b) Death or Disability. The Executive’s employment shall terminate
automatically upon the Executive’s death or Disability during the Employment Period. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean the absence of the Executive from the Executive’s duties with the Company
on a full-time basis for ninety (90) consecutive days or for a total of one hundred eighty (180) days in any twelve (12) month period, in either case as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness which is determined to
be total and permanent by a physician selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Executive or the Executive’s legal representative. 

(c) Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment during the Employment Period for Cause or without Cause. For
purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following events unless the Executive fully corrects the circumstances constituting Cause within thirty (30) days following the date
written notice is delivered to the Executive which specifically identifies the circumstances constituting Cause (provided such circumstances are capable of correction): 

(i) the Executive’s willful and continued failure substantially to perform his duties with the Company (other than any such failure
resulting from the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness or subsequent to the issuance of a Notice of Termination by Executive for Good Reason), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive
by the REIT’s Board of Directors, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the REIT’s Board of Directors believes that the Executive has not substantially performed his duties; 

(ii) the Executive’s willful or gross misconduct resulting in economic, reputational or financial damage to the Company or any
subsidiary or affiliate; 
 (iii) the Executive’s gross negligence, insubordination or material violation of any fiduciary
duty to the Company; 
 (iv) the Executive’s conviction of, or entry by the Executive of a guilty or no contest plea to,
the commission of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude; or 
 (v) the Executive’s willful and material breach of
any provision of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Executive’s covenants set forth in Section 5 hereof. 

For purposes of this provision, no act or failure to act, on the part of the Executive, shall be considered
“willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act,
based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the REIT’s Board of Directors or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company shall be presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in good faith and in the
best interests of the Company. The cessation of employment of the Executive shall not be deemed to be for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the REIT’s Board of Directors at a meeting of the REIT’s Board of Directors called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided to the Executive and the Executive is given an opportunity,

  

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together with counsel for the Executive, to be heard before the REIT’s Board of Directors), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Executive is guilty of any of the
conduct described in Section 3(c), and specifying the particulars thereof in detail; provided, that if the Executive is a member of the REIT’s Board of Directors, the Executive shall not vote on such resolution nor shall the
Executive be counted in determining the “entire membership” of the REIT’s Board of Directors. 
 (d) Good
Reason. The Executive’s employment may be terminated by the Executive for Good Reason or by the Executive without Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any one or
more of the following events without the Executive’s prior written consent, unless the Company fully corrects the circumstances constituting Good Reason within thirty (30) days following the date written notice is delivered to the
REIT’s Board of Directors by the Executive which specifically identifies the circumstances constituting Good Reason (provided such circumstances are capable of correction), after: 

(i) a material diminution in the Executive’s base compensation; 

(ii) a material diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities, including a requirement that the Executive
report to a corporate officer or employee instead of reporting directly to the Board of Directors; 
 (iii) a material change
in the geographic location at which the Executive must perform his duties; or 
 (iv) any other action or inaction that
constitutes a material breach by the Company of its obligations to the Executive under this Agreement. 
 Notwithstanding the
foregoing, “Good Reason” shall only exist if the Executive shall have provided the REIT’s Board of Directors with written notice within ninety (90) days of the initial occurrence of any of the foregoing events or
conditions which specifically identifies the circumstances constituting Good Reason (provided such circumstances are capable of correction), and the Company fails to eliminate the conditions constituting Good Reason within thirty (30) days
after receipt of written notice of such event or condition from the Executive. The Executive’s termination by reason of resignation from employment with the Company for Good Reason shall be treated as involuntary. The Executive’s
resignation from employment with the Company for Good Reason must occur within six (6) months following the initial existence of the event or condition constituting Good Reason. 

