QUICK FACTS

As of the publication of this Report:

• Our products are sold in more than 135 countries and territories
• We have 28 brands
• We have 28,500 employees worldwide
• Our net sales for Fiscal Year 2007 were over $7 billion
• Our net reported earnings for Fiscal Year 2007 were $448.7 million
• We have Research and Development facilities in Melville, New York; Oevel, Belgium; Tokyo, Japan; Markham, Ontario; Blaine, Minnesota; Shanghai, China; and Kobe, Japan
• We have manufacturing facilities in the United States, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada
• We have 35 affiliates around the world
• The Estée Lauder Companies is a publicly traded company (NYSE: EL)
• The Company was founded in 1946 by Estée and Joseph Lauder
• Currently, the Lauder family is represented by the second and third generations of family members who hold various senior positions within the Company and its brands
• We are partners in the largest solar powered plant in New Jersey
• With the purchase of renewable electricity for all of its operations facilities by the end of 2007, The Estée Lauder Companies will be the only beauty company to use green power for all of its manufacturing
• Origins made a commitment to produce its folding cartons using only renewable energy and to add consumer communication to its packaging
• In Fiscal Year 2007, Aveda moved to 95% PCR plastic in the launch of its new men's line