Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-09-22
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-210060
Chunk: 90

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-22
Form: 425
Chunk 90
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relating to Taxes, (B) change any annual Tax accounting period with respect to material Taxes, (C) change any material Tax accounting method, (D) file any materially amended material Tax Return, (E) enter into any closing
agreement with respect to material Taxes, (F) extend or waive the statute of limitations with respect to the assessment of any material Tax without promptly notifying Parent in writing, (G) settle or compromise any material Tax claim,
audit, assessment or dispute for an amount that materially exceeds the amount reserved with respect thereto, or (H) surrender any right to claim a material Tax refund;

(ix) except to the extent required pursuant to any Company Plan: (A) grant any increases in the compensation or benefits
payable or to become payable to any of its current or former directors, officers, employees or other service providers (including any agents); (B) take any action to accelerate the vesting or lapsing of restrictions or payment, or fund or in
any other way secure the payment, of compensation or benefits; (C) grant any new

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equity-based or non-equity awards, amend or modify the terms of any outstanding equity-based or non-equity awards,
pay any incentive or performance-based compensation or benefits or approve treatment of outstanding equity awards in connection with the Transactions that is inconsistent with the treatment contemplated by ;
(D) enter into any new, or amend any existing, employment or severance or termination agreement with any current or former director, officer, employee or other service provider; (E) establish any Company Plan which was not in existence
prior to the date of this Agreement, or amend or terminate any Company Plan in existence on the date of this Agreement, other than non-material changes or amendments made as a result of annual enrollment or
annual renewal of welfare plans or restatements of such plans in the Ordinary Course; (F) hire or promote any employee or other service provider at the level of Level 2 or higher; or (G) terminate the employment of any employee or
other service provider at the level of Level 2 or higher, other than for cause;

(x) (A) modify, extend, terminate or
enter into any Labor Agreement or (B) recognize or certify any labor union, labor organization, works council, employee representative or group of employees as the bargaining representative for any employees of the Company or any of the
Company’s Subsidiaries;

(xi) waive or release any material noncompetition, nonsolicitation