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COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO Annual Report 2015

Jun 24, 2015

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11-K 1 cl11-k2014.htm COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 11-K 12-31-2014 html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd" Document created using Wdesk 1 Copyright 2015 Workiva CL 11-K 2014

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, 2014

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, 2014 and 2013 4
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the year ended December 31, 2014 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 Employees Savings and Investment Plan

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees Savings and Investment Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2014. 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. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan’s 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 Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees Savings and Investment Plan as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2014 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The supplemental information in the accompanying schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2014 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees Savings and Investment Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements, but includes supplemental information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplementary information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the basic financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information in the accompanying schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information referred to above 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 24, 2015

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Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013

(Dollars in thousands)

2014 2013
Assets
Cash $ 2,845 $ 2,656
Investments at fair value 3,360,259 3,296,725
Receivables:
Employer contributions receivable 26
Participant contributions receivable 133 132
Due from brokers for securities sold 257
Notes receivable from participants 15,717 15,756
Total receivables 16,107 15,914
Total assets 3,379,211 3,315,295
Liabilities
Due to brokers for securities purchased 795 126
Long-term notes payable to Colgate-Palmolive Company 20,129 33,988
Accrued interest on notes payable 409 978
Total liabilities 21,333 35,092
Net assets available for benefits at fair value 3,357,878 3,280,203
Adjustments from fair value to contract value relating to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts (7,423 ) (7,470 )
Net assets available for benefits $ 3,350,455 $ 3,272,733

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

(Dollars in thousands)

Additions
Net investment income:
Interest $ 4,465
Dividends 59,098
Appreciation in the fair value of investments, net 168,963
Interest expense on notes payable (1,374 )
Net investment income 231,152
Contributions:
Employer contributions 3,753
Participant contributions 46,741
Total contributions 50,494
Interest income on notes receivable from participants 537
Total additions 282,183
Deductions
Administrative expenses (2,642 )
Distributions to participants (201,819 )
Total deductions (204,461 )
Increase in net assets available for benefits 77,722
Net assets available for benefits – beginning of year 3,272,733
Net assets available for benefits – end of year $ 3,350,455

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

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COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

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 an 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 and the custodian of the Plan. Mercer HR Services LLC is the recordkeeper of the Plan.

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. Employees are eligible upon hire to participate in the Plan.

As of December 31, 2014, 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 Common Stock (the ESOP Shares Trust)
Colgate Common Stock Fund (Fund E) Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock (the ESOP Shares Trust)
Vanguard Wellington Fund Equity securities of medium size and large companies 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., primarily in Europe and the Asia/Pacific basin
Baird Core Plus Bond Fund Normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of U.S. government, corporate, mortgage and asset-backed securities
Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Primarily equity securities of small capitalization companies (total market value of no more than $2 billion at the time of initial investment)
Vanguard Extended Market Index Invests in approximately 3,000 equity securities of medium and small size companies, which span many different industries and account for about one-fourth of the market-cap of the U.S. stock market
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund Normally invests 80% of assets in the common stocks of a diversified group of growth companies that have the ability to pay increasing dividends through strong cash flow
Brandywine Classic Large Cap Value Fund Primarily invests in dividend paying value stocks of large capitalization companies
BlackRock LifePath Funds Primarily invests in a mix of equity, fixed income and money market funds

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

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 bearing an average interest rate of 8.7%. 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 shares of Preference Stock outstanding on December 29, 2010 were converted into shares of common stock at the direction of the ESOP Trustee.

As a means of extending the benefits of the ESOP to participants over a longer period, the ESOP 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 on stock held by ESOP Fund D, both paid by the Company to the ESOP. The Company has guaranteed minimum funding of $130,000, on a present value basis, in excess of debt service requirements.

During 2014, the Company contributed $3,753 to the ESOP. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the ESOP had outstanding loans from the Company of $20,129 and $33,988 , respectively, bearing an average interest rate of 5.7% and 5.8%, respectively. The fair value of the outstanding notes payable to the Company was estimated at approximately $31 million and $46 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively based on current interest rates for debt with similar maturities (Level 2 valuation).

Dividends on stock held by ESOP Fund D are paid to the ESOP and, together with cash contributions from the Company, are (a) used by the ESOP to repay principal and interest on the long-term notes, (b) credited to participant accounts, or (c) used to fund basic and additional basic retirement contributions*.

