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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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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) 06/09/2008 (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 06/09/2008   S(1)   10,250 (2) D $ 46.7452 (2) 2,634,552 D (1)   Class A Common Stock 06/10/2008   S(1)   10,250 (2) D $ 47.8747 (2) 2,624,302 D (1) (7)   Class A Common Stock 06/09/2008   M(3)   50,000 A $ 34.8438 3,550,669 D (3)   Class A Common Stock 06/09/2008   S(3)   50,000 (4) D $ 46.7392 (4) 3,500,669 D (3)   Class A Common Stock 06/10/2008   M(3)   50,000 A $ 34.8438 3,550,669 D (3)   Class A Common Stock 06/10/2008   S(3)   50,000 (4) D $ 47.8663 (4) 3,500,669 D (3) (7)

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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)

$ 34.8438

06/09/2008

M(3)

50,000

01/01/2002(5)

07/01/2008

Class A Common Stock

50,000

(6)

50,000

D (3)

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 34.8438

06/10/2008

M(3)

50,000

01/01/2002(5)

07/01/2008

Class A Common Stock

50,000

(6)

0

D (3)

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
LAUDER LEONARD A THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC. 767 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10153	X	X	Chairman of the Board
LAUDER EVELYN H THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC. 767 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10153			Senior Corp. Vice President

Signatures

LAL Family Partners L.P., by Spencer G. Smul, Attorney-in-fact		06/11/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
LAL Family Corporation, by Spencer G. Smul, Attorney-in-fact		06/11/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Leonard A. Lauder, by Spencer G. Smul, Attorney-in-fact		06/11/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Evelyn H. Lauder, by Spencer G. Smul, Attorney-in-fact		06/11/2008
**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. sold shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to a plan intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c), previously entered into on September 5, 2007 and amended on November 12, 2007. LAL Family Partners L.P. also owns 42,705,540 shares of Class B Common Stock.
(2)	See Exhibit 99.1(a).
(3)	Leonard A. Lauder ("LAL") exercised stock options and sold the underlying shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to a plan intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c), previously entered into on September 5, 2007 and amended on November 12, 2007. LAL's direct and indirect holdings are set forth in Exhibit 99.1(c).
(4)	See Exhibit 99.1(b).
(5)	The options exercised by LAL were part of a grant of options that became exercisable in three tranches in respect of 333,334 on January 1, 2002, 333,334 on January 1, 2003, and 333,332 on January 1, 2004.
(6)	Not applicable.
(7)	See Exhibit 99.1(c).
Remarks: See Exhibits 24.1, 24.2, 24.3, 24.4, 99.1 and 99.2 incorporated herein by reference.

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