<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000919574-23-003839.txt : 20230623
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000919574-23-003839
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230609
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230623
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230623

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Roystone Capital Management LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001582271
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1213

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-40128
		FILM NUMBER:		231037022

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		780 THIRD AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-326-6010

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		780 THIRD AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Barrera Richard R
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001773204

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-40128
		FILM NUMBER:		231037019

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		767 THIRD AVENUE
		STREET 2:		29TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Roystone Capital Holdings LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001966081
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-40128
		FILM NUMBER:		231037021

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		767 THIRD AVENUE
		STREET 2:		29TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-326-6030

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		767 THIRD AVENUE
		STREET 2:		29TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Guines LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001966012
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-40128
		FILM NUMBER:		231037020

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		767 THIRD AVENUE
		STREET 2:		29TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-326-6030

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		767 THIRD AVENUE
		STREET 2:		29TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			biote Corp.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001819253
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MEDICINAL CHEMICALS & BOTANICAL PRODUCTS [2833]
		IRS NUMBER:				851791125
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1875 W. WALNUT HILL LN #100
		CITY:			IRVING
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75038
		BUSINESS PHONE:		972-486-9346

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1875 W. WALNUT HILL LN #100
		CITY:			IRVING
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75038

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20200727
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        <footnote id="F1">The reported securities are owned directly by Guines LLC (&quot;Guines&quot;) and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) Roystone Capital Management LP (&quot;Roystone&quot;), the investment adviser to Guines (ii) Roystone Capital Holdings LLC (&quot;Holdings&quot;), the general partner of Roystone and (iii) Richard Barrera, the managing member of Holdings. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The reported warrants were exchanged for shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to an exchange offer from the Issuer. Each warrant holder whose warrants were exchanged pursuant to the exchange offer received 0.23 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock for each warrant tendered by such holder and exchanged. No fractional shares of Class A Common Stock were issued pursuant to the exchange offer, with fractional shares paid in cash (without interest). The foregoing description of the exchange offer does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the S-4 of the Issuer filed on May 9, 2023, which is incorporated herein by reference.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>Roystone Capital Management LP, By: Roystone Capital Holdings LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Laura Roche, Chief Financial Officer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-06-23</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>Roystone Capital Holdings LLC, By: /s/ Richard Barrera, Managing Member</signatureName>
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