COTY Inc.: SVP group controller Zafar Ayesha received 130,341 shares

What happened

• Zafar Ayesha, SVP group controller, reported multiple transactions on Oct 19, 2026: exercises/conversions and grant/award acquisitions. The filing shows acquisitions of 27,028 shares (exercise), 1,122 shares (exercise), 66,424 shares (restricted stock units), and 35,767 shares (performance restricted stock units), totaling 130,341 shares acquired. The filing also reports disposals of 9,745 shares and 405 shares surrendered for tax withholding and a disposal of 27,028 derivative shares. All reported prices are N/A.

Key details

• Transaction date(s): Oct 19, 2026. Report filed Oct 21, 2026; the filing does not indicate it was late.
• Price(s): N/A for all transactions in the filing.
• Shares owned after the transactions: not reported in the filing.
• Footnotes from the filing:
  • F1/F5/F6: Restricted stock units settle for one share of Class A common stock upon vesting; some RSUs vest on future dates (1/3 on Oct 19, 2027; 1/3 on Oct 19, 2028; 1/3 on Oct 19, 2029) and some vest on Oct 19, 2029, subject to vesting conditions.
  • F2/F4: Certain shares were surrendered to the issuer to satisfy income tax withholding and remittance obligations at a net settlement price equal to the NYSE closing price on the vesting date and do not represent a sale by the reporting person.
  • F3: The 35,767-performance RSU amount reflects partial vesting where the company achieved 100% of the ESG-related target (10% weighting); the remaining 90% of that performance award was unearned and cancelled.

Why it may matter

• The filing shows exercises/conversions and RSU/performance RSU awards. Some shares were surrendered to the issuer to satisfy tax withholding (net settlement) and are described in the filing as not a sale by the reporting person.
• This filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.