Garg Group Amendment No. 3 Reveals Invalid Prior Consents and Escalates Board Fight
BETR sits 26% above its 52-week low of $11.111.
Summary
Garg Group's Amendment No. 3 reveals that its prior written consents were invalid due to an administrative error, and that other supporting stockholders have disbanded. The filing adds a detailed chronology of the board fight, discloses the Board's offer of a Vice-Chairman role to Garg, and details change-of-control provisions that could be triggered by removing five directors.
Key Events · Corporate Governance and Compliance · BETR
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Prior Written Consents Invalid
The Garg Group confirms that written consents delivered August 17, 2026, did not constitute a majority of voting power due to an administrative error based on information from the Company's in-house Securities and Regulatory Counsel. Other stockholders who executed those consents have disbanded their efforts.
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Board Offered Garg Vice-Chairman Role
On August 6, 2026, the Board's Compensation Committee and Mr. Lewis offered Garg a Vice-Chairman and Senior Advisor to the CEO role, which Garg turned down, believing he should serve in an executive capacity.
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Consent Solicitation Deadline October 20
The Garg Group needs 13,103,411 votes (a majority of voting power) to adopt the proposals. Consents must be delivered by October 20, 2026, within 60 days of the August 21, 2026 record date.
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Solicitation Costs Disclosed
Okapi Partners retained at a fee not to exceed $75,000. Total solicitation expenses estimated at approximately $750,000, with approximately $350,000 incurred to date.
Analysis · BETR · Finance
The Garg Group's Amendment No. 3 to its preliminary consent statement adds material new details to the ongoing proxy fight. Most significantly, it confirms that the written consents delivered on August 17, 2026, were invalid due to an administrative error based on information provided by the Company's in-house Securities and Regulatory Counsel, and that the other stockholders who executed those consents have disbanded their efforts. The filing also reveals that the Board offered Garg a Vice-Chairman and Senior Advisor role on August 6, 2026, which he turned down, and provides a detailed chronology of the escalating dispute. The Garg Group is now soliciting consents to remove five of eight directors — Daniel Lewis, Arnaud Massenet, Bhaskar Menon, Prabhu Narasimhan, and Harit Talwar — and to restore the Bylaws to their August 2023 form. The filing discloses that Okapi Partners has been retained at a fee not to exceed $75,000, with total solicitation expenses estimated at $750,000. The consent solicitation deadline is October 20, 2026, and the Garg Group needs 13,103,411 votes (a majority of voting power) to adopt the proposals. This amendment also details the change-of-control provisions in multiple compensation and equity plans that could be triggered if five directors are removed, potentially accelerating vesting and triggering severance payments.
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At the time of this filing, BETR was trading at $14.05 on NASDAQ in the Finance sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $266.9M. The 52-week trading range was $11.11 to $94.06. This filing was assessed with negative market sentiment and an importance score of 8 out of 10.