Company: CIO
Filing Date: 2025-09-08
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-198418
Chunk: 124

Company: City Office REIT, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-08
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 124
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 proxy statement (the “SEC clearance date”)) duly call, convene and hold the Special Meeting. We may postpone, recess or adjourn the Special Meeting:

| (i) | with the consent of Parent; |

| (ii) | for the absence of a quorum; |

| (iii) | to solicit additional proxies for the purpose of obtaining the required Company Stockholder Approval (unless                                                                          
 the Board has effected an adverse recommendation change in accordance with the provisions described below under the sections entitled “-No Solicitation of Acquisition Proposals” and 
 “-Obligation of Our Board of Directors with Respect to Its Recommendation”); or                                                                                                       |

| (iv) | to allow reasonable additional time for the filing and distribution of any supplemental or amended disclosure                                                                                                                                    
 which the Board has determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) is necessary under applicable law or the failure of which to provide would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with the directors’ duties 
 under applicable law and for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated to and reviewed by the holders of Common Stock prior to the Special Meeting;                                                                             |

provided, however, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), the Special Meeting must not be postponed or adjourned to a date that is (a) more than 10 days after the date for which the Special Meeting was originally scheduled (excluding any adjournments or postponements required by applicable law) or (b) more than five Business Days after the Outside Date. Unless our the Board has effected an adverse recommendation change in accordance with the provisions describe in the sections entitled “-NoSolicitation of Acquisition Proposals” and “-Obligation of Our Board of Directors with Respect to Its Recommendation,” we are required to use commercially reasonable efforts to solicit proxies in favor of the approval of the Merger and provide and include the recommendation of the Board 79

to holders of our Common Stock that they vote in favor of the Merger in this proxy statement. We will cooperate with and keep Parent reasonably informed on a reasonably current basis regarding our solicitation efforts and voting results following the dissemination of the proxy statement to our stockholders. Unless the Merger Agreement is terminated:

| • |     | the approval of the Merger will be the only matter (other than matters of procedure and matters required by                                                                                                  
 applicable law to be voted on by our stockholders in connection with the Merger Agreement or the approval of the Merger) that we will propose to be