SEC Form 4 · accession 0001123292-17-000429

COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO · CL

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

Reporting owner

Officer — COO Emerging Mkts.& So. Pacif.

Period of report

Feb 13, 2017

Accepted (ET)

Feb 15, 2017 · 4:32 pm EST

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	Feb 13, 2017	M	50,000	$45.23	A	222,783	D
Common Stock^F3	Feb 13, 2017	S	50,000	$67.4229	D	172,783	D
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	39,948	I	By Issuer's 401(k) Plan Trustee
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	10	I	By Son

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F4	$45.23	Feb 13, 2017	M	50,000	D	—	Sep 8, 2017	Common Stock	50,000	65,000	D

F1Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's 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 employee stock option plan and the related tax withholding. This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
F3Weighted average price, as these shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $67.325 to $67.59, 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 8, 2011 grant date.