COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2010

Feb 10, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2010-02-08

Reporting Person: LEWIS DELANO E (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-02-08	Common Stock	M	4000	$56.675	Acquired	18991	Direct
2010-02-08	Common Stock	M	4000	$55.725	Acquired	22991	Direct
2010-02-08	Common Stock	M	4000	$50.89	Acquired	26991	Direct
2010-02-08	Common Stock	M	4000	$55.415	Acquired	30997	Direct
2010-02-08	Common Stock	M	4000	$53.915	Acquired	34991	Direct
2010-02-08	Common Stock	M	4000	$54.70	Acquired	38991	Direct
2010-02-08	Common Stock	M	2666	$68.87	Acquired	41657	Direct
2010-02-08	Common Stock	M	1333	$74.92	Acquired	42990	Direct
2010-02-08	Common Stock	F	20139	$79.09	Disposed	22851	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-02-08	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$56.675	M	4000	Disposed	2011-09-17	Common Stock (4000)	Direct
2010-02-08	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$55.725	M	4000	Disposed	2012-02-19	Common Stock (4000)	Direct
2010-02-08	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$50.89	M	4000	Disposed	2013-02-18	Common Stock (4000)	Direct
2010-02-08	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$55.415	M	4000	Disposed	2014-02-17	Common Stock (4000)	Direct
2010-02-08	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$53.915	M	4000	Disposed	2015-02-17	Common Stock (4000)	Direct
2010-02-08	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$54.70	M	4000	Disposed	2016-02-17	Common Stock (4000)	Direct
2010-02-08	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$68.87	M	2666	Disposed	2017-02-20	Common Stock (2666)	Direct
2010-02-08	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$74.92	M	1333	Disposed	2018-02-19	Common Stock (1333)	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.

F3: Option became 100% exercisable on the date shown in this column.

F4: Option becomes exercisable in one-third increments on each anniversary date, with the first third becoming exercisable on the date shown in this column.