COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 12, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2012-03-08

Reporting Person: Skala Justin (Pres. Colgate Latin America)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-08	Common Stock	A	9538	—	Acquired	55020	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-03-08	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$93.94	A	75000	Acquired	2018-03-08	Common Stock (75000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	22030	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Restricted stock award granted under the issuer's Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.

F2: Stock Option granted under the issuer's 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan.

F3: Option becomes exercisable in one-third increments annually beginning on the third anniversary of the grant date.