Commitments and Contingencies | 19. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Litigation Risk From time to time, the Company may become involved in various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. Management is of the opinion that the ultimate liability, if any, from these actions will not have a material effect on its financial condition or results of operations. Right Value Litigation On January 30, 2024, a lawsuit was filed in the 162nd Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas (the “District Court of Dallas County”) against the Company by Right Value Drug Stores, LLC d/b/a Carie Boyd’s Prescription Ship n/k/a Carie Boyd Pharmaceuticals (“Right Value”). The lawsuit generally alleges breach of contract, fraud, and declaratory judgment (“Right Value Litigation”). The Company has brought counterclaims against Right Value generally for fraud, breach of contract, and quantum meruit. On September 26, 2024, Right Value amended its petition to seek injunctive relief, asking the District Court of Dallas County to impose a mandatory injunction that would require the Company to pay at least $ 1.2 million per month to Right Value through the conclusion of the trial. On September 27, 2024, the District Court of Dallas County conducted a hearing on Right Value’s application, and, at the conclusion of that hearing, the District Court of Dallas County denied Right Value’s application for temporary restraining order and set the hearing on Right Value’s application for temporary injunction on November 11, 2024 (the “November 11th Hearing”). The parties engaged in expedited discovery and briefing in advance of the November 11th Hearing. At the conclusion of the November 11th Hearing, the District Court of Dallas County denied Right Value’s request for a temporary injunction. The trial on the Right Value Litigation is currently scheduled to occur on June 24, 2025. The Company believes the claims asserted in the Right Value Litigation are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against them. However, given the preliminary stage of the proceedings, the Company is currently unable to predict the outcome of this matter or estimate the range of potential loss, if any, that may result. Yosaki and Mioko Trusts On July 12, 2024, a lawsuit was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery against Haymaker Sponsor III, LLC, the Company's outside legal counsel, and certain Company executive officers and directors (collectively, "Defendants") by two trusts ("Plaintiffs") that allegedly owned shares representing approximately 4.2 % of the Company's outstanding stock immediately following the May 26, 2022 transaction with Haymaker Acquisition Corp III. The lawsuit alleges breaches of fiduciary duties, aiding and abetting those alleged breaches, and unjust enrichment ("July 12, 2024 Litigation"). On July 22, 2024, the Plaintiffs amended their complaint to withdraw their allegation of current equity ownership. The Defendants have filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. Briefing on this motion is scheduled to conclude by November 22, 2024, with no date set for oral argument as of September 30, 2024. The Company believes the claims asserted in the July 12, 2024 Litigation are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against them. However, given the preliminary stage of the proceedings, the Company is currently unable to predict the outcome of this matter or estimate the range of potential loss, if any, that may result. Dr. Gary S. Donovitz On April 23, 2024, the Company settled all outstanding litigation described below with one of the Company’s stockholders, Dr. Gary S. Donovitz (“Donovitz”) (the “Donovitz Litigation”). On June 23, 2022 , Donovitz sued Haymaker Sponsor, LLC , the Company’s outside legal counsel, and certain Company executive officers and directors in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas (the “Donovitz Dallas Action”), generally alleging fraud, fraudulent inducement, negligent misrepresentation, a breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, breaches of fiduciary duties, and/or aiding and abetting those alleged breaches against the defendants (the “Donovitz Claims”). Donovitz subsequently dismissed without prejudice the Donovitz Claims brought in the Donovitz Dallas Action, and the Court entered an order of dismissal without prejudice on March 28, 2023. On July 11, 2022, the Company sued Donovitz in the Delaware Court of Chancery, pursuing injunctive relief to prevent Donovitz from proceeding with the litigation in the Donovitz Dallas Action in Texas (the “First Delaware Action”). The Company seeks to enforce (a) the Company’s certificate of incorporation, which mandates that stockholders must bring certain actions, including some or all of the Donovitz Claims, exclusively in Delaware, and (b) the Business Combination Agreement, by which Donovitz consented to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery and agreed that Delaware law governs any related claims, including some or all of the Donovitz Claims. Pending a ruling from the Delaware Court of Chancery, Donovitz agreed to stay all answer dates in the Donovitz Dallas Action. Then, on March 23, 2023, Donovitz filed an amended answer and counterclaims in the First Delaware Action generally reasserting the Donovitz Claims he had previously brought in the Donovitz Dallas Action. On August 24, 2023, Donovitz filed amended counterclaims in the First Delaware Action, again generally reasserting the Donovitz Claims previously brought in the Donovitz Dallas Action but also asserting derivative claims against the Company’s directors. On October 23, 2023, the Company filed its response to Donovitz’s amended counterclaims. On August 24, 2022, Donovitz sued the Company, including certain executive officers and directors of the Company, in the Delaware Court of Chancery, seeking (a) a status quo order preventing the defendants from diluting any stockholder’s equity or voting power, (b) an injunction requiring the defendants to convene a special meeting of the stockholders, and (c) a request to either void a portion of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or allow stockholders to elect directors to a vacancy on the board in accordance with Delaware General Corporate Law (the “Second Delaware Action”). On September 8, 2022, the Delaware Court of Chancery denied Donovitz’s request for injunctive relief, determining that expedited proceedings and a status quo order were both unwarranted and rejecting a mandated meeting of the stockholders. On August 2, 2022, the Company sued Donovitz, Lani Hammonds Donovitz, and Lani