COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Sep 14, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2009-09-10

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

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-09-10	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$73.23	A	75000	Acquired	2015-09-10	Common Stock (75000)	Direct

Footnotes

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