{"url_path":"/sec/coty/8-k/2026-07-07/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 Other Events","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-07-07","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024305/0001024305-26-000038-index.html","accession_number":"0001024305-26-000038","cik":"0001024305","ticker":"COTY","issuer_name":"COTY INC.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024305/0001024305-26-000038-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001024305","primary_entity_name":"COTY INC."},"word_count":356,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 8.01 Other Events\n\nOn July 7, 2026, Coty Inc. (the “Company”), Coty International B.V. (“Coty International”), HFC Prestige International Operations Switzerland S.à.R.L (together with the Company and Coty International, the “Coty Group”), Guccio Gucci S.p.A (“Guccio Gucci”), Gucci America Inc (together with Guccio Gucci, “Gucci”) and Kering S.A. (“Kering”) entered into a License Termination and Transition Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”). The Termination Agreement relates to the License Agreement for the exclusive right to manufacture and commercialize beauty products under the Gucci brand (“Gucci Beauty”), dated April 21, 2006, as amended from time to time (the “License Agreement”).\n\nPursuant to the terms of the Termination Agreement, the License Agreement will terminate on June 30, 2027, one year prior to its originally scheduled expiration, subject to an option to extend the termination date further at Kering’s request (as such date may be extended, the “Anticipated Termination Date”). Under the terms of the Termination Agreement, the Company will receive aggregate consideration of approximately $400 million. The Company received $250 million in cash upon signing the Termination Agreement, and will receive an additional $150 million, subject to a potential holdback of up to $30 million in certain specified circumstances, on the earlier of the Anticipated Termination Date and September 30, 2027. The proceeds are intended to be used to reduce the Company’s debt, reinvest in the Company’s core fragrance and beauty brands, and optimize the Company’s organizational set-up to reflect the new scope of its business.\n\nCoty has also agreed to sell to Kering an amount of Gucci Beauty inventory sufficient to support the transition. The payments for inventory are payable following invoices throughout the transition period.\n\nIn connection with the transaction, Coty, Gucci and Kering have agreed to a mutual resolution of all pending litigation and related claims concerning the Gucci Beauty license, allowing the parties to focus on an orderly transition and their respective future strategic priorities.\n\nA copy of the press release announcing this change is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. A copy of the press release is also available on its website at www.investors.coty.com, under the “Investor News” tab."}