EX-99 4 attach_1.txt NOTES AND EXPLANATORY RESPONSES Exhibit 99.1 On September 5, 2003, LAL excercised options in respect of 20,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. He sold them that day in a number of transactions with an average sale price of $35.2264. The shares sold at various prices on that day are set forth below: Quantity Price 100 35.00 100 35.01 500 35.04 200 35.05 300 35.06 600 35.07 200 35.08 300 35.09 200 35.10 400 35.11 300 35.12 400 35.13 700 35.14 700 35.15 800 35.16 600 35.17 600 35.18 900 35.19 300 35.20 800 35.21 1000 35.22 1100 35.23 800 35.24 900 35.25 300 35.26 600 35.27 400 35.28 500 35.29 400 35.30 300 35.31 500 35.32 200 35.33 600 35.34 700 35.35 1000 35.36 500 35.37 200 35.38 200 35.39 500 35.40 200 35.42 100 35.44 On September 8, 2003, LAL excercised options in respect of 20,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. He sold them that day in a number of transactions with an average sale price of $35.4569. The shares sold at various prices on that day are set forth below: Quantity Price 100 35.36 700 35.37 200 35.38 1100 35.39 300 35.40 600 35.41 800 35.42 900 35.43 3000 35.44 1600 35.45 2300 35.46 2500 35.47 1300 35.48 2000 35.49 600 35.50 500 35.51 400 35.52 100 35.53 100 35.54 500 35.55 200 35.56 200 35.58 After these sales, the amounts of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by: (a) LAL includes (i) 5,369,169 shares held directly, (ii) 2,136,882 shares indirectly as grantor of a grantor retained annuity trust (does not include the ownership of 3,829,216 shares of Class B Common Stock which are convertible into a like number of shares of Class A Common Stock), (iii) 3,279,302 shares indirectly as the majority stockholder of LAL Family Corporation, which is the sole general partner of LAL Family Partners L.P. (a limited partnership in which LAL has sole voting and investment power) (does not include the ownership of 42,705,540 shares of Class B Common Stock which are convertible into a like number of shares of Class A Common Stock), (iv) 15,384 shares indirectly as a general partner of Lauder & Sons L.P. (LAL is also a trustee of The 1995 Estee Lauder LAL Trust, which is also a general partner of Lauder & Sons L.P.) (does not include the ownership of 3,846,154 shares of Class B Common Stock which are convertible into a like number of shares of Class A Common Stock), (v) 1,095,410 shares held indirectly as co-Trustee and beneficiary of the EL 2001 Charitable Trust, and (vi) 390,000 shares indirectly which are held directly by his wife, Evelyn H. Lauder ("EHL"). LAL disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares in clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) to the extent he does not have a pecuniary interest in such securities and he disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares in clause (vi) owned by his wife. (b) EHL includes (i) 390,000 shares held directly, (ii) 5,369,169 shares held directly by her husband, LAL, and (iii) 6,526,978 shares held indirectly by her husband, LAL (see (b) (ii), (iii) and (iv) above regarding Class B shares). EHL disclaims beneficial ownership of securities owned directly and indirectly by her husband, LAL.