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 *
KUNES RICHARD W
   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 _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP and CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC., 767 FIFTH AVENUE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2011
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10153		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ 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 09/01/2011   A(1)   9,173 (1) A $ 0 9,201 D  
Class A Common Stock 09/01/2010   F(2)   4,240 D $ 98.09 4,961 D  

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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) $ 98.17 09/01/2011   A   40,974     (3) 09/01/2021 Class A Common Stock 40,974 (3) 40,974 D  
Restricted Stock Units (Share Payout) $ 0 09/01/2011   A   8,283     (4)   (4) Class A Common Stock 8,283 (4) 33,074 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KUNES RICHARD W
THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.
767 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10153		       EVP and CFO  

Signatures

 Richard W. Kunes, by Spencer G. Smul attorney-in-fact   09/06/2011
**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) Reflects payout of performance share units ("PSUs") granted to Reporting Person on September 11, 2008. Aggregate target payout for the opportunities was 8,736 shares of Class A Common Stock.
(2) Represents the withholding of shares for tax purposes in connection with the payout of the PSUs.
(3) Stock options granted pursuant to Fiscal 2002 Share Incentive Plan in respect of 13,658 shares exercisable from and after January 1, 2013; 13,658 shares exercisable from and after January 1, 2014; and 13,658 shares exercisable from and after January 1, 2015.
(4) Assuming continued employment, the restricted stock units granted on September 1, 2011 will vest and be paid out as follows: 2,761 on October 31, 2012, 2,761 on October 31, 2013, and 2,761 on October 31, 2014. Assuming continued employment, the restricted stock units held by the Reporting Person will vest and be paid out as follows: 13,060 on October 31, 2011, 10,363 on October 31, 2012, 6,890 on October 31, 2013 and 2,761 on October 31, 2014. Upon payout, shares will be withheld to cover minimum statutory tax obligations. Restricted stock units are accompanied by dividend equivalent rights that will be payable in cash at the time of payout of the related shares.

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