Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 191

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 191
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 intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement entered into in accordance with the merger agreement) relating to a competing proposal;

• in the case of a competing proposal that is structured as a tender offer or exchange offer pursuant to Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act for outstanding shares of Compass common stock or Anywhere common stock, as applicable, fail to recommend, in a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, against acceptance of such tender offer or exchange offer by Compass or Anywhere stockholders, as applicable, on or prior to the earlier of three business days prior to the date of the Compass or Anywhere stockholders meeting, as applicable (or promptly after commencement of such tender offer or exchange offer if commenced on or after the third business day prior to the date of the Compass or Anywhere stockholders meeting, as applicable) or five business days (as such term is used in Rule 14d-9 of the Exchange Act) after commencement of such tender offer or exchange offer;

• if a competing proposal shall have been publicly announced or disclosed other than pursuant to the immediately preceding bullet above, fail to publicly reaffirm the Compass or Anywhere Board recommendation, as applicable, on or prior to the earlier of five business days after Compass or Anywhere so requests in writing or three business days prior to the date of the stockholders meeting (or promptly after announcement or disclosure of such competing proposal if announced or disclosed on or after the third business day prior to the date of the Compass or Anywhere stockholders meeting, as applicable); or

• cause or permit Compass, Anywhere or any of their subsidiaries, as applicable, to enter into an alternative acquisition agreement (together with any of the actions set forth above, a “change of recommendation”).

A “competing proposal” for purposes of the merger agreement and the voting agreements means, with respect to either Compass or Anywhere, as applicable, any bona fide contract, proposal, offer or indication of interest relating to any transaction or series of related transactions (other than transactions only with the other party or any of its subsidiaries) involving, directly or indirectly:

• any acquisition (by asset purchase, stock purchase, merger, or otherwise) by any person or group of any business or assets of such party or any of its subsidiaries (including capital stock of or ownership interest in any subsidiary) that generated 20% or more (