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COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO Annual Report 2013

Jun 27, 2013

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11-K 1 cl11-k2012.htm COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 11-K 12-31-2012 html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd" Document created using WebFilings 1 Copyright 2008-2013 WebFilings LLC. All Rights Reserved CL 11-K 2012

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

ANNUAL REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Mark One)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _ to _.

Commission file number: 1-644

A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10022

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 3
Financial Statements:
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 4
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the year ended December 31, 2012 5
Notes to Financial Statements 6
Signatures 17
Supplemental Schedule:
Schedule of Assets (held at end of year) Schedule H

All other schedules were omitted as they are not applicable or not required based on the disclosure requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended and applicable regulations issued by the Department of Labor.

Exhibit:

23.1 Consent of Grant Thornton LLP

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Employee Relations Committee of the Colgate-Palmolive Company

Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees Savings and Investment Plan

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees Savings and Investment Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2012. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees Savings and Investment Plan as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2012 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

New York, New York

June 27, 2013

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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Dollars in thousands)

2012 2011
Assets
Cash $ 6,895 $ 20,576
Investments at fair value 2,748,889 2,546,612
Receivables:
Participant contributions receivable 1,528 1,483
Notes receivable from participants 16,604 16,992
Total receivables 18,132 18,475
Total assets 2,773,916 2,585,663
Liabilities
Due to brokers for securities purchased 1,432 202
Long-term notes payable to Colgate-Palmolive Company 41,325 60,144
Accrued interest on notes payable 1,195 1,757
Total liabilities 43,952 62,103
Net assets available for benefits at fair value 2,729,964 2,523,560
Adjustments from fair value to contract value relating to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts (13,068 ) (12,012 )
Net assets available for benefits $ 2,716,896 $ 2,511,548

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands)

Additions
Net investment income:
Interest $ 5,256
Dividends 55,204
Appreciation in the fair value of investments, net 294,624
Interest expense on notes payable (2,390 )
Net investment income 352,694
Contributions:
Employer contributions
Participant contributions 43,806
Total contributions 43,806
Interest income on notes receivable from participants 580
Total additions 397,080
Deductions
Administrative expenses (2,393 )
Distributions to participants (189,339 )
Total deductions (191,732 )
Increase in net assets available for benefits 205,348
Net assets available for benefits – beginning of year 2,511,548
Net assets available for benefits – end of year $ 2,716,896

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

1. Description of the Plan

The Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees Savings and Investment Plan (the "Plan") is a defined contribution plan sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive Company (the "Company"). The Plan is subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements, participation and vesting standards, and fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The Plan is also a leveraged employee stock ownership plan ("ESOP"). State Street Global Advisors (the “ESOP trustee”), a division of State Street Bank & Trust Company, is the trustee of Funds D and E (the “ESOP shares trust”). The Bank of New York Mellon is the trustee of the remaining funds.

The Plan offers programs which include an employer match, a success sharing program, a retirement contribution program, a bonus savings account program, an income savings account program and a retiree insurance program. The provisions below, applicable to the Plan participants, provide only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

Employees eligible to participate in the Plan must meet certain minimum hourly service requirements and be at least 18 years old. Effective September 1, 2010, the Company made several adjustments to its Retirement Program, including the following: (i) allocating a larger portion of the Company’s retirement benefit allocations to the Plan, rather than the Company's Retirement Plan; (ii) new employees hired after June 1, 2010 are not eligible to participate in the Employees' Retirement Income Plan, but are eligible to participate in the Plan; (iii) employees are now eligible upon hire to participate in the Plan. These changes are designed to ensure that the Company continues to provide a level of benefits to employees, at a cost to the Company of providing such benefits, targeted at the median level for similar programs at peer companies.

As of December 31, 2012, the Plan maintained the following funds:

Name of Fund Description of the type of investment
Short Term Fixed Income Fund Guaranteed investment contracts and cash reserve funds
Colgate Common Stock Fund (Fund B) Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock and cash reserve funds
Colgate Employer Common Stock Fund (Fund D) Colgate-Palmolive Company Employer Common Stock (the ESOP shares trust)
Colgate Common Stock Fund (Fund E) Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock (the ESOP shares trust)
Vanguard Wellington Fund Common stocks and fixed income securities
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund (Admiral shares) Equity securities included in the S&P 500 Index in similar proportion
American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund Primarily equity securities of companies outside the U.S., in Europe and the Asia/Pacific region
Western Asset Core Plus Fixed Income Fund Diversified debt portfolio of U.S. government, corporate, mortgage and asset-backed securities
Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Primarily common stocks of small capitalization companies (total market value of no more than $2 billion at the time the fund first invests in them)
Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunities Fund Primarily common stocks of companies with capitalizations (at the time of acquisition) in the range of companies included in the Russell MidCap Index
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund Normally invests in the common stock of a diversified group of growth companies with an above-average rate of earnings growth
Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund Primarily invests in dividend paying value stocks of large capitalization companies, which have market capitalizations equal to or greater than the median capitalization of companies included in the Russell 1000 Value Index
BlackRock LifePath Funds Primarily invests in a mix of stocks and fixed income funds

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

ESOP

In accordance with the terms of the Plan, on June 19, 1989, the Plan issued $410,030 of long-term notes due through July 2009. The Plan used the proceeds of the notes to purchase 6,315,149 shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preference Stock (“Preference stock”) from the Company. These notes, which were guaranteed by the Company, were repaid in July 2009. The Preference stock, each share of which was convertible into eight shares of common stock at the discretion of the ESOP trustee, had a redemption price of $65 dollars per share and paid semi-annual dividends equal to the higher of $2.44 dollars or the current dividend paid on eight common shares for the comparable six-month period. All Preference stock was converted into the Company’s common stock or redeemed in cash upon reallocation to other funds or withdrawal from the Plan.

As a result of rules issued by the Internal Revenue Service related to employer stock held in defined contribution plans, the Company issued a notice of redemption with respect to the remaining 2,405,192 shares of Preference stock outstanding on December 29, 2010. At the direction of the Company’s ESOP trustee, the shares of Preference stock were converted into 19,241,536 shares of common stock. Additionally, the Colgate Preferred Stock Fund (Fund D) was renamed the Colgate Employer Common Stock Fund (Fund D).

As a means of extending the benefits of the ESOP to participants over a longer period, the ESOP shares trust and the Company entered into a loan agreement in June 2000 under which the Company was permitted to loan up to $300,000 through 2009 to the ESOP with repayment scheduled no later than December 31, 2035. Repayments of principal and interest are funded through future contributions and dividends from the Company. The Company did not make any contributions to the ESOP shares trust during 2012. The Company has guaranteed minimum funding of $130,000, on a present value basis, in excess of debt service requirements. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ESOP shares trust had outstanding borrowings from the Company of $41,325 and $60,144, respectively, bearing an average interest rate of 5.77% and 5.84%, respectively. The fair value of the outstanding notes payable to the Company was estimated at approximately $67 million and $98 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively based on current interest rates for debt with similar maturities.

Dividends from common stock, together with cash contributions and advances from the Company, were used by the ESOP trustee to repay principal and interest on the long-term notes. Dividends were also used to fund basic and additional basic retirement contributions*.

A portion of the Employer Common Stock Fund D shares are released for allocation to participants semi-annually based on the ratio of debt service for the period to total debt service over the remaining scheduled life of all ESOP debt. As of December 31, 2012, 9,635,421 common shares (valued at $1,007,287) were released and allocated to participant accounts and the balance of 5,975,227 common shares (valued at $624,650) were available for future allocation to participant accounts. As of December 31, 2011, 10,304,813 common shares (valued at $952,062) were released and allocated to participant accounts and the balance of 6,797,192 common shares (valued at $627,992) were available for future allocation to participant accounts. The ESOP released shares are allocated to fund the employer portion of all the Plan programs in the following manner:

(1) Pursuant to the Company’s matching contribution under the Savings Program,

(2) Pursuant to the Basic Retirement Contribution Program**,

(3) Pursuant to the Additional Basic Retirement Contribution Program**,

(4) Pursuant to the Bonus Savings Account Program and the Income Savings Account Program,

(5) Pursuant to the Retiree Insurance Program ***

(6) As Supplemental Contribution Allocations, and

(7) Pursuant to the Success Sharing Program.

  • The February 2012 dividends on ESOP shares not yet allocated to participant accounts and on ESOP shares allocated to participant accounts were used to repay principal and interest or fund basic and additional basic retirement contributions. Beginning with the May 2012 dividends, only those dividends on ESOP shares not yet allocated to participant accounts were used for these purposes; dividends on ESOP shares allocated to participant accounts were reinvested in shares of stock in Colgate Common Stock Fund B.

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EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

** Basic and additional basic retirement contributions were made from ESOP released shares and from dividends as noted above.

*** Under the revised Retirement Program, effective September 1, 2010, the Company no longer makes allocations into a Retiree Insurance Program unless the employee is a member of one of the Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. participating unions.

Savings Program

Participant Contributions

Under the Savings Program, employees generally can contribute to the Plan between 1% and 25% of their recognized earnings (the greater of total compensation paid during the previous calendar year minus items such as reimbursement of moving expenses and special awards, or regular salary as of the most recent January 1, plus commissions and bonuses paid in the prior year). Employees who are not "highly compensated", as defined by the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC"), may contribute any combination up to 25% of their recognized earnings on either a before-tax (subject to certain IRC limitations) or after-tax basis. Employees who are highly compensated may contribute as follows: those employees whose 2012 recognized earnings were less than $139.9 were limited to 16% of their recognized earnings, those employees whose 2012 recognized earnings were between $140.0 and $249.9 were limited to 12% of their recognized earnings and those employees whose 2012 recognized earnings equaled or exceeded $250.0 were limited to 8% of their recognized earnings. Participants may suspend or resume contributions, change their contribution rate and the allocation of their contributions between before-tax and after-tax earnings on a daily basis. Plan participants are always fully vested in their contributions and related investment earnings. Under the IRC, the maximum allowable pre-tax contribution for participants was $17.0 and $16.5 for 2012 and 2011, respectively. Participants who are expected to reach or are over the age of 50 during the Plan year and are making the maximum contribution are eligible to make additional catch-up contributions. Under the Internal Revenue Code, the maximum allowable catch-up contribution was $5.5 for both 2012 and 2011, on a pre-tax basis.

Employees may direct the investment of participant contributions to any of the Plan’s investment funds, other than Funds D and E, and may change how these contributions will be invested when allocated on a daily basis. Participants may, on a daily basis, diversify or transfer their participant account balances among any of the investment funds in the Plan other than Funds D and E.

Company Matching Contributions

The Company and wholly-owned subsidiaries to which the Plan has been extended, make matching contributions of 50% to 75% of employee contributions up to 6% of recognized earnings, depending on years of service, collective bargaining agreements, and participation status in the Employees’ Retirement Income Plan. Company matching contributions for employees participating in the Savings Program are made in the form of common stock to Fund D and are diversifiable, on a daily basis, immediately upon allocation, among any of the investment funds in the Plan other than Funds D and E. Participants are 50% vested in their Company matching contribution accounts after two years of service and fully vested after three years of service or, if while active, they reach age 55, become permanently disabled, die, or in the event of Plan termination.