A portion of the ESOP Fund D shares are released periodically for allocation to participants 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, 2014, 18,489,250 common shares (valued at $1,279,271) were released for allocation to participant accounts and the balance of 7,648,548 common shares (valued at $529,203) were available for future allocation to participant accounts. As of December 31, 2013, 19,171,587 common shares (valued at $1,250,179) were released for allocation to participant accounts and the balance of 9,947,548 common shares (valued at $648,680) 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.

  • Only those dividends on ESOP released 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.

** Basic and additional basic retirement contributions were made from ESOP released shares and from dividends on ESOP released shares not yet allocated to participant accounts.

*** 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.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

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 2014 recognized earnings were less than $145.9 were limited to 16% of their recognized earnings, those employees whose 2014 recognized earnings were between $146.0 and $259.9 were limited to 12% of their recognized earnings and those employees whose 2014 recognized earnings equaled or exceeded $260.0 were limited to 8% of their recognized earnings. Participants may begin, 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 $17.5 for 2014. Participants who are expected to reach or are over the age of 50 during the Plan year and have made the maximum before-tax contribution are eligible to make additional catch-up contributions. Under the Internal Revenue Code, the maximum allowable catch-up contribution was $5.5 for 2014 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 / transfer their participant account balances among any of the investment funds in the Plan, although participants cannot make transfers into 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 and collective bargaining agreements. 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, although participants cannot make transfers into 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 / transfer their rollover balances among any of the investment funds in the Plan, although participants cannot make transfers into Funds D and E.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

Company Retirement Contributions Program

Effective January 1, 2014, all eligible employees, including employees who participated in the Employees’ Retirement Income Plan under the pre-July 1, 1989 plan formula generally receive Basic Retirement Contributions (“BRCs”) and Additional Basic Retirement Contributions (“ABRCs”) equal to 4% up to 15% of recognized earnings depending on years of service and prior eligibility status in the Employees’ Retirement Income Plan. Employees of Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. who 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 Fund E. These Company retirement contributions are diversifiable, on a daily basis, immediately upon allocation, among any of the investment funds in the Plan, although participants cannot make transfers into Fund D or 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. This program is generally available to all employees in the United States who are participants in the Plan and are on the payroll from at least June 30 through the last day of the year. If the individual is eligible but was not employed for the entire year, the allocation will be prorated. 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, although participants cannot make transfers into 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, although participants cannot make transfers into 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 generally available to all employees in the United States who are participants in the Plan, with at least five years of service as of July 2nd of the current year. 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, although participants cannot make transfers into Funds D and E.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

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. 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 common stock to Fund D and are diversifiable, on a daily basis, immediately upon allocation, among any of the investment funds in the Plan, although participants cannot make transfers into 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. Depending on fund elections, certain participant investment accounts are also charged with monthly investment service fees. 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. Unvested balances will be forfeited in the event of termination. In service withdrawals are available as specified by the Plan.

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 reduce future Company contributions and/or to pay for administrative expenses incurred by the Plan. The forfeiture balance as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 totaled $27 and $969, respectively. During 2014, the Company used $1,280 of forfeitures to reduce Company contributions.

Notes Receivable From Participants

Participants who have $1 or more in the Plan may borrow from the total of their fund accounts, a minimum of $0.5 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50 (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, 2014 had interest rates ranging from 3.3% to 9.5% and maturities through 2029.

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 Employee Relations Committee of the Company (the “Committee”) shall compute and distribute the value of the accounts of the participants.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

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.

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 at the time of purchase 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

The Plan’s investments, other than 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 fair 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 Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits. The common/collective trust funds are primarily comprised of a mix of equity 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 with primarily the following objectives: 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, uncorrected 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 fair value of the

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

underlying investments (or in the case of traditional GICs, at the hypothetical fair 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.

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 favorable determination from the IRS in a letter dated May 2, 2014 regarding the Plan’s qualified status. The Plan has been amended since the amendments considered under 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.

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, 2014 and 2013, 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 ended through December 31, 2009.

  1. Investments and Fair Value Measurements

Investments

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, 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:

2014 2013
Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock, 31,032,104 and 34,037,903 shares, in 2014 and 2013, respectively $ 2,147,111 $ 2,219,612

During 2014, 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 8,131
Investments in registered investment companies 35,798
Total net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of investments $ 168,963

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

(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 2014, the average yield and the average crediting interest rate on the investment contracts were 1.4% and 2.3%, respectively. For 2013, the average yield and the average crediting interest rate on the investment contracts were 1.4% and 2.4%, 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 $173,688 and $155,288 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The fair values of the GICs were $181,111 and $162,758 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, 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.

The fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

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 NAV of units held by the Plan at year end based upon quoted market prices. The investments provide daily redemptions by the Plan with no advance notice requirements, and have redemption prices that are determined by the fund’s NAV per unit as of the redemption date.

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

Separately managed account fund: Valued based on the fair values of the underlying securities, which are valued using quoted prices on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.

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. The investments provide daily redemptions by the Plan with no advance notice requirements, and have redemption prices that are determined by the fund’s NAV per unit as of the redemption date.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

(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, 2014:

Level 1 Level 2 Total
Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock $ 2,147,111 $ — $ 2,147,111
Mutual funds:
Balanced funds 146,777 146,777
Equity index funds 216,357 216,357
International equity funds 102,671 102,671
Equity funds 216,738 216,738
Fixed income funds 95,889 95,889
Cash reserve funds 37,255 37,255
Separately managed account fund 30,716 30,716
Guaranteed investment contracts:
Treasury and agency bonds 105,247 105,247
Corporate bonds 43,523 43,523
Commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities 27,492 27,492
Asset-backed securities 2,507 2,507
Other 2,342 2,342
Common/Collective trust funds 185,634 185,634
Total Investments at Fair Value $ 2,993,514 $ 366,745 $ 3,360,259

The following table presents the Plan’s fair value hierarchy for those investments measured at fair value at December 31, 2013:

Level 1 Level 2 Total
Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock $ 2,219,612 $ — $ 2,219,612
Mutual funds:
Balanced funds 130,034 130,034
Equity index funds 182,945 182,945
International equity funds 107,135 107,135
Equity funds 245,675 245,675
Fixed income funds 81,294 81,294
Cash reserve funds 37,192 37,192
Guaranteed investment contracts:
Treasury and agency bonds 82,233 82,233
Corporate bonds 41,012 41,012
Commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities 27,924 27,924
Asset-backed securities 3,267 3,267
Other 8,322 8,322
Common/Collective trust funds 130,080 130,080
Total Investments at Fair Value $ 3,003,887 $ 292,838 $ 3,296,725

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

(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, — 2014 2013
Assets:
Cash $ 2,845 $ 2,656
Fixed income liquid reserve fund 1,016 2,266
Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock 1,841,160 1,931,596
Total assets 1,845,021 1,936,518
Liabilities:
Long-term notes payable to Colgate-Palmolive Company 20,129 33,988
Accrued interest on current and long-term notes 409 978
Total liabilities 20,538 34,966
Net assets available for benefits $ 1,824,483 $ 1,901,552
Year Ended December 31, 2014
Changes in net assets available for benefits:
Employer contributions $ 3,753
Dividends and interest, net of fees 37,853
Net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of investments 106,518
Transfers to other funds (109,026 )
Interest expense on current and long-term notes (1,374 )
Distributions to participants (114,793 )
Increase (decrease) in net assets available for benefits $ (77,069 )

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

  1. Reconciliation to Form 5500

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, benefit distributions that have been processed and approved for payment as of such date but not yet paid of $99 and $123, 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

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Plan held shares of common stock of Colgate-Palmolive Company, the Plan Sponsor. 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. As of December 31, 2014, the Plan had $8,630 and $4,245 invested in the Employee Benefit Temporary Investment FD Fund and Dreyfus Treasury Prime Fund, respectively. As of December 31, 2013, the Plan had $14,427 and $9,102 invested in the Employee Benefit Temporary Investment FD Fund and Dreyfus Treasury Prime Fund, respectively. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions that are allowable under ERISA. Administrative fees paid to Bank of New York Mellon for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 were $361.

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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 24, 2015 /s/ Dennis J. Hickey
Dennis J. Hickey
Chief Financial Officer
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Date: June 24, 2015
Victoria L. Dolan
Vice President and Corporate Controller
Colgate-Palmolive Company

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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, 2014

(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% - 9.5% $ 15,717
Total Participant Loans $ 15,717

