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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-14-000748
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140106
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140106

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AGREE REALTY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000917251
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				383148187
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12928
		FILM NUMBER:		14509915

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		31850 NORTHWESTERN HGWY
		CITY:			FARMINGTON HILLS
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48334
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8107374190

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		31850 NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY
		CITY:			FARMINGTON HILLS
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48334
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, DC 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B><BR>
<B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
January 6, 2014</P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal"><U>AGREE
REALTY CORPORATION</U></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0"><u>48334</u></td></tr>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">(Address of principal executive offices)</td>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">(Zip Code)</td></tr>
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area code <U>&#9;(248) 737-4190&#9;</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT> Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><b>Item 5.02</b></td>
    <TD STYLE="width: 90%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><b>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</b></td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On January 6, 2014, Agree Realty Corporation
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) announced that Brian R. Dickman had been appointed the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the
Company, effective February 11, 2014. Mr. Dickman, 38, was previously a New York-based real estate investment banker and has completed
capital markets and advisory transactions with an aggregate value of over $30 billion during his career. He most recently served
as a Director in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at RBC Capital Markets where he covered public and private real estate
companies, including Agree Realty and other net lease REITs. Mr.&nbsp;Dickman previously held similar positions at Lehman Brothers
and Barclays.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company and Mr. Dickman have entered
into an Employment Agreement (the &ldquo;Agreement&rdquo;). Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Dickman will be granted a restricted
stock award covering shares with a value of approximately $165,000, which award will vest in five consecutive annual installments
beginning on February 11, 2015. Mr. Dickman has also agreed to purchase $50,000 of Company stock on the open market over the next
30 days, subject to the Company&rsquo;s insider trading policies.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Agreement provides for an initial annual
salary of $257,500 and entitles Mr. Dickman to participate in the Company&rsquo;s annual incentive plan and long term incentive
plan. Mr. Dickman will also be entitled to participate with other executive officers in the Company&rsquo;s employee fringe benefit
plans and will be reimbursed for certain relocation expenses. In addition, the Agreement provides for certain benefits upon termination
of Mr. Dickman&rsquo;s employment under certain circumstances, including a change of control of the Company, as defined in the
Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The foregoing does not constitute a complete
summary of the terms of the Agreement and reference is made to the complete form of the Agreement that is attached as Exhibit 10.1
to this report and hereby incorporated by reference herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Also effective February 11, 2014, Alan
D. Maximiuk, the Company&rsquo;s current Chief Financial Officer, will no longer serve in that position but will remain with the
Company as Vice President, Finance &amp; Accounting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">In a press release dated January 6, 2014,
the Company announced the appointment of Mr.&nbsp;Dickman. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
report and is incorporated by reference herein.</P>



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    <TD STYLE="width: 90%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><b>Financial Statements and Exhibits</b></td></tr>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 90%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><b>Exhibits.</b></td></tr>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">10.1</td>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Employment Agreement, dated January 2, 2014, between Agree Realty Corporation and Brian R. Dickman.</td></tr>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Press Release dated January 6, 2014.</td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">AGREE REALTY CORPORATION</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Date: January 6, 2014</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    JOEY AGREE</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Joey
    Agree, President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">EXHIBIT INDEX</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 90%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><u>Description</u></td></tr>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">10.1</td>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Employment Agreement, dated January 2, 2014, between Agree Realty Corporation and Brian R. Dickman</td></tr>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">99.1</td>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Press Release, dated January 6, 2014.</td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><I>AGREE REALTY CORPORATION</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><I>31850 Northwestern Highway</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><I>Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">January 2, 2014</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Brian R. Dickman</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">1 Bank Street, Apt. 2H</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">New York, NY 10014</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#9;Re:&#9;Letter Agreement of Employment for Brian R. Dickman
