Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 34

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 34
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where.re. Information contained on Anywhere’s website does not constitute part of this joint proxy statement/prospectus. Anywhere’s stock is publicly traded on the NYSE, under the ticker symbol “HOUS.” Additional information about Anywhere is included in documents incorporated by reference in this joint proxy statement/prospectus. Please see the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”

#### Velocity Merger Sub, Inc.
Velocity Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Compass, is a Delaware corporation incorporated on September 19, 2025 for the purpose of effecting the merger. Velocity Merger Sub, Inc. has not conducted any activities other than those incidental to its formation and the matters contemplated by the merger agreement. The principal executive offices of Velocity Merger Sub, Inc. are located at 110 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10011, and its telephone number is (212) 913-9058.

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#### The Merger and the Merger Agreements (page

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The terms and conditions of the merger are contained in the merger agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex A to this joint proxy statement/prospectus. We encourage you to read the merger agreement carefully and in its entirety, as it is the legal document that governs the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.

On September 22, 2025, Compass, Merger Sub and Anywhere entered into the merger agreement, which provides that, subject to the terms and conditions of the merger agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Anywhere, with Anywhere continuing as the surviving corporation. As a result of the merger, Anywhere will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Compass.

#### Merger Consideration (page

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At the effective time, each share of Anywhere common stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the completion of the merger (other than any shares of Anywhere common stock that are owned (i) directly or indirectly, by Anywhere or by Compass or Merger Sub, or (ii) by any direct or indirect subsidiary of either Anywhere or Compass, other than Merger Sub) will be converted into the right to receive 1.436 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Compass Class A common stock, with cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Compass Class A common stock, less applicable withholding taxes.

On September 19, 2025