Director Barry S. Sternlicht filed a Form 144 notice on November 6, 2026, disclosing a proposed sale of 4,697 shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. common stock following a stock option exercise on the same date.

Key Highlights

  • Seller: Barry S. Sternlicht, identified in the filing as a Director of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
  • Shares proposed for sale: 4,697 shares of common stock, with an aggregate market value of $510,211.63.
  • Acquisition method: The shares were acquired via a stock option exercise from the issuer on November 6, 2026, with payment made in cash.
  • Exchange: The securities are listed on NYSE, with 247,823,116 shares of common stock reported as outstanding.
  • Broker: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services, 1 New York Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10004.
  • Prior sales: The filing reports nothing to disclose regarding securities sold during the past three months.

Sternlicht Proposes Rule 144 Sale Following Same-Day Option Exercise

According to the filing, Barry S. Sternlicht, a director of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL), submitted a Form 144 notice of proposed sale on November 6, 2026. The notice covers 4,697 shares of Estee Lauder common stock, with an aggregate market value stated in the filing as $510,211.63. The approximate date of sale is listed as November 6, 2026.

The filing discloses that the shares were acquired on November 6, 2026, through a stock option exercise from the issuer, with the nature of payment listed as cash. The designated broker for the proposed transaction is Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services, located at 1 New York Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10004. The total shares of common stock outstanding are reported as 247,823,116.

The filing notes that Sternlicht reported no securities of the issuer sold during the past three months. By signing the Form 144 notice, the filer represented, as stated in the document, that he "does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed."

What Was Disclosed

Director Barry S. Sternlicht filed a Form 144 notice proposing the sale of 4,697 Estee Lauder common shares, valued at $510,211.63, acquired the same day through a stock option exercise. No prior sales in the past three months were reported.