COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Jan 20, 2011

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2011-01-13

Reporting Person: Ramundo Katherine H (VP Dep Gen Counsel & Asst Sec)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8975	Direct
Common Stock	8113	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$60.68	2012-09-07	Common Stock (5200)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$68.15	2013-09-12	Common Stock (6500)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$79.52	2014-09-11	Common Stock (8200)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$73.23	2015-09-10	Common Stock (8200)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$76.58	2016-09-09	Common Stock (12000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Option became 100% exercisable on the date shown in this column.

F2: Option becomes exercisable in one-third increments on each anniversary date, with the first third becoming exercisable on the date shown in this column.