Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
Chunk: 292

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 292
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ricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

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### INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

#### Anywhere
With respect to the unaudited financial information of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 and the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, incorporated by reference in this joint proxy statement/prospectus, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP reported that they have applied limited procedures in accordance with professional standards for a review of such information. However, their separate reports dated May 7, 2025, August 8, 2025 and November 5, 2025 incorporated by reference herein state that they did not audit and they do not express an opinion on that unaudited financial information. Accordingly, the degree of reliance on their reports on such information should be restricted in light of the limited nature of the review procedures applied. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is not subject to the liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 for their reports on the unaudited financial information because those reports are not a “report” or a “part” of the registration statement prepared or certified by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act.

The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting) of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. incorporated in this joint proxy statement/prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

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### FUTURE COMPASS STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Under Compass’ amended and restated bylaws and applicable SEC rules, to submit a stockholder proposal to be presented at the Compass 2026 Annual Meeting and to be included in Compass’ Proxy Statement for such meeting, such proposal must be received by Compass at its principal executive offices at 110 Fifth Avenue, 4th