Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
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Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 241
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 Anywhere’s named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the merger, as described in the section entitled “The Merger—Interests of Anywhere’s Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger.” Accordingly, Anywhere stockholders are being provided the opportunity to cast an advisory vote on such payments.

As an advisory vote, this proposal is not binding upon Anywhere or the Anywhere Board or Compass or the Compass Board, and approval of this proposal is not a condition to completion of the merger and is a vote separate and apart from the Anywhere merger proposal. Accordingly, you may vote to approve the Anywhere merger proposal and vote not to approve the Anywhere non-binding compensation advisory proposal and vice versa. Because the merger-related executive compensation to be paid in connection with the merger is based on the terms of the merger agreement as well as the contractual arrangements with Anywhere’s named executive officers, such compensation will be payable, regardless of the outcome of this advisory vote, if the Anywhere merger proposal is approved (subject only to the contractual conditions applicable thereto). However, Anywhere seeks the support of its stockholders, and believes that stockholder support is appropriate as the executive compensation programs are designed to incentivize executives to successfully execute a transaction such as that contemplated by the Anywhere merger proposal from its early stages until consummation. Accordingly, holders of shares of Anywhere common stock are being asked to vote on the following resolution:

RESOLVED, that the stockholders of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. approve, on an advisory, non-binding basis, certain compensation that may be paid or become payable to the named executive officers of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. that is based on or otherwise relates to the merger, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402(t) of Regulation S-K under the heading “The Merger—Interests of Anywhere’s Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger.”

Approval of the Anywhere non-binding compensation advisory proposal requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the stockholders who are present via the Anywhere special meeting website or represented by proxy at the Anywhere special meeting. Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote “

#### AGAINST
” the proposal, while a broker non-vote or other failure to vote will have no effect on the outcome of the vote.

The Anywhere Board unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” the Anywhere non-binding compensation advisory proposal.

#### Anywhere Merger Proposal
As discussed throughout this joint proxy statement