Markus Strobel - 16 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for COTY INC. (COTY)

Role: Interim CEO, Director
Signature: /s/ Christina Kiely, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: COTY
Transactions as of: 16 Mar 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 18 Mar 2026, 18:10:47 UTC
Previous filing: 03 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Strobel Markus	Interim CEO, Director	350 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK	/s/ Christina Kiely, Attorney-in-Fact	18 Mar 2026	0002108845

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	COTY	Restricted Stock Units	Award		+1,351,352			1,351,352	16 Mar 2026	Class A common stock	1,351,352		Direct	F1
transaction	COTY	Stock Options (right to buy)	Award		+6,000,000			6,000,000	16 Mar 2026	Class A common stock	6,000,000	$2.22	Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Upon vesting, each Restricted Stock Unit settles for one share of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. Subject to certain vesting conditions and exceptions, the Restricted Stock Units vest as follows: 33.33% on March 16, 2027, 33.33% on March 16, 2028 and 33.334% on December 29, 2028.
F2	Represents Stock Options granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's Equity and Long-Term Incentive Plan. Subject to certain vesting conditions and exceptions, the Stock Options vest and are exercisable on December 29, 2028 subject to the achievement of certain stock price performance thresholds measured by the volume weighted average closing price per share during the five trading days immediately preceding December 29, 2028, as follows: 100% upon the achievement of a share price equal to $9.00 per share and 50% vesting upon achievement of a share price equal to $5.56 per share, with vesting between the thresholds determined by linear interpolation.

Content

Upon vesting, each Restricted Stock Unit settles for one share of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. Subject to certain vesting conditions and exceptions, the Restricted Stock Units vest as follows: 33.33% on March 16, 2027, 33.33% on March 16, 2028 and 33.334% on December 29, 2028.

Represents Stock Options granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's Equity and Long-Term Incentive Plan. Subject to certain vesting conditions and exceptions, the Stock Options vest and are exercisable on December 29, 2028 subject to the achievement of certain stock price performance thresholds measured by the volume weighted average closing price per share during the five trading days immediately preceding December 29, 2028, as follows: 100% upon the achievement of a share price equal to $9.00 per share and 50% vesting upon achievement of a share price equal to $5.56 per share, with vesting between the thresholds determined by linear interpolation.