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Real Brokerage CEO visits RE/MAX team as merger proceeds (RMAX)

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The Real Brokerage Inc. shared a prerecorded video from CEO Tamir Poleg to REMAX employees and confirmed Real executives will visit REMAX World Headquarters the first week of June, including participation in the June 3 All‑Team Meeting.

The message accompanies ongoing merger-related communications between Real and RE/MAX Holdings and includes a cautionary disclosure of forward‑looking statements. The companies state they will file a Registration Statement on Form S-4, a Real management information circular, and a proxy statement/prospectus in connection with the proposed transaction.

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Corporate integration communications ahead of a pending merger; formal filings planned.

The excerpt describes joint communications and employee meetings between the two parties while they remain separate entities. It reiterates that a Registration Statement on Form S-4 and related proxy/prospectus materials will be filed and that closing remains subject to customary conditions.

Key legal dependencies include shareholder approvals and regulatory clearances; the filing sequence cited (management information circular, proxy statement/prospectus) follows standard merger proxy mechanics.

Internal outreach prioritizes integration dialogue and employee engagement.

The CEO message and REMAX email signal coordinated employee engagement ahead of integration talks, with in‑person meetings scheduled for the first week of June and June 3 All‑Team Meeting attendance noted.

Communications emphasize listening and answering employee questions while including a prominent forward‑looking caution; subsequent proxy materials will provide transaction details to stakeholders.

Communication date May 22, 2026 date of REMAX email forwarding CEO video
Planned visit first week of June Real executive visit to REMAX World Headquarters
All‑Team Meeting appearance June 3 Tamir Poleg to speak at June 3 All‑Team Meeting
Registration filing Form S-4 Registration Statement to be filed in connection with the proposed transaction
Real annual meeting circular filing date April 24, 2026 Real management information circular filed with Canadian regulators
Commission File No. 001-36101 Identifier shown at top of communication
forward-looking statements regulatory
"This communication contains certain “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information”"
Forward-looking statements are predictions or plans that companies share about what they expect to happen in the future, like estimating sales or profits. They matter because they help investors understand a company's outlook, but since they are based on guesses and assumptions, they can sometimes be wrong.
Registration Statement on Form S-4 regulatory
"Real and RE/MAX Holdings will file... a registration statement on Form S-4"
A registration statement on Form S-4 is a formal filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission used when a company issues shares or other securities as part of a merger, acquisition, exchange offer or similar corporate deal. It bundles the transaction terms, financial statements, risk factors and shareholder vote materials so investors can assess the deal; think of it as a detailed prospectus or buyer’s packet that explains what you would own and how the deal could change your stake.
proxy statement/prospectus regulatory
"the proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to shareholders of each of RE/MAX Holdings and Real"
A proxy statement or prospectus is a document that companies send to shareholders to provide important information about upcoming decisions or investments, such as voting on company issues or offering new shares to the public. It helps investors understand the details and risks involved, enabling them to make informed choices about their ownership or involvement with the company.

 

Filed by The Real Brokerage Inc.

Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933

and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Subject Company: RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.

(Commission File No. 001-36101)

 

On May 22, 2026, REMAX Holdings, Inc. (“REMAX”) sent the below email to its employees with a pre-recorded video from Tamir Poleg, the CEO of The Real Brokerage Inc. (“Real”). A transcript of the video also appears below.

 

REMAX Email to Employees

 

Hello Team,

 

Though today is a MORE Day in the U.S., I wanted to share the attached video message from Tamir Poleg, the CEO of Real.

 

Tamir and others on the Real executive team will be visiting REMAX World Headquarters the first week in June - to speak with REMAX employees and share their thoughts at the June 3 All-Team Meeting.

 

While we are still operating as separate companies until closing, the Real team is excited to meet with additional members of the REMAX team.

 

Enjoy the video and have a great weekend.

