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DEBT
 6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT DEBT
The Company’s debt balances consisted of the following as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively:
December 31,
2021		June 30,
2021
Short-term debt$— $— 
Senior Secured Notes
2026 Dollar Senior Secured Notes due April 2026900.0 900.0 
2026 Euro Senior Secured Notes due April 2026792.7 833.3 
2029 Dollar Senior Secured Notes due January 2029500.0 — 
2018 Coty Credit Agreement
2018 Coty Revolving Credit Facility due April 2023— 670.0 
2021 Coty Revolving Credit Facility due April 2025— — 
2018 Coty Term A Facility due April 2023— 114.0 
2018 Coty Term B Facility due April 20251,328.9 1,461.7 
Senior Unsecured Notes
2026 Dollar Notes due April 2026550.0 550.0 
2023 Euro Notes due April 2023622.8 654.7 
2026 Euro Notes due April 2026283.1 297.6 
Other long-term debt and capital lease obligations0.1 0.2 
Total debt4,977.6 5,481.5 
Less: Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt(23.8)(24.2)
Total Long-term debt 4,953.8 5,457.3 
Less: Unamortized financing fees(47.0)(51.7)
Less: Discount on long-term debt(28.3)(4.6)
Total Long-term debt, net$4,878.5 $5,401.0 
Short-Term Debt
The Company maintains short-term lines of credit and other short-term debt with financial institutions around the world. As of December 31, 2021, total short-term debt remained constant at nil from June 30, 2021. In addition, the Company had undrawn letters of credit of $14.3 and $15.0, and bank guarantees of $21.3 and $31.2 as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively.
Long-Term Debt
Recent Developments
Revolving Credit Facility
On September 30, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement (as defined below) to permanently reduce the existing 2018 Coty Revolving Credit Facility (as defined below) by $700.0 and add a new class of incremental revolving facilities in an aggregate principal amount of $700.0 that matures on April 5, 2025 (the "September 2021 Coty Revolving Credit Facility").
On November 30, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement (as defined below) that established a new class of senior secured revolving credit facility of $2,000.0 maturing on April 5, 2025 (the "2021 Coty Revolving Credit Facility"), which refinanced and replaced the 2018 Coty Revolving Credit Facility due April 5, 2023 and the September 2021 Coty Revolving Credit Facility due April 5, 2025 (the "2021 Revolver Refinancing").
Debt Paydown and Waiver of Reinvestment Balance
In October 2021, the Company completed the sale of certain real estate holdings, and in accordance with the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement, as amended, the Company utilized the proceeds from the sale to pay down a portion of the outstanding balances of the 2018 Coty Term A Facility and 2018 Coty Term B Facility (as defined below). As a result of the prepayments, the outstanding principal balances of the 2018 Coty Term A Facility and the 2018 Coty Term B Facility were reduced by €6.2 million (approximately $7.2) and $91.9, respectively.
In connection with the November 30, 2021 amendment to the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement, the Company received consent from the participating banks to eliminate the requirements to utilize or repay the Reinvestment Balance (as defined below).
Offering of Senior Secured Notes
On November 30, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate principal amount of $500.0 of 4.75% senior secured notes due 2029 ("2029 Dollar Senior Secured Notes"). Coty received gross proceeds of $500.0 in connection with the offering of the 2029 Dollar Senior Secured Notes. In accordance with the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement, as amended, a portion of the gross proceeds received were utilized to pay down the remaining outstanding principal balance of the 2018 Coty Revolving Credit Facility of $394.0 and the 2018 Coty Term A Facility of €89.5 million (approximately $100.4).
Deferred Financing Costs and Write-offs
During the three and six months ended December 31, 2021, the Company capitalized original issue debt discounts of $20.0 and $27.0, respectively, and deferred issuance costs of $8.3 and $8.4, respectively, and wrote off unamortized deferred issuance costs of $4.5 and $5.1, respectively, and original issue debt discounts of $1.6 and $1.6, respectively, which were recorded in Other (income) expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Senior Secured Notes
On June 16, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate principal amount of €700.0 million of 3.875% senior secured notes due 2026 (the “2026 Euro Senior Secured Notes”) in a private offering. Coty received gross proceeds of €700.0 million in connection with the offering of the 2026 Euro Senior Secured Notes.
On April 21, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate principal amount of $900.0 of 5.00% senior secured notes due 2026 (the “2026 Dollar Senior Secured Notes” and, together with the 2026 Euro Senior Secured Notes and 2029 Dollar Senior Secured Notes, the “Senior Secured Notes”). Coty received gross proceeds of $900.0 in connection with the offering of the 2026 Dollar Senior Secured Notes.
