COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 4, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2012-08-01

Reporting Person: CAHILL JOHN T (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-01	Common Stock	M	1000	$55.015	Acquired	10671	Direct
2012-08-01	Common Stock	M	4000	$54.70	Acquired	14671	Direct
2012-08-01	Common Stock	M	4000	$61.10	Acquired	18671	Direct
2012-08-01	Common Stock	S	1000	$107.5453	Disposed	17671	Direct
2012-08-01	Common Stock	S	4000	$107.5491	Disposed	13671	Direct
2012-08-01	Common Stock	S	4000	$107.514	Disposed	9671	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-08-01	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$55.015	M	1000	Disposed	2015-12-01	Common Stock (1000)	Direct
2012-08-01	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$54.70	M	4000	Disposed	2016-02-17	Common Stock (4000)	Direct
2012-08-01	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$61.10	M	4000	Disposed	2019-02-17	Common Stock (4000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	12500	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's Non-Employee Director 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 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.

F3: Weighted average price, as these shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $107.54 to $107.5759, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, additional information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.