COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 8, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2012-02-06

Reporting Person: HICKEY DENNIS J (Chief Financial Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-06	Common Stock	M	30000	$55.11	Acquired	176776	Direct
2012-02-06	Common Stock	M	30000	$60.68	Acquired	206776	Direct
2012-02-06	Common Stock	S	48249	$91.142	Disposed	158527	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-06	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$55.11	M	30000	Disposed	2012-09-12	Common Stock (30000)	Direct
2012-02-06	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$60.68	M	30000	Disposed	2012-09-07	Common Stock (30000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	23745	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: Sale of shares (with 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.