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Dividend History

Colgate-Palmolive has paid uninterrupted dividends on its common stock since 1895 and increased payments to common shareholders every year for 47 years.

	Declared	Ex-Date	Record	Payable	Per Share
2010
1st Quarter	01/07/10	01/21/10	01/25/10	02/16/10	0.44
2nd Quarter	02/04/10	04/22/10	04/26/10	05/14/10	0.53
3rd Quarter	07/08/10	07/22/10	07/26/10	08/13/10	0.53
2009
1st Quarter	01/08/09	01/22/09	01/26/09	02/13/09	0.40
2nd Quarter	02/26/09	04/22/09	04/24/09	05/15/09	0.44
3rd Quarter	07/09/09	07/22/09	07/24/09	08/14/09	0.44
4th Quarter	10/08/09	10/22/09	10/26/09	11/13/09	0.44
2008
1st Quarter	01/10/08	01/23/08	01/25/08	02/15/08	0.36
2nd Quarter	02/27/08	04/22/08	04/24/08	05/15/08	0.40
3rd Quarter	07/10/08	07/22/08	07/24/08	08/15/08	0.40
4th Quarter	10/02/08	10/22/08	10/24/08	11/14/08	0.40
2007
1st Quarter	01/11/07	01/24/07	01/26/07	02/15/07	0.32
2nd Quarter	03/08/07	04/20/07	04/24/07	05/15/07	0.36
3rd Quarter	07/12/07	07/19/07	07/23/07	08/15/07	0.36
4th Quarter	10/04/07	10/24/07	10/26/07	11/15/07	0.36
2006
1st Quarter	01/12/06	01/24/06	01/26/06	02/15/06	0.29
2nd Quarter	03/09/06	04/20/06	04/24/06	05/15/06	0.32
3rd Quarter	07/13/06	07/24/06	07/26/06	08/15/06	0.32
4th Quarter	10/05/06	10/20/06	10/24/06	11/15/06	0.32
2005
1st Quarter	01/13/05	01/24/05	01/26/05	02/15/05	0.24
2nd Quarter	02/10/05	04/22/05	04/26/05	05/13/05	0.29
3rd Quarter	07/14/05	07/22/05	07/26/05	08/15/05	0.29
4th Quarter	10/06/05	10/24/05	10/26/05	11/15/05	0.29
2004
1st Quarter	01/08/04	01/22/04	01/26/04	02/13/04	0.24
2nd Quarter	03/11/04	04/22/04	04/26/04	05/14/04	0.24
3rd Quarter	07/08/04	07/24/04	07/26/04	08/16/04	0.24
4th Quarter	10/07/04	10/21/04	10/25/04	11/15/04	0.24
2003
1st Quarter	01/09/03	01/30/03	02/03/03	02/14/03	0.18
2nd Quarter	02/06/03	04/23/03	04/25/03	05/15/03	0.24
3rd Quarter	07/10/03	07/23/03	07/25/03	08/15/03	0.24
4th Quarter	10/09/03	10/23/03	10/24/03	11/14/03	0.24
2002
1st Quarter	01/10/02	01/23/02	01/25/02	02/15/02	0.18
2nd Quarter	03/14/02	04/24/02	04/26/02	05/15/02	0.18
3rd Quarter	07/11/02	07/24/02	07/26/02	08/15/02	0.18
4th Quarter	10/10/02	10/22/02	10/25/02	11/15/02	0.18
2001
1st Quarter	01/12/01	01/24/01	01/26/01	02/15/01	0.1575
2nd Quarter	03/08/01	04/24/01	04/26/01	05/15/01	0.1575
3rd Quarter	07/12/01	07/24/01	07/26/01	08/15/01	0.18
4th Quarter	10/11/01	10/24/01	10/26/01	11/15/01	0.18
2000
1st Quarter	01/13/00	01/24/00	01/26/00	02/15/00	0.1575
2nd Quarter	03/09/00	04/24/00	04/26/00	05/15/00	0.1575
3rd Quarter	07/13/00	07/24/00	07/26/00	08/15/00	0.1575
4th Quarter	10/12/00	10/24/00	10/26/00	11/15/00	0.1575
1999
1st Quarter	01/14/99	01/22/99	01/26/99	02/16/99	0.1375
2nd Quarter	03/11/99	04/22/99	04/26/99	05/17/99	0.1375
3rd Quarter	07/08/99	07/22/99	07/26/99	08/16/99	0.1575
4th Quarter	10/14/99	10/22/99	10/26/99	11/15/99	0.1575
1998
1st Quarter	01/08/98	01/23/98	01/27/98	02/17/98	0.1375
2nd Quarter	03/05/98	04/23/98	04/27/98	05/15/98	0.1375
3rd Quarter	07/09/98	07/23/98	07/27/98	08/17/98	0.1375
4th Quarter	10/08/98	10/23/98	10/27/98	11/16/98	0.1375
1997
1st Quarter	01/09/97	01/23/97	01/27/97	02/17/97	0.1175
2nd Quarter	03/06/97	04/23/97	04/25/97	05/15/97	0.1375
3rd Quarter	07/10/97	07/23/97	07/25/97	08/15/97	0.1375
4th Quarter	10/09/97	10/23/97	10/27/97	11/17/97	0.1375
1996
1st Quarter	01/11/96	01/23/96	01/25/96	02/15/96	0.1175
2nd Quarter	03/14/96	04/23/96	04/25/96	05/15/96	0.1175
3rd Quarter	07/11/96	07/23/96	07/25/96	08/15/96	0.1175
4th Quarter	10/10/96	10/23/96	10/25/96	11/15/96	0.1175

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