Coty used the gross proceeds of the offerings of the Senior Secured Notes to repay a portion of the term loans outstanding under the existing credit facilities and to pay related fees and expenses thereto.
See the above Recent Developments section for the 2029 Dollar Senior Secured Notes offering issued in November 2021.
The Senior Secured Notes are senior secured obligations of Coty and are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by each of Coty’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries that guarantees Coty’s obligations under its existing senior secured credit facilities and are secured by first priority liens on the same collateral that secures Coty’s obligations under its existing senior secured credit facilities, as described below. The Senior Secured Notes and the guarantees are equal in right of payment with all of Coty’s and the guarantors’ respective existing and future senior indebtedness and are pari passu with all of Coty’s and the guarantors’ respective existing and future indebtedness that is secured by a first priority lien on the collateral, including the existing senior secured credit facilities, to the extent of the value of such collateral.
Optional Redemption
Applicable Premium
The indentures governing the Senior Secured Notes specify the Applicable Premium (as defined in the respective indentures) to be paid upon early redemption of some or all of the Senior Secured Notes prior to, and on or after, April 15, 2023 for the 2026 Euro Senior Secured Notes and 2026 Dollar Senior Secured Notes, and January 15, 2025 for the 2029 Dollar Senior Secured Notes (the "Early Redemption Dates").
The Applicable Premium related to the respective Senior Secured Notes on any redemption date and as calculated by the Company is the greater of:
(1)1.0% of the then outstanding principal amount of the respective Senior Secured Notes; and
(2)the excess, if any, of (a) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of such respective Senior Secured Notes that would apply if such respective notes were redeemed on the respective Early Redemption Dates, (such redemption price is expressed as a percentage of the principal amount being set forth in the table appearing in the Redemption Pricing section below), plus (ii) all remaining scheduled payments of interest due on the respective Senior Secured Notes to and including the respective Early Redemption Dates, (excluding accrued but unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date), with respect to each of subclause (i) and (ii), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate in the case of the 2026 Dollar Senior Secured Notes and 2029 Dollar Senior Secured Notes, or Bund Rate in the case of the 2026 Euro Senior Secured Notes (both Treasury Rate and Bund Rate as defined in the respective indentures) as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over (b) the principal amount of the respective Senior Secured Notes.
Redemption Pricing
At any time and from time to time prior to the Early Redemption Dates, the Company may redeem some or all of the respective notes at redemption prices equal to 100% of the respective principal amounts being redeemed plus the Applicable Premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption dates.
At any time on or after the Early Redemption Dates, the Company may redeem some or all of the respective notes at the redemption prices (expressed in percentage of principal amount) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption dates, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on respective dates of each of the years indicated below:
Price
For the period beginning2026 Dollar Senior Secured Notes2026 Euro Senior Secured Notes2029 Dollar Senior Secured Notes
YearApril 15,January 15,
2023102.500%101.938%N/A
2024101.250%100.969%N/A
2025100.000%100.000%102.375%
2026N/AN/A101.188%
2027 and thereafterN/AN/A100.000%
2018 Coty Credit Agreement
On April 5, 2018, the Company entered into a new credit agreement (the "2018 Coty Credit Agreement"), which amended and restated the prior Coty credit agreement. The 2018 Coty Credit Agreement provided for (a) the incurrence by the Company of (1) a senior secured term A facility in an aggregate principal amount of (i) $1,000.0 denominated in U.S. dollars and (ii) €2,035.0 million denominated in euros (the “2018 Coty Term A Facility”) and (2) a senior secured term B facility in an aggregate principal amount of (i) $1,400.0 denominated in U.S. dollars and (ii) €850.0 million denominated in euros (the “2018 Coty Term B Facility”) and (b) the incurrence by the Company and Coty B.V., a Dutch subsidiary of the Company (the “Dutch Borrower” and, together with the Company, the “Borrowers”), of a senior secured revolving facility in an aggregate principal amount of $3,250.0 denominated in U.S. dollars, specified alternative currencies or other currencies freely convertible into U.S. dollars and readily available in the London interbank market (the “2018 Coty Revolving Credit Facility”) (the 2018 Coty Term A Facility, together with the 2018 Coty Term B Facility and the 2018 Coty Revolving Credit Facility, the “2018 Coty Credit Facilities”).
