SEC Form 4 · accession 0001123292-15-000801
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO · CL
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
John J Huston
Officer — Sr. VP Office of the Chairman
Period of report
May 12, 2015
Accepted (ET)
May 14, 2015 · 5:02 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000021665
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | May 12, 2015 | M | 14,000 | $36.61 | A | 101,023 | D | |
| Common StockF3 | May 12, 2015 | S | 14,000 | $67.5273 | D | 87,023 | D | |
| Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 33,389 | I | By Issuer's 401(k) Plan Trustee |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Option (Right to Buy)F4 | $36.61 | May 12, 2015 | M | 14,000 | D | — | Sep 10, 2015 | Common Stock | 14,000 | 14,000 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan. This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
- F2Sale of shares with a portion of the proceeds delivered to the issuer for payment of the exercise price of options under the issuer's 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan.
- F3Weighted average price, as these shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $67.44 to $67.63, 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.
- F4Option became exercisable in one-third increments beginning on the first anniversary of the September 10, 2009 grant date.