Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 196

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 196
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 hold (in person or virtually, in accordance with applicable law) a meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Compass stockholder approval or Anywhere stockholder approval, as applicable, to be held as promptly as reasonably practicable following the clearance of this joint proxy statement/prospectus by the SEC and after the date on which the registration statement, of which this joint proxy statement/prospectus forms a part, is declared effective by the SEC (and in any event will use reasonable best efforts to convene such meeting within forty days thereof). Except as permitted under the merger agreement, each of Compass and Anywhere has agreed (i) to recommend that their respective stockholders vote in favor of the Compass share issuance proposal and the Anywhere merger proposal, respectively, (ii) to solicit proxies in favor of the Compass share issuance proposal and the Anywhere merger proposal, respectively, and (iii) that this joint proxy statement/prospectus is required to include the recommendation of each of the Compass Board and Anywhere Board.

Each of Compass and Anywhere has further agreed:

• not to submit at their respective special meetings any matter for approval other than those required for the Compass stockholder approval or Anywhere stockholder approval, as applicable (and other than matters of procedure, including an adjournment proposal, matters required by or advisable under applicable law to be voted on by the stockholders of Compass or Anywhere, as applicable, in connection therewith, including an advisory merger-related compensation proposal, and matters (x) conducive to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement and (y) consent to by the other party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)); and

• without the prior written consent of the other party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), adjourn, postpone or otherwise delay its stockholders meeting; provided, that such party may, notwithstanding the foregoing, without the prior written consent of the other party, and shall if requested by such other party, adjourn or postpone its stockholders meeting (i) if, after consultation with the other party, such party believes in good faith that such adjournment or postponement is reasonably necessary to allow reasonable additional time to (A) solicit additional proxies necessary to obtain the Compass stockholder approval or Anywhere stockholder approval, as applicable, or (B) distribute any supplement or amendment to this joint proxy statement/prospectus that the Compass Board or Anywhere Board, as applicable, has