Incoming Rollovers

The Plan permits incoming rollovers of before-tax money from Section 403(b) plans and governmental Section 457 plans, as well as both before-tax and after-tax money from other companies’ qualified plans. Participants may direct the investment of an incoming rollover to any of the Plan’s investment funds, other than Funds D and E. Participants may, on a daily basis, diversify or transfer their rollover balances among any of the investment funds in the Plan other than Funds D and E.

Company Retirement Contributions Program

Effective September 1, 2010 the Company began allocating retirement contributions in the form of basic and additional basic retirement contributions equal to 2% up to 7% of employee’s recognized earnings depending upon years of service in

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EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

lieu of pension credits. Employees who participate in the Employees’ Retirement Income Plan under the pre-July 1, 1989 plan formula and employees of Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. that are covered by a collective bargaining agreement are not eligible for these Company retirement contributions. Participating employees may direct the investment of Company retirement contributions to be allocated among any of the Plan’s investment funds, other than Funds D and E. These Company retirement contributions are diversifiable, on a daily basis, immediately upon allocation, among any of the investment funds in the Plan other than Funds D and E. Participants are 50% vested in their account after two years of service and fully vested after three years of service, or if while active, they reach age 55, become permanently disabled, die, or in the event of Plan termination.

Success Sharing Program

The Success Sharing Program is designed to enable the Company to share its financial success with employees. Under the Success Sharing Program, a Success Sharing Account (“SSA”) has been established within the Plan for each eligible employee. As the Company meets or exceeds annual financial targets, shares of common stock are allocated to employee accounts according to a pre-determined formula. To be eligible, an individual generally must be employed by the Company on a full-time basis, be at least 18 years old and be on the payroll from at least June 30 through the last day of the year. Part-time employees with benefits are also eligible. Employees are at all times fully vested in the value of their SSA. Any allocation is initially credited to Fund D. Participants may, on a daily basis, immediately upon allocation, diversify their SSA among any of the Plan’s investment funds other than Funds D and E.

Bonus Savings Account Program

The Bonus Savings Account (“BSA”) Program is designed to enable each eligible employee to receive an allocation representing all or a portion of his/her bonus in common stock. Under this program, a BSA allocation is credited to each eligible employee’s BSA established within the Plan. The portion of an employee’s bonus that can be allocated within the BSA program is determined based on the bonus amount earned, the total number of shares of common stock available for allocation, and other factors such as an employee’s income level and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) rules. This program is generally available to all employees in the United States who are participants in the Plan. However, due to IRS restrictions, employees who have not been a participant in the Plan for at least two years are unable to participate in the program, and employees with fewer than five years of service may be ineligible to receive a BSA allocation with respect to certain bonus periods. Employees are at all times fully vested in the value of their BSA and may elect to withdraw the balance of this account from the Plan immediately or at a later date. Any allocation is initially credited to Fund D. BSA balances are diversifiable, on a daily basis, immediately upon allocation, among any of the investment funds in the Plan other than Funds D and E.

Income Savings Account Program

The Income Savings Account (“ISA”) Program is designed to enable each eligible employee to receive an allocation representing a portion of his/her income in the form of common stock. Under this program, an ISA allocation of common stock is made each year to each eligible employee’s ISA. This program is available to active full-time employees and part-time employees with benefits in the United States, with at least five years of service. Employees are at all times fully vested in the value of their ISA and may elect to withdraw the balance of this account from the Plan immediately or at a later date. Any allocation is initially credited to Fund D. ISA balances are diversifiable, on a daily basis, immediately upon allocation, among any of the investment funds in the Plan other than Funds D and E.

Retiree Insurance Program

The Retiree Insurance Program is designed to provide funds that can be used by employees to purchase health and life insurance upon retirement. Under the Retiree Insurance Program, a Retiree Insurance Account (“RIA”) has been established within the Plan for each eligible employee. Each year, shares from the Colgate Employer Common Stock Fund are allocated to each employee’s RIA. Under the revised Retirement Program, effective September 1, 2010, the Company no longer makes allocations into an RIA unless the participant is a member of one of the Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. participating unions. Allocations are based upon the schedule that was in place as of the Plan year 2009. Participants are 50% vested in their RIA after two years of service and fully vested after three years of service, or if while active, reach age 55, become permanently disabled, die, or in the event of Plan termination. RIA allocations are made in the form of

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

common stock to Fund D and are diversifiable, on a daily basis, immediately upon allocation, among any of the investment funds in the Plan other than Funds D and E. Employees are entitled to the value of the vested amount of their RIA upon resignation, termination or retirement.

Participant Accounts

Each participant account may be credited with the types of allocations described above as well as allocations of fund earnings or losses, and expenses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. Certain participant investment accounts are also charged with monthly investment service fees, depending on fund elections. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

Distributions

Participating employees can receive a distribution from the Plan due to retirement, permanent disability, termination or death, or by voluntary partial withdrawal while active. Settlement is made in accordance with provisions of the Plan and the requirements of the IRC. Unvested Company matching contributions will be forfeited in the event of termination. A participant may withdraw his/her before-tax contributions only if, in the judgment of the Employee Relations Committee of the Company (the "Committee"), the withdrawal is due to financial hardship as defined in the Plan, or is within the administrative rules of the Committee and Federal tax laws.

