Company: CIO
Filing Date: 2025-07-24
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-163769
Chunk: 215

Company: City Office REIT, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-24
Form: DEFA14A
Chunk 215
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 be awarded to the prevailing party. In that case, the arbitrator may award reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs to the prevailing party as provided by law. The parties’ obligations under this Section 18 shall survive the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company. THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THIS SECTION 18 INCLUDES A WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIMS OR CONTROVERSIES COVERED BY THIS SECTION 18. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THEY ARE EACH EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE WITHOUT DURESS OR UNDUE INFLUENCE BY THE COMPANY OR ANYONE ELSE. Section 19 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Florida or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Florida.

| 2.01 | Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute an                                         
 agreement binding on all the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. |

| 3.01 | Ratification. Except as expressly amended by this Amendment, the Agreement is in all respects ratified                   
 and confirmed and all of the terms and conditions and provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. |

| 4.01 | Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be effective as of the Closing Date and, notwithstanding anything                                                                                                                                       
 contained in this Amendment, in the event the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the Closing (as defined in the Merger Agreement), this Amendment shall automatically terminate and be void ab initio and 
 without any further force or effect and, at such time, no party hereto shall be bound by any of the terms of this Amendment.                                                                                                                |

| 5.01 | Applicable Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the                                                                                                                                                    
 State of Florida without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Florida or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Florida. |

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the