(e) Failure to Extend. A failure to extend the Employment Period pursuant to Section 1 by either party shall not be treated
as a termination of Executive’s employment for purposes of this Agreement. 
 (f) Notice of Termination. Any
termination by the Company, or by the Executive, shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the other parties hereto given in accordance with Section 9(c) of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of
Termination” means a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts

  

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and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated and (iii) if the Date of Termination (as defined below) is
other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the termination date (which date shall be not more than sixty (60) days after the giving of such notice). The failure by the Executive or the Company to set forth in the Notice of
Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of the Executive or the Company, respectively, hereunder or preclude the Executive or the Company, respectively, from asserting
such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Executive’s or the Company’s rights hereunder. 
 (g)
Date of Termination. “Date of Termination” means (i) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, or by the Executive for Good Reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination
(which date shall not be prior to the expiration of the applicable correction period and shall not be more than sixty (60) days after the giving of such notice), as the case may be, (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by
the Company other than for Cause or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be the date on which the Company notifies the Executive of such termination (or such other date specified by the Company, which date shall not be more than sixty
(60) days after the giving of such notice), (iii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Executive without Good Reason, the Date of Termination shall be the thirtieth
(30th) day after the date on which the Executive
notifies the Company of such termination, unless otherwise agreed by the Company and the Executive, and (iv) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be the date of death
or Disability of the Executive, as the case may be. 
 4. Obligations of the Company upon Termination. 

(a) Without Cause or For Good Reason. If, during the Employment Period, the Company shall terminate the Executive’s employment
without Cause or the Executive shall terminate his employment for Good Reason: 
 (i) The Executive shall be paid the aggregate
amount of: 
 (A) the Executive’s earned but unpaid Base Salary and accrued but unpaid vacation pay through
the Date of Termination (the “Accrued Obligations”), which Accrued Obligations shall be paid to Executive on the Date of Termination, plus 

(B) (I) three (3), multiplied by (II) the sum of (x) the Base Salary in effect on the Date of Termination plus
(y) the average Annual Bonus received by the Executive for the three (3) complete fiscal years (or such lesser number of years as the Executive has been employed by the Company) of the Company immediately prior to the Date of Termination
(provided that for purposes of calculating the amount pursuant to this clause (y), (1) to the extent the Executive received no Annual Bonus in a year due to a failure to meet the applicable performance objectives, such year will still be
taken into account (using zero (0) as the applicable bonus) in determining the amount pursuant to this clause (y), and (2) to the extent the Executive was not employed for an entire fiscal year, the Annual Bonus received by the Executive
for such fiscal year shall be annualized for purposes of the calculation), which amount shall be paid to the Executive in a single lump sum payment, subject to applicable withholding, within ten (10) days following the Release Effective Date
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 (ii) For the period beginning on the Date of Termination and ending on the date which is
twelve (12) full months following the Date of Termination (or, if earlier, the date on which Executive accepts employment with another employer that provides comparable benefits in terms of cost and scope of coverage or the date on which the
applicable continuation period under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”) expires), the Company shall pay for and provide Executive and his eligible dependents who were covered
under the Company’s health plans as of the date of Executive’s termination with healthcare benefits which are substantially the same as the benefits provided to currently active employees, including, if necessary, paying the costs
associated with continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA (provided that Executive shall be solely responsible for all matters relating to his continuation of coverage pursuant to COBRA, including, without limitation, his election of such coverage and
his timely payment of premiums). If any of the Company’s health benefits are self-funded as of the Date of Termination, instead of providing continued health insurance coverage as set forth above, the Company shall instead pay to the Executive
an amount equal to twelve (12) multiplied by the monthly premium the Executive would be required to pay for continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA for the Executive and his eligible dependents who were covered under the Company’s health
plans as of the Date of Termination (calculated by reference to the premium as of the Date of Termination), which amount shall be paid in a lump sum, subject to applicable withholding, within ten (10) days after the Release Effective Date;

