COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Mar 3, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2005-03-01

Reporting Person: HICKEY DENNIS J (VP, Corporate Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-03-01	Common Stock	F	1151	$53.17	Disposed	85086	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3748	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Payment of tax liability by withholding shares of stock from restricted share units vesting under the issuer's Executive Incentive Compensation Plan. Total non-restricted holdings (i.e., common stock held outright) of Mr. Hickey increased as a result of this transaction.