Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 208

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 208
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• not taking any action that would cause the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement to be subject to the requirements imposed by any “fair price,” “moratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “business combination” or any other anti-takeover statute or similar statute enacted under applicable law, and taking all reasonable steps within each party’s control to exempt (or ensure the continued exemption of) the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement from any such takeover law that purports to apply to the merger agreement or the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.

#### Financing Obligations
Pursuant to the merger agreement, Compass has agreed to use reasonable best efforts to obtain the debt financing contemplated by the debt commitment letter in an amount, together with any available cash of Compass, Anywhere and their respective subsidiaries, sufficient to make all cash payments they are required to make pursuant

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to the merger agreement on or prior to the closing of the merger, including by using reasonable best efforts to take certain actions set forth in the merger agreement.

Compass has agreed that it will not, and will not permit Merger Sub to, without the prior written consent of Anywhere, permit any amendment or modification to, or any waiver of any provision or remedy under, the debt commitment letter or the definitive agreements with respect to the debt financing if such amendment, modification or waiver (i) adds new or modifies any existing conditions to the consummation of all or any portion of the debt financing, (ii) reduces the aggregate amount of the debt financing, (iii) adversely affects the ability of Compass to enforce its rights against other parties to the debt commitment letter or the definitive agreements with respect to the debt financing as so amended, modified or waived, relative to the ability of Compass to enforce its rights against the other parties to the debt commitment letter or (iv) would otherwise reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of Compass to consummate the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement on the closing date pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement. Compass has agreed to promptly deliver to Anywhere copies of any such amendments, modifications or waivers (subject to certain exceptions set forth in the merger agreement).

Compass has an obligation, upon written request from Anywhere, to keep Anywhere reasonably informed of the status of Compass’ efforts to arrange the debt financing. In addition, Compass has agreed to promptly provide notice upon becoming aware of, or receiving written notice with respect to, any material breach of or default under, or any event