 (iii) To the extent not theretofore paid or provided, the Company shall timely pay or provide to the Executive any vested
benefits and other amounts or benefits required to be paid or provided or which the Executive is eligible to receive under any plan, program, policy or practice or contract or agreement of the Company (such other amounts and benefits shall be
hereinafter referred to as the “Other Benefits”); and 
 (iv) On the Date of Termination, 100% of the
outstanding unvested stock options, restricted stock and other equity awards granted to the Executive under any of the Company’s equity incentive plans (or awards substituted therefore covering the securities of a successor company) (other than
performance-based vesting awards) shall become immediately vested and exercisable in full. 
 Notwithstanding the
foregoing, it shall be a condition to the Executive’s right to receive the amounts provided for in Sections 4(a)(i)(B) and 4(a)(ii), (iii) and (iv) above that the Executive execute, deliver to the Company and not revoke a release of
claims in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”). Executive shall have fifty (50) days following the Date of Termination to execute such Release. It is understood that, in the
event that Executive is at least forty (40) years old on the Date of Termination, Executive has a certain period to consider whether to execute such Release, and Executive may revoke such Release within seven (7) business days after
execution. In the event Executive does not execute such Release within the fifty (50) days following the Date of Termination, or if Executive revokes such Release within the subsequent seven (7) business day period, the Executive shall not
be entitled to the amounts provided for in Sections 4(a)(i)(B) and 4(a)(ii), (iii) and (iv) above. The date on which the Executive’s Release becomes effective and the applicable revocation period lapses shall be the
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 (b) For Cause or Without Good Reason. If the Executive’s employment shall be
terminated by the Company for Cause or by the Executive without Good Reason during the Employment Period, the Company shall have no further obligations to the Executive under this Agreement other than the obligation to pay to the Executive the
Accrued Obligations in cash on the Date of Termination and to provide the Other Benefits. 
 (c) Death or Disability. If
the Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of the Executive’s death or Disability during the Employment Period: 

(i) The Executive or his estate (as applicable) shall be paid the aggregate amount of: 

(A) the Accrued Obligations, which shall be paid to Executive or his estate (as applicable) within ten (10) days
following the Date of Termination, plus 
 (B) (I) three (3), multiplied by (II) the sum of (x) the
Base Salary in effect on the Date of Termination plus (y) the average Annual Bonus received by the Executive for the three (3) complete fiscal years (or such lesser number of years as the Executive has been employed by the Company) of the
Company immediately prior to the Date of Termination (provided that for purposes of calculating the amount pursuant to this clause (y), (1) to the extent the Executive received no Annual Bonus in a year due to a failure to meet the
applicable performance objectives, such year will still be taken into account (using zero (0) as the applicable bonus) in determining the amount pursuant to this clause (y), and (2) to the extent the Executive was not employed for an
entire fiscal year, the Annual Bonus received by the Executive for such fiscal year shall be annualized for purposes of the calculation, which amount shall be paid to the Executive or his estate (as applicable), subject to applicable withholding,
within thirty (30) days following the Date of Termination; 
 (ii) For the period beginning on the Date of Termination and
ending on the date which is twelve (12) full months following the Date of Termination (or, if earlier, the date on which Executive accepts employment with another employer that provides comparable benefits in terms of cost and scope of coverage
or the date on which the applicable continuation period under COBRA expires), the Company shall pay for and provide Executive (if applicable) and his eligible dependents who were covered under the Company’s health plans as of the date of
Executive’s termination with healthcare benefits which are substantially the same as the benefits provided to currently active employees, including, if necessary, paying the costs associated with continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA
(provided that Executive or his dependents shall be solely responsible for all matters relating to such continuation of coverage pursuant to COBRA, including, without limitation, election of such coverage and timely payment of premiums). If any of
the Company’s health benefits are self-funded as of the Date of Termination, instead of providing continued health insurance coverage as set forth above, the Company shall instead pay to the Executive or his estate (as applicable) an amount
equal to twelve (12) multiplied by the monthly premium the Executive or his dependents would be required to pay for continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA for the Executive (if applicable) and his eligible dependents who were covered under the
Company’s health plans as of the Date of Termination (calculated by reference to the premium as of the Date of Termination), which amount shall be paid the Executive or his estate (as applicable) in a lump sum, subject to applicable
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 (iii) The Other Benefits shall be paid or provided to the Executive or his estate (as
applicable) on a timely basis. 
 (d) Exclusive Remedy. Except as otherwise expressly required by law or as specifically
provided herein, all of Executive’s rights to salary, severance, benefits, bonuses and other amounts hereunder (if any) accruing after the termination of Executive’s employment shall cease upon such termination. In the event of a
termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive’s sole remedy shall be to receive the payments and benefits described in this Section 4. In addition, Executive acknowledges and agrees that he is not entitled to any
reimbursement by the Company for any taxes payable by Executive as a result of the payments and benefits received by Executive pursuant to this Section 4, including, without limitation, any excise tax imposed by Sections 409A and 4999 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). 
 (e) No Mitigation. Executive shall not
be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Section 4 by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Section 4 be reduced by any compensation earned
by Executive as the result of employment by another employer or self-employment or by retirement benefits; provided, however, that loans, advances (other than salary advances) or other amounts owed by Executive to the Company under a
written agreement may be offset by the Company against amounts payable to Executive under this Section 4; provided, further, that no such offset shall operate to accelerate the payment of any non-qualified deferred compensation.

