Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
OnNovember 6, 2021 , theCoty Inc. (the "Company") entered into a Redemption Agreement (the "Redemption Agreement") withKKR Rainbow Aggregator L.P. ("KKR Rainbow") andRainbow Capital Group Limited , affiliates ofKohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. ("KKR"), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to sell an approximately 5% stake inRainbow JVCo Limited , a company incorporated under the laws of Jersey ("JVCo"), valued at approximately$215.7 million , in exchange for the redemption of 154,683 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value$0.01 per share, of the Company, including approximately$1.4 million of unpaid dividends related to such shares that will be redeemed for cash (the "Redemption"). JVCo is a joint venture between the Company and affiliates of KKR that holds the Professional Beauty (including Professional Hair, OPI and ghd) and Retail Hair businesses that the Company divested in 2020. Following the Redemption, the Company will continue to indirectly hold approximately 25.9% of the JVCo shares.
The foregoing description of the Redemption Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Redemption Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
OnNovember 8, 2021 , the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for its fiscal quarter endedSeptember 30, 2021 . The release also includes forward-looking statements about the Company's outlook. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this report by reference. The information furnished with this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The Company is making reference to non-GAAP financial information in both the press release and its earnings call. Reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest comparable GAAP financial measures are contained in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1. Item 8.01 Other Events. KKR Director Designee Pursuant to the terms of the Investment Agreement, dated as ofMay 11, 2020 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to the Investment Agreement, effective as ofJune 1, 2020 , the "Investment Agreement"), by and between the Company and KKR Rainbow, for so long as KKR Rainbow and its permitted transferees (as such term is defined in the Investment Agreement) continue to beneficially own shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and/or shares of Class A common stock that represent, in the aggregate and on an as converted basis, at least 20% of the number of shares of Class A common stock beneficially owned by KKR Rainbow and its permitted transferees, on an as converted basis, as of immediately following the Second Closing (as defined in the Investment Agreement) (such threshold, the "Second Fall-Away Threshold"), KKR Rainbow is entitled to designate one director to the Company's Board of Directors. Following the completion of the Redemption, KKR Rainbow will no longer meet the Second Fall-Away Threshold and, as a result, KKR Rainbow will no longer be entitled to designate a director to the Company's Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the forgoing, it is expected that --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Press Release
OnNovember 8, 2021 , the Company issued a press release announcing the execution of the Redemption Agreement. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)Exhibits: Exhibit No. Description 10.1 Redemption Agreement, dated as ofNovember 6, 2021 , by and amongCoty Inc. ,KKR Rainbow Aggregator L.P. ,Rainbow Capital
Holdings S.à r.l. Press release regarding financial results, dated
99.1 Company. Press release, d ated November 8, 2021, regarding Redemption 99.2 Agreement. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within
the Inline XBRL document).
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