 

Erik

 

Transcript of Employee Video

 

Tamir Poleg: Hi REMAX Team. We haven’t had a chance to officially meet, so I wanted to send you this video and first of all start by saying that we are incredibly excited to partner with you. I hope you’re proud of everything that you built. You’ve built an amazing brand, an amazing company. And for a very long time we were looking to partner with REMAX and I’m super happy that finally it’s going to happen. So, wanted to just introduce myself and tell you that we’re coming to Denver – I’m coming to Denver – first week of June. Hopefully meet all of you. We’ll have a chance to sit down and talk and get to know each other. I’ll tell you about myself, about my journey at Real, how we started the company and all of the evolution and why I’m super excited to join forces with you. So hope to see as many of you as possible first week of June. I know that there are a lot of questions and a lot of question marks and we’ll do our best to give you all the answers. We want to learn from you, we want to understand – you know your business best, so we want to be able to learn, as well. And I’m just very excited to partner with each and every one of you. Wishing you a great weekend, if you receive it before the weekend, and I’ll see you in June.

 

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Cautionary Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This communication contains certain “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable United States and Canadian securities laws, including Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements/forward-looking information include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts, and can generally be identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “project,” “estimate,” “potential,” “plan,” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “may” and “could.” These forward-looking statements/forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, statements related to the expected benefits of the proposed transaction; the anticipated impact of the proposed transaction on the combined company’s business and future financial and operating results, including the expected leverage of the combined company and the amount and timing of synergies from the proposed transaction; the completion of the transaction and the expected timeline; and the ability to satisfy all closing conditions, including the receipt of required approvals for the transaction. Forward-looking statements/forward-looking information inherently involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these statements, including statements about the consummation of the proposed transaction and the anticipated benefits thereof. Where, in any forward-looking statement, The Real Brokerage Inc. (“Real”) or RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (“REMAX Holdings”) express an expectation or belief as to future results or events, it is based on Real and/or RE/MAX Holdings’ current plans and expectations, expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis. However, neither Real nor RE/MAX Holdings can give any assurance that any such expectation or belief will result or will be achieved or accomplished. Important risk factors that may cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: Real’s and RE/MAX Holdings’ ability to consummate the proposed transaction on the expected timeline or at all; Real’s and RE/MAX Holdings’ ability to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals in a timely manner and the risk that such approvals are not obtained or are obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated; Real’s or RE/MAX Holdings’ ability to obtain approval of their shareholders; the risk that a condition of closing of the proposed transaction may not be satisfied or that the closing of the proposed transaction might otherwise not occur; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance or condition that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, including in circumstances requiring Real or RE/MAX Holdings to pay a 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 Real’s and RE/MAX Holdings’ ability to retain agents, franchisees 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; Real’s ability to integrate RE/MAX Holdings 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 Real’s or RE/MAX Holdings’ 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 Real’s and RE/MAX Holdings’ reports filed with the SEC and Real’s reports filed with Canadian securities regulators, including Real’s annual report on Form 40-F, current reports on Form 6-K and other documents filed with the SEC, and RE/MAX Holdings’ annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and other documents filed with the SEC and Real’s audited annual financial statements and annual management’s discussion and analysis for the financial year ended December 31, 2025 and Annual Information Form dated March 4, 2026 filed with Canadian securities regulators, including documents that will be filed with the SEC and Canadian securities regulators 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 proxy statement/prospectus that will be included in the Registration Statement and the Real management information circular that will each be filed with the SEC and Canadian securities regulators, as applicable, 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/forward-looking information. You should not place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements/forward-looking information as they are not guarantees of future performance or outcomes; actual performance and outcomes, including, without limitation, Real’s or RE/MAX Holdings’ actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of new markets or market segments in which Real or RE/MAX Holdings operate, may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements/forward-looking information contained in this communication. Neither Real nor RE/MAX Holdings assumes any obligation to publicly provide revisions or updates to any forward-looking statements/forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws. Neither future distribution of this communication nor the continued availability of this communication in archive form on Real’s or RE/MAX Holdings’ website should be deemed to constitute an update or re-affirmation of these statements as of any future date.

 

 

 

 

Important Information and Where to Find It

 

In connection with the proposed transaction between Real and RE/MAX Holdings, Real and RE/MAX Holdings will file relevant materials with the SEC and Canadian securities regulators, as applicable, including a management information circular of Real and a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) that will include a proxy statement of RE/MAX Holdings and prospectus of Real REMAX Group. Real’s management information circular will be mailed to securityholders of Real and the proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to shareholders of each of RE/MAX Holdings and Real, in each case seeking their respective approval of the proposed transaction and other related matters. This communication is not a substitute for the Registration Statement, the proxy statement/prospectus, the Real management information circular or any other document that Real or RE/MAX Holdings (as applicable) may file with the SEC and Canadian securities regulators, as applicable, in connection with the proposed transaction.