 5. Restrictive Covenants. 

(a) Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement. Executive shall execute the Company’s standard proprietary information
and inventions agreement (the “Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement”). Executive agrees to perform each and every obligation of Executive therein contained. 

(b) Confidentiality. Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all trade secrets and
confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the “REIT Group”) and their businesses and investments, which shall have been obtained by Executive during
Executive’s employment by the Company and which is not generally available public knowledge (other than by acts by Executive in violation of this Agreement). Except as may be required or appropriate in connection with his carrying out his
duties under this Agreement, Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be required by law or any legal process, or as is necessary in connection with any adversarial proceeding against the Company (in
which case Executive shall use his reasonable best efforts in cooperating with the Company in obtaining a protective order against disclosure by a court of competent jurisdiction), communicate or divulge any such trade secrets, information,
knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those designated by the Company or on behalf of the Company in the furtherance of its business or to perform duties hereunder. 

 

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 (c) Non-Competition. During the Employment Period, the Executive will not
(i) engage, anywhere within the geographical areas in which the REIT Group is conducting its business operations or providing services, in any competitive retail shopping center business which is being engaged in by the REIT Group or pursue or
attempt to develop any retail project known to Executive and which the REIT Group is pursuing, developing or attempting to develop (a “Project”), directly or indirectly, alone, in association with or as a shareholder,
principal, agent, partner, officer, director, employee or consultant of any other organization, or (ii) divert to any entity which is engaged in any business conducted by the REIT Group in the same geographic area as the REIT Group, any Project
or any customer of any of the REIT Group. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Executive shall not be prohibited from owning less than three (3%) percent of any publicly traded corporation, whether or not such corporation is in competition
with the Company. If, at any time, the provisions of this Section 5(c) shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable, by reason of being vague or unreasonable as to area, duration or scope of activity, this Section 5(c) shall be
considered divisible and shall become and be immediately amended to only such area, duration and scope of activity as shall be determined to be reasonable and enforceable by the court or other body having jurisdiction over the matter; and Executive
agrees that this Section 5(c) as so amended shall be valid and binding as though any invalid or unenforceable provision had not been included herein. 

(d) Company Property. All records, files, drawings, documents, models, equipment, and the like relating to the Company’s
business, which Executive has control over shall not be removed from the Company’s premises without its written consent, unless such removal is in the furtherance of the Company’s business or is in connection with Executive’s carrying
out his duties under this Agreement and, if so removed, shall be returned to the Company promptly after termination of Executive’s employment hereunder, or otherwise promptly after removal if such removal occurs following termination of
employment. Executive shall assign to the Company all rights to trade secrets and other products relating to the Company’s business developed by him alone or in conjunction with others at any time while employed by the Company. 

(e) Injunctive Relief. In recognition of the facts that irreparable injury will result to the Company in the event of a breach by
the Executive of his obligations under Sections 5(a) through (d) of this Agreement, that monetary damages for such breach would not be readily calculable, and that the Company would not have an adequate remedy at law therefor, the Executive
acknowledges, consents and agrees that in the event of such breach, or the threat thereof, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to any other legal remedies and damages available under law or in equity, to specific performance thereof and to
temporary and permanent injunctive relief (without the necessity of posting a bond) to restrain the violation or threatened violation of such obligations by the Executive. 

