COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Nov 18, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

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

Reporting Person: LEWIS DELANO E (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-12-08	Common Stock	G	50	—	Disposed	13062	Direct
2010-12-09	Common Stock	G	50	—	Disposed	13012	Direct
2010-12-09	Common Stock	G	50	—	Disposed	12962	Direct
2010-12-20	Common Stock	G	50	—	Disposed	12912	Direct
2011-11-15	Common Stock	M	1333	$81.20	Acquired	14245	Direct
2011-11-15	Common Stock	S	1333	$88.75	Disposed	12912	Direct
2011-11-15	Common Stock	S	112	$88.9238	Disposed	12800	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-11-15	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$81.20	M	1333	Disposed	2020-02-17	Common Stock (1333)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.

F2: Sale of shares with a portion of the proceeds delivered to the issuer for payment of the exercise price of options under the issuer's Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan and the related tax withholding.