Coty Plans To Recommence Shareholder Returns - Read How

• Coty Inc (NYSE: COTY) plans to return equity distributions and start hedging a $200 million share buyback program in 2024.

• The company lowered leverage from about 7x at the end of FY21 to 4.7x at the end of Q3 FY22.

• Coty sees continued strong free cash flow generation and steady deleveraging progress in the coming years.

• It said it is on track to reach its targeted leverage of about 2x by calendar 2025.

• The company has entered into total return swaps of shares with banks to hedge its exposure at prevailing stock price trading levels over the hedging periods for a planned $200 million share buyback program.

• "Our strategy for unlocking value expansion in Coty has remained consistent, anchored on three key objectives: accelerating our sales and profit growth, deleveraging our balance sheet, and simplifying our capital structure," said CFO Laurent Mercier.

• Price Action: COTY shares are trading lower by 1.29% at $6.88 in premarket on the last check Friday.

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