Company: CIO
Filing Date: 2025-09-08
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-198418
Chunk: 127

Company: City Office REIT, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-08
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 127
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 extent practicable each shall consult with the other in                                                                                                                                              
 connection with, all of the information relating to Parent or the Company, as the case may be, and any of their respective subsidiaries, that appears in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party and/or any governmental 
 entity in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement;                                                                                                                                                     |

| • |     | as promptly as practicable furnish the other with copies of notices or other written communications received by                                                                                                                    
 the Company or Parent, as the case may be, or any of their respective subsidiaries, from any governmental entity and/or third party with respect to such transactions, and, to the extent practicable under the circumstances; and |

| • |     | shall provide the other party and its counsel with the opportunity to participate in any meeting with any 
 governmental entity in respect of any filing, investigation or other inquiry in connection therewith.     |

No Solicitation of Acquisition Proposals From and after the date of the Merger Agreement until the earlier of the closing or the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, we have agreed that, except as permitted by certain exceptions described below, we will not, and will cause each of our subsidiaries and our and their directors and officers not to, and will instruct our and our subsidiaries’ other representatives not to, directly or indirectly:

| • |     | solicit, initiate, endorse, encourage or facilitate any inquiry, proposal or offer with respect to, or the making                            
 or completion of, any Acquisition Proposal, or any inquiry, proposal or offer that is reasonably likely to lead to any Acquisition Proposal; |

| • |     | enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any        
 Person any information or data with respect to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, any Acquisition Proposal; or |

| • |     | resolve, propose or agree to do any of the foregoing. |

We have further agreed that immediately following the execution of the Merger Agreement, we will, and will cause each of our subsidiaries and our and their directors and officers to, and will instruct our and our subsidiaries’ other representatives to, (A) promptly cease and cause to be terminated all existing discussions and 81

negotiations with any person with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or potential Acquisition Proposal and promptly terminate all physical and electronic data room access previously granted to any such person, (B) request the prompt return or