Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 7

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 7
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 Adoption of the Merger Agreement
. To adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 22, 2025, by and among Compass, Inc., Velocity Merger Sub, Inc. (which we refer to as “Merger Sub”) and Anywhere (the agreement, which, as it may be amended from time to time, we refer to as the “merger agreement,” and the proposal, which we refer to as the “Anywhere merger proposal”);

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#### Anywhere Merger-Related Compensation
. To approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, certain compensation that may be paid or become payable to Anywhere’s named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the merger contemplated by the merger agreement (which we refer to as the “Anywhere non-binding compensation advisory proposal”); and

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#### Adjournment of the Anywhere Special Meeting
. To adjourn the Anywhere special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Anywhere special meeting to approve the Anywhere merger proposal or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus is timely provided to Anywhere stockholders (which we refer to as the “Anywhere adjournment proposal”).

The Anywhere special meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only, via live webcast, and there will not be a physical meeting location. You will be able to attend the Anywhere special meeting online and to vote your shares electronically at the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HOUS2026SM (which we refer to as the “Anywhere special meeting website”).

Anywhere stockholder approval of the Anywhere merger proposal is required to complete the merger between Merger Sub and Anywhere, as contemplated by the merger agreement. Anywhere stockholders will also be asked to approve the Anywhere non-binding compensation advisory proposal and the Anywhere adjournment proposal. Anywhere will transact no other business at the Anywhere special meeting. The record date for the Anywhere special meeting has been fixed as the close of business on December 12, 2025 (which we refer to as the “Anywhere record date”). Only Anywhere stockholders of record as of the close of business on the Anywhere record date are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Anywhere special meeting via the Anywhere special meeting website or any adjournments and postponements of the Anywhere special meeting. Anywhere is