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Form of Certificate of Common Stock

 Exhibit 4.1 

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE 

STATE OF MARYLAND 
  

					
	NUMBER	 		 	SHARES    
	**    **	 		 	**                **

 CUSIP             
         
 SEE REVERSE FOR IMPORTANT NOTICE ON TRANSFER 

RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION 

CITY OFFICE REIT, INC. 
 a
Corporation 
 Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Maryland 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT
**                            ** is the registered owner of
**                                        
(                    )** fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of 

City Office REIT, Inc. 
 (the
“Corporation”), transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by its duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby are
issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the Charter and Bylaws of the Corporation and any amendments or supplements thereto. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officers and
its seal to be hereunder affixed this      day of         , 20    . 
  

									
	Countersigned and Registered:	 		  	  
	 	(SEAL)
		 	Transfer Agent and Registrar	 		  	President	 	
					
	By:	 	  
	 		  	  
	 	
		 	Authorized Signature	 		  	Secretary	 	

 SHARES PAR VALUE $0.01 EACH 

 IMPORTANT NOTICE 

CLASSES OF STOCK 
 The Corporation is
authorized to issue capital stock of more than one class or series, consisting of common stock and one or more classes or series of preferred stock. The Board of Directors is authorized to determine the preferences, limitations and relative rights
of any class or series of preferred stock before the issuance of such class or series of preferred stock. The Corporation will furnish to any stockholder, on request and without charge, a full statement of the information required by Section
2-211(b) of the Corporations and Associations Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland with respect to the designations and any preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, and
terms and conditions of redemption of the stock of each class which the Corporation is authorized to issue and, if the Corporation is authorized to issue any preferred or special class in series, (i) the differences in the relative rights and
preferences between the shares of each series to the extent they have been set, and (ii) the authority of the Board of Directors to set relative rights and preferences of subsequent series. Such request must be made to the Secretary of the
Corporation at its principal office or to the Transfer Agent. 
 RESTRICTIONS ON OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER 

The shares represented by this certificate are subject to restrictions on Beneficial and Constructive Ownership and Transfer for the purpose of the
Corporation’s maintenance of its status as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Subject to certain further restrictions and except as expressly provided
in the Corporation’s Charter, (i) no Person may Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock in excess of 9.8% (in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock of the Corporation unless such Person is an Excepted Holder (in which case the Excepted Holder Limit shall be applicable); (ii) no Person may Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation in excess of 9.8% of
the value of the total outstanding shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation, unless such Person is an Excepted Holder (in which case the Excepted Holder Limit shall be applicable); (iii) no Person may Beneficially or Constructively Own Capital
Stock that would result in the Corporation being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code or otherwise cause the Corporation to fail to qualify as a REIT; and (iv) no Person may Transfer shares of Capital Stock if such Transfer
would result in the Capital Stock of the Corporation being owned by fewer than 100 Persons (as determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code). Any Person who Beneficially or Constructively Owns or attempts to Beneficially or
Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock which causes or will cause a Person to Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess or in violation of the above limitations must immediately notify the Corporation. If any of the
restrictions on transfer or ownership set forth in (i) through (iii) above are violated, the shares of Capital Stock in excess or in violation of the above limitations will be automatically transferred to a Trustee of a Trust for the benefit of one
or more Charitable Beneficiaries. In addition, the Corporation may take other actions, including redeeming shares upon the terms and conditions specified by the Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion if the Board of Directors
determines that ownership or a Transfer or other event may violate the restrictions described above. Furthermore, if the restriction on transfer or ownership set forth in (iv) above is violated, or upon the occurrence of certain other events,
attempted Transfers in violation of the restrictions described above may be void ab initio, in which case the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in the shares of Capital Stock subject to the Transfer. All capitalized terms in
this legend have the meanings defined in the Charter of the Corporation, as the same may be amended from time to time, a copy of which, including the restrictions on transfer and ownership, will be furnished to each holder of Capital Stock of the
Corporation on request and without charge. Requests for such a copy may be directed to the Secretary of the Corporation at its Principal Office. 

KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN 

OR DESTROYED, THE CORPORATION WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A 

CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE. 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out
in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 
  

							
	TEN COM	  	-	  	as tenants in common	  	 UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
                             Custodian
                     (Minor)

	TEN ENT	  	-	  	as tenants by the entireties	  	 under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act of
                                        
(State)

	JT TEN	  	-	  	as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common	  	Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 FOR VALUE RECEIVED,
                                         
                                    HEREBY SELLS, ASSIGNS AND TRANSFERS
UNTO 
  

                          
                                         
                                         
                                         
                    
 (PLEASE INSERT NAME AND ADDRESS OF
ASSIGNEE, INCLUDING ZIP CODE) 
  

			
	  
	 	
	(PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE)	 	

                        
(                ) Shares of Common Stock of the Corporation represented by this Certificate, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
                                        
attorney to transfer the said shares on the books of the Corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises. 
  

