COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Dec 7, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2009-12-03

Reporting Person: TANGNEY MICHAEL J (COO Europe, Gr. Asia & Africa)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-12-03	Common Stock	F	541	$85.65	Disposed	423118	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	18593	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Payment of Medicare and income tax liability by withholding shares of stock from restricted shares previously granted under the issuer's Executive Incentive Compensation Plan. Mr. Tangney's holding of Colgate shares increased after the combination of this withholding and the original grant. Mr.Tangney continues to hold the restricted shares originally granted, less the amount of this required tax withholding.