0001421578-13-000030.txt : 20131112 0001421578-13-000030.hdr.sgml : 20131111 20131112111449 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001421578-13-000030 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20131112 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20131112 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COTY INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001024305 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERFUMES, COSMETICS & OTHER TOILET PREPARATIONS [2844] IRS NUMBER: 133823358 FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-87529 FILM NUMBER: 131208462 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 350 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10118 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-479-4300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 350 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10118 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COTY INC / DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961004 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001421578 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: (617) 760-0514 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 SC 13G/A 1 ciidcg.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1) NAME OF ISSUER COTY INC-CL A TITLE OF CLASS OF Common CUSIP NUMBER 222070203 Date of Event Which 31 October 2013 Requires Filing Of This Statement Page 1 13G CUSIP 222070203 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name of reporting person S.S. or I.R.S. identification no. of above person Putnam Investments, LLC. d/b/a/ Putnam Investments 26-1080669 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group* (a) ( ) (b) ( ) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC use only ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Citizenship or place of organization Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Sole Voting Power Number of ) 661484 Beneficially ) ------------------------ Owned by each ) 6. Shared Voting Power NONE Reporting ) Person with: ) ------------------------ 7. Sole Dispositive 15713657 ------------------------ 8. Shared Dispositive NONE ---------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 15713657 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares* ------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Percent of class represented by amount in row 9 19.3% ------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Type of Reporting person* HC ------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 13G CUSIP 222070203 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name of reporting person S.S. or I.R.S. identification no. of above person Putnam Investment Management, LLC. 04-3542621 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group* (a) ( ) (b) ( ) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC use only ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Citizenship or place of organization Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Sole Voting Power Number of ) 294482 Beneficially ) ------------------------ Owned by each ) 6. Shared Voting Power NONE Reporting ) Person with: ) ------------------------ 7. Sole Dispositive 15346655 ------------------------ 8. Shared Dispositive NONE ------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 15346655 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares* ------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Percent of class represented by amount in row 9 18.8% ------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Type of Reporting person* IA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 13G CUSIP 222070203 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name of reporting person S.S. or I.R.S. identification no. of above person The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC. 04-3543039 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group* (a) ( ) (b) ( ) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC use only ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Citizenship or place of organization Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Sole Voting Power Number of ) 367002 Beneficially ) ------------------------ Owned by each ) 6. Shared Voting Power NONE Reporting ) Person with: ) ------------------------ 7. Sole Dispositive 367002 ------------------------ 8. Shared Dispositive NONE ------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 367002 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares* ------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Percent of class represented by amount in row 9 0.5% ------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Type of Reporting person* IA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 4 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. Item Name of Issuer:COTY INC-CL A Item Address of Issuer's Principal Executive 1(b) Offices: 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10118 Item 2(a) Item 2(b) Name of Person Address or Principal Office or, if NONE, Residence: Putnam Investments, LLC One Post Office Square d/b/a Putnam Investments Boston, Massachusetts 02109 ("PI") on behalf of itself and: Putnam Investment One Post Office Square Management, LLC.("PIM") Boston, Massachusetts 02109 The Putnam Advisory One Post Office Square Company, LLC.("PAC") Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Item 2(c)Citizenship: PI, PIM and PAC are limited liability companies organized under Delaware law. The citizenship of other persons identified in Item 2(a) is designated as follows: Item 2(d)Title of Class of Securities: Common Item 2(e)Cusip Number 222070203 Page 5 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),check whether the person filing is a: (a)( ) Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (b)( ) Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (c)( ) Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (d)( ) Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act (e)( X ) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (f)( ) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g)( X ) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (h)( ) Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) Page 6 Item 4. Ownership. PIM PAC PI * --- --- (Investment advisers (Parent company subsidiaries of PI) to PIM and PAC) (a) Amount Beneficially 15346655 + 367002 = 15713657 Owned: (b) Percent of Class: 18.8% + 0.5% = 19.3% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (1) sole power to vote 294482 367002 661484 or to direct the vote; (but see Item 7) (2) shared power to vote NONE NONE NONE or to direct the vote; (but see Item 7) (3) sole power to dispose or to direct the 15346655 + 367002 = 15713657 disposition of; (but see Item 7) (4) shared power to dispose or to direct NONE NONE NONE the disposition of; (but see Item 7) Page 7 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more percent of the class of securities, check the following ( ) Item 6. Ownership of More than Five/Ten Percent on Behalf of Another Person: No persons other than the persons filing this Schedule 13G have an economic interest in the securities reported on which relates to more than five percent of the class of securities. Securities reported on this Schedule 13G as being beneficially owned by PI consist of securities beneficially owned by subsidiaries of PI which are registered investment advisers, which in turn include securities beneficially owned by clients of such investment advisers, which clients may include investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act and/or employee benefit plans, pension funds, endowment funds or other institutional funds. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company PI, wholly owns two registered investment advisers: Putnam Investment Management, LLC., which is the investment adviser to the Putnam family of mutual funds and The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC., which is the investment adviser to Putnam's institutional clients. Both subsidiaries have dispository power over the shares as investment managers, but each of the mutual fund's trustees have voting power over the shares held by each fund, and The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC has shared voting power over the shares held by the institutional clients. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4, PI declares that the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be deemed an admission for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) that it is the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Schedule 13G, and further states that it does not have any power to vote or dispose of, or direct the voting or disposition of, any of the securities covered by this Schedule 13G. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not applicable Item 10.Certification. Page 8 By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business, were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. 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. PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, /s/ Harold P. Short Jr. BY: ------------------------------------- Signature Name/Title:Harold P. Short Jr. Director of Trade Oversight and International Compliance Date: November 12, 2013 For this and all future filings, reference is made to Power of Attorney dated February 15, 2011, with respect to duly authorized signatures on behalf of Putnam Investments LLC., Putnam Investment Management, LLC., The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC. and any Putnam Fund wherever applicable. For this and all future filings, reference is made to an Agreement dated June 28, 1990, with respect to one filing of Schedule 13G on behalf of said entities, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1). Page 9