COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Jul 15, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2011-07-13

Reporting Person: Wallace Noel R. (Pres.- Colgate No. America)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-07-13	Common Stock	F	1219	$87.90	Disposed	54194	Direct
2011-07-14	Common Stock	S	337	$87.6457	Disposed	53857	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	17089	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Payment of tax liability by withholding shares of stock from restricted shares vesting under the issuer's Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.

F2: Sale of shares (with proceeds delivered to the Company) for payment of tax liability above minimum required statutory withholding (but not in excess of full applicable statutory tax rates) incident to vesting of a restricted stock award under the issuer's Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.