Estee Lauder (EL)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-08-21 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC (EL) CIK: 0001001250 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: ZANNINO RICHARD F CIK: 0001189770 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Class A Common Stock Date: 2026-08-21 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: +4,697 | Price: $78.36 Total Value: $368,056.92 Shares Owned After: 16,856 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: by LLC Footnotes: [F1] Limited Liability Company ("LLC") owned by trusts for the benefit of members of the Reporting Person's family. The Reporting Person has investment power over the securities of the Issuer held by the LLC. --- Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Stock Option (Right to Buy) Date: 2026-08-21 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: -4,697 Exercise Price: $78.36 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2026-11-11 Shares Owned After: 0 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: by LLC Footnotes: [F2] Stock Options granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's Non-employee Director Share Incentive Plan and previously transferred to the LLC . [F3] Not applicable. [F1] Limited Liability Company ("LLC") owned by trusts for the benefit of members of the Reporting Person's family. The Reporting Person has investment power over the securities of the Issuer held by the LLC. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Limited Liability Company ("LLC") owned by trusts for the benefit of members of the Reporting Person's family. The Reporting Person has investment power over the securities of the Issuer held by the LLC. F2: Stock Options granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's Non-employee Director Share Incentive Plan and previously transferred to the LLC . F3: Not applicable. --- Signature --- /s/ Richard F. Zannino, by Robin Cohen, Attorney-in-fact (2026-08-24)