COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Mar 1, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2011-02-24

Reporting Person: HENDRY ANDREW D (Sr VP, Gen Counsel & Secretary)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-02-24	Common Stock	A	12368	—	Acquired	148906	Direct
2011-02-24	Common Stock	A	2135	—	Acquired	151041	Direct
2011-02-27	Common Stock	F	3045	$78.12	Disposed	147996	Direct
2011-02-28	Common Stock	S	781	$78.2044	Disposed	147215	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	156	Indirect
Common Stock	3761	Indirect
Common Stock	723	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Restricted stock award granted under the Long-Term Global Growth Program of the issuer's Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.

F2: Restricted stock award granted under the issuer's Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.

F3: Payment of tax liability by withholding shares of stock from restricted shares vesting under the issuer's Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.

F4: 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.

F5: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.