									
	 Dated
	 	  
	  		  	  
	  	

  

	NOTICE:	THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THIS CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.Form of Excepted Holder Agreement

 Exhibit 10.10 

FORM OF 
 EXCEPTED HOLDER
AGREEMENT 
 This Excepted Holder Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
[—], 2014, by and between City Office REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and Second City Capital Partners II Limited Partnership (“SCLP”). 

R E C I T A L S 

A. The Company intends to offer its common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”), for sale in an initial public
offering (the “Offering”) and use the proceeds from the Offering to indirectly acquire a portfolio of office properties in the United States by contributing the net proceed from the Offering to City Office REIT Operating
Partnership, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “OP”), in exchange for common units of partnership interest in the OP (the “OP Units”). 

B. Concurrent with the Offering, SCLP will directly and indirectly contribute its partnership interest in various property level partnerships
to the OP in exchange for OP Units (the “Contribution”). The OP Units provide SCLP the right, beginning 12 months after the completion of the Offering, to require the OP to redeem part or all of the OP Units for cash equal to
the then-current market value of an equal number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock (determined in accordance with and subject to adjustment under the limited partnership agreement of the OP (the “Partnership Agreement”)),
or, at the election of the Company, to exchange the OP Units for Company Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments under the Partnership Agreement and the restrictions on ownership and transfer of the Company’s stock
set forth in the Company’s charter (the “Charter”) and the Partnership Agreement. Assuming that all of the OP Units held by SCLP were redeemed in exchange for Common Stock as of the date of this Agreement, SCLP would own
[                    ] percent (    %) of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company. 

C. To help the Company maintain its status as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under the Code, the Charter imposes
certain limitations on the ownership of the Company’s stock. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are not otherwise defined shall have the meaning given to them in the Charter. The Charter contains a general restriction prohibiting any
person from actually owning, Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning more than a specified percentage (initially set at 9.8%) (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the outstanding shares of the Company’s
Common Stock, or more than a specified percentage (initially set at 9.8%) (in value) of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of all classes and series of the Company’s stock (each an “Ownership Limit” and collectively the
“Ownership Limits”). 
 D. Pursuant to Section 7.2.7 of the Charter, the Company’s Board of Directors is
permitted to increase either or both of the Ownership Limits with respect to a stockholder (as to such stockholder, an “Excepted Holder Limit”) and allow ownership in excess of either or both of the Ownership Limits if certain
conditions described in Section 7.2.7 of the Charter are satisfied. 
 E. This Agreement is intended to recognize that upon the
exercise by SCLP of its right to require the OP to redeem part or all of its OP Units, the Company may, in turn, exercise its right to exchange the OP Units for Company Common Stock, which could result in SCLP receiving stock of the Company in
excess of the Ownership Limits described above. Accordingly, the Board of Directors has agreed to establish an Excepted Holder Limit for SCLP if certain conditions are satisfied and SCLP intends to satisfy such conditions by execution of this
Agreement. 

 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: 

A G R E E M E N T 
  

	 	1.	Representations of SCLP. 

 To induce the Company to enter into this Agreement, SCLP represents and
warrants to the Company as follows: 
 1.1 This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by an authorized representative of SCLP, and
is a valid and binding obligation of SCLP, enforceable in accordance with its terms; 
 1.2 The execution and delivery of this Agreement by
SCLP does not, and will not: (i) violate or conflict with any agreement, order, injunction, decree, or judgment to which SCLP is a party or by which SCLP is bound; or (ii) violate any law, rule or regulation applicable to SCLP; 

1.3 No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, registration, declaration or filing with, any governmental entity or third
Person is required on the part of SCLP in connection with the execution or delivery of this Agreement; 
 1.4 SCLP does not actually or
Constructively Own 9.8% or more of any tenant of the Company (or any entity owned or controlled by the Company); 
 1.5 No Individual will
be treated as Beneficially Owning more than 9.8% of the Company as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and 
  

