Company: CIO
Filing Date: 2025-07-24
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-163769
Chunk: 213

Company: City Office REIT, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-24
Form: DEFA14A
Chunk 213
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 its entirety as follows:

. The parties agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all claims or controversies between them (or
between the Executive and any present or former officer, director, agent, or employee of the Company or any parent, subsidiary, or other entity affiliated with the Company) arising out of or relating in any manner to the employment or the
termination of employment of the Executive, including claims or controversies that arose, existed, or accrued prior to the signing of this Agreement (whether known or unknown at the time of signing) and that may arise or accrue after the signing of
this Agreement, including but not limited to claims related to the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of this Section 18, shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration. Except as specifically provided herein, any arbitration
proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with the Employment Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures of the American Arbitration Association (the “”), available at www.adr.org/rules or provided upon request by the
Company. Claims subject to arbitration shall include without limitation contract claims, tort claims, claims relating to compensation and stock options, as well as claims based on any federal, state, or local law, statute, or regulation, including
but not limited to any claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Act, the Florida Civil Rights Act, the Florida Equal Pay Act and the Florida Whistleblower Protection Act. However, claims for unemployment compensation, workers’ compensation, claims under the National Labor Relations
Act, claims related to sexual assault and sexual harassment, and other claims that are or may be excluded by law shall not be subject to arbitration (the “”). The parties agree that if any dispute involves both timely
filed Excluded Claims and claims subject to this Section 18, the parties agree to bifurcate and stay for the duration of the arbitration proceedings any such Excluded Claims.

The parties agree that any claim subject to this Section 18 must be brought to arbitration within the statute of limitations for bringing
such a claim in court or before the appropriate administrative agency, as applicable. Nothing in this Section 18 precludes a party from filing an administrative charge before an agency that has jurisdiction over an arbitrable claim, such as the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Florida Commission