0001628280-24-022645.txt : 20240510 0001628280-24-022645.hdr.sgml : 20240510 20240510163029 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001628280-24-022645 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20240508 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240510 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240510 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Fischer William E III CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0002022938 ORGANIZATION NAME: FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-40143 FILM NUMBER: 24935425 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 WORLD TRADE CENTER STREET 2: 175 GREENWICH STREET, 57TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10007 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Better Home & Finance Holding Co CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001835856 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LOAN BROKERS [6163] ORGANIZATION NAME: 02 Finance IRS NUMBER: 933029990 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 WORLD TRADE CENTER STREET 2: 175 GREENWICH STREET, 57TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10007 BUSINESS PHONE: 646-839-0086 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 WORLD TRADE CENTER STREET 2: 175 GREENWICH STREET, 57TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10007 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Aurora Acquisition Corp. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20201211 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Aurora Capital Holding Corp. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20201209 3 1 wk-form3_1715373010.xml FORM 3 X0206 3 2024-05-08 0 0001835856 Better Home & Finance Holding Co BETR 0002022938 Fischer William E III C/O BETTER HOME & FINANCE CO 3 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 175 GREENWICH ST NEW YORK NY 10007 0 1 0 0 Chief Accounting Officer Restricted Stock Units (Class B) Class B Common Stock 369744 D Class B Common Stock Class A Common Stock 81466 D 492,991 RSUs were granted on March 1, 2023. 25% of the RSUs (123,247) vested on the one year anniversary of the grant date (March 1, 2024). The remaining balance of the RSUs will vest in equal quarterly installments from June 1, 2024 to March 1, 2027, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment on each such scheduled vesting date. Each Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the Reporting Person into one share of Class A Common Stock and has no expiration date. Each share of Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A Common Stock in connection with: (i) any transfer, whether or not for value, except for certain permitted transfers described in the Issuer's amended and restated certificate of incorporation, (ii) such time as the aggregate number of shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding ceases to represent 5% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, (iii) the vote of 85% of the holders of Class B Common Stock outstanding; and (iv) following the date of the death or permanent disability of Better's founder. /s/ William Langston, Attorney-in-Fact 2024-05-10 EX-24.1 2 fisherpoa.txt EX-24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Paula Tuffin, William Langston and Max Goodman, signing individually, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to: 1. Prepare and execute, in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), as amended, or any rule or regulation of the SEC; 2. Execute, for and on behalf of the undersigned, Forms 3, 4 and 5 (and any replacement form or successor to such forms, as may be established by the SEC from time to time) required to be filed by the undersigned in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, and file the same with the SEC; 3. Execute, for and on behalf of the undersigned, any Form 144 (and any replacement form or successor to such form, as may be established by the SEC from time to time) required to be filed by undersigned in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), as amended, and file the same with the SEC; 4. Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any of the documents referenced in paragraphs 1-3 above, complete and execute any amendments thereto and timely file such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and 5. Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing (including but not limited to the execution of any written representations required on behalf of the undersigned to confirm compliance with Rule 144) which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion. The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is Better Home and Finance Holding Company (the "Company") assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act, Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other provision of the securities laws. This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file any of the documents referred to above with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto signed this Power of Attorney this 7th day of May, 2024. /s/William E. Fischer III Signature William E. Fischer III Print Name