COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2013

Aug 13, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2013-08-12

Reporting Person: THOMPSON DELIA H (SrVP Investor Relations)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-08-12	Common Stock	M	40000.0000	$34.0700	Acquired	177501.0000	Direct
2013-08-12	Common Stock	S	30950.0000	$60.7327	Disposed	146551.0000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-08-12	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$34.0700	M	40000.0000	Disposed	2013-09-12	Common Stock (40000.0000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	19166.0000	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: All amounts reported on this Form 4 reflect the 2-for-1 stock split of the common stock of the issuer effective as of May 15, 2013.

F3: 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.

F4: Weighted average price, as these shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $60.72 to $60.75, 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.

F5: The exercise price and number of shares of the issuer's common stock underlying this option have been adjusted as a result of the 2-for-1 stock split of the common stock of the issuer effective as of May 15, 2013.