Forfeitures

After the earlier of the distribution of the terminated participant’s vested account balances or the fifth anniversary of the participant’s termination, nonvested employer account balances are returned to the unallocated pool of Colgate common stock and become available to the Company to pay for administrative expenses incurred by the Plan and/or to reduce future Company matching contributions. Forfeitures for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 totaled $148 and $84, respectively.

Notes Receivable From Participants

Participants who have $1,000* or more in the Plan may borrow from the total of their fund accounts, a minimum of $500 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000*** (subject to certain offsets for prior loans) or 50% of their vested balance, subject to certain exclusions. Participants are allowed to have one ordinary loan and one loan related to the purchase of a principal residence, outstanding at any time. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear a fixed rate of interest equal to the prime rate as listed in The Wall Street Journal on the first business day of the month in which the loan was requested. Principal and interest are paid ratably via payroll deductions. Loans outstanding at December 31, 2012 had interest rates ranging from 3.3% to 9.0% and maturities through 2027.

Plan Termination

Although the Company has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan at any time subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of termination of the Plan, the Committee shall compute the value of the accounts of the participants which shall be fully vested and non-forfeitable. The accounts of each participant shall be distributed in a lump sum.

**** For purposes of this paragraph, dollar amounts are reported as actual dollars.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

The financial statements of the Plan are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). Distributions to participants are recorded when paid.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Plan administrator to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Plan considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Notes Receivable from Participants

Participant loans are stated at cost plus accrued interest. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Delinquent loans are reclassified as distributions to participants based upon the terms defined in the Plan document.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

Plan investments, other than the Plan’s investments in common/collective trust funds and guaranteed investment contracts (“GICs”), are stated at fair value based on quoted market prices or as otherwise determined by Bank of New York Mellon, the Plan’s trustee.

The Plan is invested in common/collective trust funds which are stated at fair value using the net asset value (“NAV”) per unit in each fund. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying investments owned by each trust, minus its liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding. The liabilities, which are primarily investment management fees due, are included in due to brokers for securities purchased in the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits.

The common/collective trust funds are primarily comprised of a mix of stock and fixed income funds.

The Plan has entered into fully benefit-responsive GICs with insurance companies, banks and other financial institutions. The GICs represent investments that have fixed income securities paired with benefit-responsive wrap contracts. Wrap contracts are issued by high-quality financial institutions and have two main roles: to provide a fixed rate of interest for a specified period of time and to enable the fund to pay participant-initiated withdrawals at book value.

The Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits present both the fair value of the GICs and the adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive GICs from fair value to contract value. The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is prepared on a contract value basis.

In certain circumstances, the amount withdrawn from the GICs would be payable at fair value rather than at contract value. These events include termination of the Plan, a material adverse change to the provisions of the Plan, if the employer elects to withdraw from a contract in order to switch to a different investment provider, or if the terms of a successor plan (in the event of the spin-off or sale of a division) do not meet the contract issuer’s underwriting criteria for issuance of a similar contract. Such circumstances resulting in the payment of benefits at market value rather than contract value are not considered probable of occurring in the foreseeable future.

Examples of events that would permit a contract issuer to terminate a contract upon short notice include the Plan’s loss of its qualified status, un-cured material breaches of responsibilities, or material and adverse changes to the provisions of the Plan. If one of these events was to occur, the contract issuer could terminate the contract at the market value of the underlying investments (or in the case of traditional GICs, at the hypothetical market value based upon a contractual formula).

Purchases and sales are recorded on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are reported using the average cost method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

Administration

The Plan is administered by the Committee for the benefit of the participants. Administrative expenses are paid by the Plan.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

  1. Tax Status

The Company has obtained a determination from the IRS in a letter dated March 20, 2003 that the Plan, as amended and restated as of October 1, 1999, qualifies under Sections 401(a), 401(k) and 4975(e)(7) of the IRC, and that the related Trusts are exempt from Federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the IRC. The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the Committee and the Plan’s tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. On January 31, 2011, the Company submitted to the IRS an application for a new determination letter.

U.S. GAAP requires plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability if the plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2012, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2008.

  1. Investments and Fair Value Measurements

Investments

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Plan had investments in Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock, mutual funds, cash reserve funds, GICs and common/collective trust funds.

The following investments represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets as of December 31:

2012 2011
Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock, 17,840,218 and 19,223,391 shares, in 2012 and 2011, respectively $ 1,865,016 $ 1,776,049

A portion of the investments shown above are nonparticipant-directed investments (see Note 5).

During 2012, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments purchased and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows:

Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock $
Common/collective trust funds 8,109
Investments in registered investment companies 61,404
Total net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of investments $ 294,624

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

The GICs carry a crediting interest rate established at inception and reset periodically (typically quarterly) to approximate the interest earnings of the underlying investments, subject to certain minimums. For 2012, the average yield and the average crediting interest rate on the investment contracts were 1.1% and 2.8%, respectively. For 2011, the average yield and the average crediting interest rate on the investment contracts were 1.4% and 2.9%, respectively.

The contract value of a GIC is the relevant measurement for the portion of the net assets available for benefits attributable to a certain investment contract. The contract values of the GICs were $150,680 and $145,528 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The fair values of the GICs were $163,748 and $157,540 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. In accordance with the provisions of the Plan, issuers of GICs must have a credit rating of AA- or better at the time they were hired under the fund manager’s investment rating system. Accordingly, there are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuer or otherwise.

