Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-09-22
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-210060
Chunk: 24

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-22
Form: 425
Chunk 24
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 similar arrangements, or governing
the relationship of the parties to a Franchise arrangement, including in the areas of terminating, failing to renew, and transferring that arrangement or agreement.

“” means each of the franchise systems developed and currently or formerly operated by any Company or
Subsidiary that is or was a Franchisor, including the following brands, “Better Homes and Gardens”, “Century 21 Real Estate”, “Coldwell Banker”, “Coldwell Banker Commercial”, “Corcoran
Group”, “ERA Real Estate”, and “Sotheby’s International Realty”.

“”
means a person who owns, or has the rights to use and license others to use, a Franchise System, and grants Franchises for such Franchise Systems, and/or provides services and assistance to Franchisees of such Franchise System.

“” means the U.S. Federal Trade Commission regulation rule entitled “Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions
Concerning Franchising,” 16 C.F.R. Part 436.1 et seq.

“” means any court, governmental,
regulatory or administrative agency, council or commission, public arbitrator or arbitral body, or other governmental authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign.

“” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.

“” means any (a) chemical, product, substance, waste, pollutant, or contaminant that is defined or
listed as hazardous or toxic or that is otherwise regulated under any Environmental Law due to its dangerous or deleterious properties or characteristics; and (b) asbestos-containing materials, whether in a friable or non-friable condition, lead-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls, naturally occurring radioactive materials or radon.

“” of any Person means, without duplication: (a) indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money (including
notes, bonds, debentures, mortgages, or other debt securities (whether asset-backed or otherwise) or similar instruments, in each case, to the extent evidencing indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money); (b) obligations of such Person to pay
the deferred purchase or acquisition price for any property of such Person; (c) reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of drawn letters of credit or similar instruments issued or accepted by banks and other financial institutions
for the account of such Person; (d) obligations of such Person under a lease to the extent that such obligations are required to be classified and accounted