SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2015-04-01

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<a name="sDEAD009AABC82684E96074027BF4E815"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:624px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Execution Copy</font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of April 1, 2015 (this &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), is made among Coty Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), and Mousseluxe S.&#224;.r.l., a company organized under the laws of Luxembourg (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Shareholder</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;"><font style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">A.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">On March 12, 2015, the Company and Chanel International B.V., a Dutch corporation (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Seller</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Purchase Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), pursuant to which the Company will acquire 100% of the capital stock of the Companies (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Sale</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">In connection with the Sale and pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Shareholder, as Seller&#8217;s Designated Affiliate (as defined under the Purchase Agreement), acquired Coty Shares (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Coty Shares</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">B.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">In order to induce the Shareholder to accept the Coty Shares as consideration for Seller entering into the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">C.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and set forth in Section 11 are used as defined in Section 11.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Now, therefore, the parties hereto agree as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Mandatory Shelf Registration.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:96px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Company agrees to file with the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 90 calendar days following the date hereof, a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 or such other form under the Securities Act then available to the Company providing for the resale pursuant to Rule 415 from time to time by the Shareholder of any and all Registrable Shares, which shelf Registration Statement shall be an &#8220;automatic shelf registration statement&#8221; as defined under Rule 405, if the Company is eligible to file such an automatic shelf Registration Statement (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;). If the Mandatory She