Sec Form 4 Filing - Cottage Holdco B.V. @ COTY INC. - 2020-02-27

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

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Cottage Holdco B.V. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COTY INC. [ COTY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) OOSTERDOKSSTRAAT 80, 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/27/2020 (Street) AMSTERDAM, P7NL 1011 DK 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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, par value $0.01 per share 02/27/2020 P 3,260,329 ( 1 ) A $ 11.4937 454,168,370 D ( 2 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Cottage Holdco B.V. OOSTERDOKSSTRAAT 80 AMSTERDAM, P7NL 1011 DK X Agnaten SE ROOSEVELTPLATZ 4-5 TOP 10 VIENNA, C4A-1090 X Lucresca SE ROOSEVELTPLATZ 4-5 TOP 10 VIENNA, C4A-1090 X JAB Holdings B.V. OOSTERDOKSSTRAAT 80 AMSTERDAM, P7NL 1011 DK X JAB Cosmetics B.V. OOSTERDOKSSTRAAT 80 AMSTERDAM, P7NL 1011 DK X Signatures /s/ Joachim Creus and /s/ Fabien Simon as Managing Directors of Cottage Holdco B.V. 03/02/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Joachim Creus as Authorized Representative of Agnaten SE 03/02/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Joachim Creus as Authorized Representative of Lucresca SE 03/02/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Joachim Creus and /s/ Fabien Simon as Managing Directors of JAB Holdings B.V. 03/02/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Joachim Creus and /s/ Fabien Simon, Managing Directors of JAB Holdings B.V. as Sole Member of JAB Cosmetics B.V. 03/02/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On February 27, 2020, Cottage Holdco B.V. and Pierre Laubies entered into a stock purchase agreement pursuant to which Mr. Laubies agreed to sell, and Cottage Holdco B.V. agreed to purchase, 3,260,329 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Mr. Laubies. ( 2 )The Shares described in this report are held by Cottage Holdco B.V., a direct or indirect subsidiary of each other Reporting Person herein. As such, each other Reporting Person herein may be deemed to beneficially own such Shares held by Cottage Holdco B.V. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims any beneficial ownership of such Shares, except to the extent of its pecuniary interests therein.

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