Medalist Diversified REIT (NASDAQ: MDRR) (the "Company" or "Medalist"), a Virginia-based real estate investment trust that specializes in acquiring, owning and managing commercial real estate in the Southeast region of the U.S., today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized and the Company has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock (the "Common Stock") in the amount of $0.02 per share (the "Dividend").

The Q2 2022 dividend will be payable in cash on July 21, 2022 to holders of record of the Common Stock as of July 18, 2022.

Thomas Messier, CEO and Chairman, said, “The declaration of the common stock dividend by our board of directors demonstrates their continued confidence in the company’s operating cash flow and the underlying strength of our portfolio.”

About Medalist Diversified REIT

Medalist Diversified REIT Inc. is a Virginia-based real estate investment trust that specializes in acquiring, owning and managing value-add commercial real estate in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions. The Company’s strategy is to focus on value-add and opportunistic commercial real estate which is expected to provide an attractive balance of risk and returns. Medalist utilizes a rigorous, consistent and replicable process for sourcing and conducting due diligence of acquisitions. The Company seeks to maximize operating performance of current properties by utilizing a hands-on approach to property management while monitoring the middle market real estate markets in the southeast for acquisition opportunities and disposal of properties as considered appropriate. For more information on Medalist, please visit the Company website at https://www.medalistreit.com.

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