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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-18-001000
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180504
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180504
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180504

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	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:		18808104

	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-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>UNITED
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><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-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><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-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934</b></font><br><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">Date
      of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 4, 2018</font><br><br><br><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-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">(Exact
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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).<br><br>Emerging growth company <font style="font-size: 10pt">&#9744;</font>
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            <b>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
            Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
            Arrangements of Certain Officers.</b>
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      On May 4, 2018, the Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive Company (the
      &#8220;Company&#8221;) elected Mr. Henning I. Jakobsen to the position of Chief
      Financial Officer.&#160;&#160;In this capacity Mr. Jakobsen will continue to serve
      as the Company&#8217;s principal accounting officer.&#160;&#160;Mr. Dennis J. Hickey,
      69, who has served as the Company&#8217;s Chief Financial Officer since
      January 2011, will continue as the Vice Chairman of the Company.&#160;&#160;
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      Mr. Jakobsen, 57, has served as the Company&#8217;s Vice President and
      Corporate Controller since October 2017.&#160;&#160;&#160;Mr. Jakobsen joined the
      Company in 1989 and held key financial and operating roles at the
      subsidiary and division levels, including Vice President, Finance for
      the Company&#8217;s U.S. operations, before leaving the Company in 2006 to
      become Chief Financial Officer of Chr. Hansen, a Denmark-based
      multinational bioscience organization.&#160;&#160;Mr. Jakobsen rejoined the
      Company in 2011 to lead the Finance and Strategic Planning function of
      its European Division and served as Vice President and General Manager
      of the Company&#8217;s Nordic Hub from 2014 to September 2017.
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
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            <b>COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY</b>
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            May 4, 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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