SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
HICKEY DENNIS J

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
300 PARK AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO [ CL ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
VP, Corporate Controller
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/13/2009
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/13/2009 M(1) 8,334 A $55.6563 113,036 D
Common Stock 08/13/2009 M(1) 24,000 A $55.6563 137,036 D
Common Stock 08/13/2009 M(1) 8,064 A $58.65 145,100 D
Common Stock 08/13/2009 M(1) 27,000 A $56.565 172,100 D
Common Stock 08/13/2009 M(1) 8,057 A $58.7 180,157 D
Common Stock 08/13/2009 F(2) 65,364 D $72.03 114,793 D
Common Stock 08/14/2009 S(3) 1,614 D $71.7735 113,179 D
Common Stock 08/14/2009 S 8,477 D $71.4934 104,702 D
Common Stock 3,748 I By Issuer's 401(k) Plan Trustee
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $55.6563 08/13/2009 M(1) 8,334 09/09/2002 09/09/2009 Common Stock 8,334 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $55.6563 08/13/2009 M(1) 24,000 09/09/2007 09/09/2009 Common Stock 24,000 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $58.65 08/13/2009 M(1) 8,064 05/03/2001 09/09/2009 Common Stock 8,064 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $56.565 08/13/2009 M(1) 27,000 09/11/2006 09/11/2009 Common Stock 27,000 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $58.7 08/13/2009 M(1) 8,057 05/05/2002 09/09/2009 Common Stock 8,057 $0 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's employee stock option plan.
2. The exercise price of the options and related withholding requirement was satisfied by the Company's withholding shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the options.
3. Sale of shares (with proceeds delivered to the Company) for payment of tax liability above minimum required statutory withholding (but not in excess of full applicable statutory tax rates) incident to the exercise of the option under the issuer's employee stock option plan.
Remarks:
Nina D. Gillman by power of attorney 08/17/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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