COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Sep 13, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2004-09-09

Reporting Person: TOBEN EDMUND D (Chief Information Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-09-09	Common Stock	A	2634	—	Acquired	36398	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-09-09	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$54.40	A	24000	Acquired	2010-09-09	Common Stock (24000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2137	Indirect
Common Stock	1301	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Annual restricted stock awards granted under the issuer's Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (one award for the current year guidelines and one award reflecting option share reductions in 2003.)

F2: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

F3: Annual Stock Option granted under the issuer's employee 1997 Stock Option Plan.

F4: Option becomes exercisable in one-third increments on each anniversary date, with the first third becoming exercisable on the date shown in this column.