Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 37

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 37
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 to the effective time will, without any action on the part of Compass, Anywhere or the holder thereof, be canceled, with the holder being entitled to receive the merger consideration in respect of each net share, determined by dividing (i) (A) the excess, if any, of the value of the merger consideration over the per share exercise price of the Anywhere Option Award, multiplied by (B) the number of shares subject to the Anywhere Option Award immediately prior to the effective time, by (ii) the Compass closing price.

Anywhere Performance-Vesting Cash Awards and Anywhere Time-Vesting Cash Awards

At the effective time, each outstanding Anywhere Performance-Vesting Cash Award and Anywhere Time-Vesting Cash Award will be assumed by Compass and continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting and accelerated vesting) as apply as of immediately prior to the effective time; except that any performance goals applicable to the Anywhere Performance-Vesting Cash Awards will be deemed achieved in the same manner as described above with respect to Anywhere PSU Awards.

#### Recommendation of the Compass Board (page

#### 52
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After careful consideration of various factors described in “The Merger—Compass Board’s Recommendation and Reasons for the Merger,” the Compass Board unanimously (i) determined that the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the merger and the Compass share issuance) are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Compass and its stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger and the Compass share issuance, and (iii) resolved to recommend that Compass stockholders approve the Compass share issuance proposal and directed that such matter be submitted for consideration at the Compass special meeting.

The Compass Board, by unanimous written consent, recommends that holders of Compass common stock vote:

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#### “FOR” the Compass share issuance proposal; and
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#### “FOR” the Compass adjournment proposal.

#### Recommendation of the Anywhere Board (page

#### 55
#### )

After careful consideration of various factors described in the section entitled “The Merger—Anywhere Board’s Recommendation and Reasons for the Merger” beginning on page 55 , the Anywhere Board, at a meeting duly called and held by unanimous vote, (i) determined that the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the

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merger agreement (including the merger) are fair to, and in the best interests