Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001398987-25-000042
Chunk: 127

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 127
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 preceding annual audit of our financial statements.

#### Audit Committee Report
The Board has the ultimate authority for effective corporate governance, including oversight of the management of Anywhere. The Audit Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities by overseeing the accounting and financial reporting processes of Anywhere, the audits of Anywhere's consolidated financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting, and the performance of Anywhere's internal audit function.

The Audit Committee is comprised of five Directors, each of whom meets the independence standards of the NYSE and the SEC. All members of the Audit Committee have been designated by the Board as “audit committee financial experts” and one of the members, Michael J. Williams, has extensive industry-related experience.

Specific responsibilities of the Audit Committee are set forth in its Charter adopted by the Board. The Audit Committee reviews the Charter annually and recommends changes, as appropriate, to the Board to reflect the evolving role of the Audit Committee. The Charter is available under the Investors link, Governance page of our website at www.anywhere.re.

The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of Anywhere's independent registered public accounting firm and approves in advance all services to be performed by Anywhere's independent registered public accounting firm in accordance with SEC rules.

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| TABLE OF CONTENTS |     | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |     | PROPOSAL 1 |     | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |     | PROPOSAL 2 |     | PROPOSAL 3 |     | PROPOSAL 4 |     | PROPOSAL 5 |     | PROPOSAL 6 |     | STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS |     | FAQ |

As part of its engagement of Anywhere's independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee evaluates the independent registered public accounting firm's performance, taking into consideration multiple factors, including institutional knowledge of the Company's business and operations, industry knowledge and global reach as it relates to where the Company conducts business, management's and the Audit Committee's evaluation of expertise and the quality of past performance, the appropriateness of fees, and auditor independence. The Audit Committee, with the assistance of Anywhere management, also is responsible for the selection of the lead partner of the independent registered public accounting firm, evaluates the performance of the lead partner and the other key personnel on the engagement, and ensures that partner rotation practices are in compliance with all applicable SEC rules and other related laws and regulations.

The Audit Committee has discussed with Pric