Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-09-22
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-210060
Chunk: 3

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-22
Form: 425
Chunk 3
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Representations and Warranties; Covenants The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of both the Company, on the one hand, and Compass and Merger Sub, on the other hand, and the parties have agreed to customary covenants, including, among others, relating to (i) the conduct of the Company’s and Compass’s respective businesses during the period between the execution of the Merger Agreement and the Effective Time, (ii) the obligation of the Company to call a meeting of its stockholders to approve the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the obligation of Compass to call a meeting of its stockholders to approve the issuance of Compass Shares in connection with the Merger and (iii) the Company’s and Compass’s respective non-solicitationobligations related to alternative business combination proposals. The Merger Agreement provides that the Company and Compass are required to use reasonable best efforts to obtain antitrust and other required regulatory approvals in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, subject to certain limitations as set forth in the Merger Agreement. Recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors The Company’s board of directors has unanimously determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, are fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, and resolved to recommend that the Company’s stockholders approve and adopt the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger. Conditions to Completing the Merger The completion of the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain customary conditions, including: (a) the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote thereon (the “Company Stockholder Approval”); (b) the approval of the issuance of Compass Shares in connection with the Merger by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Compass common stock entitled to vote thereon and represented at the Compass stockholders’ meeting (the “Compass Stockholder Approval”); (c) the authorization for listing on the NYSE of the Compass Shares to be issued in the Merger; (d) the effectiveness of the registration statement to be filed by Compass with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC