COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 9, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2012-08-07

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-07	Common Stock	M	2000	$68.15	Acquired	118255	Direct
2012-08-07	Common Stock	S	2000	$106.60	Disposed	116255	Direct
2012-08-07	Common Stock	S	1000	$106.40	Disposed	115255	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-08-07	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$68.15	M	2000	Disposed	2013-09-12	Common Stock (2000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3761	Indirect
Common Stock	749	Indirect
Common Stock	1312	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's employee stock option plan.

F2: 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.

F3: This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

F4: 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.