Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-09-22
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-210060
Chunk: 128

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-22
Form: 425
Chunk 128
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 its
Subsidiaries.

6.12 . In the event any Proceeding by any stockholder of the Company or Parent is commenced
or, to the knowledge of the Company or Parent, as applicable, threatened, that questions the validity or legality of the Transactions or seeks damages in connection therewith (“”), the Company or Parent, as
applicable, shall promptly notify the other Party of such Transaction Litigation and shall keep the other Party reasonably informed with respect to the status thereof. The Company shall give Parent a reasonable opportunity to participate in the
defense or settlement of any Transaction Litigation and shall consult regularly with Parent in good faith and give reasonable consideration to Parent’s advice with respect to such Transaction Litigation; , that the Company shall
not cease to defend, consent to the entry of any judgment, settle or offer to settle any Transaction Litigation without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

6.13 . The initial press release with respect to the execution of this Agreement shall be a joint press release to
be reasonably agreed upon by the Parties. No Party shall, and each Party will cause its Representatives not to, issue any public announcements or make other public disclosures regarding or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions, without the
prior written approval of the other Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Party, its Subsidiaries or its or their Representatives may issue a public announcement or other public disclosures (a) required by applicable Law, (b) required by
the rules of any stock exchange upon which such Party’s or its Subsidiary’s capital stock is traded or (c) consistent with the final form of the joint press release announcing the Merger and the investor presentation given to
investors on the morning of announcement of the Merger; , in each case, such Party uses reasonable best efforts to afford the other Party an opportunity to first review the content of the proposed disclosure and provide reasonable
comments thereon; and , , that (x) no provision in this Agreement shall be deemed to restrict in any manner a Party’s ability to communicate with its employees (, that prior to making any
written (or prepared broad-based) communications

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to the directors, officers or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pertaining to compensation or benefit matters that are affected by the Transactions or compensation or benefits
that are payable or to be provided following the Effective Time, the Company shall provide Parent with a copy of the