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
Ronald S. Lauder (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
8/31/2002
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 Clinique Laboratories, Inc.
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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Class A Common Stock |08/08/|G |V|112,300 |D | |1,187,700 |I |By EL 2001 Charitable Trust|
|2002 | | | | | | | | |
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Class A Common Stock | | | | | | |1,000,000 |D | |
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Class A Common Stock | | | | | | |3,182 |I |By Desc. of RSL 1966 Trust |
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Class A Common Stock | | | | | | |15,384 |I |By Lauder & Sons L.P. |
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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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Explanation of Responses:
Joint Filer
Information
(1) Designated filer on behalf of (a) the Reporting Person, Ronald S. Lauder
("RSL"), a Director, executive officer (Chairman Clinique Laboratories,
Inc.) and a 10% owner of the Issuer, (b) Leonard A. Lauder ("LAL"), Chairman of
the Board of Directors and a 10% owner of the Issuer, and (c)
Evelyn H. Lauder ("EHL") (who is the wife of LAL), an executive officer (Senior
Corporate Vice President) of the Issuer.
(2) On August 8, 2002, the Estee Lauder 2001 Charitable Trust ("the EL 2001
Charitable Trust") made a gift of 112,300 shares of Class A Common
Stock to a charity. These shares were owned indirectly by RSL as co-Trustee
and beneficiary of the EL 2001 Charitable Trust and LAL as
co-Trustee and beneficiary of the EL 2001 Charitable Trust. Of the shares
given, 112,300 shares were given as a gift to the ISOA Trust of which
LAL and RSL are co-Trustees and beneficiaries. RSL and LAL each disclaim
beneficial ownership of shares owned by the EL 2001 Charitable Trust
and the ISOA Trust to the extent they do not have a pecuniary interest in such
securities. EHL disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned
indirectly by her husband, LAL, through the EL 2001 Charitable Trust.
After these gifts, the amounts of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned
by:
(a) RSL includes (i) 1,000,000 shares held directly (does not include the
ownership of 24,255,555 shares of Class B Common Stock which are
convertible to a like number of shares of Class A Common Stock), (ii) 3,182
shares held indirectly as Trustee of The Descendants of Ronald S. Lauder
1966 Trust (does not include the ownership of 3,182 shares of Class B Common
Stock which are convertible to a like number of shares of Class A
Common Stock), (iii) 15,384 shares held indirectly as a general partner of
Lauder & Sons L.P. (RSL is also a Trustee of The 1995 Estee Lauder RSL
Trust, which is also a general partner of Lauder & Sons L.P.) (does not include
the ownership of 3,846,154 shares of Class B Common Stock which
are convertible to a like number of shares of Class A Common Stock), and (iv)
1,187,700 shares held indirectly as co-Trustee and beneficiary of the
EL 2001 Charitable Trust. RSL disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares in
clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) to the extent he does not have a pecuniary
interest in such securities. RSL has a short position of 7,394,986 shares of
Class A Common Stock established prior to the Issuer's initial public
offering.
(b) LAL includes (i) 5,150,269 shares held directly, (ii) 2,355,782 shares
indirectly as grantor of a grantor retained annuity trust (does not include the
ownership of 3,829,216 shares of Class B Common Stock which are convertible
into a like number of shares of Class A Common Stock), (iii)
3,579,302 shares indirectly as the sole individual general partner of LAL
Family Partners L.P. and the majority stockholder of LAL Family Corporation,
which is the sole corporate partner of LAL Family Partners L.P. (a limited
partnership in which LAL has sole voting and investment power) (does not
include the ownership of 42,705,540 shares of Class B Common Stock which are
convertible into a like number of shares of Class A Common Stock),
(iv) 15,384 shares indirectly as a general partner of Lauder & Sons L.P. (LAL
is also a trustee of The 1995 Estee Lauder LAL Trust, which is also a
general partner of Lauder & Sons L.P.) (does not include the ownership of
3,846,154 shares of Class B Common Stock which are convertible into a
like number of shares of Class A Common Stock), (v) 1,187,700 shares held
indirectly as co-Trustee and beneficiary of the EL 2001 Charitable Trust,
and (vi) 390,000 shares indirectly which are held directly by his wife, EHL.
LAL disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares in clauses (ii), (iii), (iv)
and (v) to the extent he does not have a pecuniary interest in such
securities and he disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares in clause (vi)
owned by his wife.
(c) EHL includes (i) 390,000 shares held directly, (ii) 5,150,269 shares held
directly by her husband, LAL, and (iii) 7,138,168 shares held indirectly by
her husband, LAL (see (b) (ii), (iii) and (iv) above regarding Class B shares).
EHL disclaims beneficial ownership of securities owned directly and
indirectly by her husband,
LAL.
Name: Ronald S.
Lauder
Address: The Estee Lauder Companies
Inc.
767 Fifth
Avenue
New York, NY
10153
Designated Filer: Ronald S.
Lauder
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
(EL)
Date of Event Requiring Statement:
8/31/2002
Signature: /s/ Ronald S.
Lauder
Name: Leonard A.
Lauder
Address: The Estee Lauder Companies
Inc.
767 Fifth
Avenue
New York, NY
10153
Designated Filer: Ronald S.
Lauder
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
(EL)
Date of Event Requiring Statement:
8/31/2002
Signature: /s/ Leonard A.
Lauder
Name: Evelyn H.
Lauder
Address: The Estee Lauder Companies
Inc.
767 Fifth
Avenue
New York, NY
10153
Designated Filer: Ronald S.
Lauder
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
(EL)
Date of Event Requiring Statement:
8/31/2002
Signature: /s/ Evelyn H.
Lauder