COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2013

Jun 20, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2013-06-17

Reporting Person: Verduin Patricia (Chief Technology Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-06-17	Common Stock	M	2000	$39.76	Acquired	51872	Direct
2013-06-17	Common Stock	S	2000	$59.09	Disposed	49872	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-06-17	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$39.76	M	2000	Disposed	2014-09-11	Common Stock (2000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3600	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's employee stock option plan. This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading 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 a portion of the 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. This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

F4: 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.