Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 17

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 17
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 its stockholders. It is a prospectus because Compass will issue shares of Compass Class A common stock in exchange for outstanding shares of Anywhere common stock in the merger. Information about the Compass special meeting, the Anywhere special meeting, the merger, the merger agreement, the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement and the other business to be considered by Compass stockholders at the Compass special meeting and Anywhere stockholders at the Anywhere special meeting is contained in this joint proxy statement/prospectus. Compass stockholders and Anywhere stockholders should read this information carefully and in its entirety. The enclosed voting materials allow Compass stockholders and Anywhere stockholders to vote their shares by proxy without attending the applicable special meeting.

Q: What will Anywhere stockholders receive in the merger?

A: If the merger is completed, each outstanding share of Anywhere common stock (other than any shares of Anywhere common stock that are owned (i) directly or indirectly, by Anywhere or by Compass or Merger Sub, or (ii) by any direct or indirect subsidiary of either Anywhere or Compass, other than Merger Sub) will be converted into the merger consideration, which is the right to receive 1.436 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Compass Class A common stock, with, if applicable, cash in lieu of fractional

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shares, less any applicable withholding taxes. The merger consideration is described in more detail in “The Merger Agreement—Merger Consideration.”

Q: What happens if I am eligible to receive a fraction of a share of Compass Class A common stock as part of the merger consideration?

A: If the aggregate number of shares of Compass Class A common stock that you are entitled to receive as part of the merger consideration otherwise would include a fraction of a share of Compass Class A common stock, you will receive cash in lieu of that fractional share (less any applicable withholding taxes).

Q: How and when will I receive the merger consideration to which I am entitled?

A: Holders of Anywhere common stock are not required to take any specific actions to exchange your shares of Anywhere common stock, and as soon as practicable after the effective time, the exchange agent will automatically exchange your shares of Anywhere common stock for the merger consideration. For more information on the documentation you are required to deliver to the exchange agent, see the section entitled “The Merger Agreement—Closing and Effectiveness of the Merger.”

Q: What will happen to Anywhere as a result