Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
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)
11/06/2006
(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 11/06/2006   M(1)   33,300 A $ 24.75 5,402,469 D  
Class A Common Stock 11/06/2006   S(1)   33,300 D $ 39.745 (2) 5,369,169 D  
Class A Common Stock 11/07/2006   M(1)   33,300 A $ 24.75 5,402,469 D  
Class A Common Stock 11/07/2006   S(1)   33,300 D $ 39.9933 (2) 5,369,169 D  
Class A Common Stock 11/08/2006   M(1)   33,300 A $ 24.75 5,402,469 D  
Class A Common Stock 11/08/2006   S(1)   33,300 D $ 40.0485 (2) 5,369,169 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 11/06/2006   M(1)     33,300 01/01/2001(3) 07/01/2007 Class A Common Stock 33,300 (4) 966,700 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 24.75 11/07/2006   M(1)     33,300 01/01/2001(3) 07/01/2007 Class A Common Stock 33,300 (4) 933,400 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 24.75 11/08/2006   M(1)     33,300 01/01/2001(3) 07/01/2007 Class A Common Stock 33,300 (4) 900,100 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 Spencer G. Smul, Attorney-in-fact   11/08/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Evelyn H. Lauder, by Spencer G. Smul, Attorney-in-fact   11/08/2006
**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) 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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