[Form 4] ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC Insider Trading Activity

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) reported an insider equity grant. Director Jennifer Hyman received a stock option award for 2,780 shares at an exercise price of $89.92 on 11/13/2025, which becomes exercisable on 11/13/2026 and expires on 11/13/2035. The grant was made under the company’s Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Share Incentive Plan.

She also acquired 783.28 stock units, each convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock, with payout on the first business day of the calendar year following her last date of board service. Following these transactions, she beneficially owned 2,780 options and 4,361.08 stock units, reported as direct ownership.

Insights

Equity compensation analyst

Routine director equity grants: options and stock units disclosed.

Jennifer Hyman, a director of Estee Lauder, was granted 2,780 stock options at $89.92 on 11/13/2025, vesting to exercisable on 11/13/2026 and expiring on 11/13/2035. She also received 783.28 stock units, each convertible 1:1 into Class A shares.

The stock units pay out the first business day of the calendar year after her last date of service, indicating service-based timing. Post-transaction holdings were 2,780 options and 4,361.08 stock units, held directly.

These are standard non-employee director awards under the company’s plan. Actual market impact depends on future exercises and payouts; the filing does not specify any sales.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hyman Jennifer

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O RENT THE RUNWAY, INC.

10 JAY STREET

(Street)

BROOKLYN NY 11201

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC [ EL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/13/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction 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

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)		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: 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(1)	$89.92	11/13/2025		A		2,780		11/13/2026	11/13/2035	Class A Common Stock	2,780	$0	2,780	D
Stock Units (Share Payout)(1)	(2)	11/13/2025		A		783.28		(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	783.28	$0	4,361.08	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Granted pursuant to the Issuer's Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Share Incentive Plan.

2. Each stock unit (share payout) is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock (i.e. 1:1).

3. The stock units (share payout) will be paid out the first business day of the calendar year following the last date of the Reporting Person's service as a director of the Company.

Remarks:

	Jennifer Hyman, by Spencer G. Smul, Attorney-in-fact	11/14/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What did Estee Lauder (EL) disclose in this Form 4?

A director, Jennifer Hyman, received 2,780 stock options at $89.92 and 783.28 stock units on 11/13/2025.

What are the key terms of the EL director’s stock options?

Options for 2,780 shares at $89.92, exercisable on 11/13/2026, expiring on 11/13/2035.

How do the 783.28 stock units for EL’s director convert and pay out?

Each unit converts 1:1 into Class A Common Stock; payout occurs the first business day of the calendar year after her last date of board service.

Under what plan were the EL director awards granted?

They were granted under the Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Share Incentive Plan.

What are the director’s derivative holdings after these EL grants?

Beneficially owned directly: 2,780 stock options and 4,361.08 stock units.

Did the filing indicate a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan for these transactions?

The excerpt references the checkbox, but it reports the awards and does not state that the box was checked.