Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
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Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
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Section 280G Net-Best Cutback and Mitigation Actions

Each Anywhere executive officer is subject to a Section 280G net-best cutback provision, such that if payments and benefits provided to such individual would constitute an “excess parachute payment” for purposes of Section 280G of the Code, such individual will either have their payments and benefits reduced to the highest amount that could be paid without triggering Section 280G of the Code or receive the after-tax amount of their payment and benefits, whichever results in the greater after-tax benefit, taking into account the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code and any applicable federal, state and local taxes. None of Anywhere’s non-employee directors or executive officers are entitled to an excise tax gross-up.

In connection with the merger, Anywhere may, subject to prior consultation with Compass, take certain tax-planning actions to mitigate any adverse tax consequences under Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code that could arise in connection with the completion of the merger. The tax-planning and mitigation actions may include accelerating payments that would have vested and otherwise become payable in calendar years 2026

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and 2027 in the ordinary course of business or at the effective time or upon a severance-qualifying termination of employment, subject to a repayment obligation if the payments would not have ultimately vested by their terms. As of the date of this disclosure, the Anywhere Board or a committee thereof has not approved specific actions that it will take to mitigate the potential impact of the excise tax imposed on amounts that constitute “excess parachute payments” under Section 280G of the tax code on any affected individuals (including executive officers and non-employee directors).

#### Compensation Arrangements with Compass
Any of Anywhere’s executive officers who become officers or employees or who otherwise are retained to provide services to Compass or its affiliates may, prior to, on or following the effective time, enter into new compensation arrangements with Compass or its affiliates. As of the date of this disclosure, no new individualized compensation arrangements between Anywhere’s executive officers and Compass or its affiliates have been established.

Quantification of Potential Payments and Benefits to Anywhere’s Named Executive Officers in Connection with the Merger

The information set forth in the table below is intended to comply with Item 402(t) of the SEC’s Regulation S-K, which requires disclosure of information about certain compensation for each named executive officer of Anywhere that is based