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, 2014

(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 0.15 % $ 18,444 $ 18,444
* Dreyfus Treasury Prime Fund 0.00 % 4,245 4,245
BP Capital Markets PLC 3.88 % 226 229
Bank of Nova Scotia 3.40 % 376 381
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 0.90 % 251 251
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.25 % 251 252
Credit Suisse C/D Var Rate 450 451
EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co 3.25 % 125 127
Federal Home Ln Bk Cons Bd 7/17/2015 0.22 % 1,250 1,251
Federal Home Ln Bk Cons Bd 8/14/2015 0.21 % 650 650
Federal Home Ln Bk Cons Bd 8/28/2015 0.23 % 675 675
Federal Home Ln Bk Cons Bd 4/6/2015 0.52 % 250 251
Federal Home Ln Bk Cons Bd 4/30/2015 0.53 % 250 251
General Electric Capital Corp 4.88 % 327 333
HSBC USA Inc 2.38 % 200 202
ING Bank NV Var Rate 455 455
Svenska Handelsbanken AB Var Rate 500 500
Sysco Corp 0.55 % 250 250
Toyota Motor Credit Corp 0.88 % 276 277
UBS AG/Stamford CT 3.88 % 250 255
Unilever Capital Corp 0.45 % 200 201
US Bancorp 2.45 % 304 307
United Technologies Corp 4.88 % 304 307
Wells Fargo & Co Var Rate 426 426
Total Cash Equivalents $ 30,971
Guaranteed Investment Contracts:
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 1.00 % 12/15/2017 2,495
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 2.00 % 8/31/2021 2,524
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 2.13 % 6/30/2021 1,113
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 0.38 % 10/31/2016 3,686
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 2.13 % 1/31/2021 614

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, 2014

(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 NOTE 1.50 % 1/31/2019 3,825
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 0.88 % 4/15/2017 4,514
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 2.25 % 4/30/2021 102
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 1.50 % 5/31/2019 1,299
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 1.63 % 8/31/2019 4,125
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 1.50 % 11/30/2019 1,791
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 1.63 % 12/31/2019 11,583
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 1.75 % 9/30/2019 3,636
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 0.88 % 8/15/2017 11,806
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 0.25 % 4/15/2016 28,466
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 0.88 % 10/15/2017 14,068
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION 0.88 % 6/15/2018 1,180
FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK SYSTEM 5.05 % 6/22/2018 1,914
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP 2.38 % 1/13/2022 636
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCI 1.25 % 9/28/2016 3,651
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM 1.88 % 3/13/2020 301
DALLAS TEXAS INDEPENDENT SCHO 6.45 % 2/15/2035 489
LOUISIANA LOC GOVT ENVIRONMENTAL 1.52 % 2/1/2018 181
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH TRANS BRD 5.35 % 5/15/2035 545
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA 5.85 % 7/15/2030 702
HCP, INC. 4.25 % 11/15/2023 425
KEYCORP 5.10 % 3/24/2021 273
ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNE 4.63 % 12/15/2021 355
CBL & ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTN 4.60 % 10/15/2024 154
RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS 4.00 % 12/15/2024 328
FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP, I 6.75 % 3/19/2020 396
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, I 4.88 % 6/1/2022 590
HEALTHCARE TRUST OF AMERICA 3.38 % 7/15/2021 153
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC 2.55 % 9/18/2015 331
HEALTH CARE REIT, INC. 4.13 % 4/1/2019 191
KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION 3.20 % 5/1/2021 453
COMPASS BANK 1.85 % 9/29/2017 376
CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION 3.95 % 5/15/2024 511

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, 2014

(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
VENTAS REALTY, LIMITED PARTNER 2.70 % 4/1/2020 348
INTESA SANPAOLO SPA 5.25 % 1/12/2024 583
INTESA SANPAOLO SPA 2.38 % 1/13/2017 433
HEALTH CARE REIT, INC. 4.70 % 9/15/2017 327
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL 3.00 % 8/15/2019 434
MORGAN STANLEY 5.50 % 7/28/2021 1,189
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORAT 5.30 % 2/11/2021 973
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 3.80 % 7/25/2023 627
ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES 3.05 % 8/23/2018 418
KKR GROUP FINANCE CO. LLC 6.38 % 9/29/2020 207
CITIGROUP INC. 3.75 % 6/16/2024 485
U.S. BANCORP 2.95 % 7/15/2022 175
AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT CORPORA 2.38 % 3/24/2017 308
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 4.00 % 4/1/2024 2,260
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.40 % 7/22/2020 265
CITIGROUP INC. 4.50 % 1/14/2022 888
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 4.60 % 4/1/2021 590
BARCLAYS BANK PLC 3.75 % 5/15/2024 388
BPCE SA 4.00 % 4/15/2024 581
SUNTRUST BANK 2.75 % 5/1/2023 367
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 4.13 % 1/22/2024 53
CREDIT SUISSE AG-NEW YORK BRANCH 3.00 % 10/29/2021 850
ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PL 4.00 % 3/13/2024 424
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.50 % 1/24/2022 1,775
BB&T CORPORATION 1.60 % 8/15/2017 300
MORGAN STANLEY 3.70 % 10/23/2024 586
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GRO 6.00 % 1/15/2019 121
EXCEL TRUST, LP 4.63 % 5/15/2024 209
CUBESMART, L.P. 4.80 % 7/15/2022 448
SUNTRUST BANK 7.25 % 3/15/2018 285
BIOMED REALTY, L.P. 2.63 % 5/1/2019 275
SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES TRU 3.25 % 5/1/2019 202
FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL CORPORAT 5.38 % 12/15/2015 358

