COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Legal Matters

The Company is involved, from time to time, in various litigation, administrative and other legal proceedings, including regulatory actions, incidental or related to its business, including consumer class or collective actions, personal injury (mostly involving allegations related to alleged asbestos in the Company’s talc-based cosmetic products as described below), intellectual property, competition, compliance and advertising claims litigation and disputes, among others (collectively, “Legal Proceedings”). While the Company cannot predict any final outcomes relating thereto, management believes that the outcome of current Legal Proceedings will not have a material effect upon its business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or the trading price of the Company’s securities. However, management’s assessment of the Company’s current Legal Proceedings is ongoing, and could change in light of the discovery of additional facts with respect to Legal Proceedings not presently known to the Company, further legal analysis, or determinations by judges, arbitrators, juries or other finders of fact or deciders of law which are not in accord with management’s evaluation of the probable liability or outcome of such Legal Proceedings. From time to time, the Company is in discussions with regulators, including discussions initiated by the Company, about actual or potential violations of law in order to remediate or mitigate associated legal or compliance risks and liabilities or penalties. As the outcomes of such proceedings are unpredictable, the Company can give no assurance that the results of any such proceedings will not materially affect its reputation, business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or the trading price of its securities.

Cosmetic Talcum Powder Matters. The Company has been named as a defendant in numerous civil actions alleging that certain cosmetic talcum powder products sold by the Company were contaminated with asbestos leading to bodily injury. Most of these actions involve a number of co-defendants and, to date, many such actions have been resolved by settlement or other resolution acceptable to the Company. In each of the previous fiscal years the value of settlements, both individually and in the aggregate, has not been material but, due to the rising number of filed and pending cases against the Company, as well as the evolving litigation landscape, settlement values and other costs associated with these cases are likely to increase in the future. The Company believes that a limited portion of its costs incurred in defending and resolving certain of these claims will be covered by insurance policies issued by several insurance carriers, subject to deductibles, exclusions, retentions and policy limits and in some cases there may be indemnity obligations of third parties. While the Company and its legal counsel intend to continue to defend these cases vigorously, there can be no assurances regarding the ultimate resolution of these matters, individually or collectively. The Company has accrued for such litigation when the likelihood of loss is probable and a reasonable estimate of such loss can be made, and such accruals are not material to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. However, the range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accrued liabilities currently cannot be reasonably estimated.

Brazilian Tax Assessments

The Company’s Brazilian subsidiaries receive tax assessments from local, state and federal tax authorities in Brazil from time to time. Current open tax assessments as of September 30, 2025 are:

Assessment received

Type of assessment

Type of Tax

Tax period impacted

Estimated amount, including interest and penalties as of

September 30, 2025

Aug-20

State sales tax credits, which the Treasury Office of the State of Goiás considers as improperly registered

ICMS

2017-2019

R$804.7 million (approximately $151.2)

Oct-20

Federal excise taxes, which the Treasury Office of the Brazil’s Internal Revenue Service considers as improperly calculated

IPI

2016-2017

R$477.0 million (approximately $89.6)

Nov-22

IPI

2018-2019

R$487.6 million (approximately $91.6) (a)

Mar-24

IPI

2020

R$37.3 million (approximately $7.0)

Nov-20

State sales taxes, which the Treasury Office of the State of Minas Gerais considers as improperly calculated

ICMS

2016-2019

R$247.8 million (approximately $46.5)

Jun-21

State sales tax, which the Treasury Office of the State of Goiás considers as improperly calculated

ICMS

2016-2020

R$0.0 million (approximately $0.0) (b)



(a) During the current quarter, the tax assessment was revised as the case progressed through the Brazilian judicial system. As part of this reassessment, previously applied penalties were excluded in accordance with applicable tax regulations. As a result, the total liability was reduced compared to the prior assessment in the previous fiscal year.
(b) During the current quarter, the administrative case was decided in Coty's favor and prevailed against the tax authorities' appeal.

For the Goiás State tax ICMS assessment received in August 2020, the Company has in parallel a judicial case about an additional claim for fees over the tax incentive ("the Protege Fee") wherein the Company asserts such fee was not enforceable against Coty due to its prior contractual agreement with the Goiás State. In the second quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company filed appeals to be remitted to the third instance Brazilian Superior Court of Justice and, in the last quarter of fiscal 2024, a judge of the Superior Court of Justice ruled against the Company. The Company filed an interlocutory appeal for the full bench of judges on the Superior Court of Justice to review the case, and the court rendered a verdict granting the Company's request to remand the case to the state court of Goiás in the first quarter of the fiscal year. The case is expected to be heard in the second half of the current fiscal year. The Company has been required to provide surety bonds of R$196.6 million (approximately $36.9) and cash deposits of R$197.1 million (approximately $37.0) as of September 30, 2025, to guarantee payment if the case is resolved against Coty. The cash deposits are included in the Other Noncurrent Assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

In relation to the judicial case for the Goiás State tax ICMS assessment received in August 2020, an additional case has moved into the judicial court in October 2024, relating to a tax assessment demanding payment of the underlying ICMS taxes due to non-payment of the Protege Fee. The case is running in parallel of the Protege Fee case above. In the third quarter of fiscal 2025, the Goiás State filed a tax enforcement against the Company to collect the ICMS taxes. In response to the enforcement, the Company has filed a motion to stay against the Goiás State seeking the dismissal of the ICMS tax collection and is currently awaiting a decision from the tax authorities. The Company has been required to provide surety bonds of R$446.2 million (approximately $83.8) as of September 30, 2025, to guarantee payment if the case is resolved against Coty.

The Minas Gerais State tax ICMS assessment received in November 2020 is currently at the judicial process. The Company has been required to provide surety bonds of R$347.4 million (approximately $65.3) as of September 30, 2025, to guarantee payment if the case is resolved against the Company.

All other cases are currently in the administrative process.

The Company expects that cases may move from the administrative to the judicial process in case Coty does not receive a favorable decision at the administrative level, although the exact timing is uncertain. For cases in the judicial process, the Company will be required to make a judicial deposit or enter into a surety bond for the disputed tax assessment, interest and penalties. The judicial process in Brazil is likely to take a number of years to conclude. The Company is seeking favorable judicial and administrative decisions on the tax enforcement actions filed by the tax authorities for these assessments. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses and it has not recognized a loss for these assessments as the Company does not believe a loss is probable.

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