UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Rule 13d-1(b)

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Rule 13d-1(c)

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Rule 13d-1(d)

CUSIP No. 518439 10 4

SCHEDULE 13G

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Names of Reporting Persons:
William P. Lauder

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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group * (See Instructions)

(a)

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(b)

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SEC Use Only

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Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

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Sole Voting Power
8,562,954
(see Item 4)

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Shared Voting Power
0
(see Item 4)

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Sole Dispositive Power
8,562,954
(see Item 4)

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Shared Dispositive Power
0
(see Item 4)

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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
8,562,954
(see Item 4)

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Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o

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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
3.8%
(see Item 4)

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Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer:
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (the “Issuer”)

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153

Item 2(a)

Name of Person Filing:
William P. Lauder (the “Reporting Person”)

Item 2(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153

Item 2(c)

Citizenship:
United States of America

Item 2(d)

Title of Class of Securities:
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

Item 2(e)

CUSIP Number:
518439-10-4

Item 3.

Not applicable

Item 4.

Ownership

(a)                 As of December 31, 2018, the Reporting Person beneficially owned 8,562,954 shares of Class A Common Stock as follows: (i) 12,418 shares of Class A Common Stock and 8,515,960 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Issuer (the “Class B Common Stock”), held directly by the Reporting Person; and (ii) 34,576 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to options held by the Reporting Person that are exercisable on, or within 60 days following, December 31, 2018.

(b)                 The responses of the Reporting Person to Row (11) of the cover page of this Schedule 13G are incorporated herein by reference. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at the option of the holder into one share of Class A Common Stock and is automatically converted into one share of Class A Common Stock upon transfer to a person who is not a Permitted Transferee, as that term is defined in the Issuer’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Assuming conversion of all such shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person, the Reporting Person would beneficially own 8,562,954 shares of Class A Common Stock, which would constitute 3.8% of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding.

Each share of Class A Common Stock entitles the holder to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the Issuer’s stockholders and each share of Class B Common Stock entitles the holder to ten votes on each such matter, including the election of directors of the Issuer. Assuming no conversion of any of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, the 46,994 shares of Class A Common Stock and the 8,515,960 shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person constitute 5.2% of the aggregate voting power of the Issuer.

(c)                  The responses of the Reporting Person to Rows (5) through (8) of the cover page of this Schedule 13G are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

Not Applicable

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not Applicable

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

Not Applicable

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

The Reporting Person is a party to a Stockholders’ Agreement (the “Stockholders’ Agreement”), dated November 22, 1995, as amended, among the parties listed on Exhibit A attached hereto. The stockholders who are parties to the Stockholders’ Agreement have agreed to vote in favor of the election of Leonard A. Lauder (or one of his sons) and Ronald S. Lauder (or one of his daughters) and one designee of each as directors of the Issuer. The Stockholders’ Agreement also contains certain limitations on the transfer of shares of Class A Common Stock. Each stockholder who is a party to the Stockholders’ Agreement has agreed to grant to the other parties a right of first offer to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock of the stockholder in the event the stockholder intends to sell to a person (or group of persons) who is not a Lauder Family Member, as defined therein, except in certain circumstances, such as sales in a widely distributed underwritten public offering or sales made in compliance with Rule 144.

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not Applicable

Item 10.

Certifications

Not Applicable

Date:  February 12, 2019

/s/ William P. Lauder

Name:   

William P. Lauder

Exhibit No.

Description

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List of Parties to the Stockholders’ Agreement