Fair Value Measurements

The Plan uses available market information and other valuation methodologies in assessing the fair value of financial instruments. Judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value and, accordingly, changes in assumptions or the estimation methodologies may affect the fair value estimates.

Assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified as follows:

Level 1: Based upon quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Based upon observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3: Based upon unobservable inputs reflecting the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements establishes a fair value hierarchy that gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). When a price for an identical asset or liability is not observable an entity should use a valuation technique that maximizes the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

The valuation methodologies used for the Plan assets measured at fair value are as follows:

Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.

Mutual funds: Valued at the net asset value of units held by the Plan at year end based upon quoted market prices.

Cash reserve funds: Valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value. The funds have no restrictions from redemption .

Guaranteed investment contracts: Valued at the total of the fair value of the underlying securities.

Common/Collective trust funds: Valued using the NAV per unit in each fund. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying investments owned by each trust, minus its liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

The following table presents the Plan’s fair value hierarchy for those investments measured at fair value at December 31, 2012:

Level 1 Level 2 Total
Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock $ 1,865,016 $ — $ 1,865,016
Mutual funds:
Balanced funds 106,369 106,369
Equity index funds 81,547 81,547
International equity funds 86,594 86,594
Equity funds 217,637 217,637
Fixed income funds 101,529 101,529
Cash reserve funds 38,271 38,271
Guaranteed investment contracts:
Treasury and agency bonds 72,533 72,533
Corporate bonds 48,413 48,413
Commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities 33,360 33,360
Asset-backed securities 4,924 4,924
Other 4,518 4,518
Common/Collective trust funds 88,178 88,178
Total Investments at Fair Value $ 2,496,963 $ 251,926 $ 2,748,889

The following table presents the Plan’s fair value hierarchy for those investments measured at fair value at December 31, 2011:

Level 1 Level 2 Total
Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock $ 1,776,049 $ — $ 1,776,049
Mutual funds:
Balanced funds 95,218 95,218
Equity index funds 72,418 72,418
International equity funds 78,353 78,353
Equity funds 192,613 192,613
Fixed income funds 84,955 84,955
Cash reserve funds 32,949 32,949
Guaranteed investment contracts:
Treasury and agency bonds 83,883 83,883
Corporate bonds 36,201 36,201
Commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities 15,562 15,562
Asset-backed securities 10,360 10,360
Other 11,534 11,534
Common/Collective trust funds 56,517 56,517
Total Investments at Fair Value $ 2,332,555 $ 214,057 $ 2,546,612

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

  1. ESOP Shares Trust

Information about the net assets and significant components of the changes in net assets relating to the investments maintained in Funds D and E is as follows:

December 31, — 2012 2011
Assets:
Cash $ 6,895 $ 20,576
Fixed income liquid reserve fund 2,107 683
Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock 1,660,436 1,610,157
Total assets $ 1,669,438 $ 1,631,416
Liabilities:
Long-term notes payable to Colgate-Palmolive Company $ 41,325 $ 60,144
Accrued interest on current and long-term notes 1,195 1,757
Total liabilities 42,520 61,901
Net assets available for benefits $ 1,626,918 $ 1,569,515
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Changes in net assets available for benefits:
Employer contributions $ —
Dividends and interest, net of fees 38,349
Net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of investments 203,080
Transfers to other funds (70,925 )
Interest expense on current and long-term notes (2,390 )
Distributions to participants (110,711 )
Increase (decrease) in net assets available for benefits $ 57,403

The Colgate-Palmolive Company Stock allocated to participants (see Note 1) include nonparticipant-directed investments of 13,533 common shares valued at $1,891 as of December 31, 2011. There were no nonparticipant-directed investments in 2012, as participants may, on a daily basis, immediately upon allocation, diversify their investments among any of the investment funds in the Plan.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

  1. Reconciliation to Form 5500

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, benefit distributions that have been processed and approved for payment as of such date but not yet paid of $283 and $88, respectively, are not reflected in the financial statements. For reporting to the Department of Labor, these amounts are reported as a liability on Form 5500.

  1. Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the value of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participant account balances and the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.

  1. Related Party Transactions

Certain investments within the Employee Benefit Temporary Investment FD Fund are shares of funds managed by Bank of New York Mellon, the trustee of the Plan. Certain investments within the Dreyfus Treasury Prime Fund are shares of funds managed by Bank of New York Mellon’s affiliate, Dreyfus. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions that are allowable under ERISA. As of December 31, 2012, the Plan had $11,478 and $514 invested in the Employee Benefit Temporary Investment FD Fund and Dreyfus Treasury Prime Fund, respectively. As of December 31, 2011, the Plan had $6,286 and $4,685 invested in the Employee Benefit Temporary Investment FD Fund and Dreyfus Treasury Prime Fund, respectively. Administrative fees paid to Bank of New York Mellon for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 were $389.

