Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 207

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 207
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ovenants and Agreements
The merger agreement contains certain other covenants and agreements, including covenants relating to:

• the filing of the registration statement on Form S-4, of which this joint proxy statement/prospectus forms a part, and the proxy statement with the SEC (and cooperation in response to any comments from the SEC in respect to the filings);

• the calling, giving notice of, convening and holding the Compass and Anywhere special meetings not later than 40 days following the effectiveness of this joint proxy statement/prospectus;

• cooperation between Anywhere and Compass in connection with public announcements;

• keeping the other party reasonably informed regarding certain litigation or legal proceedings in relation to the merger agreement, the merger or other transactions contemplated thereby and Anywhere (i) giving Compass a reasonable opportunity to participate in defense or settlement of such litigation, and (ii) not ceasing to defend, consenting to the entry of any judgment, settling or offering to settle any such litigation commenced against Anywhere without the prior written consent of Compass;

• except with respect to antitrust laws as provided in the merger agreement, providing each other (or their respective counsel) with copies of all filings made with the SEC or any other governmental entity in connection with the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement;

• taking steps to cause any dispositions of equity securities of Anywhere or acquisitions of equity securities of Compass in connection with the merger agreement by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to Anywhere, or will become subject to such reporting requirements with respect to Compass, to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act;

• Compass taking all action necessary to cause the shares of Compass common stock to be issued in connection with the merger to be approved for listing on the NYSE prior to the effective time of the merger;

• Anywhere cooperating with Compass and using reasonable best efforts to take all actions reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable law and rules and policies of the NYSE to enable the delisting by the surviving corporation of the shares of Anywhere common stock from the NYSE and the deregistration of the shares of Anywhere common stock under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable after the effective time of the merger;

• refraining from the soliciting, recruiting, inducement or encouragement of any of the other party’s agents, office managers or franchisees to leave or otherwise reduce their relationship with such other party;

• access to information