Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 14

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 14
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 Class A common stock to Anywhere stockholders in connection with the merger

• “Compass special meeting” refers to the virtual special meeting of Compass stockholders to consider and vote upon the Compass share issuance proposal

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• “Compass stockholder” or “Compass stockholders” refers to one or more holders of Compass common stock, as applicable

• “Compass stockholder approval” refers to the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of Compass Class A common stock, entitled to one vote per share, and Compass Class C common stock entitled to twenty (20) votes per share, voting together as a single class, thereon that are present or represented by proxy at the Compass special meeting and are voted for or against the matter

• “Compass voting and support agreement” refers to the Voting and Support Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2025, by and among Compass, Inc., Anywhere Real Estate Inc., Robert L. Reffkin, Ruth Reffkin Family Trust, 2021 Reffkin Remainder Interest Trust, Reffkin Investment I Corp., Reffkin Investment II Corp. and Reffkin 2022 Family Trust

• “converted shares” refers to shares of Anywhere common stock that are owned by any direct or indirect subsidiary of Anywhere or Compass (other than Merger Sub) immediately prior to the effective time

• “debt financing” refers to the debt financing incurred or intended to be incurred pursuant to the debt commitment letter

• “DGCL” refers to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

• “Exchange Act” refers to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

• “exchange agent” refers to Computershare Trust Company, N.A. or Computershare Shareowner Services LLC, as applicable

• “exchange ratio” refers to 1.436 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Compass Class A common stock per share of Anywhere common stock (with, if applicable, cash in lieu of fractional shares)

• “excluded shares” refers to shares of Anywhere common stock owned, directly or indirectly, by Anywhere, Compass or Merger Sub immediately prior to the effective time (in each case, not held on behalf of third parties)

• “GAAP” refers to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States

• “Goldman Sachs” refers to Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

• “HS