Anna von Bayern, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of Coty Inc., filed a Form 4 on October 21, 2026, reporting multiple transactions on October 19, 2026, including the vesting of restricted stock units, tax-withholding share surrenders, a partial performance RSU vest, and the grant of new restricted stock units.

Key Highlights

  • RSU vesting: 61,050 restricted stock units vested and settled into 61,050 shares of Class A common stock on October 19, 2026.
  • Tax withholding surrender: 4,457 shares were surrendered to the issuer to satisfy income tax withholding obligations in connection with the RSU vesting; the filing states this does not represent a sale.
  • Partial performance RSU vest: 6,105 shares were acquired upon partial vesting of a performance RSU grant, reflecting 100% achievement of the ESG ratings improvement criterion, which accounted for 10% of the total vesting weighting; the remaining 90% was cancelled.
  • Additional tax surrender: 446 shares were surrendered to satisfy tax withholding related to the performance RSU vesting; the filing states this does not represent a sale.
  • New RSU grant: 61,050 new restricted stock units were granted, each settling for one share of Class A common stock, vesting on October 19, 2029, subject to certain conditions.
  • Resulting ownership: Following all transactions, von Bayern directly and beneficially owned 1,609,501 shares of Class A common stock and 335,775 restricted stock units.

Coty's Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Reports October 19 Transactions

According to the Form 4 filed with the SEC on October 21, 2026, Anna von Bayern, identified in the filing as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY), reported four non-derivative transactions and two derivative security transactions all dated October 19, 2026. The first transaction involved the vesting of 61,050 restricted stock units (coded M), each of which settled for one share of Class A common stock, increasing her direct holdings. Immediately following, 4,457 shares were surrendered to the issuer (coded F) to cover income tax withholding and remittance, with the filing expressly noting this "does not represent a sale by the Reporting Person."

A separate set of transactions involved a performance restricted stock unit grant. The filing explains that the company "achieved 100% of the target for the performance criteria related to ESG ratings improvement, which accounted for 10% of the total vesting weighting," resulting in 6,105 shares being acquired. The filing further states that "because the remaining performance criteria were not achieved, the corresponding 90% of the total target award opportunity was unearned and cancelled without any share issuance." An additional 446 shares were then surrendered to cover tax withholding on this partial vest, again noted as not a sale.

On the same date, von Bayern received a new grant of 61,050 restricted stock units (coded A in Table II), each of which will settle for one share of Class A common stock upon vesting on October 19, 2029, subject to certain vesting conditions and exceptions as described in the filing. Following all reported transactions, von Bayern directly held 1,609,501 shares of Class A common stock and 335,775 restricted stock units in total beneficial ownership.

What Was Disclosed

The filing reports RSU vesting, tax-related share surrenders, a partial performance RSU vest tied to an ESG criterion, and a new RSU grant for Coty's Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, all occurring on October 19, 2026, with resulting direct ownership of 1,609,501 shares and 335,775 RSUs.