COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Mar 3, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2004-03-01

Reporting Person: SHANAHAN WILLIAM S (President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-03-01	Common Stock	F	7521	$55.95	Disposed	207105	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	100	Indirect
Common Stock	23946	Indirect

Footnotes

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

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.