City Office REIT (CIO) 8-K City Office REIT Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Results

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 26, 2020

City Office REIT, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland	001-36409	98-1141883
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

666 Burrard Street, Suite 3210, Vancouver, British Columbia,	V6C 2X8
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(604) 806-3366

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Ticker Symbols:	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 6.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share	CIO CIO.PrA	New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

City Office REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release on February 26, 2020 announcing its financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished pursuant to Item 9.01, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished pursuant to Item 9.01, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers, Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective February 25, 2020, Stephen Shraiberg resigned from his position as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company and all committees thereof. Mr. Shraiberg’s resignation did not involve any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, practices or otherwise.

In connection with Mr. Shraiberg’s resignation from the Board and in recognition of his efforts and contributions to the Company, the Board on February 25, 2020 approved the accelerated vesting of 11,964 restricted stock units previously granted to Mr. Shraiberg.

Effective February 25, 2020, the Board appointed Sabah Mirza as Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board and a member of the Compensation Committee, and John Sweet as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	City Office REIT, Inc. Press Release, dated February 26, 2020.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CITY OFFICE REIT, INC.
Date: February 26, 2020	By:	/s/ James Farrar
	Name:	James Farrar
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Director