# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001024305
**File Stem:** 0001024305-25-000023
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 5103
**Document Hash:** 7c4ff819245ee1d6976c5988961c0529
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001024305-25-000023.hdr.sgml**: 20250718

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001024305-25-000023

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250714

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250718

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250718

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** COTY INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001024305
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PERFUMES, COSMETICS & OTHER TOILET PREPARATIONS [2844]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 133823358
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0630

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-35964
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251135093

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 350 FIFTH AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10118
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-389-7300

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 350 FIFTH AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10118

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** COTY INC /
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19961004

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 18, 2025 (July 14, 2025)

**Coty Inc.**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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| **Delaware** | **001-35964** | **13-3823358** |
| (State or other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.) |

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **350 Fifth Avenue** | **350 Fifth Avenue** | |
| **New York,** | **NY** | **10118** |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: **(212) 389-7300**

(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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|:---|:---|:---|
| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value | COTY | New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.□

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**Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**

***Changes to the Board of Directors***

On July 14, 2025, Johannes Huth resigned as a director and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Coty Inc. (NYSE: COTY) (the "Company") after five years of service on the Board. Mr. Huth served on the Audit and Finance Committee since 2022 and served as Lead Independent Director since June 2023. Mr. Huth's resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.

On July 16, 2025, the Board appointed Beatrice Ballini to serve as Lead Independent Director with immediate effect. Ms. Ballini has served on the Board since September 2019 and is the Chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)Exhibits:

Exhibit No. Description <br> 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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**SIGNATURE**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Coty Inc.** | **Coty Inc.** |
| | (Registrant) | (Registrant) |
| Date: July 18, 2025 | By: | /s/ Kristin Blazewicz |
|  |  | Kristin Blazewicz |
|  |  | Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary |

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