(&ldquo;Employee&rdquo; or &ldquo;You&rdquo; or &ldquo;Your&rdquo;)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Dear Brian</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This Letter Agreement (&ldquo;Letter Agreement&rdquo;)
sets forth the terms and conditions by which Agree Realty Corporation (&ldquo;ADC&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) retains
Your services.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Position:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 76%; padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Secretary and Chief Financial Officer reporting directly to Joey Agree, President and Chief Executive Officer of ADC.&nbsp;&nbsp;ADC has its sole and exclusive discretion to change, extend or to curtail the precise services and duties You are to perform.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Best Efforts:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">All duties rendered by You for and on behalf of ADC shall be of the highest professional standards.&nbsp;&nbsp;You shall devote Your full time, energies and talents to the success of Agree.&nbsp;&nbsp;You shall use Your best efforts to promote and shall during and after the expiration of this Letter Agreement, do nothing to reduce or injure the reputation of ADC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Employment At-Will:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">You agree to be an &ldquo;at-will&rdquo; employee and acknowledge that there is no guaranty that Your employment by ADC is for any period of time and that Your employment may be terminated for any reason whatsoever or for no reason and with or without cause. </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Expected Start Date:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">February 11, 2014 (&ldquo;Expected Start Date&rdquo;). You shall not be entitled to any of the benefits or rights under this Letter Agreement, unless and until You commence employment with ADC on or before the Expected Start Date.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Up Front Equity Grant:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">ADC will grant You restricted stock of ADC in a dollar amount equal to $165,000.00.&nbsp;&nbsp;The number of shares of ADC restricted stock to be granted will be based on the closing price of ADC shares on the Expected Start Date.&nbsp;&nbsp;The restricted stock shall be issued subject to the standard form of ADC Restricted Stock Agreement and the ADC 2005 Equity Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Equity Purchase Agreement:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Within 30 days of the filing of this Agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and as permitted by ADC&rsquo;s Insider Trading Policies, You agree to personally acquire $50,000.00 of ADC stock in the open market.&nbsp;&nbsp;You will provide ADC with written verification of the acquisition of the stock in a form acceptable to ADC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Annual Base Salary:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$257,500.00 payable semi-monthly in accordance with ADC&rsquo;s normal payroll practices and subject to all required withholdings and deductions.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; width: 24%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Annual Incentive Award:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0; width: 76%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">You will be eligible to receive an annual cash bonus equal to 20-50% of Your annual base salary subject to the performance hurdles determined by the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors.&nbsp;&nbsp;Other terms of the Annual Incentive Award will comply with ADC&rsquo;s existing program for such awards.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Long-Term Incentive Compensation:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">You will be eligible to receive, on an annual basis, restricted stock of ADC in a dollar amount equal to 100-175% of Your annual base salary subject to the performance hurdles determined by the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors.&nbsp;&nbsp;Other terms of Long-Term Incentive Compensation and restricted stock will comply with ADC&rsquo;s existing programs and agreements for such compensation and shares.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Relocation Allowance:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">ADC will reimburse You, or allow You to directly bill ADC, for (i) primary moving expenses, including the transport of family members and household goods from New York City to the Detroit Metro Area, (ii) up to three months of temporary housing in the Detroit Metro Area and (iii) up to two weeks of rental car use.&nbsp;&nbsp;The aggregate relocation allowance will be the lower of (i) actual costs incurred and (ii) $25,000.00.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Benefits:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">You will be entitled to the same employee benefits, on generally the same terms, as those made available to other ADC executives.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Paid Time Off:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">You will be entitled to paid time off, exclusive of ADC observed holidays and national holidays in accordance with ADC&rsquo;s existing policies.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Severance:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Notwithstanding the at-will nature of Your
