Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

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 OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MOSS SARA E	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                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC., 767 FIFTH AVENUE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/5/2016
(Street) NEW YORK, NY 10153 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	2/5/2016		M		29104	A	$59.78   (1)	89797	D
Class A Common Stock	2/5/2016		S (2)		29104	D	$90.00	60693	D
Class A Common Stock								12000	I	Through a grantor retained annuity trust.

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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
Option (Right to Buy)   (1)	$59.78	2/5/2016		M			29104	1/1/2014   (1)	9/1/2022	Class A Common Stock	29104	(3)	14552   (4)	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Stock Options granted pursuant to Fiscal 2002 Share Incentive Plan in respect of 14,552 shares exercisable from and after January 1, 2014; 14,552 shares exercisable from and after January 1, 2015; and 14,552 shares exercisable from and after January 1, 2016.
( 2)	The sales of the shares of Class A Common Stock were made pursuant to a plan intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c) entered into on November 9, 2015.
( 3)	Not applicable.
( 4)	In addition to these shares, the Reporting Person also has options to purchase at various prices 94,100 shares of Class A Common Stock. 44,481 of all options held by the Reporting Person are currently exercisable.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MOSS SARA E THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC. 767 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10153			Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel

Signatures
Sara E. Moss by Maureen Sladek, attorney-in-fact		2/5/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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