COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2003

Nov 12, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2003-11-07

Reporting Person: HANCOCK ELLEN M (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-11-07	Common Stock	M	2103	$26.4844	Acquired	50934	Direct
2003-11-07	Common Stock	F	1061	$52.505	Disposed	49873	Direct
2003-11-07	Common Stock	M	1820	$35.375	Acquired	51693	Direct
2003-11-07	Common Stock	F	1227	$52.505	Disposed	50466	Direct
2003-11-07	Common Stock	M	1174	$35.375	Acquired	51640	Direct
2003-11-07	Common Stock	F	791	$52.505	Disposed	50849	Direct
2003-11-07	Common Stock	M	740	$35.375	Acquired	51589	Direct
2003-11-07	Common Stock	F	499	$52.505	Disposed	51090	Direct
2003-11-07	Common Stock	M	4000	$39.7344	Acquired	55090	Direct
2003-11-07	Common Stock	F	3028	$52.505	Disposed	52062	Direct
2003-11-07	Common Stock	M	1530	$43.25	Acquired	53592	Direct
2003-11-07	Common Stock	F	1261	$52.505	Disposed	52331	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-11-07	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$26.4844	M	2103	Disposed	2007-02-18	Common Stock (2103)	Direct
2003-11-07	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$35.375	M	1820	Disposed	2004-02-17	Common Stock (1820)	Direct
2003-11-07	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$35.375	M	1174	Disposed	2005-02-17	Common Stock (1174)	Direct
2003-11-07	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$35.375	M	740	Disposed	2006-02-20	Common Stock (740)	Direct
2003-11-07	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$39.7344	M	4000	Disposed	2008-02-17	Common Stock (4000)	Direct
2003-11-07	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$43.25	M	1530	Disposed	2009-02-17	Common Stock (1530)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's non-employee director stock option plan.

F2: Payment of exercise price of stock option by delivering or withholding shares of stock incident to the exercise of the option under the issuer's non-employee director stock option plan.