SEC Form 4 · accession 0001123292-15-000811

COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO · CL

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Director

Period of report

May 14, 2015

Accepted (ET)

May 18, 2015 · 5:34 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
Common Stock	May 14, 2015	M	2,334	$49.50	A	24,888	D
Common Stock	May 14, 2015	M	689	$60.45	A	25,577	D
Common Stock^F3	May 14, 2015	S	2,334	$68.3812	D	23,243	D
Common Stock	May 14, 2015	S	689	$68.384	D	22,554	D
Common Stock	May 14, 2015	S	1,010	$68.7001	D	21,544	D
Common Stock	May 15, 2015	S	1,990	$68.6139	D	19,554	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F4	$49.50	May 14, 2015	M	2,334	D	—	May 14, 2018	Common Stock	2,334	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F5	$60.45	May 14, 2015	M	689	D	—	May 13, 2019	Common Stock	689	3,165	D

F1Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's Non-Employee Director Stock Option 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 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.
F3Weighted average price, as these shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $68.3801 to $68.3814, 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 May 14, 2012 grant date.
F5Option became exercisable in one-third increments beginning on the first anniversary of the May 13, 2013 grant date.