Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 15

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 15
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R Act” refers to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended

• “IRS” refers to the Internal Revenue Service

• “merger” refers to the merger of Merger Sub with and into Anywhere, with Anywhere being the surviving corporation in the merger

• “merger agreement” refers to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 22, 2025, by and among Compass, Merger Sub and Anywhere

• “merger consideration” refers to the right of Anywhere stockholders to receive 1.436 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Compass Class A common stock per share of Anywhere common stock (with, if applicable, cash in lieu of fractional shares)

• “Merger Sub” refers to Velocity Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Compass

• “Morgan Stanley” refers to Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

• “NYSE” refers to the New York Stock Exchange

• “SEC” refers to the Securities and Exchange Commission

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• “Securities Act” refers to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended

• “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Compass and Anywhere, individually or collectively, as context may require

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### TABLE OF CONTENTS
|                                                                        |     | Page |
| QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SPECIAL MEETINGS                       |     |    1 |
| SUMMARY                                                                |     |   12 |
| The Parties                                                            |     |   12 |
| The Merger and the Merger Agreements                                   |     |   13 |
| Merger Consideration                                                   |     |   13 |
| Treatment of Anywhere Equity Awards                                    |     |   13 |
| Recommendation of the Compass Board                                    |     |   14 |
| Recommendation of the Anywhere Board                                   |     |   14 |
| Opinion of Compass’ Financial Advisor                                  |     |   15 |
| Opinion of Anywhere’s Financial Advisor                                |     |   15 |
| Interests of Anywhere’s Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger |     |   15 |
| Information about the Compass Special Meeting                          |     |   16 |
| Information about the Anywhere Special Meeting                         |     |   17 |
| Voting by Compass Directors and Executive Officers                     |