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SIGNATURES

The Plan: Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended the Trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN (Name of Plan)
Date: June 27, 2013 /s/ Dennis J. Hickey
Dennis J. Hickey
Chief Financial Officer
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Date: June 27, 2013
Victoria L. Dolan
Vice President and Corporate Controller
Colgate-Palmolive Company

EIN: 13-1815595

PN: 003

SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

PARTICIPANT LOANS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
Participant loans, maturities ranging from 1 to 15 years 3.3% - 9.0% $ 16,604
Total Participant Loans $ 16,604

EIN: 13-1815595

PN: 003

SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

SHORT TERM FIXED INCOME FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (b) Identity of issuer, borrower, lessor or similar party (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
Colgate Separate Account Cash 0.29 % $ 22,043,160 $ 22,046
* Dreyfus Treasury Prime Fund 0.00 % 513,638 514
American Express Credit Corp 5.88 % 711,435 718
Australia & New Zealand B 144A Var Rate 251,131 251
BP Capital Markets PLC 5.25 % 208,124 210
eBay, Inc. 0.88 % 150,683 151
Federal Home Ln Bk Cons BD 5.00 % 617,530 629
Federal Home Ln Bk Cons BD 0.40 % 300,216 301
Federal Home Ln Bk Cons BD 0.24 % 299,984 300
Federal Home Ln Bk Cons BD 0.34 % 300,323 300
Federal Home Ln Bk Cons BD 0.25 % 299,972 300
Federal Home Ln Mtg Corp 4.50 % 434,545 443
Federal Natl Mtg Assn 0.50 % 600,833 602
Federal Home Ln Mtg Corp 2.50 % 211,799 214
General Electric Capital Corp 2.10 % 610,435 617
Georgia Power Co 1.30 % 150,955 152
GlaxoSmithKline Capital Inc 4.85 % 203,349 205
Honeywell International Inc 4.25 % 452,909 459
International Business Machine 2.10 % 251,573 252
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA Var Rate 549,907 550
Principal Life Income Funding 5.30 % 406,182 410
Svenska Handelsbanken AB Var Rate 499,752 500
Toyota Motor Credit Corp Var Rate 600,069 601
UBS AG/Stamford CT 2.75 % 125,039 127
Wachovia Corp 5.70 % 205,849 211
Total Cash Equivalents $ 31,063
Guaranteed Investment Contracts:
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL 0.25 % 07/15/2015 $ 2,699
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL 0.88 % 02/28/2017 15,287
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL 0.25 % 04/30/2014 3,203
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL 1.38 % 02/28/2019 5,813

EIN: 13-1815595

PN: 003

SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

SHORT TERM FIXED INCOME FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL 0.25 % 02/28/2014 173
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL 0.25 % 05/15/2015 3,097
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL 0.25 % 01/15/2015 30
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL 0.88 % 04/30/2017 1,027
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 0.13 % 07/31/2014 7,591
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 0.25 % 03/31/2014 4,405
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 1.63 % 08/15/2022 1,299
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 2.13 % 11/30/2014 4,253
FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK SYSTEM 5.05 % 06/22/2018 2,072
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM 0.50 % 08/28/2013 2,108
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCI 0.75 % 12/18/2013 9,049
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM 5.38 % 06/14/2013 1,744
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP 2.38 % 01/13/2022 866
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCI 1.25 % 09/28/2016 3,702
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOC 0.88 % 10/26/2017 804
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPO 1.25 % 08/01/2019 604
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCI 6.25 % 05/15/2029 433
DALLAS TEXAS INDEPENDENT SCHO 6.45 % 02/15/2035 513
LOUISIANA LOC GOVT ENVIRONMENTAL 1.52 % 02/01/2018 470
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH TRANS BRD 5.35 % 05/15/2035 550
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA 5.85 % 07/15/2030 740
HEALTH CARE REIT, INC. 4.13 % 04/01/2019 193
FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL CORP 5.38 % 12/15/2015 377
SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA INC 3.00 % 09/24/2015 128

EIN: 13-1815595

PN: 003

SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

SHORT TERM FIXED INCOME FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERS 4.38 % 06/15/2022 264
SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA INC 4.63 % 04/19/2016 167
HEALTH CARE REIT, INC. 4.70 % 09/15/2017 339
ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSH 4.63 % 12/15/2021 363
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 3.50 % 03/08/2022 888
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORAT 5.30 % 02/11/2021 283
U.S. BANCORP 3.00 % 03/15/2022 499
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.63 % 12/15/2016 524
U.S. BANCORP 2.95 % 07/15/2022 407
METLIFE, INC. 1.76 % 12/15/2017 607
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 6.00 % 09/01/2017 179
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATIO 4.75 % 07/15/2021 334
MORGAN STANLEY 5.50 % 07/28/2021 174
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 5.65 % 05/01/2018 352
AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT CORPORA 2.38 % 03/24/2017 316
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.40 % 07/22/2020 704
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC. 6.00 % 12/01/2017 1,206
CITIGROUP INC. 4.50 % 01/14/2022 1,538
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. 5.30 % 03/15/2017 1,628
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, I 4.88 % 06/01/2022 601
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 3.63 % 01/25/2016 253
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC 2.55 % 09/18/2015 335
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, L.P. 4.13 % 12/01/2021 885
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 6.00 % 12/07/2017 600
UNION BANK, N.A. 2.13 % 06/16/2017 668

EIN: 13-1815595

PN: 003

SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

SHORT TERM FIXED INCOME FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
BB&T CORPORATION 1.60 % 08/15/2017 306
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.50 % 01/24/2022 1,151
JOHN DEERE CAPITAL CORPORATION 3.15 % 10/15/2021 323
KEYCORP 5.10 % 03/24/2021 283
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION 7.38 % 10/15/2019 657
MORGAN STANLEY 6.25 % 08/28/2017 235
MORGAN STANLEY 4.00 % 07/24/2015 1,226
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GRO 6.00 % 01/15/2019 270
SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 3.60 % 04/15/2016 428
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, I 2.38 % 08/24/2015 128
SUNTRUST BANK 7.25 % 03/15/2018 305
HEALTH CARE REIT, INC. 5.25 % 01/15/2022 171
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5.38 % 02/10/2020 462
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 2.40 % 06/01/2017 415
ERAC USA FINANCE LLC 5.25 % 10/01/2020 310
INGERSOLL-RAND GLOBAL HOLDING COM 9.50 % 04/15/2014 834
XEROX CORPORATION 4.25 % 02/15/2015 470
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO., L. 2.50 % 03/15/2016 578
NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC 4.38 % 04/01/2021 537
XEROX CORPORATION 8.25 % 05/15/2014 418
CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION 5.75 % 06/01/2017 73
TRANSOCEAN INC 6.00 % 03/15/2018 179
THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY 5.25 % 04/01/2020 1,178

