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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): November 8, 2023 (November 2, 2023)
Coty Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 001-35964 13-3823358
(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
350 Fifth Avenue
New York,
NY
10118
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

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))

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


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    ☐





Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of the Security Holders.

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.o On November 2, 2023, Coty Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders via the internet at http://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/Coty2023 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the four proposals listed below, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement. There were 752,552,509 shares of Class A Common Stock and 146,057 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, representing 776,359,789 votes in the aggregate present at the beginning of the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, which represented 88.05% of all votes entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting, and which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business. Holders of the Company’s Class A Common Stock were entitled to one vote per share held and holders of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock were entitled to 163.000 votes per share held as of the close of business on September 8, 2023, the Record Date.

Final voting results are shown below.

Each proposal was determined by a majority of the aggregate votes cast, except that the election of directors was determined by plurality vote.

1. Election of Directors

The following directors were elected to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”):
Director For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Beatrice Ballini 549,804,624 162,720,685 63,834,480
Joachim Creus 648,968,474 63,556,835 63,834,480
Olivier Goudet 629,720,191 82,805,118 63,834,480
Peter Harf 645,173,660 67,351,649 63,834,480
Johannes Huth 649,454,012 63,071,297 63,834,480
Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala Larregui 546,147,775 166,377,534 63,834,480
Anna Makanju 591,079,106 121,446,203 63,834,480
Sue Y. Nabi 651,905,155 60,620,154 63,834,480
Isabelle Parize 653,057,257 59,468,052 63,834,480
Lubomira Rochet 708,672,902 3,852,407 63,834,480
Robert Singer 648,753,218 63,772,091 63,834,480

Each of the eleven nominees for director was elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.


2. Approval of Advisory Resolution on Named Executive Officer Compensation

The stockholders approved the advisory resolution on Named Executive Officer compensation:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
529,900,139 181,871,184 753,986 63,834,480

3. Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
760,130,543 15,590,006 639,240
0


4. Vote on a stockholder proposal regarding a report on plastic packaging reduction

The stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding a report on plastic packaging reduction:



For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
88,968,582 621,740,258 1,816,469 63,834,480.00
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)Exhibits:
Exhibit No.
Description
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).





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.
Coty Inc.
(Registrant)
Date: November 8, 2023
By:
/s/ Kristin Blazewicz
Kristin Blazewicz
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary