COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2003

Dec 22, 2003

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2003-12-11

Reporting Person: GARCIA FABIAN T (Pres. - Asia/Pacific Div.)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8880	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$56.565	2009-09-11	Common Stock (42000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$56.565	2009-09-11	Common Stock (80000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Option becomes exercisable in one-third increments on each anniversary date, with the first third becoming exercisable on the date shown in this column.