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

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 12
---
 other than such date. Further, you should not assume that the information incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date of the incorporated document. Neither the mailing of this joint proxy statement/prospectus to Compass stockholders or Anywhere stockholders nor the issuance by Compass of shares of Compass Class A common stock pursuant to the merger agreement will create any implication to the contrary.

This joint proxy statement/prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, or the solicitation of a proxy, in any jurisdiction in which or from any person to whom it is unlawful to make any such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.

Unless otherwise indicated or as the context otherwise requires, all references in this joint proxy statement/prospectus to:

• “Anywhere” refers to Anywhere Real Estate Inc., a Delaware corporation

• “Anywhere adjournment proposal” refers to the proposal to adjourn the Anywhere special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Anywhere special meeting to approve the Anywhere merger proposal or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus is timely provided to Anywhere stockholders

• “Anywhere Board” refers to the Anywhere board of directors

• “Anywhere common stock” refers to the common stock of Anywhere, $0.01 par value per share

• “Anywhere DSU Award” refers to an outstanding award of deferred stock units in respect of Anywhere common stock

• “Anywhere merger proposal” refers to the proposal that Anywhere stockholders adopt the merger agreement

• “Anywhere Option Award” refers to a compensatory option to purchase shares of Anywhere common stock

• “Anywhere Performance-Vesting Cash Award” refers to a performance award of Anywhere that is denominated in cash

<div align='center'>iii</div>

• “Anywhere PSU Award” refers to an outstanding award of performance share units denominated and settleable in shares of Anywhere common stock

• “Anywhere record date” refers to December 12, 2025

• “Anywhere RSU Award” refers to an award of restricted stock units in respect of Anywhere common stock (whether stock-settled or cash-settled)

• “Anywhere special meeting” refers to the special meeting of Anywhere stockholders to consider and vote upon the Anywhere merger proposal and related matters

• “Anywhere stock