Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 62

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 62
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• Compass and Anywhere will each be required to pay its costs relating to the merger, such as legal, accounting, financial advisory and printing fees, whether or not the merger is completed.

In addition, if the merger is not completed, each of Compass and Anywhere could be subject to litigation related to any failure to complete the merger or related to any enforcement proceeding commenced against such party to perform its obligations under the merger agreement.

Similarly, delays in the completion of the merger could cause the combined company not to realize, or to be delayed in realizing, some or all of the benefits that Compass and Anywhere expect to achieve if the merger is successfully completed within its expected timeframe and, among other things, result in additional transaction costs, loss of revenue, additional expense or other negative effects associated with delay and uncertainty about completion of the merger and could materially and adversely impact the combined company’s business, financial condition and results of operations and trading prices of Compass Class A common stock and Anywhere common stock.

Compass and Anywhere may waive one or more of the closing conditions without re-soliciting stockholder approval.

To the extent permitted by law, Compass and Anywhere may determine to waive, in whole or part, one or more of the conditions to closing prior to consummating the merger. Compass and Anywhere currently expect to evaluate the materiality of any waiver and its effect on Compass or Anywhere stockholders, as applicable, in light of the facts and circumstances at the time to determine whether any amendment of this joint proxy statement/prospectus or any re-solicitation of proxies is required in light of such waiver. Any determination whether to waive any conditions to closing, or to re-solicit stockholder approval to amend or supplement this joint proxy statement/prospectus as a result of such a waiver, will be made by Compass or Anywhere, as applicable, at the time of such waiver based on the facts and circumstances as they exist at that time.

The merger is subject to the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act and the receipt of any required approvals, consents or clearances from certain regulatory authorities that may take longer than expected to receive or may impose conditions that could have an adverse effect on Compass, Anywhere or the combined company or, if not obtained, could prevent completion of the merger.

Before the merger may be completed, any applicable waiting period under the HSR Act relating to the completion of the merger must have expired or been terminated.