SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2020-02-28

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 <font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">QTS REALTY TRUST, INC.</font>
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 <font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:12pt;">QTS Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;), hereby grants performance share units (the &#x201C;PSUs&#x201D;) relating to shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01, of the Company (&#x201C;Shares&#x201D;), to the Grantee named below, subject to the achievement of performance goals over a performance period and other vesting conditions set forth in the attached Performance Share Unit Agreement. Additional terms and conditions of the grant are set forth on this cover sheet and in the attached Performance Share Unit Agreement (together, the &#x201C;Agreement&#x201D;) and in the Company&#x2019;s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the &#x201C;Plan&#x201D;).</font>
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 <font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:12pt;">Name of Grantee:&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>
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 <font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:12pt;">By your signature below, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described herein, in the attached Agreement and in the Plan, a copy of which is also attached.&nbsp;&nbsp;You acknowledge that you have carefully reviewed the Plan, and agree that the Plan will control in the event any provision of this cover sheet or Agreement should appear to be inconsistent.</font>
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