 

BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF REAL AND RE/MAX HOLDINGS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE REAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR, THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED OR WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC AND CANADIAN SECURITIES REGULATORS, AS APPLICABLE, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS.

 

Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the Registration Statement, the Real management information circular and the proxy statement/prospectus (when they become available), as well as other filings containing important information about Real or RE/MAX Holdings, without charge at the SEC’s Internet website (http://www.sec.gov) and under Real’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca, as applicable. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC and the Canadian securities regulators by Real will be available free of charge on Real’s internet website at https://investors.onereal.com or by contacting Real’s investor relations contact at investors@therealbrokerage.com. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by RE/MAX Holdings will be available free of charge on RE/MAX Holdings’ internet website at https://investors.remaxholdings.com or by contacting RE/MAX Holdings’ investor relations contact at investorrelations@remax.com. The information included on, or accessible through, Real’s website or RE/MAX Holdings’ website is not incorporated by reference into this communication or Real’s and RE/MAX Holdings’ respective filings with the SEC and Canadian securities regulators, as applicable.

 

 

 

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

Real, RE/MAX Holdings, their respective directors and certain of their respective executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of Real is set forth in its management information circular for its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the Canadian securities regulators on April 24, 2026 (the “Real Annual Meeting Circular”) and in its Form 6-K, which was filed with the SEC on April 24, 2026. Please refer to the sections captioned “Election of Directors,” “Statement of Corporate Governance Practices,” and “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in the Real Annual Meeting Circular. To the extent holdings of such participants in Real’s securities have changed since the amounts described in the Real Annual Meeting Circular, such changes have been reflected on a Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act on Form 144 filed with the SEC and in insider reports filed with the Canadian securities regulators on SEDI at wwww.sedi.ca. Information about the directors and executive officers of RE/MAX Holdings is set forth in its proxy statement for its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 3, 2025 (the “RE/MAX Holdings Annual Meeting Proxy Statement”) and in its Form 8-K, which was filed with the SEC on May 20, 2025. Please refer to the sections captioned “Corporate Governance,” “Director Compensation,” “Information about Executive Officers,” “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management,” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” in the RE/MAX Holdings Annual Meeting Proxy Statement. To the extent holdings of such participants in RE/MAX Holdings’ securities have changed since the amounts described in the RE/MAX Holdings Annual Meeting Proxy Statement, such changes have been reflected on Initial Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form 3 or Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC, which are available at https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1581091&owner=exclude under the tab “Ownership Disclosures.” These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the Registration Statement, the Real management information circular and the proxy statement/prospectus and the other relevant materials filed with the SEC and Canadian securities regulators, as applicable, when they become available.

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This communication is for informational purposes only and is not intended to, and shall not, constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act and otherwise in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws.

 

 

 

 

FAQ

What did The Real Brokerage (RMAX) announce to RE/MAX employees?

Real shared a prerecorded video from CEO Tamir Poleg and confirmed Real executives will visit REMAX World Headquarters the first week of June, including the June 3 All‑Team Meeting.

Does this communication confirm the merger closing date for Real and RE/MAX Holdings (RMAX)?

No, the message does not provide a closing date; it states the companies are operating as separate entities "until closing" and that consummation remains subject to approvals and conditions.

What formal SEC/Canadian filings did Real and RE/MAX say they will file?

The companies said they will file a Registration Statement on Form S-4, a Real management information circular, and a proxy statement/prospectus in connection with the proposed transaction.

Will shareholders receive materials about the proposed transaction?

Yes. The communication states the Real management information circular and the proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to securityholders and shareholders when available and can be obtained free from the SEC and SEDAR+.

What risks did the message highlight about the proposed transaction?

The cautionary disclosure lists risks including inability to obtain regulatory approvals or shareholder approvals, termination conditions, integration disruption, potential litigation, and unexpected costs or delays.