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 *
LAL FAMILY PARTNERS LP
  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)
THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC., 767 FIFTH AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/22/2009
(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 09/22/2009   J(1)   1,343,846 D (1) 1,280,456 D (2)  
Class A Common Stock 09/22/2009   J(3)   1,280,456 D (3) 0 D (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
Class B Common Stock (4) 09/22/2009   J(1)   1,343,846     (4)   (4) Class A Common Stock 1,343,846 (1) 44,049,386 D (2)  
Class B Common Stock (4) 09/22/2009   J(3)   1,280,456     (4)   (4) Class A Common Stock 1,280,456 (3) 45,329,842 D (2)  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LAL FAMILY PARTNERS LP
THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.
767 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10153
    X    
LAL FAMILY CORP
THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.
767 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10153
    X    
LAL 2008 Marital Trust
C/O PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
1540 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10036-4039
    X    

Signatures

 LAL Family Partners L.P., by Charles E. Reese, II, Attorney-in-fact   09/24/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 LAL Family Corporation, by Charles E. Reese, II, Attorney-in-fact   09/24/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 LAL 2008 Marital Trust, by Charles E. Reese, II, Attorney-in-fact   09/24/2009
**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) LAL Family Partners L.P. ("LALFP") transferred 1,343,846 shares of Class A Common Stock to The 1992 GRAT Remainder Trust f/b/o Gary M. Lauder (the "GML GRAT Remainder Trust") in exchange for receiving 1,343,846 shares of Class B Common Stock from the GML GRAT Remainder Trust.
(2) See Exhibit 99.1.
(3) LALFP transferred 1,280,456 shares of Class A Common Stock to The 1992 GRAT Remainder Trust f/b/o William P. Lauder (the "WPL GRAT Remainder Trust") in exchange for receiving 1,280,456 shares of Class B Common Stock from the WPL GRAT Remainder Trust.
(4) 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" (as defined in the Issuer's Restated Certificate of Incorporation) 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.
 
Remarks:
See Exhibits 24.1, 24.2, 24.3, 24.4, 99.1 and 99.2 incorporated herein by reference.

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