Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
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Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
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 all information or address all questions that are important to Compass stockholders and Anywhere stockholders. Compass stockholders and Anywhere stockholders should carefully read this entire joint proxy statement/prospectus in its entirety, including the annexes and the other documents referred to or incorporated by reference herein. For instructions on how to obtain the information incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus without charge, see “Where You Can Find More Information.”

#### Q: What is the merger?
A: Compass, Merger Sub and Anywhere have entered into a merger agreement, which is further described in this joint proxy statement/prospectus. A copy of the merger agreement is also attached as Annex A to this joint proxy statement/prospectus. Under the merger agreement, pursuant to the terms and subject to satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by law) waiver of the conditions set forth therein, and described in this joint proxy statement/prospectus, in each case prior to the completion of the merger, Merger Sub will merge with and into Anywhere, with Anywhere continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Compass. As a result of the merger, Anywhere will no longer be a publicly-traded company. Following the merger, Anywhere common stock will be delisted from the NYSE and deregistered under the Exchange Act. The Class A common stock of Compass is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “COMP.” The common stock of Anywhere is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “HOUS.”

#### Q: Why am I receiving these materials?
A: You are receiving this joint proxy statement/prospectus to help you decide how to vote your shares of Compass common stock or Anywhere common stock with respect to (i) the Anywhere merger proposal, (ii) the Compass share issuance proposal and (iii) the other proposals to be considered at the Anywhere special meeting or the Compass special meeting, as applicable.

The transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, including the merger, cannot be completed unless, among other things: (1) Compass stockholders approve the issuance of Compass Class A common stock to Anywhere stockholders in connection with the merger at the Compass special meeting; and (2) Anywhere stockholders adopt the merger agreement at the Anywhere special meeting.

This joint proxy statement/prospectus constitutes both a joint proxy statement of Compass and Anywhere and a prospectus of Compass. It is a joint proxy statement because each of the Compass Board and the Anywhere Board is soliciting proxies from