Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 197

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 197
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 determined in good faith to be necessary under applicable law after consultation with, and taking into account the advice of outside legal counsel or (ii) for an absence of a quorum, and such party will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such a quorum as promptly as practicable.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) neither Compass nor Anywhere may, without the prior written consent of the other party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) postpone or adjourn its stockholders meeting (x) more than a total of three times or (y) for a period exceeding 10 business days in the aggregate, in each case to solicit additional proxies or obtain a quorum and (ii) if such party’s stockholders meeting is postponed or adjourned, such party will reconvene its stockholders meeting at the earliest practicable date on which such party reasonably expects to have sufficient affirmative votes to obtain the Compass stockholder approval or Anywhere stockholder approval, as applicable; provided, that, such party’s stockholders meeting will not be adjourned or postponed to a date on or after three business days prior to the end date.

If requested by the other party, Compass or Anywhere, as applicable, will promptly provide all voting tabulation reports relating to its stockholders meeting that have been prepared by such party or its transfer agent, Anywhere’s proxy solicitor or other representative, and will otherwise keep the other party reasonably informed regarding the status of the solicitation and any material oral or written communications from or to such party’s stockholders with respect to the solicitation. Compass and Anywhere have further agreed that, unless there has been a change of recommendation, the parties will cooperate and use their reasonable best efforts to defend against any efforts by any of their respective stockholders or any other person to prevent the Compass stockholder approval or Anywhere stockholder approval, as applicable, from being obtained.

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Compass and Anywhere are required to cooperate and use their reasonable best efforts to set record dates for and hold the stockholders meetings on the same day.

#### Efforts to Complete the Merger
Other than with respect to filings and notifications made pursuant to antitrust laws, Compass and Anywhere have agreed to, promptly following the execution of the merger agreement, prepare and file with the appropriate governmental entities and other third parties all authorizations, consents, notifications, certifications, registrations, declarations and filings that are necessary in order to consummate the merger and the