---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-137873"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BTMD"
cik: "0001819253"
company_name: "biote Corp."
filed_at: "2025-06-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T17:26:47.410029+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# biote Corp appoints Rich Barrera to Board, filling Heyer vacancy

## Summary
- Richard R. Barrera appointed as Class II director effective June 5, 2025; term expires at 2027 annual meeting.
- Barrera is Founder & CEO of Roystone Capital, a top institutional shareholder; considered independent.
- Appointed to Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; eligible for non-employee director compensation.
- Initial equity award of $337,500 in stock options vesting over 3 years; annual cash retainer of $50,000.
- Barrera replaces Steven J. Heyer, who resigned; has 20+ years investment experience and an MBA from Harvard.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-137873
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BTMD
- cik: 0001819253
- company_name: biote Corp.
- filed_at: 2025-06-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819253/000119312525137873/0001193125-25-137873-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819253/000119312525137873/d12731d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-137873
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-137873.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-137873.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Richard R. Barrera was appointed as Director at biote Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 5, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of biote Corp. (the “Company”), following the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Richard R. Barrera to serve as a member of the Board to fill the vacancy created by the prior resignation of Steven J. Heyer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819253/000119312525137873/0001193125-25-137873-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steven J. Heyer resigned as Director at biote Corp..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: vacancy created by the prior resignation of Steven J. Heyer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819253/000119312525137873/0001193125-25-137873-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.