Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 231

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 231
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### COMPASS STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

#### Compass Share Issuance Proposal
As discussed throughout this joint proxy statement/prospectus, Compass is asking its stockholders to approve the Compass share issuance proposal. It is a condition to the completion of the merger that Compass stockholders approve the issuance of shares of Compass Class A common stock in the merger. At the effective time, each issued and outstanding share of Anywhere common stock (other than any shares of Anywhere common stock that are owned (i) directly or indirectly, by Anywhere or by Compass or Merger Sub, or (ii) by any direct or indirect subsidiary of either Anywhere or Compass, other than Merger Sub) will be converted into the right to receive 1.436 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Compass Class A common stock, with, if applicable, cash in lieu of fractional shares, less any applicable withholding taxes. For additional information, please see the section entitled “The Merger Agreement—Merger Consideration.”

Under NYSE Rule 312.03, a NYSE-listed company is required to obtain stockholder approval prior to the issuance of shares of common stock in connection with the acquisition of another company if the number of shares of common stock to be issued is, or will be upon issuance, equal to or in excess of 20% of the number of shares of common stock or voting power outstanding before such issuance of shares. If the merger is completed pursuant to the merger agreement, Compass expects to issue up to approximately 161,019,679 shares of Compass Class A common stock in connection with the merger based on the number of shares of Anywhere common stock outstanding as of November 25, 2025. Accordingly, the aggregate number of shares of Compass Class A common stock that Compass will issue in the merger will exceed 20% of the shares of Compass common stock outstanding before such issuance, and for this reason, Compass is seeking the approval of Compass stockholders for the issuance of shares of Compass Class A common stock pursuant to the merger agreement. In the event the Compass share issuance proposal is not approved by Compass stockholders, the merger will not be completed.

In the event the Compass share issuance proposal is approved by Compass stockholders, but the merger agreement is terminated (without the merger being completed) prior to the issuance of shares of Compass Class A common stock pursuant to the merger agreement, Compass will not issue any shares of Compass Class A common stock as a result of the approval of the Compass share issuance proposal.