SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Arora Nikesh (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 300 PARK AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/15/2012	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO [ CL ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
No Securities Owned	0(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
No Securities Owned(1)	(1)	(1)	No Securities Owned(1)	0(1)	(1)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Report of Initial Holdings

Remarks:

	Nina Huffman by power of attorney	03/26/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY



FORMS 3, 4 AND 5





 I,  Nikesh Arora, a director of Colgate-Palmolive

Company (the "Company"), do hereby appoint Andrew D. Hendry,

Katherine Hargrove Ramundo, Nina Huffman, Joyce McCarthy,

Kristine Hutchinson and Sharon Han, 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 19th day of March, 2012.





   /s/ Nikesh Arora



   Nikesh Arora