Company: CIO
Filing Date: 2025-08-22
Form Type: PREM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-186443
Chunk: 147

Company: City Office REIT, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-22
Form: PREM14A
Chunk 147
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| Taxable REIT Subsidiary                    |     | 8.3(kk)    |
| Taxes                                      |     | 8.3(mm)    |
| Tenant Leases                              |     | 3.18(d)    |
| Third-Party Closing Consent Counterparties |     | 5.15(a)(i) |
| Third-Party Closing Consents               |     | 5.15(a)    |
| Title Policy                               |     | 3.18(i)    |
| Transfer Taxes                             |     | 5.19(a)    |
| WARN Act                                   |     | 8.3(nn)    |
| Willful and Material Breach                |     | 8.3(oo)    |

A-iv

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “”), dated as of July 23, 2025, between MCME Carell Holdings, LP, a
Delaware limited partnership (“”), MCME Carell Merger Sub, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“” and together with Parent, the “”), and City Office REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “”). Parent, Merger Sub, and the Company are sometimes referred to herein, individually, as a “” and, collectively, as the
“”.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to effect the merger of the Company with and into Merger Sub (the “”) on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “”);

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “”) has (i) determined that it is in the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, (ii) approved the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, including the Merger, and (iii) resolved and agreed to recommend approval of the Merger by the Common Shareholders of the Company;

WHEREAS, the general partner of Parent has (i) determined that it is in the best interests of Parent and its equityholders, and declared
it advisable, to enter into this Agreement and (ii) approved this Agreement and declared the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, to be advisable and