        employment, if You are terminated (A) by ADC due to any reason other than death, disability or Cause, You will receive either (1)
        a cash amount equal to the sum of (i) 100% of Your current annual base salary, and (ii) 100% of Your Annual Incentive Award for
        the previous fiscal year; or (2) in the event that such termination occurs during Your first fiscal year of employment, a cash
        amount equal to the sum of (i) 100% of Your current annual base salary, and (ii) 100% of Your projected Threshold Annual Incentive
        Award. The values for items (A) (1) (i) and (ii) shall be automatically adjusted down from 100% to 50% after the first (1<SUP>st</SUP>)
        thirty-six (36) months of employment, determined as of the employment commencement date; or (B) due to a Change in Control, You
        will receive either (1) a cash amount equal to the sum of (i) 200% of Your current annual base salary, (ii) 200% of Your Annual
        Incentive Award for the previous fiscal year and (iii) 200% of Your Long-Term Incentive Compensation for the previous fiscal year
        but in no event more then 200% of Your projected Threshold Long-Term Incentive Compensation, or (2) in the event that such Change
        in Control occurs during Your first fiscal year of employment, a cash amount equal to the sum of (i) 200% of Your current annual
        base salary, (ii) 200% of Your projected Threshold Annual Incentive Award; and (iii) 200% of Your projected Threshold Long-Term
        Incentive Compensation. The values for items (B) (1) (i), (ii) and (iii) and (B) (2) (i), (ii) and (iii) shall be automatically
        adjusted down from 200% to 100% after the first twenty-four (24) months of employment, determined as of the employment commencement
        date. In addition, in the event of termination by ADC due to any reason other than death, disability or Cause, You will be entitled
        to continued participation in applicable health insurance plans for a period of six months from the date of such termination, subject
        to the submission of a formal COBRA election. If You are terminated by ADC for Cause, You will not be entitled to any severance
        payments or continued participation in benefit or incentive plans, and You will forfeit any unvested securities of ADC. All compensation
        and incentives shall be paid out in accordance with the regular practices of ADC and shall vest in accordance with the plans and/or
        programs associated therewith. Change in Control shall have the same meaning as set forth in the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. Notwithstanding
        the foregoing, there shall be no Change in Control in the event You are retained by a successor organization substantially on the
        same terms as set forth herein. Any severance payments shall be payable in equal semi-monthly installments over the twelve (12)
        month period following Your termination in accordance with ADC&rsquo;s normal payroll practices and subject to all required withholdings
        and deductions.</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Notwithstanding any other provision of
        this Letter Agreement, Employee shall not be entitled to receive severance due to termination of his employment in connection with
        a Change in Control of ADC (the &ldquo;Change in Control Severance&rdquo;), except to the extent the Change in Control Severance,
        when taking into account any other compensation amounts considered for purposes of Internal Revenue Code (&ldquo;<B><U>Code</U></B>&rdquo;)
        Section 280G to be contingent on the Change in Control, does not exceed 299 percent of Employee&rsquo;s &ldquo;base amount&rdquo;
        as that term is defined in Code Section 280G(b)(3). Employee shall be entitled to receive, if the other terms and conditions of
        this Letter Agreement are satisfied, the portion of the Change in Control Severance which, when taking into account any other compensation
        amounts considered for purposes of Code Section 280G to be contingent on the Change in Control, does not exceed 299 percent of
        Employee&rsquo;s &ldquo;base amount&rdquo; as that term is defined in Code Section 280G(b)(3).</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; width: 24%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Section 409A:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0; width: 76%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This Letter Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (&ldquo;Section 409A&rdquo;) or an exemption thereunder, and shall be construed and administered in accordance with Section 409A.&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Letter Agreement, payments provided under this Letter Agreement may only be made upon an event, and in a manner, that complies with Section 409A or an applicable exemption.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any payment under this Letter Agreement that may be excluded from Section 409A shall be excluded from Section 409A to the maximum extent possible.&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of Section 409A, each installment payment provided under this Letter Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any payment to be made under this Letter Agreement upon termination of employment shall only be made upon a &ldquo;separation from service&rdquo; under Section 409A.