The 2018 Coty Credit Agreement provides that with respect to the 2018 Coty Revolving Credit Facility, up to $150.0 is available for letters of credit and up to $150.0 is available for swing line loans. The 2018 Coty Credit Agreement also permits, subject to certain terms and conditions, the incurrence of incremental facilities thereunder in an aggregate amount of (i) $1,700.0 plus (ii) an unlimited amount if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement), at the time of incurrence of such incremental facilities and after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis, is less than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00.
The obligations of the Company under the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the material wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company organized in the U.S., subject to certain exceptions (the “Guarantors”) and the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement are secured by a perfected first priority lien (subject to permitted liens) on substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors, subject to certain exceptions. The Dutch Borrower does not guarantee the obligations of the Company under the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement or grant any liens on its assets to secure any obligations under the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement.
On June 27, 2019, the Company entered into an amendment (“2019 Amendment”) to the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement. The 2019 Amendment modified the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement by amending the financial covenants to (i) delay until March 31, 2022 the total net leverage ratio step down from 5.25 to 5.0 (as further described in the Covenants section below), (ii) extend the applicable window for certain cost savings add-backs in the calculation of Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) for purpose of determining the total net leverage ratio, and (iii) amend the determination of the exchange rate to be used for purposes of calculating “Total Indebtedness” (as defined in the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement) for purposes of the total net leverage ratio, and decreasing the total commitments under the revolving credit facility by $500.0 to $2,750.0.
On November 30, 2020, the Company completed the strategic transaction with KKR for the sale of a majority stake in the Wella Business. As part of the transaction, Coty received initial cash proceeds of $2,451.7 for the sale of its 60% stake in Wella and its pro rata share of Wella's return of capital distribution of $448.0, and retained a 40% stake in Wella. In accordance with
the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement, as amended, the Company utilized $2,015.5 of the net proceeds to pay down its 2018 Coty Term A and B Facilities on a pro rata basis and reserved a maximum of $500.0 for reinvestment in the business, as defined in the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement, as amended, ("the Reinvestment Balance"). As a result of the prepayments, the outstanding balances of the 2018 Coty Term A and B Facilities were reduced by $1,135.7 and $879.8, respectively.
See the above Recent Developments section for information on the amendments to the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement during fiscal 2022, the prepayments made in October 2021, the Reinvestment Balance waiver and the 2021 Revolver Refinancing.
Senior Unsecured Notes
On April 5, 2018 the Company issued, at par, $550.0 of 6.50% senior unsecured notes due 2026 (the “2026 Dollar Notes”), €550.0 million of 4.00% senior unsecured notes due 2023 (the “2023 Euro Notes”) and €250.0 million of 4.75% senior unsecured notes due 2026 (the “2026 Euro Notes” and, together with the 2023 Euro Notes, the “Euro Notes,” and the Euro Notes together with the 2026 Dollar Notes, the “Senior Unsecured Notes”) in a private offering.
The Senior Unsecured Notes are senior unsecured debt obligations of the Company and will be pari passu in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness (including the 2018 Coty Credit Facilities described below). The Senior Unsecured Notes are guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior basis by the Guarantors. The Senior Unsecured Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and are effectively junior to all existing and future secured indebtedness of the Company to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such secured indebtedness. The related guarantees are senior unsecured obligations of each Guarantor and are effectively junior to all existing and future secured indebtedness of such Guarantor to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness.
The 2026 Dollar Notes will mature on April 15, 2026. The 2026 Dollar Notes will bear interest at a rate of 6.50% per annum. Interest on the 2026 Dollar Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year.
The 2023 Euro Notes will mature on April 15, 2023 and the 2026 Euro Notes will mature on April 15, 2026. The 2023 Euro Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.00% per annum, and the 2026 Euro Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.75% per annum. Interest on the Euro Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year.
Upon the occurrence of certain change of control triggering events with respect to a series of Senior Unsecured Notes, the Company will be required to offer to repurchase all or part of the Senior Unsecured Notes of such series at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the purchase date applicable to such Senior Unsecured Notes.
The Senior Unsecured Notes contain customary covenants that place restrictions in certain circumstances on, among other things, incurrence of liens, entry into sale or leaseback transactions, sales of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets and certain merger or consolidation transactions. The Senior Unsecured Notes also provide for customary events of default.
Scheduled Amortization
The Company makes quarterly payments of 0.25%, of the initial aggregate principal amounts of the 2018 Coty Term B Facility. The remaining balance of the initial aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Coty Term B Facility will be payable on the maturity date of the facility.
Interest
The 2018 Coty Credit Agreement facilities will bear interest at rates equal to, at the Company’s option, either:
(1)LIBOR of the applicable qualified currency, of which the Company can elect the applicable one, two, three, six or twelve month rate, plus the applicable margin; or
(2)Alternate base rate (“ABR”) plus the applicable margin.
