NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2006--The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) will hold its 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Tuesday, October 31, 2006. On that date, the Company will audio webcast the meeting live beginning at 10:00 am (EST). Those wishing to access the webcast can visit the "Investor Information" section of www.elcompanies.com, the Company's website. The meeting will be archived on the site for two weeks.

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. The Company's products are sold in over 130 countries and territories under well-recognized brand names, including Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Prescriptives, Lab Series, Origins, MAC, Bobbi Brown, Tommy Hilfiger, La Mer, Donna Karan, Aveda, Jo Malone, Bumble and bumble, Darphin, Michael Kors, Rodan + Fields, American Beauty, Flirt!, Good Skin(TM), Donald Trump The Fragrance, Grassroots, Sean John, Missoni and Daisy Fuentes.

An electronic version of this release can be found at the Company's website, www.elcompanies.com.

CONTACT: The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Investor Relations: Dennis D'Andrea, 212-572-4384 or Media Relations: Sally Susman, 212-572-4430 SOURCE: The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.