&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing, ADC makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Letter Agreement comply with Section 409A and in no event shall ADC be liable for any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by You on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Cause:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">For purposes of this Letter Agreement, &ldquo;Cause&rdquo; shall mean: (a) You fail or refuse to (i) observe or perform any term, covenant or provision of this Letter Agreement or any other agreement with ADC; or (ii) perform any assigned duties requested by ADC; (b) You breach Your fiduciary duty to ADC; (c) You are under investigation for committing, charged with, and/or convicted of a felony or any other crime which might cause clients to question the business practices or reputation of ADC; (d) You commit any act of theft, embezzlement, fraud, dishonesty or disloyalty with respect to ADC; (e) You use alcohol in an unprofessional fashion, non-prescribed narcotics or contraband during working hours or on ADC premises; (f) You and ADC cannot agree as to the operation of the business of ADC in a manner that is detrimental to ADC, its operations and/or its employees as reasonably determined by ADC; or (g) You are insubordinate or otherwise disruptive in a manner that is detrimental to ADC, its operations and/or its employees as reasonably determined by ADC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Non-Solicitation and Confidentiality:</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(a) &nbsp;<U>Confidential Information</U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;The relationship with ADC has been and/or will be one of trust and confidence and there has been and/or will be available to You certain confidential and proprietary business and financial information, related trade secrets and proprietary information of ADC which includes, but may not be limited to, the records and information of ADC dealing with income, investments, investment or development opportunities, customer or tenant lists, rent rolls, project lists, investor lists, investor identities, investment returns, business strategies, business methods, business practices, services, financial information, leasing information, access codes, business strategies, all information contained in or on the computer hard drives and/or servers of ADC, customer or tenant contact information including telephone numbers, addresses and e-mail information, business methods, marketing methods, and other items relative thereto (herein collectively and individually referred to as the &ldquo;Confidential Information&rdquo;).&nbsp;&nbsp;The Confidential Information is an extremely valuable and important asset of ADC and the unauthorized use of the Confidential Information would cause irreparable economic and business injury to ADC.&nbsp;&nbsp;You shall hold the Confidential Information in strict confidence and in trust for ADC and shall not disclose or otherwise communicate, provide or reveal in any manner whatsoever any of the Confidential Information to any person or entity without the prior written consent of ADC.&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon termination of employment, You shall return to ADC, without demand from ADC, any Confidential Information disclosed or provided to You, including, but not limited to, all originals, copies, reproductions, notes, facsimiles, samples, models and products thereof, whether, the same is in digital or document form.&nbsp;&nbsp;The return of the Confidential Information shall also include but not be limited to the return of all the following items to ADC immediately upon the termination of employment: automobile, keys, calculators, dictaphones, dictaphone tapes, clipboards, computers, computer programs, documents, customer and tenant lists, addresses, telephone numbers, computer discs, notebooks, drawings, manuals, and such or all other recorded, written or printed materials and supplies relating to research or business of the ADC.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Confidential Information, regardless of form, is, and shall always remain, the sole and exclusive property of ADC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0; width: 76%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Employees</U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;During the term of Your employment with ADC and for a period of two (2) years following the termination of Your employment (&ldquo;Period&rdquo;), You shall not, directly, indirectly for Your own benefit or for the benefit of any other person, firm or business organization Solicit for purposes of employment or association any employee or agent of ADC, or induce any employee or agent of ADC to terminate such employment or association for purposes of becoming employed or associated elsewhere, or hire or otherwise engage any employee or agent of ADC as an employee of a business with whom You may be affiliated or permit such hiring to the extent You have the authority to prevent same, or otherwise interfere with the relationship between ADC and its employees and agents.&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this Letter Agreement, an employee or agent shall mean an individual employed or retained by ADC during the term of this Letter Agreement and/or who terminates such association with ADC within a period of six (6) months either prior to or after Your termination hereunder. &nbsp;For purposes of this Letter Agreement, the phrase &ldquo;Solicit&rdquo; shall mean any contact, communication, dialogue or undertaking whether the same is initiated by You or by an investor, business prospect, referral source or employee of ADC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Business Prospects</U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;During the Period, You shall not, directly, indirectly, for Your own benefit or for the benefit of any other person, firm or business organizations, Solicit for purposes of transacting business, any business prospect of ADC or induce any business prospect of ADC to terminate such association with ADC for proposes of transacting business elsewhere or becoming associated elsewhere or otherwise attempting to divert any business prospect from ADC, except where, (i) any firm or business organization for which You are subsequently employed, has an existing verifiable business relationship with such business prospect; and (ii) transacting business with such business prospect has no adverse effect on ADC; and (iii) You are not engaged in providing services or support to such business prospect during the Period.&nbsp;&nbsp;You shall prevent such solicitation to the extent You have authority to prevent same and shall otherwise not interfere with the relationship between ADC and its business prospects.&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this Letter Agreement, the term &ldquo;business prospects&rdquo; shall mean any individual and/or business entity with whom ADC has undertaken to transact business or whom has been targeted for purposes of transacting business.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">(d) <U>Conduct</U>.</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in">(i)<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><U>No Improper Use of Confidential Information</U>. During the term of Your employment with ADC and at all times after
