COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Feb 19, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2004-02-17

Reporting Person: FERGUSON RONALD E (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-02-17	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$55.415	A	4000	Acquired	2014-02-17	Common Stock (4000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Annual stock option granted 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.