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, 2014

(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
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES 4.13 % 7/1/2024 413
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS 3.95 % 9/1/2022 603
KINDER MORGAN, INC. 5.00 % 2/15/2021 185
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY 4.60 % 3/30/2021 695
NEXTERA ENERGY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, IN 6.00 % 3/1/2019 272
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LL 5.25 % 1/31/2020 562
NEVADA POWER COMPANY 6.50 % 5/15/2018 225
WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY 5.00 % 7/15/2019 853
DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, INC 5.30 % 1/15/2019 217
KINDER MORGAN, INC. 3.05 % 12/1/2019 298
BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P. 4.15 % 7/1/2023 200
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2.45 % 11/1/2022 1,037
TRANSOCEAN INC. 6.50 % 11/15/2020 214
21ST CENTURY FOX AMERICA, 144A 3.70 % 9/15/2024 78
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 4.30 % 6/1/2021 184
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 4.65 % 12/9/2021 1,042
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V. 5.00 % 4/15/2019 318
ERAC USA FINANCE LLC 144A 5.25 % 10/1/2020 305
CVS HEALTH CORPORATION 3.38 % 8/12/2024 408
FOREST LABORATORIES, INC. 144A 4.38 % 2/1/2019 188
ACTAVIS FUNDING SCS 3.85 % 6/15/2024 226
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 5.00 % 1/15/2021 393
HUMANA INC. 3.85 % 10/1/2024 384
TELEFONICA EMISIONES, S.A.U. 5.46 % 2/16/2021 200
NOVARTIS CAPITAL CORPORATION 2.40 % 9/21/2022 669
SHELL INTERNATIONAL FINANCE B.V. 3.10 % 6/28/2015 443
BP CAPITAL MARKETS P.L.C. 2.25 % 11/1/2016 465
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 3.35 % 11/15/2024 152
COVIDIEN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE S. 2.80 % 6/15/2015 758
NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC 4.38 % 4/1/2021 528
MEDTRONIC, INC. 144A 2.50 % 3/15/2020 126
NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC 2.88 % 1/15/2023 126
MEDTRONIC, INC. 144A 3.15 % 3/15/2022 203

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, 2014

(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
SYSCO CORPORATION 3.00 % 10/2/2021 255
FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY LLC 5.88 % 8/2/2021 1,328
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 5.15 % 9/15/2023 980
MCKESSON CORPORATION 2.85 % 3/15/2023 194
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 3.80 % 3/15/2025 330
DIRECTV HOLDINGS LLC 3.95 % 1/15/2025 51
AUTOZONE, INC. 4.00 % 11/15/2020 525
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3.20 % 10/1/2022 393
DIRECTV 4.45 % 4/1/2024 529
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.30 % 12/5/2021 281
AMPHENOL CORPORATION 3.13 % 9/15/2021 204
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO., L.P. 4.88 % 7/11/2022 606
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 144A 2.63 % 2/21/2020 674
TIME WARNER CABLE INC. 4.00 % 9/1/2021 1,152
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION 8.70 % 3/15/2019 375
WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC. 3.30 % 11/18/2021 405
WAMU 2004AR14 A1 2.39 % 1/25/2035 104
MASTR ASSET SECURITIZA 4A2 2003-4 5.50 % 5/25/2033 120
FNCN AE2033 3.50 % 9/1/2020 27
FGLMC G07505 7.00 % 2/1/2039 749
FNARM 756359 2.52 % 12/1/2033 71
FHARM 781013 2.22 % 11/1/2033 106
MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL A4 2006-HQ9 FRN 5.73 % 7/12/2044 1,157
FNCL AL4316 7.00 % 3/1/2039 454
FHARM 1B0118 2.41 % 8/1/2031 11
LB-UBS COMMERCIAL M A1A 2006-C7 5.34 % 11/15/2038 1,494
FGLMC G05532 5.50 % 8/1/2035 1,139
FGLMC G06348 4.50 % 2/1/2041 226
FNCI AL3757 5.00 % 3/1/2027 69
FGCI J13715 3.50 % 12/1/2020 4
FGCI J24051 3.00 % 6/1/2023 8
FNARM 754671 1.93 % 10/1/2033 117
FGCI J17539 3.00 % 12/1/2021 4

