On July 18, 2019, the Board of Directors of Medalist Diversified REIT, Inc. increased its size from five to seven directors and appointed Ms. Dianna Raedle and Mr. Mark Mullinix to the Board effective immediately to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The Board determined that Ms. Dianna Raedle and Mr. Mark Mullinix are independent directors under the listing standards established by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Nasdaq. There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Dianna Raedle or Mr. Mark Mullinix and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Dianna Raedle or Mr. Mark Mullinix were selected as a director, and there are no transactions involving Ms. Dianna Raedle or Mr. Mark Mullinix requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. In connection with the appointment of Ms. Dianna Raedle and Mr. Mark Mullinix to the Board, the Company expects to enter into a director agreement and an indemnification agreement with each of Ms. Dianna Raedle and Mr. Mark Mullinix in substantially the forms, subject to further adjustment in compensation, entered into by the Company with its other independent directors.