Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 167

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 167
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 upon the exchange of Anywhere common stock solely for Compass Class A common stock pursuant to the merger, except with respect to any cash received instead of a fractional share of Compass Class A common stock;

• a U.S. holder’s aggregate tax basis in the Compass Class A common stock received in the merger (including any fractional share interest deemed received and exchanged for cash) will equal such holder’s aggregate tax basis in the Anywhere common stock surrendered; and

• a U.S. holder’s holding period for the Compass Class A common stock received in the merger (including any fractional share interest deemed received and exchanged for cash) will include such holder’s holding period for the shares of Anywhere common stock surrendered in the exchange.

If a U.S. holder acquired different blocks of Anywhere common stock at different times and at different prices, such holder’s tax basis and holding period in its Compass Class A common stock will be determined separately with respect to each block of Anywhere common stock.

#### Cash Instead of Fractional Shares
If a U.S. holder receives cash instead of a fractional share of Compass Class A common stock, such holder will be treated as having received the fractional share of Compass Class A common stock pursuant to the merger and then as having exchanged that fractional share for cash in redemption by Compass. A U.S. holder will generally recognize capital gain or loss on any cash received instead of a fractional share of Compass Class A common stock equal to the difference between the amount of cash received and the tax basis allocated to such fractional share. Any capital gain or loss will constitute long-term capital gain or loss if such holder’s holding period in Anywhere common stock surrendered in the merger is greater than one (1) year as of the effective time of the merger.

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#### Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
A non-corporate U.S. holder of Anywhere common stock may be subject to information reporting and backup withholding on any cash payments received instead of a fractional share interest in Compass Class A common stock. Such holder will not be subject to backup withholding, however, if such holder:

• furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and certifies that it is not subject to backup withholding on the IRS Form W-9 (or a suitable substitute or successor form) included in the letter of transmittal to be delivered following the completion of the merger and otherwise complies with all the applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules; or

• is otherwise exempt from backup withholding.

Any amounts withheld under the