COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2013

Feb 7, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2013-02-05

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-02-05	Common Stock	M	3500	$73.23	Acquired	11351	Direct
2013-02-05	Common Stock	S	3500	$109.7566	Disposed	7851	Direct
2013-02-05	Common Stock	M	3500	$76.58	Acquired	11351	Direct
2013-02-05	Common Stock	S	3500	$109.7785	Disposed	7851	Direct
2013-02-05	Common Stock	M	3500	$90.46	Acquired	11351	Direct
2013-02-05	Common Stock	S	3500	$109.7651	Disposed	7851	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-02-05	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$73.23	M	3500	Disposed	2015-09-10	Common Stock (3500)	Direct
2013-02-05	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$76.58	M	3500	Disposed	2016-09-16	Common Stock (3500)	Direct
2013-02-05	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$90.46	M	3500	Disposed	2017-09-08	Common Stock (3500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	6330	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: 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.

F3: Weighted average price, as these shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $ 109.75 to $ 109.80, 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.

F4: Option becomes exercisable in one-third increments on each anniversary of September 16, 2010. The option will be fully exercisable on the date shown in this column.

F5: Option becomes exercisable in one-third increments on each anniversary of September 8, 2011. The option will be fully exercisable on the date shown in this column.