UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Lauder, Leonard A. (1)
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
EL
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
07/31/1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director (X) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
( ) Form filed by One Reporting Person
(X) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Option (Right to Buy) |$49.75 |7/1/1|A |V|1,000,000 |A |(2) |7/1/2|Class A Comm|1,000,0| |1,000,000 |D | |
- - Leonard A. Lauder | |999 | | | | | |009 |on Stock |00 | | | | |
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Option (Right to Buy) |$53.50 |7/20/|A |V|50,000 |A |(3) |7/20/|Class A Comm|50,000 | |50,000 |I |By Spouse |
- - Evelyn H. Lauder | |1999 | | | | | |2009 |on Stock | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Designated filer on behalf of the Reporting Person and Evelyn H. Lauder (who
is the Reporting Person's spouse).
Mrs. Lauder is an Executive Officer (Senior Corporate Vice President) of the
Issuer and she disclaims beneficial
ownership of the securities owned directly and indirectly by her spouse. The
Reporting Person disclaims beneficial
ownership of the securities owned directly and indirectly by his
spouse.
2. Options granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to his Employment Agreement
in respect of 333,334 shares
exercisable from and after January 1, 2003; 333,334 shares exercisable from and
after January 1, 2004; 333,332
shares exercisable from and after January 1,
2005.
3. Options granted to Evelyn H. Lauder, the Reporting Person's spouse, pursuant
to the 1999 Share Incentive Plan in
respect of 16,500 shares exercisable from and after January 1, 2002; 16,500
shares exercisable from and after
January 1, 2003; 17,000 shares exercisable from and after January 1,
2004.
Joint Filer
Information
Name: Evelyn H.
Lauder
Address: The Estee Lauder Companies
Inc.
767 Fifth
Avenue
New York, NY
10153
Designated Filer: Leonard A.
Lauder
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
(EL)
Date of Event Requiring Statement:
07/31/1999
Signature: /s/ Evelyn H.
Lauder
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Leonard A. Lauder
DATE
08/10/1999
