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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 * LAUDER JANE   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC [EL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC., 767 FIFTH AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/31/2018 (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 10/31/2018   M   4,222 (1) A $ 0 (2) 43,915 D   Class A Common Stock 10/31/2018   F(3)   2,248 D $ 140.8 41,667 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

Restricted Stock Units (Share Payout) (4)

$ 0 (2)

10/31/2018

M

1,421 (5)

10/31/2018(5)

10/31/2018

Class A Common Stock

1,421

$ 0 (2)

0

D

Restricted Stock Units (Share Payout) (4)

$ 0 (2)

10/31/2018

M

1,490 (6)

10/31/2018(6)

10/31/2019

Class A Common Stock

1,490

$ 0 (2)

1,491

D

Restricted Stock Units (Share Payout) (4)

$ 0 (2)

10/31/2018

M

1,311 (7)

10/31/2018(7)

11/02/2020

Class A Common Stock

1,311

$ 0 (2)

2,624

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LAUDER JANE C/O THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC. 767 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10153	X

Signatures

Jane Lauder, by Spencer G. Smul, Attorney-in-fact		11/02/2018
**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)	Payout of shares upon vesting of portions of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") granted September 4, 2015, September 6, 2016 and September 5, 2017.
(2)	Not applicable.
(3)	Represents the withholding of shares for tax purposes.
(4)	RSUs vest and are paid out in shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-to-one basis on the applicable vesting date. RSUs generally vest in three approximately equal installments. Upon payout, additional shares will be withheld to cover statutory tax obligations. RSUs are accompanied by dividend equivalent rights that will be payable in cash at the time of payout of the related shares.
(5)	RSUs from grant dated September 4, 2015.
(6)	RSUs from grant dated September 6, 2016. Assuming continued employment, RSUs will vest and be paid out as follows: 1,491 on October 31, 2019.
(7)	RSUs from grant dated September 5, 2017. Assuming continued employment, RSUs will vest and be paid out as follows: 1,312 on October 31, 2019; and 1,312 on November 2, 2020.

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