Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-09-22
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-209980
Chunk: 10

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-22
Form: 425
Chunk 10
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 termination fee; the diversion of management time on transaction-related issues; risks related to disruption from the proposed transaction, including disruption of management time from current plans and ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction and integration matters; the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on Compass’ and Anywhere’s ability to retain agents and personnel or that there could be potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the proposed transaction; unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the proposed transaction; potential litigation relating to the proposed transaction that could be instituted against the parties

to the merger agreement or their respective directors, managers or officers, including the effects of any outcomes related thereto; the ability of the combined company to achieve the synergies
and other anticipated benefits expected from the proposed transaction or such synergies and other anticipated benefits taking longer to realize than anticipated; the ability of the combined company to achieve the expected leverage or such leverage
taking longer to realize than anticipated; Compass’ ability to integrate Anywhere promptly and effectively; anticipated tax treatment, unforeseen liabilities, future capital expenditures, economic performance, future prospects and business and
management strategies for the management, expansion and growth of the combined company’s operations; certain restrictions during the pendency of the proposed transaction that may impact Anywhere’s or Compass’ ability to pursue
certain business opportunities or strategic transactions or otherwise operate their respective businesses; and other risk factors detailed from time to time in Anywhere’s and Compass’ reports filed with the SEC, including
Anywhere’s and Compass’ annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and
other documents filed with the SEC, including documents that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction.

These risks, as well as other risks associated with the proposed transaction, will be more fully discussed in the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus that will be included in the Registration Statement that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. While the list of factors presented here is, and the list of factors to be presented in the
Registration Statement will be, considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of
forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements as they are not guarantees of future performance or outcomes; actual performance and outcomes, including, without limitation,