COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2009

May 15, 2009

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2009-05-08

Reporting Person: Thompson Neil (Pres&CEO Hill's Pet Nutrition)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	19072	Direct
Common Stock	182	Indirect
Series B Convertible Preference Stock	88	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$60.68	2012-09-07	Common Stock (9334)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$68.15	2013-09-12	Common Stock (15500)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$79.52	2014-09-11	Common Stock (18000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Option becomes exercisable in one-third increments on each anniversary date, with the first third becoming exercisable on the date shown in this column.