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SEC FORM 4 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 		 
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
HANCOCK ELLEN M
(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)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/09/2011
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 05/09/2011 A(1) 1,950 A $0(1) 75,985 D
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) $84.98 05/09/2011 A(2) 4,000 05/09/2012(3) 05/09/2017 Common Stock 4,000 $0 4,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Annual stock grant under the Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
2. Annual Stock Option granted under the 2005 Colgate-Palmolive Company Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.
3. Option becomes exercisable in one-third increments on each anniversary date, with the first third becoming exercisable on the date shown in this column.
Remarks:
Nina Huffman by power of attorney 05/11/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

FORMS 3, 4 AND 5


	I, Ellen M. Hancock, a member of the Board of Directors
of Colgate-Palmolive Company (the "Company"), do hereby appoint
Andrew D. Hendry, Katherine Hargrove Ramundo, Nina Huffman,
Joyce McCarthy, Kristine Hutchinson and J. Thomas Yust, and
each of them, as my true and lawful attorneys with the power
to execute and file on my behalf and in my place and stead, as
I myself could do if I were personally present, any Form 3, 4
or 5, any and all amendments thereto and any documents in
connection therewith, required to be filed by me with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in
connection with my ownership, either directly or indirectly,
of securities of the Company, or any change therein.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force
and effect for as long as I continue to be a director of the
Company or until earlier revoked by me in writing and
shall not otherwise be affected by my subsequent disability or
incompetence.

	In witness whereof, I have signed this instrument
 this 24th day of February, 2011.


			  /s/ Ellen M. Hancock

                      	 Ellen M. Hancock