Coty Inc.: JAB Consumer Fund extends offering period

Luxembourg / LU. (jab) JAB Holding Company,, a global investment firm focused on long-term investing in premium consumer goods and services brands, announced that its affiliate (JAB Consumer Fund) has extended the offering period of its previously announced tender offer for up to 150 million additional shares of Coty Inc. Class A common stock at a price of USD 11.65 per share in cash.

The tender offer is scheduled to expire at 15:00, NYC time, on April 18, 2019, unless the tender offer is further extended or earlier terminated in accordance with the terms set forth in the Tender Offer Statement. The tender offer is being extended to coordinate with the anticipated timing of the one remaining regulatory approval in Russia.

The tender offer is being made pursuant to the tender offer materials (including an Offer to Purchase, a related Letter of Transmittal and certain other offer documents) in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the «Tender Offer Statement») filed by affiliates of JAB with the U.S. SEC on February 13, 2019.

Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the depositary for the tender offer, has advised JAB that as of 15:00, NYC time, on April 15, 2019, the last business day prior to the announcement of the extension of the offer, 207,464,427 Shares had been validly tendered pursuant to the tender offer and not properly withdrawn. In addition, as of such time, Notices of Guaranteed Delivery had been delivered for 139,831,809 Shares. Coty Inc. shareholders who have already tendered their Shares do not have to re-tender their Shares or take any other action as a result of the extension of the expiration date of the tender offer.

Consummation of the tender offer remains subject to the conditions described in the Tender Offer Statement, including that there be validly tendered and not withdrawn at least 75,471,655 Shares and receipt of regulatory clearance in Russia.

About JAB Holding Company

JAB Holding Company and JAB Consumer Fund invest in companies with premium brands, attractive growth and strong cash flow dynamics in the consumer category.

Together, JAB Holding Company and JAB Consumer Fund have controlling stakes in Keurig Dr Pepper, a challenger + leader in the North American beverage market, Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE), the largest pure-play FMCG coffee company in the world, Panera Bread, a leading bakery-cafe company, Pret A Manger, a leading company in the ready-to-eat food market, Peet’s Coffee + Tea, a premier specialty coffee and tea company, Caribou Coffee Company, a specialty retailer of high-quality premium coffee products, Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc., the leader in the North-American bagel category, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, a global leader in doughnuts and other premium-quality sweet treats, and in Espresso House, the largest branded coffee shop chain in Scandinavia.

JAB Holding Company is also the largest shareholder in Coty Inc., a global leader in beauty, and owns a controlling stake in luxury goods company Bally as well as a minority stake in Reckitt Benckiser PLC, a global leader in health, hygiene and home products.