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, 2014

(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
FGCI G14232 3.00 % 9/1/2021 15
FGLMC G06255 4.50 % 2/1/2041 291
FNARM 748645 1.93 % 9/1/2033 155
FNCL 725025 4.50 % 10/1/2033 3,051
FNARM 758612 1.93 % 11/1/2033 129
FNMA AL2293 4.38 % 6/1/2021 519
FNCL 889060 6.00 % 1/1/2038 300
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MO DA 2010-3777 3.50 % 10/15/2024 225
FEDERAL HOME LOAN A2 2012-K709 2.09 % 3/25/2019 1,114
WACHOVIA BANK COMMERC A1A 2006-C26 FRN 6.01 % 6/15/2045 1,230
FEDERAL NATIONAL MO ASQ2 2012-M8 1.52 % 12/25/2019 501
FEDERAL NATIONAL M ASQ3 2012-M8 1.80 % 12/25/2019 599
FEDERAL NATIONAL MOR A2 2012-M8 2.35 % 5/25/2022 496
FHARM 847589 2.31 % 9/1/2035 149
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE A4 2006-C8 5.31 % 12/10/2046 2,591
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MOR FB 2006-3208 FRN 0.56 % 8/15/2036 1,053
CREDIT SUISSE MORTGAGE A1A 2007-C2 FRN 5.53 % 1/15/2049 1,597
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE A1A 2006-C8 5.29 % 12/10/2046 723
MERRILL LYNCH/COUNTR A1A 2006-4 5.17 % 12/12/2049 1,128
FEDERAL HOME LOAN A2 2012-K710 1.88 % 5/25/2019 1,305
FNCL 805480 5.50 % 12/1/2034 996
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTG 1A2 2012-M4 FRN 2.98 % 4/25/2022 826
CITIGROUP/DEUTSCHE A1S 2006-CD3 5.61 % 10/15/2048 986
BANC OF AMERICA COMMERC A1A 2006-2 FRN 5.73 % 5/10/2045 405
FNCL 889061 6.00 % 1/1/2038 284
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAG B 2012-111 7.00 % 10/25/2042 206
FHLB SECURITY-BACKED C 2A 2012-M12 FRN 2.71 % 9/25/2022 592
CS FIRST BOSTON MORTGA 5A1 2005-3 5.50 % 7/25/2020 167
AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT A 2014-3 1.49 % 4/15/2020 851
CENTERPOINT ENERGY RE A1 2012-1 0.90 % 4/15/2018 294
SOUTH CAROLINA STUDENT L A1 2014-1 FRN 0.91 % 5/1/2030 500
BARCLAYS DRYROCK ISSUAN A 2014-3 2.41 % 7/15/2022 861
* EB TEMPORARY INVESTMENT FUND 0.01 % 2,346

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, 2014

(Dollars in thousands, except as indicated)

(a) (b) Identity of issuer, borrower, lessor or similar party (e) Current value
Total Guaranteed Investment Contracts $ 181,111
Total Fund A $ 212,082
* Represents a Party-In-Interest as defined by ERISA
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, 2014

(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 $ 5,268 $ 5,268
* Colgate-Palmolive Co. Common Stock 4,421,899 shares 305,951
Total $ 311,219
* Represents a Party-In-Interest as defined by ERISA
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, 2014

(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 $ 981 $ 981 $ 981
* Colgate-Palmolive Co. Common Stock 26,137,798 shares 106,205 1,808,474
Total $ 107,186 $ 1,809,455
* Represents a Party-In-Interest as defined by ERISA
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, 2014

(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 $ 35 $ 35 $ 35
* Colgate-Palmolive Co. Common Stock 472,407 shares 524 32,686
Total $ 559 $ 32,721
* Represents a Party-In-Interest as defined by ERISA
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, 2014

