Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001398987-25-000042
Chunk: 19

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 19
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 Board took into consideration the Note Repurchase (as defined herein) with Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. (“Angelo Gordon”), an affiliate of TPG GPA A, LLC, a principal stockholder of the Company, and the Cooperation Agreement with Angelo Gordon, each as defined and more fully described in “Related Person Transactions.”

▪ All transactions where Directors utilize the brokerage services of our Company-owned brokerages and/or our franchisees in the purchase or sale of residential real estate and/or the Company's title and settlement services in the ordinary course and on similar terms to those offered to unrelated third parties in similar transactions.

▪ The Company was a party to sublease agreement with Transcend Capital Advisors, an entity affiliated with Mr. Niederauer, to sublease approximately 3,600 square feet of office space at the Company's headquarters, which sublease was terminated by Transcend Capital Advisors effective July 31, 2024.

▪ Prior to Mr. Koehler joining our Board, the Company and Equifax Inc., Mr. Koehler’s employer from June 2018 through March 2024, were party to agreements (which have been renewed over time) for certain tools, credit reports and information with respect to unemployment claims.

#### Board and Committee Leadership Structure
Michael J. Williams became our Independent Chairman on December 31, 2017. Mr. Williams previously served as the Board's Lead Independent Director (from late 2013) and has been a Director since 2012.

The Board has no fixed policy on the separation of the CEO and Chairman roles, and our Seventh Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) allow for these roles to be either combined or separated. This flexibility allows our Board to choose a different Board leadership structure if and when it believes it is in the best interests of the Company based on current circumstances. In making this determination, the Board considers a number of factors, including the position and direction of the Company, the specific needs of our business, and the constitution of the Board and management team.

The Board currently believes that the separation of the CEO and Chairman roles is the most effective leadership structure for the Company at this time, as it allows Mr. Schneider to focus on the day-to-day management of the business and on executing our strategic priorities, while allowing Mr. Williams to focus on leading the Board, providing its advice and counsel to Mr. Schneider, and facilitating the Board’s independent oversight of management.

The CEO communicates weekly with the Chairman and on