EIN: 13-1815595

PN: 003

SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

SHORT TERM FIXED INCOME FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
SAFEWAY INC. 6.35 % 08/15/2017 1,121
WALGREEN CO. 1.80 % 09/15/2017 202
TELEFONICA EMISIONES, S.A.U. 5.46 % 02/16/2021 108
TRANSOCEAN INC 6.38 % 12/15/2021 152
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HOLDING COMPANY 2.65 % 02/15/2017 707
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2.70 % 10/09/2022 486
NOVARTIS CAPITAL CORPORATION 2.40 % 09/21/2022 680
SHELL INTERNATIONAL FINANCE B.V. 3.10 % 06/28/2015 464
TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORPORATION 2.00 % 09/15/2016 488
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 1.25 % 11/03/2014 203
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 4.30 % 06/01/2021 172
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 3.00 % 09/15/2016 474
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 1.13 % 08/21/2017 150
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP. 2.50 % 01/15/2023 226
VERIZON WIRELESS CAPITAL LLC 5.55 % 02/01/2014 902
BP CAPITAL MARKETS P.L.C. 2.25 % 11/01/2016 475
BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE 3.05 % 09/01/2022 236
BP CAPITAL MARKETS P.L.C. 3.25 % 05/06/2022 1,018
AT&T INC. 2.63 % 12/01/2022 1,428
COVIDIEN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE S. 2.80 % 06/15/2015 784
DAIMLER FINANCE NORTH AMER 2.63 % 09/15/2016 612
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 6.88 % 03/17/2014 994
DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 5.30 % 04/15/2019 246
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE IN 2.50 % 07/15/2022 456
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE 1.38 % 07/15/2017 330

EIN: 13-1815595

PN: 003

SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

SHORT TERM FIXED INCOME FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
COVENTRY HEALTH CARE, INC. 6.30 % 08/15/2014 197
TRANSOCEAN INC 6.50 % 11/15/2020 912
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 3.25 % 10/01/2022 180
WALGREEN CO. 3.10 % 09/15/2022 178
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. 6.38 % 03/11/2015 355
FORD MOTOR CREDIT CO LLC 5.88 % 08/02/2021 476
CENOVUS ENERGY INC. 3.00 % 08/15/2022 517
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY 5.50 % 06/15/2020 119
KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC. 3.50 % 06/06/2022 213
AUTOZONE, INC. 4.00 % 11/15/2020 538
ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC. 3.38 % 11/01/2015 679
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3.20 % 10/01/2022 409
ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. 9.88 % 03/01/2019 606
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LL 5.25 % 01/31/2020 600
AMERICA MOVIL SOCIEDAD ANONIMA 2.38 % 09/08/2016 246
BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPAN 5.90 % 10/01/2016 456
WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY 5.00 % 07/15/2019 910
NEXTERA ENERGY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, IN 6.00 % 03/01/2019 284
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY 5.30 % 01/15/2019 231
NEVADA POWER COMPANY 6.50 % 05/15/2018 245
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY 4.60 % 03/30/2021 732
ONEOK PARTNERS, L.P. 3.25 % 02/01/2016 304
FNMA 756359 2.80 % 12/01/2033 101
FHLMC 781013 2.23 % 11/01/2033 145
FHLMC 1B0118 3.03 % 08/01/2031 20

EIN: 13-1815595

PN: 003

SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

SHORT TERM FIXED INCOME FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
MASTR ASSET SECURITIZA 4A2 2003 5.50 % 05/25/2033 242
FGLMC G06348 4.50 % 02/01/2041 382
FHLMC G05532 5.50 % 08/01/2035 1,670
FNCL AE5441 5.00 % 10/01/2040 468
FNMA 754671 2.30 % 10/01/2033 158
FGLMC G06255 4.50 % 02/01/2041 481
FNMA 748645 2.29 % 09/01/2033 265
FNMA 758612 2.26 % 11/01/2033 177
FNMA AL2293 4.37 % 06/01/2021 582
FNMA 889060 6.00 % 01/01/2038 695
FEDERAL HOME LOAN A2 2012-K709 2.09 % 03/25/2019 1,147
FEDERAL NATIONAL MO ASQ2 2012-M8 1.52 % 12/25/2019 512
FEDERAL NATIONAL M ASQ3 2012-M8 1.80 % 12/25/2019 617
FEDERAL NATIONAL MOR A2 2012-M8 2.35 % 05/25/2022 507
FHLMC 847589 2.85 % 09/01/2035 226
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MOR FB 2006-3208 FRN 0.61 % 08/15/2036 2,244
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORT NA 2004-2882 5.00 % 11/15/2034 43
FNCL AL0211 5.00 % 04/01/2041 596
FEDERAL HOME LOAN A2 2012-K710 1.88 % 05/25/2019 2,877
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTG 1A2 2012-M4 FRN 2.98 % 04/25/2022 854
FNMA 805480 5.50 % 12/01/2034 1,738
FGLMC Q09004 3.50 % 06/01/2042 2,718
FNCL AO2136 3.50 % 05/01/2042 1,914

