Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 220

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 220
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 liquidated damages, in a reasonable amount that will compensate Compass or Anywhere, as applicable, in the circumstances in which the termination fee is payable for the efforts and resources expended and opportunities foregone while negotiating the merger agreement and in reliance on the merger agreement and on the expectation of the consummation of the merger, which amount would otherwise be impossible to calculate with precision. The parties further acknowledge and agree that the right to receive a termination fee shall not limit or otherwise affect any such party’s right to specific performance pursuant to the merger agreement.

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### THE VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENTS
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the merger agreement, on September 22, 2025, Compass, Anywhere, Robert L. Reffkin, Chairman of the Compass Board and Chief Executive Officer of Compass, and certain entities affiliated with Mr. Reffkin, entered into a voting and support agreement with respect to all of the shares of Compass common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Reffkin and those certain entities affiliated with Mr. Reffkin (which we refer to as “Reffkin”). Also on September 22, 2025, concurrently with the execution and delivery of the merger agreement, Anywhere, Compass, and certain funds and accounts managed or advised by Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. (which we refer to as “TPG/AG”), entered into a voting and support agreement with respect to the shares of Anywhere common stock owned by those certain funds and accounts managed or advised by TPG/AG. This section describes certain material terms of the voting and support agreements. The descriptions of the voting and support agreements in this section and elsewhere in this joint proxy statement/prospectus are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of the voting and support agreements, copies of which are attached as Annex D and Annex E hereto and are incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. This summary does not purport to be complete and may not contain all of the information about the voting and support agreements that is important to you. You are encouraged to carefully read the entire voting and support agreements.

#### Compass Voting and Support Agreement

#### Voting
Reffkin has agreed that until the earlier of (i) the termination of the merger agreement pursuant to its terms and (ii) the effective time of the merger, which we refer to as the “Compass voting and support agreement expiration time,” to vote the shares of Compass common stock