Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  TRUST UNDER ARTICLE 2 OF THE ZINTERHOFER 2008 DESCENDANTS TRUST AGREEMENT
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/25/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC [EL]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC., 767 FIFTH AVE.
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10153
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock   (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock 2,405,297 $ (1) D (2)  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
TRUST UNDER ARTICLE 2 OF THE ZINTERHOFER 2008 DESCENDANTS TRUST AGREEMENT
C/O THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.
767 FIFTH AVE.
NEW YORK, NY 10153
    X    

Signatures

/s/ Spencer G. Smul, The Trust Under Article 2 of The Zinterhofer 2008 Descendants Trust Agreement, by Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer, as Trustee and not in her individual capacity, by Spencer G. Smul, attorney in fact 06/03/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Shares of Class B Common Stock may be converted immediately into Class A Common Stock on a one-to-one basis by the holder and 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" 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.
(2) On May 25, 2010, the Reporting Person acquired from the Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer 2000 Revocable Trust (the "ALZ 2000 Revocable Trust") in a private transaction, pursuant to the terms of a Transfer Agreement by and among Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer, the trustee of the ALZ 2000 Revocable Trust, the trustees of the Reporting Person and the trustee of the Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer 2008 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (the "ALZ 2008 GRAT"), 2,405,297 shares of the Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Issuer ("Class B Common Stock") and additional cash in exchange for a remainder interest in the ALZ 2008 GRAT held by the Reporting Person.

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