(f) Survival. This Section 5 shall survive termination of the Employment Period or any expiration or termination of this
Agreement. 
 6. Insurance. The Company shall have the right to take out life, health, accident, “key-man” or
other insurance covering Executive, in the name of the Company and at the Company’s expense in any amount deemed appropriate by the Company. Executive shall assist the Company in obtaining such insurance, including, without limitation,
submitting to any required examinations and providing information and data required by insurance companies. Executive shall have no interest in any such policies obtained by the Company. 

 

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 7. Successors. 

(a) This Agreement is personal to the Executive and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by the
Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s legal representatives. 

(b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. 

(c) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in
this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise.

 8. Payment of Financial Obligations. The payment or provision to the Executive by the Company of any remuneration,
benefits or other financial obligations pursuant to this Agreement shall be allocated to the Operating Partnership, the REIT and, if applicable, any subsidiary and/or affiliate thereof in accordance with any agreements to such effect by and between
the REIT and the Operating Partnership, as in effect from time to time. 
 9. Indemnification. The Company and the
Executive have entered into an Indemnification Agreement substantially in the form filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (the “Indemnification Agreement”). 

10. Miscellaneous. 

(a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California,
without reference to principles of conflict of laws. The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. This Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than by a written agreement executed
by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives. 
 (b) Arbitration. Except as set forth
in Section 5(f) above, any disagreement, dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the interpretation of this Agreement or any arrangements relating to this Agreement or contemplated in this Agreement or the
breach, termination or invalidity thereof shall be settled by final and binding arbitration before a single, neutral arbitrator in San Diego, California in accordance with the then existing JAMS Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedures then in
effect (the “Rules”). In the event of such an arbitration proceeding, the Executive and the Company shall select a mutually acceptable neutral arbitrator from among the JAMS panel of arbitrators. If the parties are unable to
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Rules. Neither the Executive nor the Company nor the arbitrator shall disclose the existence, content, or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written consent of all parties.
Arbitration may be compelled pursuant to the California Arbitration Act (Code of Civil Procedure §§ 1280 et seq.). The arbitrator shall apply the substantive law (and the law of remedies, if applicable) of the state of California,
or federal law, or both, as applicable, and the arbitrator is without jurisdiction to apply any different substantive law. The arbitrator shall render an award and a written, reasoned opinion in support thereof. Judgment upon the award may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each party shall pay the fees of its own attorneys, the expenses of its witnesses and all other expenses connected with presenting its case; provided, however, the Executive and the
Company agree that, except as may be prohibited by law, the arbitrator may, in his or her discretion, award reasonable attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party; provided, further, that the prevailing party shall be reimbursed for
such fees, costs and expenses within sixty (60) days following any such award, but, to the extent the Executive is the prevailing party, in no event later than the last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in
which the fees, costs and expenses were incurred; provided, further, that the parties’ obligations pursuant to the provisos set forth above shall terminate on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of Executive’s
termination of employment. Other costs of the arbitration, including the cost of any record or transcripts of the arbitration, the JAMS administrative fees, the fee of the arbitrator, and all other fees and costs, shall be borne by the Company.
Nothing in this Section 10(b) shall prohibit or limit the Company or the Executive from seeking provisional relief, including, without limitation, injunctive relief, in a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to California Code of Civil
Procedure Section 1281.8. 
 (c) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: 

If to the Executive: at the Executive’s most recent address on the records of the Company, 

If to the REIT or the Operating Partnership: 

Excel Trust, Inc. 

Excel Trust, L.P. 

17140 Bernardo Center Drive 

Suite 300 
 San
Diego, California 92128 
 with a copy to: 

Craig M. Garner, Esq. 

