Company: CIO
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-052437
Chunk: 29

Company: City Office REIT, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 29
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, BC V6C 2X8. The Secretary will review all communications received. All communications that relate to matters that are within the scope of the responsibilities of the Board of Directors and its committees are to be forwarded to the Chairman of the Board. Communications that relate to matters that are within the scope of responsibility of one of the committees of our Board of Directors are also to be forwarded to the chairman of the appropriate committee. Solicitations, junk mail and obviously frivolous or inappropriate communications will not be forwarded but will be made available to any director who wishes to review them. 20

PROPOSAL NO. 2. RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM On February 18, 2025, the Audit Committee appointed KPMG LLP to serve as CIO’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. KPMG LLP has served as our independent public accountants since our IPO in April 2014. We are asking our stockholders to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. Although ratification is not required by our Bylaws or otherwise, the Board of Directors is submitting the appointment of KPMG LLP to our stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. In the event stockholders do not ratify the appointment, the appointment will be reconsidered by the Audit Committee. Even if the appointment is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion may select a different registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company. A representative of KPMG LLP is expected to be present at the Annual Meeting, will have an opportunity to make a statement if he or she so desires and is expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP TO AUDIT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CIO FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025. Audit Fees The following table presents the aggregate fees billed by KPMG LLP for each service listed below for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

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