the termination of the relationship by either party with or without advance notice or cause, You shall not use any Confidential
Information of ADC to attempt to negatively influence or otherwise discourage or dissuade any of ADC&rsquo;s customers, business
prospects or referral sources from utilizing the services of ADC.</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in">(ii)<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </FONT><U>Advice</U>. You shall during the term of Your employment with ADC and at all times after the termination of the relationship
        by either party with or without advance notice or Cause, remain available to advise and at all times after the termination of the
        relationship by either party with or without advance notice or Cause, You shall remain available to advise ADC in areas which include,
        but are not limited to assisting ADC with customer or business matters in which You were involved and advise ADC as to the status
        of various matters and follow up requirements related to tasks performed by You.</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in">(iii)<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
        </FONT><U>No Disparagement</U>. You shall not during the term of Your employment with ADC and at all times after the termination
        of the relationship by either party with or without advance notice or Cause, communicate, orally or in writing, or by any other
        matter whatsoever to any third party, any claim, remark, allegation, statement, opinion, innuendo, or information of any kind or
        nature whatsoever, the effect or intention of which is to cause embarrassment, damage or injury to the reputation or standing in
        the local, state, national, or international community of ADC, its officers, directors, shareholders, members or employees, whether
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        networking, or information processing systems, (including, without limitation, stored company files, email messages, text messages,
        and voice messages) and that Your activities and any files or messages or use of any of those systems may be monitored and or intercepted
        at any time without notice and You consent to such monitoring and interception. You further agree that any property situated on
        ADC&rsquo;s premises and owned by ADC, including, disks, and other storage media, filing cabinets and other work areas is subject
        to inspection by ADC without notice.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Except for the equitable enforcement of this Letter Agreement, the parties shall arbitrate any and all disputes relative to the employment relationship and/or termination from ADC that otherwise would be resolved by judicial or administrative proceeding or are in any way related to any alleged wrongful acts on the part of ADC, whether such disputes are based on alleged statutory violations or otherwise (i.e., age, race, gender, religion or any other form of protected class discrimination or harassment), contractual breaches or otherwise, exclusively through the Procedures and Policies of the American Arbitration Association, unless other procedures are agreed upon in writing between the parties.&nbsp;&nbsp;Venue for any such hearings shall be Oakland County, Michigan.&nbsp;&nbsp;You shall not disclose or announce to third parties, except Your attorneys and retained professionals, that the proceedings are taking place and You shall keep the nature and substance of the proceedings confidential and not disclose the same to third parties. The determination of the arbitrator shall be binding and final upon all parties.&nbsp;&nbsp;The award of the arbitrator may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Oakland, Michigan, and judgment may be rendered by the Court upon the arbitration award and execution may be issued upon the judgment.&nbsp;&nbsp;The cost for arbitration shall be split equally between ADC and You.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Any arbitration or judicial proceeding arising out of a dispute relative to Your employment, shall not be brought by You unless the same is commenced within&nbsp;&nbsp;One Hundred Eighty (180) days following the incident giving rise to such dispute.&nbsp;&nbsp;If You fail to commence such a proceeding within the One Hundred Eighty (180) day period, any rights You may have to prosecute such a claim shall be extinguished and terminated.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event a court of competent jurisdiction determines this provision is overly restrictive, then the court having jurisdiction may alter such provision to that deemed reasonable under State law.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0; width: 76%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This Letter Agreement shall remain enforceable and shall survive the expiration or termination of the employment relationship and shall not be deemed merged or extinguished by any act absent the specific written intention of the parties to do so.&nbsp;&nbsp;The undertakings contained herein relate to matters which are of a special, unique and extraordinary importance to ADC and, that without such covenants, ADC would be unwilling to employ You.&nbsp;&nbsp;A violation of any of the terms hereof would cause irreparable injury to ADC, the amount of which may be impossible to estimate or determine and which may not be compensated adequately.&nbsp;&nbsp;ADC may, at its sole option and in its exclusive discretion, take or exercise any and all remedies and actions available at law or equity, including but not limited to the following rights and remedies, concurrently, consecutively or alternatively.