COTY INC. WINS THREE AWARDS AT THE FRAGRANCE FOUNDATION AWARDS
June 13, 2013Florabotanica Balenciaga Paris and DOT Marc Jacobs Among the Award Winners, Continuing the Company’s Recent Streak of Industry Awards that Underscore Its Innovation and Creativity
NEW YORK, June 13, 2013 — Coty Inc., an emerging leader in global beauty, took home three prestigious fragrance-industry awards at the Fragrance Foundation Awards (formerly the FIFI® Awards) held last night in New York City.
Coty’s award-winning fragrances include:
• Fragrance of the Year: Luxury Women’s
Florabotanica Balenciaga Paris
• Fragrance of the Year: Prestige
Women’s DOT Marc Jacobs
• Best Packaging of the Year: Women’s
Florabotanica Balenciaga Paris
“The recognition by the Fragrance Foundation is gratifying—it is a vote from the industry that further validates Coty’s innovation and creativity,” said Mr. Michele Scannavini, CEO of Coty Inc. “Along with our four ‘Best New Product’ wins at the recent CEW Awards, the Fragrance Foundation results demonstrate the strength of the Coty brand and that of our wide-ranging portfolio.”
Coty’s recent winning streak also includes the CEW Awards—“Best New Product in 2013” honors were for Sally Hansen Insta-Gel Strips (nail product), Closer by Halle Berry (women’s scent mass), Dot Marc Jacobs (women’s scent prestige), and philosophy’s Full of Promise Treatment Duo for Uplifting Days and Volumizing Nights (anti-aging prestige)—as well as the 2013 Manufacturing Leadership 100 (ML 100) Global Value Chain Award for its “Coty Supply Chain Defining Moment” initiative.
For complete information on Coty’s award–winning fragrances and all Coty product lines, please visit www.coty.com.
About Coty Inc.
Coty is an emerging leader in global beauty with net revenues of $4.6 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. Founded in Paris in 1904, Coty is a pure play beauty company with a portfolio of well-known fragrances, color cosmetics and skin & body care products sold in over 130 countries and territories. Coty’s product offerings include such global brands as adidas, Calvin Klein, Chloé, Davidoff, Marc Jacobs, OPI, philosophy, Playboy, Rimmel and Sally Hansen.
For additional information about Coty Inc., please visit www.coty.com
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Read More COTY INC. PRICES INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING AT $17.50 PER SHARE
June 12, 2013NEW YORK, June 12, 2013 – Coty Inc. (“Coty”) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 57,142,857 shares of its Class A common stock at a price of $17.50 per share. Coty’s Class A common stock is expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on June 13, 2013 under the ticker symbol “COTY.” The shares offered are being sold by existing Coty stockholders, and Coty will not receive any of the proceeds of the offering. These existing stockholders have also granted the underwriters an option for 30 days to purchase an additional 8,571,428 shares of Class A common stock at the initial offering price less the underwriting discount.
BofA Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Deutsche Bank Securities and Wells Fargo Securities are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Lazard Capital Markets, Piper Jaffray and RBC Capital Markets are acting as lead managers. BNP PARIBAS, Credit Agricole CIB, HSBC, ING, Moelis & Company, RBS Securities Inc., Sanford C. Bernstein and Santander are acting as co-managers. Ramirez & Co., Inc., Telsey Advisory Group and The Williams Capital Group, L.P. are acting as junior co-managers.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Any offer or sale will be made only by means of a written prospectus forming part of the effective registration statement. A copy of the final prospectus relating to these securities may be obtained, when available, from: BofA Merrill Lynch, 222 Broadway, New York, New York 10038, Attention: Prospectus Department or email dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, via Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Ave, Edgewood, New York 11717, telephone: 1-866-803-9204; or Morgan Stanley, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, telephone: 1-866-718-1649, email: prospectus@morganstanley.com.
About Coty Inc.
Coty is an emerging leader in global beauty. Founded in Paris in 1904, Coty is a pure play beauty company with a portfolio of well-known fragrances, color cosmetics and skin & body care products sold in over 130 countries and territories. Coty’s product offerings include such global brands as adidas, Calvin Klein, Chloé, Davidoff, Marc Jacobs, OPI, philosophy, Playboy, Rimmel and Sally Hansen.
For additional information about Coty Inc., please visit www.coty.com
Forward-Looking Statements
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COTY INC. APPOINTS CATHERINE WALSH INTO NEWLY CREATED ROLE OF SVP, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
June 10, 2013In Her New Role, the Longtime Coty Executive Will Promote Coty’s Image Globally
NEW YORK, June 11, 2013 — Coty Inc., an emerging leader in global beauty, has selected one of the company’s own great talents, Catherine Walsh, to fill the newly created position of senior vice president, Corporate Communications. With this new role and ensuing organizational enhancements, Coty is strengthening its global brand-building efforts.
“Catherine Walsh has been a key force in creating and developing the American portfolio of Coty Prestige since she began with us in 2001,” said Mr. Michele Scannavini, CEO of Coty Inc. “Her passion for all forms of beauty, her natural curiosity and her unique marketing capabilities have all contributed to the growing success of Coty Prestige over the past decade, and they are just some of the characteristics that make me confident in her ability to take on this new role.”
In her new position, Walsh has been charged with promoting Coty’s corporate image, implementing effective financial communication, piloting Coty Cares, developing digital capabilities and leading internal communications. Serving under her to help achieve those goals is a cross-divisional team that will include representatives from the departments of Corporate Public Relations, Corporate Sustainability, Global Digital and Employee Communication.