	 	2.	On-Going Covenants of SCLP. 

 Beginning on the date hereof, and during any period that an Excepted Holder
Limit established pursuant to this Agreement (as subsequently adjusted) remains in effect, SCLP covenants and agrees as follows: 
 2.1
Assuming that all of the OP Units held by SCLP were redeemed in exchange for Common Stock, SCLP will not Beneficially Own more than
[                    ] percent (    %) of the number of any outstanding class of stock of the Company (such percentage, as
the same may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Section 2.1, being the Excepted Holder Limit granted to SCLP), and no Individual will be treated as Beneficially Owning more than 9.8% (in value or in number of shares,
whichever is more restrictive) of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock, or more than 9.8% (in value) of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of all classes and series of the Company’s stock as a result of SCLP’s
ownership of Common Stock; provided, however, if the Company redeems, repurchases or cancels shares of Common Stock, the effect of which would be to cause SCLP to exceed SCLP’s Excepted Holder Limit, SCLP’s Excepted Holder Limit shall,
automatically and without need of any action on the part of the Company, its Board of Directors, or SCLP, be increased so that SCLP’s then Beneficial Ownership is not in excess of the new limit; provided, further, that if such increase would
cause the Company to Constructively Own more than a 9.8% interest (within the meaning of Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code) in a tenant or would cause any Individual to Beneficially Own more than 9.8% (in value or in number of shares, whichever
is more restrictive) of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock, or more than 9.8% (in value) of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of all classes and series of the Company’s stock, such Excepted Holder Limit shall be
increased only to the extent it would not cause the Company to have such an ownership interest in a tenant and would not cause any Individual to Beneficially Own more than 9.8% of the Company’s stock; 

 2.2 Assuming that all of the OP Units held by SCLP were redeemed in exchange for Common Stock,
SCLP does not and will not actually own or Constructively Own an interest in any tenant of the Company (or a tenant of any entity owned or controlled by the Company) that would cause the Company to Constructively Own more than a 9.8% interest
(within the meaning of Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code) in such tenant; provided, however, that solely for the purpose of this Section 2.2, a tenant from whom the Company (or any entity owned or controlled by the Company in whole or in
part) derives or is expected to continue to derive a sufficiently small amount of revenue such that, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, rent from such tenant would not adversely affect the Company’s ability to qualify as a REIT (within
the meaning of the Code), shall not be treated as a tenant of the Company. 
 2.3 Assuming that all of the OP Units held by SCLP were
redeemed in exchange for Common Stock, SCLP will not own, actually or Beneficially, shares of the Company’s stock that would violate the Excepted Holder Limit established for SCLP pursuant to this Agreement or that would cause any Individual to
be treated as Beneficially Owning 9.8% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock, or more than 9.8% (in value) of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of all
classes and series of the Company’s stock or that would cause the Company to become “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of
a taxable year) or otherwise cause us to fail to qualify as a REIT. 
 2.4 SCLP agrees that any violation or attempted violation of
Section 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 of this Agreement (whether with respect to actual, Beneficial or Constructive ownership by SCLP or any Individual) (or other action which is contrary to the restrictions contained in Sections 7.2.1 through 7.2.6 (the
charter)) will automatically cause the shares of Company stock that otherwise would result in the violation to be transferred to a Trust in accordance with Sections 7.2.1(b) and 7.3 of the Charter, and such shares shall be subject to all the
terms and limitations set forth in the Charter (without regard to any exception due to an Excepted Holder Agreement). 
 2.5 To minimize
damages for a breach of Section 2.2 hereof, any party hereto who becomes aware of such beach shall promptly notify the other party in writing of such breach. 

2.6 SCLP will maintain an accurate record of its investors for the purpose of monitoring the actual, Beneficial and Constructive Ownership of
the Company’s stock. No later than March 31 of each calendar year beginning in 2015 (but only for so long as SCLP actually or Beneficially Owns at least 9.8 percent of the stock of the Company, treating the OP Units held by SCLP as having
been converted into Common Stock for this purpose), SCLP shall deliver upon written request to the Company a schedule listing SCLP’s then current actual and Beneficial Ownership of stock with detail sufficient for the Company to independently
determine SCLP’s then current actual and Beneficial Ownership of stock. 
  

	 	3.	On-Going Covenants of the Company 

 3.1 Notwithstanding any provisions of the Charter to
the contrary, the Directors of the Company agree that the Excepted Holder Limit granted to SCLP by this Agreement and this Agreement shall not be revoked unless the Board of Directors determines based upon the written advice of counsel that such
revocation is required for the preservation of the Company’s qualification as a REIT under the Code. 
  

	 	4.	Company’s Authorization of Agreement 

 4.1 Based on the above representations and
agreements, the Company hereby grants to SCLP an initial Excepted Holder Limit of [                    ] percent (    %), by
adopting a resolution of its Board of Directors in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit “A.” 

	 	5.	Applicability of Charter Provisions 

 5.1 SCLP and the Company agree that, in addition to
the applicable provisions of Section 7.2.4 of the Charter, by which SCLP would otherwise be bound upon the exchange the its OP Units for Company Common Stock, the parties hereto agree to provide the following information: 

 

	 	(a)	SCLP shall provide the information described in Section 7.2.4 of the Charter in accordance with the provisions thereof. 

