COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Nov 15, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2004-11-11

Reporting Person: FERGUSON RONALD E (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-11-11	Common Stock	A	6	$44.52	Acquired	67797	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	27255	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares of common stock deferred to a stock unit account pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors

F2: Since the reporting person's last report, 27,255 shares previously owned directly have been contributed to a grantor retained annuity trust.