Company: CIO
Filing Date: 2025-09-08
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-198418
Chunk: 219

Company: City Office REIT, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-08
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 219
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days, in the aggregate. Except in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change specifically permitted by Section 5.2(b), the Company, through the Company Board, shall (i) recommend to its Common Shareholders that they approve the Merger,
(ii) include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement and (iii) publicly reaffirm such recommendation within 48 hours after a request to do so by any of the Parent Parties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company
agrees that (x) except in the event of an Adverse Recommendation Change specifically permitted by Section 5.2(b), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval and
(y) its obligations pursuant to this Section 5.3(b) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to the Company or any other Person of any Acquisition Proposal or the occurrence of any
Adverse Recommendation Change; , however, that if the public announcement of an Adverse Recommendation Change occurs less than ten calendar days prior the Company Stockholders Meeting, the Company shall be entitled to postpone the
Company Stockholders Meeting to a date not more than ten calendar days after such event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless this Agreement has been validly terminated pursuant to Section 7.1(b)(ii), the Company shall submit the Merger to the
Common Shareholders of the Company for approval at the Company Stockholders Meeting in accordance with this Section 5.3(b) and shall not submit any Acquisition Proposal for approval by the Common Shareholders of the Company.

Section 5.4 . The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to the
Parent Parties and their respective Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours, during the period prior to the Merger Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, to all their respective
properties, assets, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records and, during such period, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to Parent: (a) to the extent not publicly available, a copy of
each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities laws and (b) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as
the Parent Parties may reasonably request,

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including Tax Returns filed and those in preparation and the work