&nbsp;&nbsp;ADC may file a suit in equity to enforce the terms and provisions hereof by obtaining the issuance of an <U>Ex-Parte</U> Restraining Order to enjoin and prohibit You from such breach or threatened breach hereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;In any action for injunctive relief or a restraining order, ADC shall not be obligated to post a bond or any security as a condition to obtain the issuance of a restraining order, injunction or other equitable relief.&nbsp;&nbsp;If the provisions of this Letter Agreement are deemed overly restrictive, the court having jurisdiction may alter such provisions to provide for the maximum protection of ADC which is deemed reasonable under State law.&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing, You acknowledge that all of the provisions hereof are reasonable, and waive any defense on such basis.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">In the event that ADC should bring any action or claim arising out of this Letter Agreement against You, or You bring any action or claim against ADC, the prevailing party shall be entitled to any and all costs incurred in enforcing the terms of this Letter Agreement, including actual attorney fees, court costs arbitrator costs and fees and all other costs associated with such action.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This Letter Agreement represents the entire agreement between You and ADC and supersedes and cancels any prior or contemporaneous arrangements, understandings or agreements, whether written or oral, by and between You and ADC relative to the subject matter hereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any amendments hereto shall be in writing and executed by both parties.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event of a conflict between this Letter Agreement and any other agreement or plan including the agreement and plan attached hereto, this Letter Agreement shall govern and control.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Governing Law:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This Letter Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America and the State of Michigan.&nbsp;&nbsp;Without limiting the applicability of the Arbitration provisions contained herein, exclusive venue and jurisdiction for resolution of all disputes shall be Oakland County, Michigan.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Very truly yours,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    JOEY AGREE</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>BRIAN R. DICKMAN</B></FONT></TD>
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    BRIAN R. DICKMAN</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Date: January 2, 2014</FONT></TD>

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<p style="text-align:center"><b>Agree Realty Announces Appointment Of Brian R. Dickman As Chief Financial Officer</b></p></div><div style="width:100%;margin-left:10pt;"><div style="margin:0;margin-top:16pt;"><p>FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Jan. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Agree Realty Corporation (NYSE:  ADC) today announced the appointment of Brian R. Dickman as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, effective on February 11, 2014.  Alan D. Maximiuk, the Company&#39;s current Chief Financial Officer, will remain with the Company as Vice President, Finance &amp; Accounting.  </p><p>As a New York-based real estate investment banker, Mr. Dickman completed capital markets and advisory transactions with an aggregate value of over $30 billion during his career.  He most recently served as a Director in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at RBC Capital Markets where he covered public and
private real estate companies, including Agree Realty and other net lease REITs.  Mr. Dickman previously held similar positions at Lehman Brothers and Barclays.  </p><p>&#34;We are delighted to welcome Brian to Agree Realty,&#34; said Joey Agree, President and Chief Executive Officer.  &#34;Brian&#39;s corporate finance expertise, extensive real estate and capital markets experience, and strong institutional track record will be invaluable in driving continued growth at the Company as we continue to execute our operating strategy.  We are also very pleased to retain the services of Al Maximiuk and look forward to building on the strong foundation that Al and our financial group have laid.&#34;  </p><p>Mr. Dickman graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor&#39;s degree in Economics in 1997 and received his MBA with an emphasis in Finance and Accounting from the Ross School
of Business at the University of Michigan in 2005.</p><p>Agree Realty is primarily engaged in the acquisition and development of properties net leased to industry leading retail tenants.  The Company currently owns and operates a portfolio of 131 properties, located in 33 states and containing approximately 3.8 million square feet of gross leasable space.  The common stock of Agree Realty Corporation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol &#34;ADC&#34;.</p><p>For additional information, visit the Company&#39;s home page at www.agreerealty.com.</p><p><i>The Company considers portions of the information contained in this release to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended. These forward-looking statements represent the Company&#39;s expectations,
plans and beliefs concerning future events. Although these forward-looking statements are based on good faith beliefs, reasonable assumptions and the Company&#39;s best judgment reflecting current information, certain factors could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward&#8211;looking statements. Such factors are detailed from time to time in reports filed or furnished by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company&#39;s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update these forward&#8211;looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.</i></p>
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