Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 2

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 2
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 shares of Anywhere common stock outstanding as of November 25, 2025, and the number of shares of (i) Compass Class A common stock and (ii) Class C common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of Compass (which we refer to as the “Compass Class C common stock” and, together with the Compass Class A common stock, the “Compass common stock”) outstanding as of November 25, 2025, we estimate that, immediately following completion of the merger, current holders of Anywhere common stock will own approximately 22.3% of the outstanding shares of Compass common stock and approximately 17.6% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Compass common stock and current holders of Compass common stock will own approximately 77.7% of the outstanding shares of Compass common stock and approximately 82.4% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Compass common stock, excluding equity-based Anywhere awards that will convert into Compass awards pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement.

Each of Compass and Anywhere is holding a special meeting of its respective stockholders to vote on the proposals necessary to complete the merger. Each of the Compass special meeting and the Anywhere special meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only, via live webcast, without a physical meeting location. Please be sure to follow instructions found on your respective proxy card and/or voting instruction form. Information about each meeting, the merger and the other business to be considered by stockholders at each special meeting is contained in the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus. Any stockholder entitled to attend and vote at the applicable special meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on such stockholder’s behalf. Such proxy need not be a holder of Compass common stock or Anywhere common stock. We urge you to read the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus and the annexes and documents incorporated by reference carefully and in their entirety. You should also carefully consider the risks that are described in the “

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Your vote is very important regardless of the number of shares of Compass common stock or Anywhere common stock that you own. The merger cannot be completed without (1) the adoption of the merger agreement by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Anywhere common stock entitled to vote thereon and (2) the approval of the issuance of Compass Class A common stock to Anywhere stockholders in connection