COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Nov 1, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2004-10-28

Reporting Person: JOHNSON DAVID WILLIS (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-10-28	Common Stock	M	4000	$19.625	Acquired	52434	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-10-28	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$19.625	M	4000	Disposed	2006-02-20	Common Stock (4000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's Non-Employee Director 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.