COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2008

Apr 11, 2008

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April 11, 2008

Dear Fellow Colgate Stockholder:

Enclosed please find a revised Notice of Internet Availability (Notice Card) regarding the 2008 Annual Meeting materials for Colgate-Palmolive Company.

Due to an error by the proxy administrator, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., the Notice Card you previously received failed to properly identify Colgate-Palmolive Company on the face of the card. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

If you have already voted, we thank you. If you have not voted or are unsure whether you have voted properly, we encourage you to vote following the instructions on the enclosed Notice Card. This vote will override any earlier vote you may have cast.

If you need assistance in voting, please call our proxy solicitor, D.F. King & Co., Inc., toll free at (800) 659-6590.

We appreciate your continuing support of Colgate-Palmolive Company.

Sincerely,

Andrew D. Hendry Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholders Meeting to be held on May 8, 2008.

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

The Notice of 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement and 2007 Annual Report are available at WWW.PROXYVOTE.COM .

If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the above listed documents you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make the request as instructed below on or before April 24, 2008 to facilitate timely delivery.

You may request materials by: Internet : WWW.PROXYVOTE.COM Telephone : 1-800-579-1639 **Email : sendmaterial@proxyvote.com

If requesting materials by e-mail, please send a blank e-mail with the 12-Digit Control Number (located on the following page)** in the subject line.

| | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE
COMPANY |
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| ● | Vote
In Person |
| | Should
you choose to vote these shares in person at the meeting you must
request a "legal proxy". To request a legal proxy please follow the
instructions at www.proxyvote.com or request a paper copy of the
material. Many shareholder meetings have attendance requirements
including, but not limited to, the possession of an attendance ticket
issued by the entity holding the meeting. Please check the meeting
materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. |
| ● | Vote
By Internet |
| | To
vote now by
Internet, go to WWW.PROXYVOTE.COM. Please
refer to the proposals and follow the instructions. |
| ● | Vote
By Telephone |
| | To
vote now by
telephone, call 1-800-454-8683. Please refer
to the proposals and follow the instructions. |
| ● | Vote
By Mail |
| | Mark,
sign and date your voting form and return it in the postage-paid
envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge,
51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. |

Meeting Type:	Annual	Marriott Marquis
Meeting Date:	May 8, 2008	Broadway Ballroom
Meeting Time:	10:00 A.M.	1535 Broadway
For holders as of:	March 10, 2008	(between 45th and 46th
Streets)
		New York, NY 10036

Voting items

The Board of Directors recommends a vote "FOR" each of the nominees for director and "FOR" proposals 2 and 3.

1.		For	Against	Abstain
Nominees:
1a.	John T. Cahill	●	●	●
1b.	Jill K. Conway	●	●	●
1c.	Ian M. Cook	●	●	●
1d.	Ellen M. Hancock	●	●	●
1e.	David W. Johnson	●	●	●
1f.	Richard J. Kogan	●	●	●
1g.	Delano E. Lewis	●	●	●
1h.	Reuben Mark	●	●	●
1i.	J. Pedro Reinhard	●	●	●
1j.	Stephen I. Sadove	●	●	●

| 2. | Ratify
selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Colgate's independent
registered public accounting firm | For — ● | Against — ● | Abstain — ● |
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| 3. | Amend
Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized
shares of common stock | ● | ● | ● |

| Additional
items | Ú |
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on reverse side | Ú |

| Non-Voting
items | |
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ONLY IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING AND VOTE THESE SHARES IN PERSON | ● |
| Voting
Instructions | |

WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY SENT YOU PROXY SOLICITING MATERIAL PERTAINING TO THE MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY INDICATED. ACCORDING TO OUR LATEST RECORDS, WE HAVE NOT AS OF YET RECEIVED YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTION ON THE MATTER(S) TO BE CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING AND THE COMPANY HAS REQUESTED US TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU IN AN ENDEAVOR TO HAVE YOUR SECURITIES VOTED.

Authorized Signatures - This section must be completed for your instructions to be executed.

Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. Joint owners should each sign personally. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator or other fiduciary, please give your full title as such. If a corporation or partnership, please sign as such by an authorized officer.

| Signature
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2 - (Joint Owners) | / / — Date - (Please
print date) |
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