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
Brestle, Daniel J.
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
05/31/2001
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
President of Estee Lauder Inc. (USA and Canada)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) 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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Class A Common Stock |05/04/|M | |10,000 |A |$13.00 | |D | |
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Class A Common Stock |05/04/|S | |1,000 |D |$40.85 | |D | |
|2001 | | | | | | | | |
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Class A Common Stock |05/04/|S | |1,000 |D |$40.63 | |D | |
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Class A Common Stock |05/04/|S | |2,000 |D |$40.60 | |D | |
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Class A Common Stock |05/04/|S | |1,600 |D |$40.75 | |D | |
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Class A Common Stock |05/04/|S | |400 |D |$40.90 | |D | |
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Class A Common Stock |05/04/|S | |1,000 |D |$40.95 | |D | |
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Class A Common Stock |05/04/|S | |1,000 |D |$40.80 | |D | |
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Class A Common Stock |05/04/|S | |1,000 |D |$40.50 | |D | |
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Class A Common Stock |05/04/|S | |1,000 |D |$40.30 |5,367 |D | |
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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) |$13.00 |05/04|M | |10,000 |D |(1) |11/16|Class A Comm|10,000 | |0 |D | |
| |/2001| | | | | |/2005|on Stock | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. The employee stock option is exercisable in three substantially equal annual
installments beginning on January 1, 1999.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Daniel J. Brestle
DATE
06/05/2001