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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LAUDER LEONARD A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC [EL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC., 767 FIFTH AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/14/2007 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10153 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 05/14/2007   M(1)   33,400 A $ 24.75 4,652,569 D   Class A Common Stock 05/14/2007   S(1)   33,400 D $ 47.1672 (2) 4,619,169 D   Class A Common Stock 05/15/2007   M(1)   33,400 A $ 24.75 4,652,569 D   Class A Common Stock 05/15/2007   S(1)   33,400 D $ 47.0795 (2) 4,619,169 D   Class A Common Stock 05/16/2007   M(1)   33,400 A $ 24.75 4,652,569 D   Class A Common Stock 05/16/2007   S(1)   33,400 D $ 47.0409 (2) 4,619,169 D   Class A Common Stock               2,829,302 I by LAL Family Partners L.P. (2) Class A Common Stock               390,000 I By Evelyn H. Lauder (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 24.75

05/14/2007

M(1)

33,400

01/01/2001(3)

07/01/2007(3)

Class A Common Stock

33,400

(4)

300,600

D

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 24.75

05/15/2007

M(1)

33,400

01/01/2001(3)

07/01/2007(3)

Class A Common Stock

33,400

(4)

267,200

D

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 24.75

05/16/2007

M(1)

33,400

01/01/2001(3)

07/01/2007(3)

Class A Common Stock

33,400

(4)

233,800

D

Class B Common Stock

(5)

(5)

(5)

Class A Common Stock

42,705,540

42,705,540

I

By LAL Family Partners L.P. (2)

Class B Common Stock

(5)

(5)

(5)

Class A Common Stock

40,220

40,220

I

By Estee Lauder 2002 Trust (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LAUDER LEONARD A THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC. 767 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10153	X	X	Chairman
LAUDER EVELYN H THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC. 767 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10153			Sr. Corporate Vice President

Signatures

Leonard A. Lauder, by Charles E. Reese, II, Attorney-in-fact		05/16/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Evelyn H. Lauder, by Charles E. Reese, II, Attorney-in-fact		05/16/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The exercise of stock options and the sale of the underlying shares of Class A Common Stock were made pursuant to a plan intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c), previously entered into on August 18, 2006.
(2)	See Exhibit 99.1.
(3)	The options that were exercised were part of a grant of options that became exercisable in three tranches in respect of 333,333 on January 1, 2001, 333,333 on January 1, 2002, and 333,334 on January 1, 2003.
(4)	Not applicable.
(5)	There is no exercise or conversion price for the Class B Common Stock. Shares of Class B Common Stock may be converted immediately on a one-for-one basis by the holder and are automatically converted into Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis upon transfer to a person or entity that is not a "Permitted Transferee" or soon after a record date for a meeting of stockholders where the outstanding Class B Common Stock constitutes less than 10% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.

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