(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 2,170,932 units $ 146,777
Total $ 146,777
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, 2014

(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) 733,349 units $ 138,361
Total $ 138,361
EIN: 13-1815595
PN: 003
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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, 2014

(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 2,180,321 units $ 102,671
Total $ 102,671
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)

BAIRD CORE PLUS BOND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

(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:
Baird Core Plus Bond 8,607,598 units $ 95,889
Total $ 95,889
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, 2014

(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 2,013,795 units $ 113,981
Total $ 113,981
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 EXTENDED MARKET INDEX

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

(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 Extended Market Index 1,171,102 units $ 77,995
Total $ 77,995
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, 2014

(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 1,978,010 units $ 102,758
Total $ 102,758
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)

SEPARATELY MANAGED ACCOUNT FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

(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
Brandywine Classic Large Cap Value Fund
Separate Account Cash $ 928 $ 928
Equity Investments:
PUBLIC STORAGE 5,100 shares 126
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC 900 shares 147
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY 7,000 shares 466
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOG 3,300 shares 259
AT&T INC 7,700 shares 259
ABBVIE INC 4,100 shares 268
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC 25,400 shares 512
AMERICAN AIRLS GROUP INC 14,300 shares 767
ANTHEM INC 4,200 shares 528
APACHE CORP 4,400 shares 276
APPLIED MATERIALS INC 16,400 shares 409
BP PLC 19,273 shares 735
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 46,800 shares 837
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 5,042 shares 757
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD 17,600 shares 543
CATERPILLAR INC 3,100 shares 284
CHINA MOBILE LTD 16,300 shares 959
CIMAREX ENERGY CO 2,200 shares 233
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 42,700 shares 1,188
CITIGROUP INC 25,600 shares 1,385
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC/OK 4,000 shares 153
DELTA AIR LINES INC 15,100 shares 743
DILLARD'S INC 1,900 shares 238
DIRECTV 5,500 shares 477
DOW CHEMICAL CO/THE 5,400 shares 246
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO 3,900 shares 296
GENERAC HOLDINGS INC 4,500 shares 210
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO 31,000 shares 783
GENERAL MOTORS CO 30,200 shares 1,054
HALLIBURTON CO 17,000 shares 669
HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GR 8,400 shares 350
HATTERAS FINANCIAL CORP 24,700 shares 455
HESS CORP 3,300 shares 244
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 22,900 shares 1,433
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)

SEPARATELY MANAGED ACCOUNT FUND

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

(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
JOY GLOBAL INC 9,000 shares 419
LAM RESEARCH CORP 4,200 shares 333
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP 8,300 shares 479
LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP 21,600 shares 358
MERCK & CO INC 4,900 shares 278
METLIFE INC 24,200 shares 1,309
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 16,050 shares 562
MYLAN INC/PA 5,400 shares 304
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC 6,100 shares 218
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP 4,300 shares 347
OSHKOSH CORP 7,400 shares 360
PFIZER INC 18,800 shares 586
RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO 8,100 shares 496
RIO TINTO PLC 6,400 shares 295
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDING 20,300 shares 398
SCHLUMBERGER LTD 3,700 shares 316
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 10,800 shares 1,355
TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY CLASS A 8,700 shares 520
TWO HARBORS INVESTMENT CORP 47,600 shares 477
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 13,400 shares 627
VIACOM INC 6,300 shares 474
WELLS FARGO & CO 14,000 shares 767
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 2,000 shares 221
Total Separately Managed Account Fund $ 30,716
EIN: 13-1815595
PN: 003
SCHEDULE H

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

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BLACKROCK INDEX FUNDS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

(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 1,586,635 units $ 26,752
BlackRock Lifepath Index 2020 1,695,395 units $ 32,296
BlackRock Lifepath Index 2025 1,564,502 units $ 31,475
BlackRock Lifepath Index 2030 1,599,569 units $ 33,615
BlackRock Lifepath Index 2035 1,191,586 units $ 26,082
BlackRock Lifepath Index 2040 683,141 units $ 15,503
BlackRock Lifepath Index 2045 485,284 units $ 11,411
BlackRock Lifepath Index 2050 216,998 units $ 5,269
BlackRock Lifepath Index 2055 183,995 units $ 3,231
Total Common/Collective Trust Funds $ 185,634
Plan Total $ 3,375,976