Latham & Watkins LLP 

12636 High Bluff Drive 

Suite 400 
 San
Diego, California 92130 
  

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 or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance
herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee. 
 (d) Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Company determines, in its good faith judgment, that any transfer or deemed transfer of funds hereunder is likely to be construed as a personal loan prohibited by Section 13(k)
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, then such transfer or deemed transfer shall not be made to the extent necessary or appropriate so as not to violate the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. 
 (e) Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect
the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. 
 (f) Withholding. The Company may withhold
from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state, local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. 

(g) No Waiver. The Executive’s or the Company’s failure to insist upon strict compliance with any provision of this
Agreement or the failure to assert any right the Executive or the Company may have hereunder, including, without limitation, the right of the Executive to terminate employment for Good Reason pursuant to Section 3(c) of this Agreement, shall
not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or any other provision or right of this Agreement. 
 (h)
Survival. Provisions of this Agreement shall survive any termination of the Employment Period if so provided herein or if necessary or desirable to fully accomplish the purposes of such provision, including, without limitation, the
Executive’s obligations under Section 5 hereof. The obligation of the Company to make payments to or on behalf of the Executive under Section 4 hereof is expressly conditioned upon the Executive’s continued full performance of
his obligations under Section 5 hereof. The Executive recognizes that, except as expressly provided in Section 4, no compensation is earned after termination of the Employment Period. 

(i) Entire Agreement. As of the Effective Date, this Agreement, together with the Proprietary Information Agreement, the
Indemnification Agreement and any restricted stock agreements or other equity award agreements between the parties, constitutes the final, complete and exclusive agreement between the Executive and the Company with respect to the subject matter
hereof and replaces and supersedes any and all other agreements, offers or promises, whether oral or written, made to the Executive by any member of the REIT Group or any entity (a “Predecessor Employer”), or representative
thereof, whose business or assets any member of the REIT Group succeeded to in connection with the initial public offering of the common stock of the REIT or the transactions related thereto. The Executive agrees that any such agreement, offer or
promise between the Executive and a Predecessor Employer (or any representative thereof) is hereby terminated and will be of no further force or effect, and the Executive acknowledges and agrees that upon his execution of this Agreement, he will
have no right or interest in or with respect to any such agreement, offer or promise. 
  

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 (j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original but which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 (k)
Section 409A of the Code. 
 (i) This Agreement is not intended to provide for any deferral of
compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, and, accordingly, the severance payments payable under Section 4 shall be paid no later than the later of: (a) the fifteenth
(15th) day of the third month following the
Executive’s first taxable year in which such severance benefit is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, and (b) the fifteenth
(15th) day of the third month following the first
taxable year of the Company in which such severance benefit is no longer subject to substantial risk of forfeiture, as determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and any Treasury Regulations and other guidance issued thereunder. To
the extent applicable, this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and Treasury Regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder. 

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if at the time of the Executive’s termination of employment with
the Company the Executive is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of the Code, as determined by the Company in accordance with Section 409A of the Code, to the extent that the payments or benefits under this
Agreement are subject to Section 409A of the Code and the delayed payment or distribution of all or any portion of such amounts to which the Executive is entitled under this Agreement is required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution
under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then such portion shall be paid or distributed to the Executive during the thirty (30) day period commencing on the earlier of (a) the date that is six (6) months following the
Executive’s termination of employment with the Company, (b) the date of the Executive’s death, or (c) the earliest date as is permitted under Section 409A of the Code. 

(l) Right to Advice of Counsel. Executive acknowledges that he has the right to, and has been advised to, consult with an attorney
regarding the execution of this Agreement and any release hereunder; by his signature below, Executive acknowledges that he understands this right and has either consulted with an attorney regarding the execution of this Agreement or determined not
to do so. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set the Executive’s hand and, pursuant
to the authorization from the REIT’s Board of Directors, the Company has caused these presents to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of the day and year first above written. 

 

					
	EXCEL TRUST, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Spencer G. Plumb

	Name:	 	Spencer G. Plumb
	Title:	 	President and Chief Operating Officer
	
	EXCEL TRUST, L.P.
		
