Sec Form 4 Filing - 1992 GRAT REMAINDER TRUST FBO WILLIAM LAUDER @ ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC - 2013-02-14

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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
1992 GRAT REMAINDER TRUST FBO WILLIAM LAUDER
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) X __ Other (specify below)
Trust with Insider Trustee
(Last) (First) (Middle)
767 FIFTH AVENUE,
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
02/14/2013
(Street)
NEW YORK, NY10153
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 02/14/2013 S( 1 ) 50,000 ( 2 ) D $ 63.38 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 518,662 D ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 )
Class A Common Stock 02/15/2013 S( 1 ) 48,000 ( 2 ) D $ 63.58 ( 2 ) ( 7 ) 470,662 D ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 )
Class A Common Stock 02/15/2013 S( 1 ) 2,000 ( 2 ) D $ 64.07 ( 2 ) ( 8 ) 468,662 D ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 )
Class A Common Stock 486,489 D ( 9 )
Class A Common Stock 10,468 I ( 10 ) by children of WPL
Class A Common Stock 24,360 I ( 5 ) ( 6 ) ( 11 ) WPL is a trustee of the GML GRAT Remainder Trust
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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
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 ( 12 ) ( 12 ) ( 12 ) Class A Common Stock 1,268,304 1,268,304 D ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 )
Class B Common Stock ( 12 ) ( 12 ) ( 12 ) Class A Common Stock 6,525,600 6,525,600 D ( 9 )
Class B Common Stock ( 12 ) ( 12 ) ( 12 ) Class A Common Stock 45,740 45,740 I ( 10 ) by children of WPL
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
1992 GRAT REMAINDER TRUST FBO WILLIAM LAUDER
767 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY10153
X Trust with Insider Trustee
Lauder William P
C/O THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.
767 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY10153
X X Executive Chairman
LAUDER GARY M
767 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY10153
X
Signatures
1992 GRAT Remainder Trust F/B/O William Lauder, by Spencer G. Smul, Attorney-in-fact 02/19/2013
Signature of Reporting Person Date
William P. Lauder, by Spencer G. Smul, Attorney-in-fact 02/19/2013
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Gary M. Lauder, by Spencer G. Smul, Attorney-in-fact 02/19/2013
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )WPL GRAT Remainder Trust sold shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to a plan intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c), previously entered into on May 21, 2012.
( 2 )The number of securities reported represents an aggregate number of shares sold in multiple open market transactions over a range of sales prices. The price reported represents the weighted average price. The WPL GRAT Remainder Trust undertakes to provide the staff of the SEC, the Issuer, or a stockholder of the Issuer, upon request, the number of shares sold by the Reporting Person at each separate price within the range.
( 3 )Sales prices in the range from $62.84 to $63.60 per share, inclusive.
( 4 )Owned by WPL GRAT Remainder Trust directly. Owned by each of William P. Lauder (WPL) and Gary M. Lauder (GML), indirectly, as a trustee of the WPL GRAT Remainder Trust.
( 5 )WPL disclaims beneficial ownership to the extent that he does not have a pecuniary interest in such securities.
( 6 )GML disclaims beneficial ownership to the extent that he does not have a pecuniary interest in such securities.
( 7 )Sales prices in the range from $62.99 to $63.98 per share, inclusive.
( 8 )Sales prices in the range from $63.99 to $64.10 per share, inclusive.
( 9 )Owned by WPL directly.
( 10 )Owned by WPL indirectly, in custody for his children.
( 11 )Owned by GML GRAT Remainder Trust directly. Owned by each of WPL and GML, indirectly, as a trustee of the GML GRAT Remainder Trust.
( 12 )There is no exercise or conversion price for the Class B Common Stock. Shares of Class B Common Stock (i) may be converted immediately on a one-for-one basis by the holder into shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) 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.

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