Garg Completes Board Takeover: Five Directors Removed, Four Appointed, Interim CEO Ousted
BETR is trading near its 52-week low of $9.81 (14% above the low).
Summary
Vishal Garg's consent solicitation succeeded with certified votes showing 13.6M shares in favor. Five directors were removed, Hugh Frater resigned, four new directors were appointed, and interim CEO Daniel Lewis was ousted. Steven Sarracino's board appointment was effective October 5, 2026, and he now holds 8.9% of Class A shares.
Updated with an SEC SCHEDULE 13D/A filing · What changed
Updates
· SEC SCHEDULE 13D/A — Steven Sarracino's board appointment was effective October 5, 2026, and he now holds 8.9% of Class A shares.
Key Events · Executive and Board Changes · BETR
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Updated · · SEC SCHEDULE 13D/A
Four New Directors Appointed
On October 5, 2026, Garg as sole remaining director appointed Bing Gordon, Steven Sarracino, Paula Tuffin (General Counsel), and Nicholas Calamari (employee) to fill vacancies. Steven Sarracino's board appointment was effective October 5, 2026, and he now holds 8.9% of Class A shares.
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Certified Vote Confirms Board Removal
Inspector of election certified 13,638,803 consents for bylaw repeal and 13,633,243 consents for each of the five director removals, against only 30,154 opposing votes.
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Five Directors Removed Without Cause
Daniel Lewis, Arnaud Massenet, Bhaskar Menon, Prabhu Narasimhan, and Harit Talwar were removed effective immediately on September 30, 2026.
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Hugh Frater Resigns
Frater resigned effective upon the Removal on October 1, 2026, citing the consent outcome; he had previously stated he would resign if Garg assumed any executive role.
Analysis · BETR · Finance
Vishal Garg has completed his hostile takeover of Better Home & Finance's board. The certified consent vote confirms overwhelming shareholder support — 13.6 million shares voted to remove five directors, versus just 30,154 against. Hugh Frater resigned rather than serve under Garg, and on October 5 Garg, as sole remaining director, appointed four allies including the company's own general counsel and an employee. The board then removed interim CEO Daniel Lewis, leaving the company leaderless while a successor is sought. This is the culmination of a six-week proxy battle that began August 17 and represents a complete change of control at the board level. Among the new directors, Steven Sarracino's appointment was effective October 5, 2026, and he now holds 8.9% of Class A shares.
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At the time of this filing, BETR was trading at $11.21 on NASDAQ in the Finance sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $213.1M. The 52-week trading range was $9.81 to $92.69. This filing was assessed with negative market sentiment and an importance score of 9 out of 10.