	By:	 	Excel Trust, Inc., its general partner
			
		 	By:	 	 /s/ Spencer G. Plumb

		 	Name:	 	Spencer G. Plumb
		 	Title:	 	President and Chief Operating Officer
	
	EXECUTIVE
	
	 /s/ Gary Sabin

	Gary Sabin

  

 EXHIBIT A 

GENERAL RELEASE 

[The language in this Release may change based on legal developments and evolving best 

practices; this form is provided as an example of what will be included in the final Release document.] 

This release is being executed pursuant to the Employment Agreement effective as of
            , 2010, by and among Excel Trust, Inc., Excel Trust, L.P., and Gary Sabin (the “Agreement”). 

For a valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned does hereby release and forever
discharge the “Releasees” hereunder, consisting of Excel Trust, Inc., Excel Trust, L.P., and each of their partners, subsidiaries, associates, affiliates, successors, heirs, assigns, agents, directors, officers, employees,
representatives, lawyers, insurers, and all persons acting by, through, under or in concert with them, or any of them, of and from any and all manner of action or actions, cause or causes of action, in law or in equity, suits, debts, liens,
contracts, agreements, promises, liability, claims, demands, damages, losses, costs, attorneys’ fees or expenses, of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, fixed or contingent (hereinafter called “Claims”), which the
undersigned now has or may hereafter have against the Releasees, or any of them, by reason of any matter, cause, or thing whatsoever from the beginning of time to the date hereof. The Claims released herein include, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, any Claims in any way arising out of, based upon, or related to the employment or termination of employment of the undersigned by the Releasees, or any of them; any alleged breach of any express or implied contract of
employment; any alleged torts or other alleged legal restrictions on Releasee’s right to terminate the employment of the undersigned; and any alleged violation of any federal, state or local statute or ordinance including, without limitation,
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination In Employment Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. 

THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS BEEN ADVISED BY LEGAL COUNSEL AND IS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE
SECTION 1542, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS: 
 “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR
DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.” 

THE UNDERSIGNED, BEING AWARE OF SAID CODE SECTION, HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS HE MAY HAVE THEREUNDER, AS WELL AS UNDER ANY OTHER
STATUTES OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES OF SIMILAR EFFECT. 

 [IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OLDER WORKERS BENEFIT PROTECTION ACT OF 1990, THE UNDERSIGNED IS
HEREBY ADVISED AS FOLLOWS: 
 (A) HE HAS THE RIGHT TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING THIS RELEASE;

 (B) HE HAS [TWENTY-ONE (21)][FORTY-FIVE (45)] DAYS TO CONSIDER THIS RELEASE BEFORE SIGNING IT; AND 

(C) HE HAS SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER SIGNING THIS RELEASE TO REVOKE THIS RELEASE, AND THIS RELEASE
WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THAT REVOCATION
PERIOD.]1 

The undersigned represents and warrants that there has been no assignment or other transfer of any interest in any Claim which he may
have against Releasees, or any of them, and the undersigned agrees to indemnify and hold Releasees, and each of them, harmless from any liability, Claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred by Releasees, or any of
them, as the result of any such assignment or transfer or any rights or Claims under any such assignment or transfer. It is the intention of the parties that this indemnity does not require payment as a condition precedent to recovery by the
Releasees against the undersigned under this indemnity. 
 The undersigned agrees that if he hereafter commences any suit
arising out of, based upon, or relating to any of the Claims released hereunder or in any manner asserts against Releasees, or any of them, any of the Claims released hereunder, then the undersigned agrees to pay to Releasees, and each of them, in
addition to any other damages caused to Releasees thereby, all attorneys’ fees incurred by Releasees in defending or otherwise responding to said suit or Claim. 

The undersigned further understands and agrees that neither the payment of any sum of money nor the execution of this Release shall
constitute or be construed as an admission of any liability whatsoever by the Releasees, or any of them, who have consistently taken the position that they have no liability whatsoever to the undersigned. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Release this      day of
            ,         . 
  

	
	  

	Gary Sabin

  

 

	1
	 Include if Executive is age 40 or older at time of termination.

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