COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2003

Sep 15, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2003-09-11

Reporting Person: HICKEY DENNIS J (VP, Corporate Controller)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-09-11	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$56.565	A	27000	Acquired	2009-09-11	Common Stock (27000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Annual stock option granted under the issuer???s employee 1997 Stock Option Plan.

F2: Option becomes exercisable in one-third increments on each anniversary date, with the first third becoming exercisable on the date shown in this column.