COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 3, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2012-01-31

Reporting Person: MARTIN RONALD T (VP Global Soc. Responsibility)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-31	Common Stock	S	200	$90.37	Disposed	9377	Direct
2012-01-31	Common Stock	S	650	$90.372	Disposed	8727	Direct
2012-01-31	Common Stock	M	3334	$79.52	Acquired	12061	Direct
2012-01-31	Common Stock	M	3500	$76.58	Acquired	15561	Direct
2012-01-31	Common Stock	S	3098	$90.2516	Disposed	12463	Direct
2012-01-31	Common Stock	S	3184	$90.2563	Disposed	9279	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-01-31	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$79.52	M	3334	Disposed	2014-09-11	Common Stock (3334)	Direct
2012-01-31	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$76.58	M	3500	Disposed	2016-09-16	Common Stock (3500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	5908	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.