Company: CIO
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-052437
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Company: City Office REIT, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form: DEF 14A
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A (Rule 14a-101) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Filed by the Registrant ☒ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☐ Check the appropriate box:

| ☐ | Preliminary Proxy Statement |

| Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule14a-6(e)(2)) |

| ☒ | Definitive Proxy Statement |

| ☐ | Definitive Additional Materials |

| ☐ | Soliciting Material under Rule14a-12 |

CITY OFFICE REIT, INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply):

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| ☐ | Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules14a-6(i)(1)and0-11. |

666 Burrard Street, Suite 3210 Vancouver, BC V6C 2X8 March 12, 2025 Dear Fellow Stockholders: On behalf of the Board of Directors and management, I cordially invite you to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of City Office REIT, Inc. (the “Company,” “City Office” or “CIO”). The Annual Meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time on May 1, 2025 at the Company’s Corporate Office at 666 Burrard Street, Suite 3210, Vancouver, BC V6C 2X8. Details of the business to be presented at the Annual Meeting can be found in this Proxy Statement. Throughout 2024, office real estate fundamentals and leasing continued to gather positive momentum. There has been a sharp reduction in construction of new office buildings coupled with four years of record-setting office building conversions, demolitions and redevelopment. Since 2021, over 100 million square feet of office buildings have been removed from inventory according to JLL. On the demand side, 2024 saw a significant increase in the number of employees returning to the office on a more consistent