“I have been in the Coty family for more than 10 years, and now I look forward to helping make Coty one of the strongest brands in the beauty industry,” said Walsh. “My goal is to ensure that our brand is recognized and admired by peers, retailers, consumers, suppliers and employees alike. With the wonderful team I have to support me, I know that we will be able to achieve those goals and much more.”
Walsh’s many achievements in her tenure at Coty include reigniting the celebrity fragrance model by establishing a long-standing collaboration with Jennifer Lopez, inventing new concepts and brand territories with Marc Jacobs and Balenciaga, and bringing mega-brands such as Calvin Klein to new heights. She sits on the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Industry Advisory Board and the Board of Directors for the Chinati Foundation.
For complete information on all of Coty’s brands, please visit www.coty.com/brands.
About Coty Inc.
Coty is an emerging leader in global beauty with net revenues of $4.6 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. Founded in Paris in 1904, Coty is a pure play beauty company with a portfolio of well-known fragrances, color cosmetics and skin & body care products sold in over 130 countries and territories. Coty’s product offerings include such global brands as adidas, Calvin Klein, Chloé, Davidoff, Marc Jacobs, OPI, philosophy, Playboy, Rimmel and Sally Hansen.
COTY INC. TO PURCHASE ESTABLISHED SOUTHEAST ASIAN DISTRIBUTOR
May 22, 2013Global Beauty Company Confirms Acquisition of StarAsia
NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 — Coty Inc., an emerging leader in global beauty, is pleased to announce its agreement to acquire StarAsia, an established distributor of beauty products in the markets of Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam) from its current parent, Isibane Pte. Ltd. The transaction is expected to close in July 2013.
“The acquisition of StarAsia will provide us with an established distribution platform to sell our mass brands in key developing markets in the Southeast Asia region,” said Mr. Michele Scannavini, CEO of Coty Inc. “We look forward to welcoming the StarAsia organization into the Coty family, and I am confident that the talented team there will fit in very well at Coty.”
Following the completion of the acquisition, the existing management team of StarAsia will continue to contribute towards the development of Coty`s business in the region.
“StarAsia has succeeded in building a leading regional platform, with operations in seven countries in Asia and a strong track record of growth,” said Mr. Noe Saglio, CEO of StarAsia. “We are delighted to become part of the Coty family, having been a business partner for more than 10 years. Our multicultural organization combines international experience with local know-how, and we look forward to building on our leading market position under Coty’s ownership.”
For complete information on all of Coty’s brands, please visit www.coty.com.
About Coty Inc.
Coty is an emerging leader in global beauty with net revenues of $4.6 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. Founded in Paris in 1904, Coty is a pure play beauty company with a portfolio of well-known fragrances, color cosmetics and skin & body care products sold in over 130 countries and territories. Coty’s product offerings include such global brands as adidas, Calvin Klein, Chloé, Davidoff, Marc Jacobs, OPI, philosophy, Playboy, Rimmel and Sally Hansen.
For additional information about Coty Inc., please visit www.coty.com
About StarAsia
Founded in 2001 by Frederic Cassin, StarAsia Group is a leading regional independent distributor of Beauty Personal Care FMCG brands in Fragrances & Toiletries and Cosmetics & Skincare. The Group is present in seven Asian markets and reaches consumers over 30,000 doors across Asia. StarAsia principals include Coty, P&G, L’Oreal, Clio and Marc Anthony.
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COTY INC. AND FRAJO ANNOUNCE A NEW JOINT VENTURE IN BRAZIL
May 22, 2013NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 — Coty Inc., an emerging leader in global beauty, is pleased to announce that it will form a joint venture in Brazil with Frajo Internacional, a leading Brazilian cosmetics distributor. The new venture will distribute and market Coty mass/masstige brands in the retail channel.
“Brazil is one of the largest markets in the beauty industry,” said Mr. Michele Scannavini, CEO of Coty Inc. “Frajo is the right partner, sharing our passion for beauty. Together, we look forward to introducing new Coty brands into this key market.”
“Joining forces with Coty and benefiting from their expertise is an important step in strengthening Frajo’s position as a leading cosmetic distributor in Brazil,” said Frank Lund, Frajo’s founder and CEO. “Coty’s unique portfolio of brands will provide our customers with more choice.”
This deal will expand Coty’s go-to-market capabilities in the region. Currently, Coty has an existing commercial partnership in Brazil to distribute certain brands through a door-to-door distribution model. The company also has a distributor representing its Prestige products in the region.
For complete information on all of Coty’s brands, please visit www.coty.com.
About Coty Inc.
Coty is an emerging leader in global beauty with net revenues of $4.6 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. Founded in Paris in 1904, Coty is a pure play beauty company with a portfolio of well-known fragrances, color cosmetics and skin & body care products sold in over 130 countries and territories. Coty’s product offerings include such global brands as adidas, Calvin Klein, Chloé, Davidoff, Marc Jacobs, OPI, philosophy, Playboy, Rimmel and Sally Hansen.
For additional information about Coty Inc., please visit www.coty.com
About Frajo
Frajo is a leading cosmetics distributor in Brazil, representing with exclusivity brands such as Revlon (leading brand in Pharmacies), Ferrari (#1 male Fragrance in Brazil), Australian Gold and Artdeco. Founded in Campinas in 1995, Frajo currently holds over 20 brands in its portfolio and has a comprehensive sales network reaching over 8,500 points of sales in Brazil.
For additional information about Frajo, please visit www.frajo.com.br
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