Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 327

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 327
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, at the earliest time permitted under the terms of such award that will not result in the application of a tax or penalty under Section 409A of the Code.

(f) Administration . Prior to the Effective Time, the Company Board and/or the compensation committee of the Company Board shall take such action and adopt such resolutions as are required or appropriate to (i) effectuate the treatment of the Company RSU Awards, Company DSU Awards, Company PSU Awards, Company Option Awards, Performance-Vesting Cash Awards and Company Time-Vesting Cash Awards (collectively, the “ Company Equity Awards ”) pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.2 and (ii) take all actions reasonably necessary to effectuate this Section 3.2 , including to ensure that from and after the Effective Time, neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation will be required to deliver shares of Company Common Stock or other capital stock of the Company to any Person pursuant to or in settlement of any equity awards of the Company, including the Company Equity Awards. Parent shall take such actions as are necessary for the conversion of Company RSU Awards, Company DSU Awards, Company PSU Awards and Company Option Awards pursuant to this Section 3.2 , including reservation, issuance and listing of shares of Parent Class A Common Stock as are necessary to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Section 3.2 . As soon as reasonably practicable following the Effective Time, Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement on an appropriate form, or a post-effective amendment to a registration statement previously filed under the Securities Act, with respect to the shares of Parent Class A Common Stock subject to the Parent RSU Awards and Adjusted Options and, where applicable, shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such registration statement declared effective as of the Effective Time and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement (and to maintain the current status of the prospectus contained therein) for so long as the Parent RSU Awards and Adjusted Options remain outstanding.

3.3 Payment for Securities; Exchange .

(a) Exchange Agent; Exchange Fund . Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall enter into an agreement with Parent’s transfer agent or another nationally recognized financial institution or trust company reasonably designated by Parent and reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as agent for the holders of Company Common Stock in connection with the Merger (the “ Exchange Agent ”) and to receive the Merger Consideration and cash sufficient to pay cash in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 3.3(g) to which