EIN: 13-1815595

PN: 003

SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

SHORT TERM FIXED INCOME FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (b) Identity of issuer, borrower, lessor or similar party (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
FGLMC C03517 4.50 % 09/01/2040 2,382
FNMA 889061 6.00 % 01/01/2038 588
FNCL AB5372 3.50 % 06/01/2042 2,803
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTG 2A 2012-M12 FRN 2.71 % 09/25/2022 629
CS FIRST BOSTON MORTGA 5A1 2005 5.50 % 07/25/2020 334
WAMU 2004AR14 A1 2.45 % 01/25/2035 157
MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL A4 2006-HQ9 FRN 5.73 % 07/12/2044 1,534
JP MORGAN CHASE COMM A3 2012-C8 2.83 % 10/15/2045 513
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE A4 2006-C8 5.31 % 12/10/2046 2,876
BACM 2003-1 A2 4.65 % 09/11/2036 167
HSBC BANK PLC 144A 1.63 % 07/07/2014 411
AMERICREDIT AUTOMOBILE A2 2011 1.19 % 08/08/2015 340
AMERICREDIT AUTOMOBILE A2 2011 0.90 % 09/08/2014 22
ALLY MASTER OWNER TRUS A2 2011 1.81 % 05/15/2016 762
ALLY MASTER OWNER TRUS A2 2011 2.15 % 01/15/2016 1,286
CENTERPOINT ENERGY RE A1 2012 0.90 % 04/15/2018 524
FORD CREDIT FLOOR PLAN A1 2011 2.12 % 02/15/2016 850
ALLY BANK A 2010 144A 2.88 % 04/15/2015 1,139
* EB TEMPORARY INVESTMENT FUND II 0.00 % 4,270
Total Guaranteed Investment Contracts $ 163,748
Total Fund A $ 194,811
* Represents a Party-In-Interest.
EIN: 13-1815595
PN: 003
SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

COLGATE COMMON STOCK FUND (FUND B)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (b) Identity of issuer, borrower, lessor or similar party (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
* Employee Benefit Temporary Investment FD $ 5,100,744 $ 5,101
* Colgate-Palmolive Co. Common Stock 1,956,954 shares 204,580
Total $ 209,681
* Represents a Party-In-Interest.
EIN: 13-1815595
PN: 003
SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

COLGATE COMMON STOCK FUND (FUND D)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (b) Identity of issuer, borrower, lessor or similar party (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (d) Cost (e) Current value
* Employee Benefit Temporary Investment FD $2,056,932 $ 2,057 $ 2,057
* Colgate-Palmolive Co. Common Stock 15,610,648 shares 126,855 1,631,937
Total $ 128,912 $ 1,633,994
* Represents a Party-In-Interest.
EIN: 13-1815595
PN: 003
SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

COLGATE COMMON STOCK FUND (FUND E)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (b) Identity of issuer, borrower, lessor or similar party (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (d) Cost (e) Current value
* Employee Benefit Temporary Investment FD $ 50,016 $ 50 $ 50
* Colgate-Palmolive Co. Common Stock 272,616 shares 605 28,499
Total $ 655 $ 28,549
* Represents a Party-In-Interest.
EIN: 13-1815595
PN: 003
SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

VANGUARD WELLINGTON FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
Mutual Funds:
Vanguard Wellington Fund 181,925 units $ 106,369
Total $ 106,369
EIN: 13-1815595
PN: 003
SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INDEX FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
Mutual Funds:
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund (Admiral shares) 624,782 units $ 81,547
Total $ 81,547
EIN: 13-1815595
PN: 003
SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

AMERICAN FUNDS EUROPACIFIC GROWTH FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
Mutual Funds:
American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund 2,105,365 units $ 86,594
Total $ 86,594
EIN: 13-1815595
PN: 003
SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

WESTERN ASSET CORE PLUS FIXED INCOME FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
Mutual Funds:
Western Asset Core Plus Fixed Income Fund 8,700,041 units $ 101,529
Total $ 101,529
EIN: 13-1815595
PN: 003
SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

NEUBERGER BERMAN GENESIS FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
Mutual Funds:
Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund 1,893,708 units $ 92,261
Total $ 92,261
EIN: 13-1815595
PN: 003
SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE OPPORTUNITIES FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
Mutual Funds:
Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunities Fund 1,059,366 units $ 43,106
Total $ 43,106
EIN: 13-1815595
PN: 003
SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
Mutual Funds:
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund 1,681,850 units $ 63,540
Total $ 63,540
EIN: 13-1815595
PN: 003
SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

EATON VANCE LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
Mutual Funds:
Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund 958,017 units $ 18,729
Total $ 18,729
EIN: 13-1815595
PN: 003
SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4I - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

BLACKROCK INDEX FUNDS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value (e) Current value
Common/Collective Trust Funds:
BlackRock Lifepath Index Retirement 318,306 units $ 4,778
BlackRock Lifepath Index 2015 667,537 units 10,534
BlackRock Lifepath Index 2020 1,100,764 units 18,007
BlackRock Lifepath Index 2025 863,445 units 14,609
BlackRock Lifepath Index 2030 776,926 units 13,487
BlackRock Lifepath Index 2035 667,219 units 11,870
BlackRock Lifepath Index 2040 411,233 units 7,476
BlackRock Lifepath Index 2045 211,777 units 3,935
BlackRock Lifepath Index 2050 81,771 units 1,550
BlackRock Lifepath Index 2055 142,443 units 1,932
Total Common/Collective Trust Funds $ 88,178
Plan Total $ 2,766,416