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FORM 4UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
LAUDER JANE

(Last)(First)(Middle)
C/O THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC., 767 FIFTH AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORKNY10153

(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC [EL]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
XDirector10% Owner
Officer (give title below)Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/02/2009
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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)
CodeVAmount(A) or (D)Price
Class A Common Stock 11/02/2009 M(1)  417 (4) A (2) 1,035.2 D  
Class A Common Stock 11/02/2009 D(1)  417 (4) D$ 43.61 618.2 D  
Class A Common Stock 11/02/2009 M(1)  139 (5) A (2) 757.2 D  
Class A Common Stock 11/02/2009 D(1)  139 (5) D$ 43.61 618.2 D  
Class A Common Stock 11/02/2009 M(1)  1,389 (6) A (2) 2,007.2 D  
Class A Common Stock 11/02/2009 D(1)  1,389 (6) D$ 43.61 618.2 D  

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 Security3. 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)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (3) 11/02/2009 M(1)   417 (4)  (4) (4) Class A Common Stock 417 (2) 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3) 11/02/2009 M(1)   139 (5)  (5) (5) Class A Common Stock 139 (2) 139 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3) 11/02/2009 M(1)   1,389 (6)  (6) (6) Class A Common Stock 1,389 (2) 2,778 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3)        (7) (7) Class A Common Stock 2,334   2,334 (7) D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. The Reporting Person settled her Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") award in cash, less tax withholding, as approved in advance by a committee of non-employee directors.
2. Not applicable.
3. Each RSU is the equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer.
4. Assuming continued employment, the RSUs granted on September 20, 2006 vest and settle in three tranches. The third tranche vested and settled on November 2, 2009.
5. Assuming continued employment, the RSUs granted on September 21, 2007 vest and settle in three tranches. The second tranche vested and settled on November 2, 2009. Remaining RSUs from this grant vest and settle on November 1, 2010.
6. Assuming continued employment, the RSUs granted on September 11, 2008 vest and settle in three tranches. The first tranche vested and settled on November 2, 2009. Remaining RSUs from this grant vest and settle as follows: 1,389 on November 1, 2010 and 1,389 on October 31, 2011.
7. Assuming continued employment, the RSUs granted September 2, 2009 vest and settle as follows: 778 on November 1, 2010, 778 on October 31, 2011, and 778 on October 31, 2012.
Jane Lauder, by Spencer G. Smul, Attorney-in-fact11/04/2009
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
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                                                              Exhibit 24

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Sara E. Moss, Spencer G. Smul, Charles E. Reese, II, and
Patricia E. Donnelly, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's 
capacity as an officer and/or director of The Estee Lauder Companies 
Inc. (the "Company") or as a stockholder of the Company or as a trustee 
of a stockholder of the Company, Schedules 13D and 13G and Forms 3, 4,
and 5 including any amendments thereto, in accordance with Section 13(d), 
13(g) and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 
"Act") and the rules thereunder, in each case, with respect to the 
equity securities of the Company;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned 
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such 
Schedules 13D or 13G, or Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any 
amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such Schedule or Form
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of 
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the 
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such 
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power
of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and 
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such 
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of 
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and 
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, 
with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and 
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's 
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by 
virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein 
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing 
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the 
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with, or liabilities that may 
arise under Section 13(d), 13(g) or 16 of the Act.


This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Schedules 13D and 13G and 
Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and 
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked 
by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing 
attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney 
to be executed as of this 15th day of July 2009.


/s/Jane Lauder
Jane Lauder
 

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