Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 56

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 56
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 common stock greater than or equal to 6,828,116 and (iii) not otherwise transfer their shares, subject to certain exceptions.

Also on September 22, 2025, concurrently with the execution and delivery of the merger agreement, certain funds and accounts managed or advised by TPG/AG entered into a voting and support agreement with Anywhere and Compass pursuant to which, among other things, such funds and accounts agreed to (i) vote their shares of Anywhere common stock in favor of the adoption of the merger agreement and (ii) not transfer their shares, subject to certain exceptions. For a more detailed description of the voting and support agreements, see the section entitled “The Voting and Support Agreements.”

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Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger (page

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The merger is intended to qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, holders of Anywhere common stock are not expected to recognize any gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes on the exchange of their Anywhere common stock for Compass Class A common stock in the merger, except for any gain or loss that may result from the receipt of cash instead of a fractional share of Compass Class A common stock. The completion of the merger, however, is not conditioned on the merger qualifying for such treatment or upon the receipt of an opinion of counsel to that effect.

Neither Compass nor Anywhere intends to request a ruling from the IRS regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the merger. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert that the merger does not qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code for U.S. federal income tax purposes or that a court would not sustain such a challenge.

If the IRS or a court were to determine that the merger does not qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, a holder of Anywhere common stock that exchanges such shares for Compass Class A common stock pursuant to the merger generally would recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the fair market value of the Compass Class A common stock received (including any fractional share interest deemed received and exchanged for cash) by such holder and such holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Anywhere common stock exchanged therefor.

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