COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2010

Dec 30, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2010-12-29

Reporting Person: THOMPSON DELIA H (VP, Investor Relations)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-12-29	Common Stock	C	5986.8	—	Acquired	8303.485	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-12-29	Series B Convertible Preference Stock	$	C	748.35	Disposed		Common Stock (5986.8)	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	51350	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The Issuer's 401(k) Plan Trustee caused the conversion of all outstanding Series B Convertible Preference Stock on December 29, 2010, into shares of the Issuer's Common Stock at a conversion rate equal to eight shares of Common Stock for each share of Series B Convertible Preference Stock. The Series B Convertible Preference Stock was convertible at the Trustee's election upon the Issuer's decision to redeem such stock.

F2: The Series B Convertible Preference Stock had no expiration date.