Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001398987-25-000042
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Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: PRE 14A
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 achieve payout under the EIP:                                
 ▪below target payments for seven of the prior ten EIP cycles (2014-2023), including in 2022      where the EIP payout was zero, and 
 ▪onlytwo of those cycles resulted in an achievement above target.                                                                   |

In calculating the level of achievement of Plan Operating EBITDA, the EIP allows for certain adjustments to Operating EBITDA, including the impact of foreign exchange movements, pension expenses that differ from the budget, the impact of natural disasters (net of insurance reimbursement), revenue/EBITDA lost or expenses incurred relating to litigation, arbitration, regulatory investigations, tax audits and regulatory compliance that either exceed $1.0 million or, in the case of complex litigation matters listed in our 2023 Annual Report, that differ from the budget, EBITDA lost or expenses incurred to pay liability management expenses within Board oversight that differ from forecasts and other items, such as unusual, non-recurring or extraordinary corporate transactions.

#### Strategic Performance Metric
In 2024, the Committee continued to utilize a strategic performance metric under the EIP, which accounted for 30% of the overall target, which was comprised of two strategic objectives: operational excellence (including cost savings) and talent.

As shown in the table below, 2024 strategic objectives were comprised of quantitative and qualitative goals established at the commencement of the performance cycle. Based on its assessment of achievements made against each respective goal, the Committee awarded an aggregate performance score of 100%. Highlights from the Committee's assessment of our strategic objectives and results are shown in the following table.

| Strategic Focus                                                                                                                                                                    |     | 2024 Goals                                                                                                                                            |     | 2024 Results                                     |
| Operational Excellence                                                                                                                                                             
 Combat margin pressure with cost savings while making strategic investments in our future.                                                                                         
 Simplify and automate for efficiency gains across the enterprise to reduce total operating cost while improving the customer experience.                                           |     | •Deliver on expense management priorities: Achieve targeted cost savings of $100 million                                                              |     | •2024 cost savings of approximately $125 million |
| •Integrate the real estate experience through continued streamlining of brokerage and title operations: ≥75% rollout across in-scope national footprint                            |     | •Rollout covered 99% of in-scope national footprint by end of 2024                                                                                    |     |                                                  |
| •Standardize, automate and digitize internal business operations to achieve operational and cost efficiencies                                                                      |     | •Successfully completed productivity and