COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Sep 20, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2012-09-18

Reporting Person: HENDRY ANDREW D (Chief Legal Officer &Secretary)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-18	Common Stock	M	2000.0000	$68.1500	Acquired	115454.0000	Direct
2012-09-18	Common Stock	S	1000.0000	$104.3700	Disposed	114454.0000	Direct
2012-09-18	Common Stock	S	2000.0000	$104.3700	Disposed	112454.0000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-09-18	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$68.1500	M	2000.0000	Disposed	2013-09-12	Common Stock (2000.0000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1312.0000	Indirect
Common Stock	3761.0000	Indirect
Common Stock	749.0000	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: This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

F3: Sale of shares with a portion of the proceeds delivered to the issuer for payment of the exercise price of options under the issuer's employee stock option plan and the related tax withholding. This sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.