Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001398987-25-000042
Chunk: 124

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 124
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 2020 and was effective for PwC's audit of the Company's consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2021.

| 2025 Proxy Statement |     | 88 |

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

The next lead audit engagement partner rotation is expected to commence in connection with an engagement of PwC in 2026. During 2024, in anticipation of this rotation, the Audit Committee (either in full or through its Chair):

▪ held planning and transition discussions with the Company’s current lead audit engagement partner;

▪ participated in the candidate interview process for the new lead audit engagement partner via the Chair of the Audit Committee as well as the Chairman of the Board (who is also a member of the Audit Committee);

▪ reviewed the respective qualifications of such candidates with senior finance management; and

▪ approved the PwC partner to act as the Company's new lead audit engagement partner in connection with a future engagement of PwC for the Company's 2026 audit.

The Audit Committee and the Board believe that the continued retention of PwC as our independent registered public accounting firm is in the best interest of the Company and our stockholders, and we are asking our stockholders to ratify the selection of PwC as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.

Although ratification is not required by our Bylaws or otherwise, the Board is submitting the selection of PwC to our stockholders for ratification because we value our stockholders’ views on the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and as a matter of good corporate practice.

In the event that our stockholders fail to ratify the selection, it will be considered a recommendation to the Board and the Audit Committee to consider the selection of a different firm. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee may in its discretion select a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders.

Your proxy will be voted FOR the ratification of PwC as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 unless you indicate