COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Jul 15, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2005-07-14

Reporting Person: WENTZ HOWARD B JR (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-07-14	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$51.37	A	2333	Acquired	2015-07-14	Common Stock (2333)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Annual Stock Option granted under the issuer's 2005 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.