SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2017-05-08

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 <font style="display:inline;">(STEVEN C. BLOOM)</font>
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 <font style="display:inline;">THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (&#x201C;</font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Agreement</font><font style="display:inline;">&#x201D;) is entered into on April 11, 2017 and effective as of April 3, 2017 (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Effective Date</font><font style="display:inline;">&#x201D;), by and among&nbsp;QTS Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (together with any successor general partner of the Operating Partnership, (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="display:inline;">&#x201D;), QualityTech, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Operating Partnership</font><font style="display:inline;">&#x201D;), Quality Technology Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of the Company (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Employer</font><font style="display:inline;">&#x201D;) and Steven C. Bloom an individual (&#x201C;</font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Executive</font><font style="display:inline;">&#x201D;), with respect to the following facts and circumstances:</font>
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 <font style="display:inline;">WHEREAS, Executive has been employed by Employer as an executive of the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Employer since 2016 pursuant to an employment agreement, dated August 31, 2016 (&#x201C;</font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Prior Agreement</font><font style="display:inline;">&#x201D;)</font><font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">;</font>
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 <font style="display:inline;">WHEREAS, the Employer and Executive desire to continue their employment relationship, with the Employer employing Executive to serve as the Company&#x2019;s, the Operating Partnership&#x2019;s and the Employer&#x2019;s Chief People Officer (&#x201C;</font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">CPO</font><font style="display:inline;">&#x201D;) and Executive accepting such employment and appointments, on the terms set forth below; and</font>
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 <font style="display:inline;">WHEREAS, the parties desire that this Agreement supersede and replace Prior Agreement in its entirety. </font>
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