COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 17, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2012-10-15

Reporting Person: MOISON FRANCK J (COO Emerging Mkts.& So. Pacif.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-10-15	Common Stock	M	3333.0000	$53.0550	Acquired	86945.0000	Direct
2012-10-15	Common Stock	S	3333.0000	$108.0200	Disposed	83612.0000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-10-15	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$53.0550	M	3333.0000	Disposed	2012-12-12	Common Stock (3333.0000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	17370.0000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's employee stock option plan. This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

F2: Sale of shares with proceeds delivered to the issuer for payment of tax liability incident to vesting of a restricted stock award under the issuer's Executive Incentive Compensation Plan. This sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.