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: de Guillenchmidt Alec (Pres. Colgate Europe)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-02-17	Common Stock	A	9437	—	Acquired	50995	Direct
2011-02-24	Common Stock	A	993	—	Acquired	51988	Direct
2011-02-28	Common Stock	S	1634	$78.2044	Disposed	50354	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	416	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: 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.