COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2012

May 4, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2012-05-02

Reporting Person: LEWIS DELANO E (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-02	Common Stock	M	1334	$61.10	Acquired	14212	Direct
2012-05-02	Common Stock	M	1333	$81.20	Acquired	15545	Direct
2012-05-02	Common Stock	S	1334	$100.2537	Disposed	14211	Direct
2012-05-02	Common Stock	S	1333	$100.2934	Disposed	12878	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-05-02	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$61.10	M	1334	Disposed	2019-02-17	Common Stock (1334)	Direct
2012-05-02	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$81.20	M	1333	Disposed	2020-02-17	Common Stock (1333)	Direct

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 $100.2517 to $100.2550, 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 ranges set forth in footnotes (3) and (4) of this Form 4.

F4: Weighted average price, as these shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $100.2900 to $100.2950, inclusive.