D. Consulting in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas, seeking injunctive relief to enforce non-disparagement obligations of that certain founder advisory agreement with Donovitz and the independent contractor agreement with Lani Hammonds Donovitz, both of which were entered into by the subject parties in connection with the Business Combination (the “Biote Dallas Action”). The Company successfully obtained a temporary restraining order to enforce the non-disparagement obligations of Donovitz and Lani Hammonds Donovitz. The parties subsequently entered into an agreed order that the temporary restraining order will stay in effect until the entry of a final judgment. On August 23, 2022, the defendants filed an answer in the Biote Dallas Action, which included affirmative defenses to the Company’s claims and certain counterclaims and third-party claims against certain executive officers of the Company. On April 12, 2023, Lani Hammonds Donovitz, individually and on behalf of Lani D Consulting, dismissed with prejudice all of her counterclaims and third-party claims in the Biote Dallas Action, and subsequently agreed to a permanent injunction in favor of the Company, which was entered by the Court on April 17, 2023. After the filing of the Biote Dallas Action, the Company amended its claim in the First Delaware Action to also seek an injunction to prevent Donovitz from proceeding with certain of the affirmative defenses, counterclaims, and third-party claims filed by the defendants on August 23, 2022. On November 4, 2022, the Delaware Court of Chancery denied that request for injunctive relief, permitting the Biote Dallas Action and all defenses and claims asserted therein to proceed in Texas. A jury trial in the Biote Dallas Action was to commence on September 11, 2023, to address the Company’s affirmative claim for breach of contract, request for a permanent injunction, as well as the counterclaims and third-party claims asserted by Donovitz. On August 17, 2023, Donovitz nonsuited without prejudice all of his counterclaims and third-party claims in the Biote Dallas Action, leaving only the Company’s affirmative claim against Donovitz to be tried on September 11, 2023. On September 8, 2023, three days before the scheduled trial in the Biote Dallas Action, Donovitz agreed to stipulate that he breached his contract, and Donovitz agreed to a partial judgment and the entry of a permanent injunction against him, which was signed by the Court on September 9, 2023. The Company sought recovery of its attorneys’ fees against Donovitz in a jury trial that began on October 30, 2023. On November 2, 2023, the jury returned a verdict awarding the Company $ 4.7 million plus the potential for an additional $ 0.2 million for future fees, which constituted all of the attorneys’ fees that the Company had sought against Donovitz in the Biote Dallas Action. On April 23, 2024, the Company and Donovitz executed a settlement agreement to resolve all remaining outstanding litigation with Donovitz. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the Company has agreed to repurchase all of the Class A common units of BioTE Holdings, LLC, the Class V voting stock of Biote (together, “Paired Interests”) and the Class A common stock of the Company, currently beneficially owned by Donovitz for approximately $ 76.9 million in the aggregate. The Company will repurchase the shares over a three-year period commencing on April 26, 2024. In addition, the Company and Donovitz have agreed to, among other things, (i) a customary mutual release of all claims arising out of or relating to the Donovitz Litigation, (ii) the termination of the founder advisory agreement, dated as of May 18, 2022, by and between Donovitz and BioTE Medical, LLC, (iii) two year non-compete and non-solicitation agreements for Donovitz and (iv) a voting agreement with customary terms acceptable to the Company. On April 26, 2024, the Company repurchased 5,075,090 shares of Class A common stock and 3,117,299 Paired Interests for approximately $ 32.2 million. Additionally, under the terms of the settlement agreement, the Company canceled 3,985,887 earnout securities. The Company recorded the impact of the settlement agreement during its second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024. Marci M. Donovitz On June 5, 2024, one of the Company’s stockholders, a trust associated with Marci M. Donovitz (“Ms. Donovitz”), sued Haymaker Sponsor III, LLC, the Company’s outside legal counsel, and certain Company executive officers and directors in the Delaware Court of Chancery, generally alleging negligent misrepresentation, breaches of fiduciary duties, and/or aiding and abetting those alleged breaches against the defendants (the “June 5, 2024 Litigation”). On June 28, 2024, the Company and Ms. Donovitz executed a settlement agreement to resolve the June 5, 2024 Litigation. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the Company has agreed to repurchase all of the Paired Interests and shares of Class A common stock of the Company beneficially owned by Ms. Donovitz for $ 60.0 million in the aggregate. The Company will repurchase the shares over a three-year period commencing on June 28, 2024. In addition, the Company and Ms. Donovitz have agreed to, among other things, (i) a customary mutual release of all claims arising out of or relating to the June 5, 2024 Litigation; (ii) a voting agreement with customary terms acceptable to the Company; and, (iii) the acceleration of the purchase schedule in the event of a change of control. On June 28, 2024, the Company repurchased 4,146,610 Paired Interests for $ 30.0 million. Additionally, under the terms of the settlement agreement, the Company canceled 3,985,887 earnout securities. As a result of settling the Donovitz Litigation and the June 5, 2024 Litigation, the Company recorded a combined repurchase liability of $ 128.4 million . Accreted interest on the share repurchase liability was $ 1.1 million and $ 1.5 million , which was included in interest expense, net on the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Tax Distributions To the extent the Company has funds legally available, the board of directors will approve distributions to each stockholder on a quarterly basis, in an amount per share that, when added to all other distributions made to such stockholder with respect to the previous calendar year, equals the estimated federal and state income tax liabilities applicable to such stockholder as the result of its, his or her ownership of the units and the associated net taxable income allocated with respect to such units for the previous calendar year. |