SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2018-08-06

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 <font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Daniel T. Bennewitz And</font>
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 <font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">The parties to this Transition Agreement and Release of Claims (&#x201C;Agreement&#x201D;) are Daniel T. Bennewitz (&#x201C;Bennewitz&#x201D;) and QTS Realty Trust, Inc., QualityTech, LP, Quality Technology Services, LLC, and its predecessors, successors, assigns, officers, directors, agents, employees and all affiliated, parent or subsidiary companies or divisions and all related companies, their predecessors, successors, assigns, officers, directors, agents, employees and all affiliated, parent or subsidiary companies or divisions (collectively, the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;).&nbsp;&n