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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MARTIN RONALD T (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 Global Soc. Responsibility
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/06/2009
	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	05/06/2009		M(1)		7,925	A	$56.565	17,218	D
Common Stock	05/06/2009		M(1)		6,667	A	$52.675	23,885	D
Common Stock	05/06/2009		M(1)		4,000	A	$53.455	27,885	D
Common Stock	05/06/2009		F(2)		17,293	D	$61.35	10,592	D
Common Stock	05/07/2009		S(3)		104	D	$61.9118	10,488	D
Common Stock								1,700	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)	$56.565	05/06/2009		M(1)			7,925	09/11/2006	09/11/2009	Common Stock	7,925	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$52.675	05/06/2009		M(1)			6,667	12/11/2006	12/11/2009	Common Stock	6,667	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$53.455	05/06/2009		M(1)			4,000	09/08/2008	09/08/2011	Common Stock	4,000	$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	05/08/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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