  

	 	(b)	No later than December 31 of each calendar year, the Company will compile a list of its tenants (and tenants of any entity owned or controlled by the Company, in whole or part) (the “Tenant List”)
and provide such information to SCLP. No later than 30 days after the receipt of the Tenant List, SCLP will inform the Company of its direct or indirect equity ownership of any tenant in which it owns a 9.8% or greater equity interest (within the
meaning of Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code) and whose name appears on the Tenant List. 

  

	 	6.	Definitions 

 6.1 “Beneficial Ownership” shall mean ownership of Company stock
by a Person who is an actual owner, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, of such shares of Company stock or who is treated as an owner of such shares of Company stock under Section 542(a)(2) of the Code either directly, indirectly, or
constructively through the application of Section 544 of the Code, as modified by Sections 856(h)(1)(B) and 856(h)(3) of the Code. The terms “Beneficial Owner,” “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” shall
have correlative meanings. For example, if a corporation is the actual beneficial owner of Company stock, the shares will be treated as Beneficially Owned by that corporation (due to its direct ownership of the shares), and the stockholders of that
corporation will Beneficially Own their respective proportionate interests in those shares (due to their deemed ownership under Code Section 544(a)(l)), and interests in the same shares may also be treated as Beneficially Owned by others,
depending upon the identity of, and relationships between, the stockholders and those related to the stockholders. 
 6.2 “Code”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. 
 6.3 “Constructive Ownership” shall mean ownership
of Company stock by a Person, whether the interest in the shares of Company stock is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include interests that would be treated as owned through the application of Section 318(a) of
the Code, as modified by Section 856(d)(5) of the Code. The terms “Constructive Owner,” “Constructively Owns” and “Constructively Owned” shall have correlative meanings. For example, if a corporation is the actual
beneficial owner of Company stock, the shares will be treated as Constructively Owned by that corporation (due to its direct ownership of the shares), and the 10% or more stockholders of that corporation will Constructively Own their respective
proportionate interests in those shares (due to their deemed ownership under Code Section 318(a)(2)(C) as modified by Code Section 856(d)(5)), and interests in the same shares may also be treated as Constructively Owned by others,
depending upon the identity of, and relationships between, the stockholders and those related to the stockholders. 
 6.4
“Individual” shall mean individual, a trust qualified under Section 401(a) or Section 501(c)(17) of the Code, a portion of a trust permanently set aside for or to be used exclusively for the purposes described in
Section 642(c) of the Code, or a private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Code, provided that, except as set forth in Section 856(h)(3)(A)(ii) of the Code, a trust described in Section 401(a) of the Code and
exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Code shall be excluded from this definition 
 6.5 “Person” shall mean an
Individual, corporation, partnership, estate, trust, joint stock company or other entity and also includes a group as that term is used for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; but does not include an
underwriter which participated in the Offering of the Company’s Common Stock for a period of 30 days following the purchase by such underwriter of shares of the Common Stock. 

	 	7.	Miscellaneous 

 7.1 All questions concerning the construction, validity and
interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision (whether of the State of Maryland or any other
jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland. 
 7.2 This Agreement may
be signed by the parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so signed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 

7.3 This Agreement shall terminate, and SCLP shall cease to be an “Excepted Holder” (as defined in the Charter) as set forth herein
and in the Charter of the Company, as existing on the date of this Agreement, and as amended thereafter, upon reduction of SCLP’s Beneficial Ownership and Constructive Ownership to or below 9.8% of all outstanding classes of stock of the
Company. In the event of termination of this Agreement, SCLP shall immediately become subject to all rules and restrictions regarding the ownership of the Company’s stock, including, without limitation, the limitations set forth in the Charter
of the Company, as amended. 
 7.4 Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if in writing and signed by the Company and
SCLP. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. No provision of this Agreement is intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties
hereto any rights or remedies hereunder. 
 7.5 The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the
provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which
they are entitled at law or in equity. 
 7.6 This Agreement (together with the Exhibit attached hereto) constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. 

 

					
		 	CITY OFFICE REIT INC., a Maryland Corporation
			
		 	By:	 	  

		 	Name:	 	
		 	Title:	 	
		
		 	SECOND CITY CAPITAL PARTNERS II LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership
			
		 	By:	 	  

		 	Name:	 	
		 	Title:	 	

 EXHIBIT A 

[DRAFT BOARD OF DIRECTOR RESOLUTIONS TO
BE INSERTED1] 
  

 

	1 	To include prospective approval of any adjustment to the Excepted Holder Limit.

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