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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000930413-21-001863
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211110
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211110

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-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00644
		FILM NUMBER:		211397195

	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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SECURITIES </B></P>

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THE</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>300 Park Avenue, New York, NY</B></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">0.300% Notes due 2029</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">New York Stock Exchange LLC</TD></TR>
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pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following
box.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT></P>

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pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following
box.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

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concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

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or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this Form relates: 333-249768 (if applicable) </B></P>

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Securities to be Registered.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 35.25pt">A description of the 0.300% Senior
Notes due 2029 of Colgate-Palmolive Company (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) to be registered hereunder is included on the cover page
and under the section entitled &ldquo;Description of the Notes&rdquo; beginning on page S-17 of the prospectus supplement (the
&ldquo;Prospectus Supplement&rdquo;), dated November 3, 2021, to the prospectus (the &ldquo;Prospectus&rdquo;), dated October 30,
2020, (relating to the Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3&nbsp;(No.&nbsp;333-249768))&nbsp;that was filed
by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2021 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act
of 1933, and under the section entitled &ldquo;Description of Debt Securities&rdquo; beginning on page 5 of the Prospectus, which
Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by this reference.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0; font-size: 10pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 36pt; font-size: 10pt">4.1</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Indenture, dated as of November 15, 1992, between Colgate-Palmolive Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known
as The Bank of New York), as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&rsquo;s Form S-3 Registration
Statement and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 filed on June 26, 1992, Registration No. 33-48840)</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0; font-size: 10pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 36pt; font-size: 10pt">4.2</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000093041321001861/c102533_ex4-2.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Form of 0.300% Senior Note due 2029 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company&rsquo;s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on November 10, 2021, File No. 1-644)</A></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">/s/&nbsp;Stanley J. Sutula III</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Stanley J. Sutula III</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer </TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: November 10, 2021</P>

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