UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

October 30, 2018

 

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

212-572-4200

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

 

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On October 31, 2018, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2018.  The release includes the Company’s estimates related to its fiscal 2019 second quarter and full year net sales and diluted net earnings per common share.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

On October 30, 2018, the Company declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of $.43 per share on the Company’s Class A and Class B Common Stock.  The dividend is payable in cash on December 17, 2018 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 30, 2018.  On October 31, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to another 40.0 million shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, in addition to approximately 3.7 million shares of Class A Common Stock remaining, as of October 24, 2018, from a prior repurchase authorization.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated October 31, 2018, of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

		THE ESTĒE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.
Date:    October 31, 2018		By:	/s/ Tracey T. Travis
			Tracey T. Travis
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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