Company: CIO
Filing Date: 2025-09-08
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-198418
Chunk: 215

Company: City Office REIT, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-08
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 215
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 writing) in all material respects on a timely basis of the status and details (including, within 24 hours after the occurrence of any amendment, modification, development, discussion or negotiation) of any such
Acquisition Proposal, request, inquiry, proposal or offer, including furnishing copies of any written inquiries, correspondence and draft documentation, and written summaries of any material oral inquiries or discussions. Without limiting any of the
foregoing, the Company shall promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) notify Parent orally and in writing if it determines to begin providing information or to engage in discussions or negotiations concerning an Acquisition Proposal pursuant to
Section 5.2(a). The Company shall provide Parent with at least 24 hours prior notice (or such shorter notice as may be provided to the Company Board) of a meeting of the Company Board at which the Company Board is reasonably expected to
consider an Acquisition Proposal.

(e) The Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, enter into any confidentiality
agreement with any Person subsequent to the date of this Agreement that would restrict the Company’s ability to comply with any of the terms of this Section 5.2.

(f) The Company shall not take any action to exempt any Person (other than Parent, Merger Sub, and their respective Affiliates) from the
restrictions on any Takeover Law unless such actions are taken substantially concurrently with a termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(ii).

(g) Nothing contained in Section 5.2(a) shall prohibit the Company from (i) taking and disclosing a position contemplated by Rule
14e 2(a), Rule 14d 9 or Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A promulgated under the Exchange Act or (ii) making any “stop, look and listen” communication to the Company stockholders pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act if the Company Board (after consultation with outside legal counsel) concludes that its failure to do so would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary
duties under applicable Law; provided, that this ) shall not be deemed to permit the Company or the Company Board to make an Adverse Recommendation Change except in accordance with
).

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(h) For purposes of this Agreement:

(i) “” means any offer, proposal or indication of interest from a Person (other than a proposal or
offer by any Parent Party) at any time