COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2010

Aug 16, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2010-08-12

Reporting Person: HANCOCK ELLEN M (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-08-12	Common Stock	M	4000	$59.75	Acquired	77514	Direct
2010-08-12	Common Stock	F	3104	$77.02	Disposed	74410	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-08-12	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$59.75	M	4000	Disposed	2011-02-20	Common Stock (4000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's Non-Employee Director stock option plan.

F2: The exercise price of the options was satisfied by the Company's withholding shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the options.