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: BELASCO STEVEN R (VP - Taxation and Real Estate)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-09-09	Common Stock	F	893	$54.40	Disposed	62735	Direct
2004-09-09	Common Stock	F	61	$54.40	Disposed	62674	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	200	Indirect
Common Stock	10812	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Payment of tax liability by delivering or withholding shares of stock incident to the exercise of the option under the issuer's employee stock option plan.