UNITED STATES

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 5, 2015

 

Coty Inc.

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

DE   001-35964   13-3823358

(State or other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

350 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY

  10118
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 389-7300

 

(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On February 5, 2015, Coty Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for its fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014. The release also includes forward-looking statements about the Company’s outlook for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. 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 report, 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 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits:
   
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Press release regarding financial results, dated February 5, 2015, of Coty Inc.
 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  Coty Inc.  
  (Registrant)  
       
Date: February 5, 2015 By: /s/Patrice de Talhouët  
    Patrice de Talhouët  
    Chief Financial Officer  
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Press release regarding financial results, dated February 5, 2015, of Coty Inc.