[Form 4] Anywhere Real Estate Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Anywhere Real Estate director Duncan L. Niederauer reported changes in his ownership of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (ticker HOUS) common stock following the closing of the company’s merger with Compass, Inc. on January 9, 2026. In connection with this merger, Velocity Merger Sub, Inc., a Compass subsidiary, merged into Anywhere Real Estate, which continues as a wholly owned subsidiary of Compass.
At the merger’s effective time, each share of Anywhere common stock was converted into the right to receive 1.436 shares of Compass Class A common stock, plus cash in lieu of any fractional share. Niederauer reported a disposition of 43,127 shares of common stock held directly and 149,443 shares held indirectly through a Family LP, each at a reported price of $0.00, reflecting conversion under the merger terms rather than an open-market sale. The filing also notes that each outstanding RSU in Anywhere stock was canceled and replaced with a Compass RSU covering Compass shares based on the same 1.436 exchange ratio.
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Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposition | Common Stock, $0.01 par value | 43,127 | $0.00 | -- |
| Disposition | Common Stock, $0.01 par value | 149,443 | $0.00 | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- On January 9, 2026, pursuant to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 22, 2025 (the Merger Agreement), by and among Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (the Company), Compass, Inc. (Compass), and Velocity Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Compass (Merger Sub), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the Merger), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Compass. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of Company common stock, par value $0.01 per share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the Effective Time), was converted into the right to receive 1.436 fully paid and nonassessable shares (the Exchange Ratio) of class A common stock of Compass (the Compass Shares) and, if applicable, cash in lieu of fractional shares. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding RSU award was canceled and converted into a RSU award in respect of Compass Shares covering that number of Compass Shares equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Company common stock subject to the award multiplied by (ii) the Exchange Ratio.