Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 38

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 38
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 of, Anywhere and its stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger, and (iii) resolved to recommend that Anywhere stockholders approve and adopt the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger, and directed that such matter be submitted for consideration at the Anywhere special meeting.

The Anywhere Board unanimously recommends that Anywhere stockholders vote:

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#### “FOR” the Anywhere merger proposal;
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“FOR” the Anywhere non-binding compensation advisory proposal; and

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#### “FOR” the Anywhere adjournment proposal.

#### Opinion of Compass’ Financial Advisor (page

#### 60
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On September 21, 2025, at a meeting of the Compass Board held to evaluate the merger, Morgan Stanley, Compass’ financial advisor, delivered to the Compass Board an oral opinion, which was confirmed by delivery of a written opinion, dated September 21, 2025, to the effect that, as of the date of the opinion and based on and subject to various assumptions and limitations described in Morgan Stanley’s written opinion, the exchange ratio was fair, from a financial point of view, to Compass.

The full text of the written opinion of Morgan Stanley, dated September 21, 2025, which sets forth assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations on the review undertaken in connection with the opinion, is attached as Annex B to this joint proxy statement/prospectus and is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. Morgan Stanley provided financial advisory services and its opinion evaluating the fairness to Compass, from a financial point of view, of the exchange ratio pursuant to the merger agreement for the Compass Board in connection with its consideration of the merger. Morgan Stanley’s opinion is not a recommendation as to how any holder of Compass common stock should vote with respect to the Compass share issuance proposal or any other matter.

This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such opinion. For additional information, see Annex B and the section entitled “The Merger—Opinion of Morgan Stanley, Compass’ Financial Advisor.”

#### Opinion of Anywhere’s Financial Advisor (page

#### 69
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At a meeting of the Anywhere Board, Goldman Sachs rendered its oral opinion, subsequently confirmed in writing by delivery of a written opinion, to the Anywhere Board that, as of September 22, 2025, and based upon and subject to the factors and assumptions set forth in Goldman