Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 30

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 30
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 my proxy or voting instruction card?

A: Yes. If you are a record holder, you may change or revoke your vote before your proxy is voted at the Compass special meeting or the Anywhere special meeting, as applicable, as described herein. You may do this in one of the following four ways:

• by logging onto the Internet website specified on your proxy card in the same manner you would to submit your proxy electronically or by calling the telephone number specified on your proxy card, in each case, if you are eligible to do so;

• by sending a notice of revocation to the Corporate Secretary or Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Compass or Anywhere, respectively, as applicable;

• by sending a completed proxy card bearing a later date than your original proxy card; or

• by attending the Compass special meeting or the Anywhere special meeting, as applicable, and voting your shares.

If you choose any of the first three methods, you must take the described action no later than the beginning of the Compass special meeting or the Anywhere special meeting, as applicable.

If your shares are held in an account at a bank, broker or other nominee and you have delivered your voting instruction card or otherwise given instruction on how to vote your shares to your bank, broker or other nominee or your applicable plan administrator, you should contact your bank, broker or other nominee or your applicable plan administrator to change your vote.

Q: What are the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the merger?

A: The merger is intended to qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, holders of Anywhere common stock are not expected to recognize any gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes on the exchange of their Anywhere common stock for Compass Class A common stock in the merger, except for any gain or loss that may result from the receipt of cash instead of a fractional share of Compass Class A common stock. The completion of the merger, however, is not conditioned on the merger qualifying for such treatment or upon the receipt of an opinion of counsel to that effect.

Neither Compass nor Anywhere intends to request a ruling from the IRS regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the merger. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert that the merger does not qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code for U.S. federal income tax purposes or that