Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-09-22
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-210060
Chunk: 134

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-22
Form: 425
Chunk 134
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 earlier of (x) the Closing and (y) the date that is six (6) months following the
valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to :

(i) Parent shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates
not to, directly or indirectly, on its or their own behalf or on behalf of any third party solicit, recruit, induce or encourage or attempt or continue to solicit, recruit, induce or encourage any Company Agent or office manager or franchisee of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the “”) to leave or terminate or otherwise reduce their relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates; , , that the foregoing
shall not prohibit any Person from (i) making general employment solicitations (and hiring in response to such solicitations) such as through advertisements in publicly available media so long as such general employment solicitations are not
specifically targeted at any Restricted Company Person or (ii) any solicitation or hiring of any person who at the time of such solicitation is not, and was not at any time during the immediately preceding six (6)-month period, an employee or
individual service provider of the Company or any of its Affiliates; and

(ii) The Company shall not, and shall cause its
Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, on its or their own behalf or on behalf of any third party solicit, recruit, induce or encourage or attempt or continue to solicit, recruit, induce or encourage any real estate agent associated with Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries or office manager or franchisee of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (the “”) to leave or terminate or otherwise reduce their relationship with Parent or any of its Affiliates;
, , that the foregoing shall not prohibit any Person from (i) making general

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employment solicitations (and hiring in response to such solicitations) such as through advertisements in publicly available media so long as such general employment solicitations are not
specifically targeted at any Restricted Parent Person or (ii) any solicitation or hiring of any person who at the time of such solicitation is not, and was not at any time during the immediately preceding six (6)-month period, an employee or
individual service provider of Parent or any of its Affiliates.

(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the obligations of
each Party set forth in shall not apply with respect to any Restricted Company Persons or Restricted Parent Persons, as applicable, who operate their