Company: CIO
Filing Date: 2025-07-24
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-163769
Chunk: 127

Company: City Office REIT, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-24
Form: DEFA14A
Chunk 127
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 in accordance with, the internal
Laws of the State of Maryland, except as otherwise set forth in Section 8.8(c) regarding the Financing Source Parties, including its statutes of limitations, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of Laws rules or provisions (whether
of the State of Maryland or any other jurisdiction) that would result in the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland.

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Section 8.8 .

(a) Each of the Parties irrevocably agrees that any Action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement brought by any Party or its Affiliates against any other Party or its Affiliates shall be brought and determined in any Maryland state or federal court. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the aforesaid
courts for itself and with respect to its property, generally and unconditionally, with regard to any such Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the Parties agrees not to commence any
action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in the courts described above in Maryland, other than actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court in Maryland as described
herein. Each of the Parties further agrees that notice as provided herein shall constitute sufficient service of process and the Parties further waive any argument that such service is insufficient. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (a) any claim that it is not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in Maryland as described herein for any reason, (b) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether
through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) that (i) the Action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of
such Action is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

(b) Without
limiting Sections 7.3(i) or 8.8(c), this Agreement may only be enforced by the