Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-09-22
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-210060
Chunk: 152

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-22
Form: 425
Chunk 152
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 apply, or that are to be performed in whole or in part, after the Closing, shall survive
the Closing until performed. The Confidentiality Agreement and Clean Team Agreement shall each (a) survive termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and (b) terminate as of the Effective Time.

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9.3 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any Party under, or otherwise in connection with, this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given: (a) if delivered in person; (b) if transmitted by electronic mail (“ e-mail”) (but only if confirmation of receipt of such e-mailis requested and received; provided, that each notice Party shall use reasonable best efforts to confirm receipt of any such e-mailcorrespondence promptly upon receipt of such request); or (c) if transmitted by national overnight courier, in each case as addressed as follows:

| (i) | if to Parent or Merger Sub, to: |

Compass, Inc. 110 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor New York, New York 10011 Attention: Robert Reffkin, Chief Executive Officer E-mail:[Intentionally Omitted] Cc: Ethan Glass, Chief Legal Officer E-mail: [IntentionallyOmitted] with a required copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice): Kirkland & Ellis 601 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 Attention: Joshua Kogan, P.C.; Rachael G. Coffey, P.C. E-mail:joshua.kogan@kirkland.com; rachael.coffey@kirkland.com

| (ii) | if to the Company, to: |

Anywhere Real Estate Inc. 175 Park Avenue Madison, New Jersey 07940 Attention: Ryan M. Schneider; Marilyn J. Wasser Email: [Intentionally Omitted] [Intentionally Omitted] with a required copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice): Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 51 West 52nd Street New York, New York 10019 Attention: Steven A. Rosenblum E-mail:SARosenblum@wlrk.com 9.4 Rules of Construction. (a) Each of the Parties acknowledges that it has been represented by counsel of its choice throughout all negotiations that have preceded the execution of this Agreement and that it has executed the same with the advice of said independent counsel. Each Party and its counsel cooperated in the drafting and