Estee Lauder (EL) director Jane Lauder exercises options, sells 17,840 Class A shares

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. director and 10% owner Jane Lauder reported an option exercise and share sale involving the company’s Class A Common Stock. On 11/26/2025, she exercised a stock option to acquire 17,840 shares at an exercise price of $89.47 per share and then sold 17,840 shares in open market transactions, reported as a weighted average sale price of $94.38 per share, with individual sale prices ranging from $94.35 to $94.52. Following these transactions, she held 58,763 Class A shares directly and 0 derivative securities from the reported option grant, which was originally issued under the Amended and Restated Fiscal 2002 Share Incentive Plan and scheduled to expire on 12/31/2025.

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^*

LAUDER JANE

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.

767 FIFTH AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10153

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/26/2025

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
Class A Common Stock	11/26/2025		M		17,840	A	$89.47	76,603	D
Class A Common Stock	11/26/2025		S		17,840(1)	D	$94.38(1)(2)	58,763	D

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)	$89.47	11/26/2025		M			17,840	(3)	12/31/2025	Class A Common Stock	17,840	$89.47	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The number of securities reported represents an aggregate number of shares sold in multiple open market transactions over a range of sales prices. The price reported represents the weighted average price. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the staff of the SEC, the Issuer, or a stockholder of the Issuer, upon request, the number of shares sold by the Reporting Person at each separate price within the range.

2. Sales prices range from $94.35 to $94.52 per share, inclusive.

3. Stock options granted pursuant to Amended and Restated Fiscal 2002 Share Incentive Plan in respect of: 5,946 shares exercisable from and after January 1, 2018; 5,947 shares exercisable from and after January 1, 2019; and 5,947 shares exercisable from and after January 1, 2020.

Remarks:

	Jane Lauder, by Spencer G. Smul, Attorney-in-fact	12/01/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What insider transaction did Jane Lauder report for Estee Lauder (EL)?

Jane Lauder reported that on 11/26/2025 she exercised a stock option to acquire 17,840 shares of Estee Lauder Class A Common Stock at $89.47 per share and sold 17,840 shares in open market transactions.

What prices were the Estee Lauder (EL) shares sold for in Jane Lauder’s Form 4?

The reported sale was at a weighted average price of $94.38 per share, with individual sale prices ranging from $94.35 to $94.52 per share.

How many Estee Lauder (EL) shares does Jane Lauder own after the reported Form 4 transaction?

After the reported transactions, Jane Lauder beneficially owned 58,763 shares of Estee Lauder Class A Common Stock directly.

What happened to Jane Lauder’s stock options reported in this Estee Lauder (EL) Form 4?

The Form 4 shows a stock option with an exercise price of $89.47 for 17,840 shares was exercised on 11/26/2025, leaving 0 derivative securities from that option position following the transaction.

Under which plan were the stock options in the Estee Lauder (EL) Form 4 granted?

The stock options were granted under the Amended and Restated Fiscal 2002 Share Incentive Plan, with portions exercisable from January 1, 2018, January 1, 2019, and January 1, 2020.

What is Jane Lauder’s relationship to Estee Lauder (EL) as disclosed in the Form 4?

The report identifies Jane Lauder as both a Director and a 10% Owner of Estee Lauder Companies Inc.