Kristin Blazewicz, Chief Legal Officer of Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY), filed a Form 4 on October 21, 2026, reporting multiple transactions in Class A common stock and restricted stock units dated October 19, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • RSU vesting (code M): 86,487 restricted stock units vested and settled into 86,487 shares of Class A common stock on October 19, 2026.
  • Tax withholding disposition: 41,419 shares were surrendered to the issuer to satisfy income tax withholding obligations in connection with that vesting; the filing states this "does not represent a sale by the Reporting Person."
  • Performance RSU partial vesting: 8,649 shares were acquired upon partial vesting of a performance restricted stock unit grant, reflecting 100% achievement of the ESG ratings improvement criterion, which accounted for 10% of the total vesting weighting; the remaining 90% was unearned and cancelled.
  • Performance RSU tax withholding: 4,143 shares were surrendered to satisfy tax withholding on the performance RSU vesting, also described as not a sale.
  • New RSU grant: 86,487 restricted stock units were acquired (code A), each settling for one share of Class A common stock, with a vesting date of October 19, 2029, subject to certain vesting conditions and exceptions.
  • Resulting ownership: Following all reported transactions, Blazewicz directly beneficially owned 1,018,788 shares of Class A common stock and 475,679 restricted stock units.

Blazewicz Transaction Details: Vesting, Withholding, and New RSU Award

According to the filing, on October 19, 2026, Kristin Blazewicz's existing restricted stock units vested, with each unit settling for one share of Class A common stock of Coty Inc. A total of 86,487 shares were acquired through that vesting (transaction code M), bringing her directly held shares to 1,055,701 at that step. The filing then records the surrender of 41,419 shares to the issuer to cover income tax withholding and remittance obligations, reducing her direct holdings to 1,014,282 shares. The filing specifies the net settlement price was equal to the closing price of Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the vesting date.

Separately, the filing reports a partial vesting of a performance restricted stock unit grant. The company achieved 100% of the target for the ESG ratings improvement performance criterion, which represented 10% of the total vesting weighting. As a result, 8,649 shares were acquired. The filing 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 4,143 shares were then surrendered for tax withholding on that performance vesting, leaving Blazewicz with 1,018,788 directly held shares after all four non-derivative transactions.

The filing also discloses a new grant of 86,487 restricted stock units (transaction code A), each of which will settle for one share of Class A common stock upon vesting. According to the filing, these units vest on October 19, 2029, subject to certain vesting conditions and exceptions. Following this grant, Blazewicz held 475,679 restricted stock units in total on a direct basis.

What Was Disclosed

The Form 4 filed by Coty Inc. Chief Legal Officer Kristin Blazewicz on October 21, 2026, reports RSU vestings, related tax-withholding share surrenders, a partial performance RSU vesting tied to ESG criteria, and a new RSU grant vesting in 2029, all dated October 19, 2026.