Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 85

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 85
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 127,500 independent sales agents in 119 other countries and territories, helping them build stronger businesses and best serve today’s consumers.

Anywhere’s principal executive offices are located at 175 Park Avenue, Madison, New Jersey 07940 and its telephone number is (973) 407-2000. Anywhere’s website address is www.anywhere.re . Information contained on Anywhere’s website does not constitute part of this joint proxy statement/prospectus. Anywhere’s stock is publicly traded on the NYSE, under the ticker symbol “HOUS.” Additional information about Anywhere is included in documents incorporated by reference in this joint proxy statement/prospectus. Please see the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”

#### Velocity Merger Sub, Inc.
Velocity Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Compass, is a Delaware corporation incorporated on September 19, 2025, for the purpose of effecting the merger. Velocity Merger Sub, Inc. has not conducted any activities other than those incidental to its formation and the matters contemplated by the merger agreement. The principal executive offices of Velocity Merger Sub, Inc. are located at 110 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10011, and its telephone number is (212) 913-9058.

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### THE MERGER
The following is a discussion of the merger between Compass and Anywhere. The description of the merger agreement in this section and elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the merger agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex A and is incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement. This summary does not purport to be complete and may not contain all of the information about the merger that is important to you. You are encouraged to read the merger agreement carefully and in its entirety. This section is not intended to provide you with any factual information about Compass or Anywhere. Such information can be found elsewhere in this joint proxy statement and in the public filings Compass or Anywhere make with the SEC that are incorporated by reference into this document, as described in the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 192 .

#### Background of the Merger
As part of Anywhere’s ongoing consideration and evaluation of its long-term strategic goals and plans, the Anywhere Board and members of Anywhere’s senior management team regularly review, consider and assess Anywhere’s operations, financial performance