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: COOK IAN M (Chief Operating Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-09-09	Common Stock	F	1339	$54.40	Disposed	116455	Direct
2004-09-09	Common Stock	F	92	$54.40	Acquired	116363	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	10421	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Payment of tax liability by withholding shares of stock from restricted shares vesting under the issuer's Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.