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: TOBEN EDMUND D (Chief Information Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-03-01	Common Stock	F	1165	$53.17	Disposed	35438	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1349	Indirect
Common Stock	2137	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. Toben increased as a result of this transaction.

F2: Mr. Toben disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Toben is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.