COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2010

Sep 20, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2010-09-16

Reporting Person: Nelson Rosemary (VP-Dep Gen Counsel, Operations)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-09-16	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$76.58	A	14500	Acquired	2016-09-16	Common Stock (14500)	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.