Sec Form 13D Filing - KKR Rainbow Aggregator L.P. filing for COTY INC CLASS A (COTY) - 2021-10-01

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	KKR Rainbow Aggregator L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	44,535,574(1)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	5.2% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN

(1) Represents 277,902 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Series B Preferred Stock”), of Coty Inc. (the “Issuer”) convertible into shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), of the Issuer, based on the current liquidation preference and accrued dividends on such shares.  See Item 5.

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	KKR Rainbow Aggregator GP LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	44,535,574(1)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	5.2% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

(1) Represents 277,902 shares of Series B Preferred Stock convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock, based on the current liquidation preference and accrued dividends on such shares.  See Item 5.

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	KKR European Fund V (USD) SCSp
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Luxembourg
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	44,535,574(1)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	5.2% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN

(1) Represents 277,902 shares of Series B Preferred Stock convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock, based on the current liquidation preference and accrued dividends on such shares.  See Item 5.

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	KKR Associates Europe V SCSp
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Luxembourg
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	44,535,574(1)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	5.2% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN

(1) Represents 277,902 shares of Series B Preferred Stock convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock, based on the current liquidation preference and accrued dividends on such shares.  See Item 5.

(1) Represents 277,902 shares of Series B Preferred Stock convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock, based on the current liquidation preference and accrued dividends on such shares.  See Item 5.

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	KKR Europe V Holdings Limited
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	44,535,574(1)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	5.2% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

(1) Represents 277,902 shares of Series B Preferred Stock convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock, based on the current liquidation preference and accrued dividends on such shares.  See Item 5.

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	KKR Group Partnership L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	44,535,574(1)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	5.2% (1)				&# xA0;
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN

(1) Represents 277,902 shares of Series B Preferred Stock convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock, based on the current liquidation preference and accrued dividends on such shares.  See Item 5.

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	KKR Group Holdings Corp.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	44,535,574(1)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	5.2% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	CO

(1) Represents 277,902 shares of Series B Preferred Stock convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock, based on the current liquidation preference and accrued dividends on such shares.  See Item 5.

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	KKR & Co. Inc.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	44,535,574(1)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	5.2% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	CO

(1) Represents 277,902 shares of Series B Preferred Stock convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock, based on the current liquidation preference and accrued dividends on such shares.  See Item 5.

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	KKR Management LLP
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		10	< div style="font-weight: bold;text-align: left">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	44,535,574(1)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	5.2% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN

(1) Represents 277,902 shares of Series B Preferred Stock convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock, based on the current liquidation preference and accrued dividends on such shares.  See Item 5.

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Henry R. Kravis
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			44,535,574(1)
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	44,535,574(1)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	5.2% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IN

(1) Represents 277,902 shares of Series B Preferred Stock convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock, based on the current liquidation preference and accrued dividends on such shares.  See Item 5.

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	George R. Roberts
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			44,535,574(1)
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			44,535,574(1)
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	44,535,574(1)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	5.2% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IN

(1) Represents 277,902 shares of Series B Preferred Stock convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock, based on the current liquidation preference and accrued dividends on such shares.  See Item 5.

This Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 4”) filed by the Reporting Persons (as defined below) relates to the Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), of Coty Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”) and amends the prior Statement on Schedule 13D filed on June 12, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on November 16, 2020,  Amendment No. 2 filed on August 27, 2021 and Amendment No. 3 filed on September 10, 2021 (as amended hereby, this “Schedule 13D”).

Each Item below amends and supplements the information disclosed under the corresponding Item of the Schedule 13D.  Unless otherwise indicated herein, capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment No. 4 shall have the same meanings herein as are ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.

This statement on Schedule 13D is being filed by:

Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

On September 30, 2021, the Issuer and KKR Rainbow Aggregator L.P. entered into an agreement (the “Redemption Agreement”) which provides for the exchange by KKR Rainbow Aggregator L.P. of 290,465 shares of Series B Preferred, along with certain cash dividends declared thereon, for approximately 9% of the equity interests in Coty JV Holdings S.à r.l,, the holding company of certain assets, including the Wella, Clairol, OPI and ghd brands, which equity interests shall be issued to an affiliate of KKR Rainbow Aggregator L.P.  The closing of the exchange is expected to occur on or about October 20, 2021.

The foregoing description of the Redemption Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such document, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D and is incorporated herein by reference.

Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of Item 5 are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

The information set forth in the cover pages o f this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.

(a) and (b). Following the closing of the exchange reported in Item 4, the Reporting Persons will beneficially own 277,902 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Series B Preferred Stock has an initial liquidation value of $1,000 per share and holders of Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to a cumulative dividend at a rate of 9.0% per annum, accruing daily and payable quarterly in arrears, subject to adjustment as described in Item 6 of this Schedule 13D. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder thereof into (i) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient of (A) the sum of the liquidation preference and any accrued dividends with respect to such share of Series B Preferred Stock as of the applicable conversion date divided by (B) the conversion price as of the applicable conversion date plus (ii) cash in lieu of fractional shares. The initial conversion price is a dollar amount equal to $1,000 divided by the initial conversion rate of 160.2564, or approximately $6.24 per share. The initial conversion rate is subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of certain customary events in accordance with the terms of the Series B Certificate of Designations.  Dividends will be payable in cash, by increasing the amount of accrued dividends with respect to a share of Series B Preferred Stock, or any combination thereof, at the sole discretion of the Issuer.

All of the computations and share amounts used herein do not give effect to any accretion on the shares of Series B Preferred Stock after the date of filing. As a result of its beneficial ownership of Series B Preferred Stock, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 44,535,574 shares of Class A Common Stock which would be received upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock as of the date hereof, which represents, in the aggregate, approximately 5.2% of the outstanding shares of the Issuer’s Class A Common Stock, as calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Pursuant to the terms of the Series B Certificate of Designations, due to accretion of dividends, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which the Series B Preferred Stock may be converted may increase over time.

The percentage of beneficial ownership in this Schedule 13D is based on 816,065,849 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of September 10, 2021 as set forth in the Schedule 14A filed by the Issuer on September 23, 2021.

Each of KKR Rainbow Aggregator GP LLC (as the general partner of KKR Rainbow  Aggregator L.P.), KKR European Fund V (USD) SCSp (as the sole member of KKR Rainbow Aggregator GP LLC), KKR Associates Europe V SCSp (as the general partner of KKR European Fund V (USD) SCSp), KKR Europe V S.a r.l. (as the general partner of KKR Associates Europe V SCSp), KKR Europe V Holdings Limited (as the sole shareholder of KKR Europe V S.a r.l.), KKR Group Partnership L.P. (as the sole member of KKR Europe V Holdings

Limited), KKR Group Holdings Corp. (as the general partner of KKR Group Partnership L.P.), KKR & Co. Inc. (as the sole shareholder of KKR Group Holdings Corp.), KKR Management LLP (as the Series I preferred stockholder of KKR & Co. Inc.), and Messrs. Kravis and Roberts (as the founding partners of KKR Management LLP) may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned directly by KKR Rainbow Aggregator L.P.

The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be construed as an admission that any of the above-listed entities or individuals is the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Schedule 13D.

To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the individuals named in Item 2 beneficially owns any shares of Class A Common Stock except as described herein.

(c) Except as otherwise described in Item 4 of this Schedule 13D, none of the Reporting Persons, or, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any other individual named in Item 2 has engaged in any transaction in shares of Class A Common Stock since the filing of Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D.

Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following exhibit:

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.