Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 205

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 205
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 pay that is not less than the level in effect for such continuing employee as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger pursuant to the applicable Anywhere benefit plan;

• target annual cash incentive compensation opportunities (excluding any target long-term incentive cash and equity-based compensation opportunities) that are not less than those in effect for such continuing employee as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger;

• an overall total direct compensation opportunity (i.e., base salary or wage rate, target annual cash incentive compensation opportunity and annual long incentive compensation opportunity) that is not less than the total direct compensation opportunity in effect for such continuing employee for the year in which the closing date occurs; provided that any long-term incentive opportunities may be provided in the form of cash or equity-based opportunities, in Compass discretion, and, if long-term incentive compensation

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opportunities have not been determined for such year as of the closing date, taking into account the long-term incentive compensation opportunities for the preceding year; and

• employee benefits (excluding equity or equity-based, nonqualified deferred compensation, severance, retention, incentive, bonus, change in control, transaction, defined benefit pension, stock purchase plans and post-employment welfare benefits) that are substantially comparable in the aggregate to the employee benefits (subject to the same exclusions) provided to the continuing employee immediately prior to the effective time of the merger.

In addition, Compass has agreed:

• to give each continuing employee service credit for such continuing employee’s employment with Anywhere and its subsidiaries for purposes of vesting (with respect to retirement features included in future equity or equity-based awards, to the extent provided to similarly situated employees of Compass or its subsidiaries), eligibility to participate and, solely for vacation and paid time off policies, and severance plans and policies, determining levels of benefits under each applicable Compass benefit plan, to the same extent and for the same purposes that such service was taken into account under a corresponding Anywhere benefit plan immediately prior to the closing date, other than to the extent it would result in a duplication of compensation or benefits;

• to use reasonable best efforts to (i) cause continuing employees to be immediately eligible to participate, without any waiting time, in Compass benefit plans to the extent coverage under a Compass benefit plan replaces coverage under the comparable Anywhere benefit plan in which such continuing employee participated immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, (ii) waive any limitation on health and welfare coverage of any continuing employee and his or her eligible dependents due to