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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-18-000516
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180307
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180308
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180307

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000021665
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PERFUMES, COSMETICS & OTHER TOILET PREPARATIONS [2844]
		IRS NUMBER:				131815595
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00644
		FILM NUMBER:		18674586

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 PARK AVE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2123102000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 PARK AVE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>FORM 8-K</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Pursuant
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934</b></font><br><br><br>Date of Report (Date of
      earliest event reported)<br>March 7, 2018
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt"><b>COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY</b></font><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font><br><br>
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            <u>13-1815595</u>
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            <u>300 Park Avenue, New York, NY</u>
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      Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code <u>(212)&#160;310-2000</u><br>
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      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
      company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR
      &#167;230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR
      &#167;240.12b-2).
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    <p>
      On March 7, 2018, Colgate-Palmolive Company issued a press release
      announcing its recommendation with respect to the &#8220;mini-tender&#8221; offer by
      Baker Mills LLC. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as
      Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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      (d)<i>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Exhibits</i>.&#160;&#160;The
      following exhibit is filed with this document:
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      <u>Exhibit Number</u>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<u>Description</u><br><br>99&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Press
      release, dated March 7, 2018, issued by Colgate-Palmolive Company
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            <a href="a51770119ex99.htm">99</a>
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            issued by Colgate-Palmolive Company</a>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
      has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font>
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            <b>COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY</b>
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            March 7, 2018
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            /s/ Jennifer M. Daniels
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            Jennifer M. Daniels
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            Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
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      <b>Exhibit 99</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Colgate
      Recommends Shareholders Reject &#8220;Mini-Tender&#8221; Offer By Baker Mills LLC</b></font>
    </p>
    <p>
      NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2018--On March 6, 2018,
      Colgate-Palmolive Company (&#8220;Colgate&#8221;) received notification of an
      unsolicited &#8220;mini-tender&#8221; offer by Baker Mills LLC (&#8220;Baker Mills&#8221;) to
      purchase up to 45,000 shares, or approximately 0.005% of the outstanding
      common stock of Colgate as of January 31, 2018, at a price of $57.00 per
      share in cash. Baker Mills&#8217;s offer price is approximately 18% less than
      the $69.27 closing price per share of Colgate&#8217;s common stock on March 2,
      2018, the last trading day before the mini-tender offer commenced.
    </p>
    <p>
      Colgate does not endorse Baker Mills&#8217;s mini-tender offer and recommends
      that Colgate stockholders do not tender their shares in response to the
      offer because the offer is at a price below the current market price for
      Colgate&#8217;s shares. Colgate also recommends that any stockholders who have
      tendered shares to Baker Mills withdraw those shares by providing the
      written notice described in the offering documentation before the
      expiration of the offer, which is currently scheduled for 5:00pm New
      York time on April 4, 2018.
    </p>
    <p>
      Colgate is not associated with Baker Mills, its mini-tender offer or the
      offer documentation.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Colgate urges stockholders to obtain current market quotes for their
      shares, to review the conditions to Baker Mills&#8217;s mini-tender offer, to
      consult with their brokers or financial advisors and to exercise caution
      with respect to Baker Mills&#8217;s mini-tender offer.</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Baker Mills has made similar unsolicited mini-tender offers for shares
      of other public companies. Mini-tender offers are designed to seek less
      than five percent of a company&#8217;s outstanding shares, thereby avoiding
      many investor protections including the disclosure and procedural
      requirements applicable to most bids under United States securities
      laws. As a result, mini-tender offers do not provide investors with the
      same level of protections as provided by larger tender offers under
      United States securities laws. The U.S. Securities and Exchange
      Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;) has cautioned investors about mini-tender offers
      noting that &#8220;some bidders make mini-tender offers at below-market
      prices, hoping that they will catch investors off guard if the investors
      do not compare the offer price to the current market price.&#8221; The SEC
      also published investor tips regarding these offers on its website at: <u>http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/minitend.htm</u>.
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    <p>
      Colgate encourages brokers and dealers, as well as other market
      participants, to review the SEC&#8217;s letter regarding broker-dealer
      mini-tender offer dissemination and disclosures at <u>www.sec.gov/divisions/marketreg/minitenders/sia072401.htm</u>
      and NASD&#8217;s Notice to Members 99-53, issued July 1999, regarding guidance
      to members forwarding mini-tender offers to their customers, which can
      be found at <u>www.finra.org/web/groups/industry/@ip/@reg/@notice/documents/notices/p004221.pdf</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      Colgate requests that a copy of this press release be included with all
      distributions of materials relating to Baker Mills&#8217;s mini-tender offer
      for shares of Colgate common stock.
    </p>
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      * * *
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    <p>
      About Colgate-Palmolive: Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer
      products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care
      and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and
      territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand
      names as Colgate, Palmolive, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso,
      Kolynos, elmex, Tom&#8217;s of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, and
      Suavitel, as well as Hill's Science Diet, Hill's Prescription Diet and
      Hill&#8217;s Ideal Balance. For more information about Colgate's global
      business, visit the Company's web site at <u>http://www.colgatepalmolive.com</u>.
      To learn more about Colgate&#8217;s global oral health education program,
      Bright Smiles, Bright Futures&#8482;, please visit <u>http://www.colgatebsbf.com</u>.
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      CONTACT:<br>For Colgate-Palmolive<br>John Faucher, 212-310-3653<br>or<br>Hope
      Spiller, 212-310-2291
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