COTY Form 4: Mercier Laurent purchases 15,500 shares (Aug 25-26, 2025)

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Mercier Laurent, Chief Financial Officer of COTY INC. (COTY), reported two open-market purchases of Class A common stock. On 08/25/2025 he acquired 12,500 shares at $3.96, bringing his holdings to 402,216 shares. On 08/26/2025 he acquired 3,000 shares at $3.839, bringing his total to 405,216 shares. The form is signed by Christina Kiely, Attorney-in-Fact, dated 08/28/2025.

Positive

• Officer purchases shares, increasing beneficial ownership to 405,216 Class A common shares
• Timely Form 4 disclosure with transaction dates, prices, and post-transaction holdings reported

Negative

• None.

Insights

Securities Analyst

TL;DR: Insider purchases by the CFO indicate incremental personal buying of COTY shares over two days.

The filing documents two small open-market purchases by CFO Mercier Laurent on consecutive days, increasing his beneficial ownership from 402,216 to 405,216 Class A shares. Transaction codes indicate purchases; reported prices were $3.96 and $3.839. These are routine Section 16 disclosures required after insider transactions and do not include additional context such as volume relative to outstanding shares or trading plan details.

Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: Routine Form 4 disclosure of officer purchases; compliant signature by attorney-in-fact noted.

The Form 4 lists Mercier Laurent as an officer (CFO) reporting purchases executed on 08/25/2025 and 08/26/2025. The document is properly executed by an attorney-in-fact and includes required fields for amount, price, and post-transaction holdings. No amendments, derivative transactions, or additional explanatory remarks are included.

Insider Trade Summary

Net Buyer: 15,500 shares ($61,017)

Net Buy 2 txns

Insider Mercier Laurent

Role Chief Financial Officer

Bought 15,500 shs ($61K)

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Purchase	Class A common stock	3,000	$3.839	$12K
Purchase	Class A common stock	12,500	$3.96	$50K

Holdings After Transaction: Class A common stock — 405,216 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Mercier Laurent

(Last) (First) (Middle)

350 FIFTH AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10118

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COTY INC. [ COTY ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chief Financial Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/25/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A common stock	08/25/2025		P		12,500	A	$3.96	402,216	D
Class A common stock	08/26/2025		P		3,000	A	$3.839	405,216	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

	/s/ Christina Kiely, Attorney-in-Fact	08/28/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
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FAQ

Who reported the transactions on this Form 4 for COTY?

The reporting person is Mercier Laurent, identified as Chief Financial Officer of COTY INC.

What shares and amounts were purchased according to the Form 4?

The Form 4 reports purchases of 12,500 Class A shares on 08/25/2025 at $3.96 and 3,000 Class A shares on 08/26/2025 at $3.839.

What were Mercier Laurent's total holdings after these transactions?

After the reported purchases his beneficial ownership is listed as 405,216 Class A common shares.

Who signed the Form 4 and when?

The form was signed by Christina Kiely, Attorney-in-Fact on 08/28/2025.

Were any derivative securities reported on this Form 4?

No. Table II for derivative securities contains no entries; only non-derivative Class A common stock purchases are reported.