COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Oct 14, 2005

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2005-10-06

Reporting Person: Erezuma Hector I (VP Taxation)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	5593	Direct
Common Stock	474	Indirect
Series B Convertible Preference Stock	634	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$55.6563	2009-09-09	Common Stock (7000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$48.0625	2010-09-14	Common Stock (7500)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$56.675	2011-09-17	Common Stock (7500)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$55.11	2012-09-12	Common Stock (7500)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$55.6563	2009-09-09	Common Stock (8000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$56.565	2009-09-11	Common Stock (6750)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$54.40	2010-09-09	Common Stock (7650)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$53.455	2011-09-08	Common Stock (9500)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Option becomes exercisable in one-third increments on each anniversary date, with the first third becoming exercisable on the date shown in this column.