Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On October 21, 2020, the Coty Inc. (NYSE: COTY) (the "Company") reported the departure of Edgar Huber, who has been serving as the Company's Chief Commercial Officer. On October 20, 2020, the Company and Mr. Huber entered into a separation agreement under which Mr. Huber will receive the severance benefits provided for under his existing employment agreement (previously filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's Form 10-Q filed May 11, 2020) as if his employment were terminated without Cause, as well as certain supplemental severance amounts so long as he provides the release and complies with the post-termination employment covenants, in each case contemplated by the separation agreement. Pursuant to the separation agreement, Mr. Huber will continue to receive his fixed and variable remuneration and benefits in kind until December 31, 2021, and his outstanding equity awards will vest on terms applicable to a Retirement under the Company's Equity and Long-Term Incentive Plan. The supplemental severance amount includes the payment of an additional twelve months of base salary (equal to $1,000,000, less applicable withholding and statutory deductions). Pursuant to the separation agreement, Mr. Huber will remain eligible for the retention bonus contemplated by the existing letter agreement (previously filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company's Form 10-Q filed May 11, 2020), provided that he neither resigns from employment or is terminated for Cause prior to June 30, 2021.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the separation agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2020.




Item 8.01  Other Events
On October 21, 2020, the Company announced two additions to its leadership team
with the appointments of Isabelle Bonfanti as Chief Commercial Officer, Luxury,
and Jean-Denis Mariani in the newly created role as Chief Digital Officer, both
reporting directly to Sue Y. Nabi, Chief Executive Officer. A copy of the
Company's press release, dated October 21, 2020, announcing the departure of Mr.
Huber and the additions to the leadership team is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits
(i)Exhibits:
Exhibit No.              Description
            99.1           Press Release of Coty Inc., dated October 21, 2020
                         Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
               104       document).

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