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 *
ZINTERHOFER AERIN LAUDER TRUST U/A/D 4/24/00
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC [EL] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O RICHARD D. PARSONS, ONE TIME WARNER CENTER		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/05/2009
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019		 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

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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
Class B Common Stock (1) 01/05/2009   G(2)     5,152,545   (3)   (3) Class A Common Stock 5,152,545 (4) 286,045 D  
Class B Common Stock (1) 01/05/2009   G(2)   5,152,545     (3)   (3) Class A Common Stock 5,152,545 (4) 5,152,545 I Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer 2008 GRAT
Class B Common Stock (1)               (3)   (3) Class A Common Stock 750,000   750,000 D (5)  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ZINTERHOFER AERIN LAUDER TRUST U/A/D 4/24/00
C/O RICHARD D. PARSONS
ONE TIME WARNER CENTER
NEW YORK, NY 10019		     X    
LAUDER AERIN
C/O THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.
767 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10153		   X   X    

Signatures

 Richard D. Parsons, Trustee, Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer 2000 Revocable Trust, by Spencer G. Smul, attorney-in-fact   01/07/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 Aerin Lauder, by Spencer G. Smul, attorney-in-fact   01/07/2009
**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) There is no conversion price for the Class B Common Stock. It is convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-to-one basis.
(2) On January 5, 2009, the Reporting Person distributed 5,152,545 shares of Class B Common Stock to the Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer 2008 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust u/a/d December 24, 2008 (the "2008 GRAT"). Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer is the trustee of the 2008 GRAT.
(3) Shares of Class B Common Stock may be converted immediately into Class A Common Stock 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.
(4) Not applicable.
(5) After the transaction described in note 2, the amount of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by Aerin Lauder includes (a) 258 shares of Class A Common Stock and 750,000 shares of Class B Common Stock directly and with respect to which she has sole voting and investment power; and (b) 5,152,545 shares of Class B Common Stock indirectly as Trustee of the 2008 GRAT and with respect to which she has sole voting and investment power.
 
Remarks:
The full name of the Reporting Person is Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer 2000 Revocable Trust u/a/d April 24, 2000, Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer, as Grantor (the "ALZ 2000 Trust").

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