Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 70

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 70
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 may be affected by factors different from those that historically have affected or currently affect Anywhere common stock.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the merger agreement, upon consummation of the merger, Anywhere stockholders will receive shares of Compass Class A common stock as merger consideration and will accordingly become Compass stockholders. The combined company’s business and financial position will differ from Anywhere’s business and financial position before the completion of the merger and, accordingly, the results of operations of the combined company will be affected by some factors that are different from those currently affecting Anywhere’s current results of operations. Accordingly, the market price and performance of Compass Class A common stock following the merger is likely to be different from the performance of Anywhere common stock in the absence of the merger. For a discussion of the businesses of Compass and Anywhere and of some important factors to consider in connection with those businesses, see the section entitled “The Parties to the

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Merger” and the documents incorporated by reference in the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information,” including, in particular, in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” in Compass’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025 and Anywhere’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025.

In addition, holders of shares of Compass Class A common stock will have rights as Compass stockholders that differ from the rights they had as Anywhere stockholders before the merger. For a comparison of the rights of Compass stockholders to the rights of Anywhere stockholders, see the section entitled “Comparison of the Rights of Compass Stockholders and Anywhere Stockholders.”

The shares of Compass Class A common stock to be received by holders of Anywhere common stock as a result of the Merger will have different rights from the shares of Anywhere common stock.

Following the merger, holders of Anywhere common stock will become holders of Compass Class A common stock and their rights as shareholders of Compass Class A common stock will be governed by the governing documents of the combined company. The rights associated with Class A Compass common stock are different