In the case of the 2021 Coty Revolving Credit Facility, the applicable margin means the lesser of a percentage per annum to be determined in accordance with the leverage-based pricing grid and the debt rating-based grid below:
Pricing TierTotal Net Leverage Ratio:LIBOR plus:Alternative Base Rate Margin:
1.0
Greater than or equal to 4.75:1
2.000%1.000%
2.0
Less than 4.75:1 but greater than or equal to 4.00:1
1.750%0.750%
3.0
Less than 4.00:1 but greater than or equal to 2.75:1
1.500%0.500%
4.0
Less than 2.75:1 but greater than or equal to 2.00:1
1.250%0.250%
5.0
Less than 2.00:1 but greater than or equal to 1.50:1
1.125%0.125%
6.0
Less than 1.50:1
1.000%—%
Pricing TierDebt Ratings S&P/Moody’s:LIBOR plus:Alternative Base Rate Margin:
5.0Less than BB+/Ba12.000%1.000%
4.0BB+/Ba11.750%0.750%
3.0BBB-/Baa31.500%0.500%
2.0BBB/Baa21.250%0.250%
1.0BBB+/Baa1 or higher1.125%0.125%
In the case of the U.S. dollar portion of the 2018 Coty Term B Facility, the applicable margin means 2.25% per annum, in the case of LIBOR loans, and 1.25% per annum, in the case of ABR loans. In the case of the Euro portion of the 2018 Coty Term B Facility, the applicable margin means 2.50% per annum, in the case of EURIBOR loans. In no event will LIBOR be deemed to be less than 0.00% per annum.
Fair Value of Debt
December 31, 2021June 30, 2021
Carrying
Amount		Fair
Value		Carrying
Amount		Fair
Value
Senior Secured Notes$2,192.7 $2,251.0 $1,733.3 $1,749.1 
2018 Coty Credit Agreement1,328.9 1,309.3 2,245.7 2,188.5 
Senior Unsecured Notes1,455.9 1,480.6 1,502.3 1,500.5 
The Company uses the market approach to value its debt instruments. The Company obtains fair values from independent pricing services to determine the fair value of these debt instruments. Based on the assumptions used to value these liabilities at fair value, these debt instruments are categorized a Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Debt Maturities Schedule
Aggregate maturities of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt and excluding capital lease obligations as of December 31, 2021, are presented below:
Fiscal Year Ending June 30,
2022, remaining$11.8 
2023646.5 
202423.6 
20251,269.8 
20262,525.8 
Thereafter500.0 
Total$4,977.5 
Covenants
The 2018 Coty Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants. The negative covenants include, among other things, limitations on debt, liens, dispositions, investments, fundamental changes, restricted payments and affiliate transactions. With certain exceptions as described below, the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement, as amended, includes a financial covenant that requires us to maintain a Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined below), equal to or less than the ratios shown below for each respective test period.
Quarterly Test Period Ending
Total Net Leverage Ratio (a)
December 31, 2021
5.25 to 1.00
March 31, 2022
5.00 to 1.00
June 30, 2022
4.75 to 1.00
September 30, 2022
4.50 to 1.00
December 31, 2022
4.25 to 1.00
March 31, 2023 through April 5, 2025
4.00 to 1.00
(a) Total Net Leverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of: (a) (i) Total Indebtedness minus (ii) unrestricted and Cash Equivalents of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as determined in accordance with GAAP to (b) Adjusted EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period (each of the defined terms, including Adjusted EBITDA, used within the definition of Total Net Leverage Ratio have the meanings ascribed to them within the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement, as amended). Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement, as amended, includes certain add backs related to cost savings, unusual events such as COVID-19, operating expense reductions and future unrealized synergies subject to certain limits and conditions as specified in the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement, as amended.
In the four fiscal quarters following the closing of any Material Acquisition (as defined in the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement, as amended), including the fiscal quarter in which such Material Acquisition occurs, the maximum Total Net Leverage Ratio shall be the lesser of (i) 5.95 to 1.00 and (ii) 1.00 higher than the otherwise applicable maximum Total Net Leverage Ratio for such quarter (as set forth in the table above). Immediately after any such four fiscal quarter period, there shall be at least two consecutive fiscal quarters during which the Company's Total Net Leverage Ratio is no greater than the maximum Total Net Leverage Ratio that would otherwise have been required in the absence of such Material Acquisition, regardless of whether any additional Material Acquisitions are consummated during such period.
As of December 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all covenants contained within the 2018 Coty Credit Agreement, as amended.