Sec Form 4 Filing - COOK IAN M @ COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO - 2018-08-08

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person COOK IAN M 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 X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, 300 PARK AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/08/2018 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 08/07/2018 G( 1 ) V 14,917 D $ 0 1,477,866 ( 2 ) D Common Stock 08/08/2018 M( 3 ) 800,000 A $ 52.27 2,277,866 D Common Stock 08/08/2018 F( 4 ) 712,210 D $ 66.59 1,565,656 D Common Stock 132,720 I By 2017 GRAT Common Stock 120,931 I By Issuer's 401(k) Plan Trustee

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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) $ 52.27 08/08/2018 M( 3 ) 800,000 ( 5 ) 09/13/2018 Common Stock 800,000 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other COOK IAN M C/O COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 300 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10022 X Chairman & CEO Signatures /s/ Kristine Hutchinson, Attorney-in-Fact 08/10/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Bona fide gift. ( 2 )This amount includes (i) a payment of 152,009 shares upon maturation of the reporting person's 2016 GRAT on May 4, 2018 and (ii) an annuity payment of 145,250 shares by the 2017 GRAT on May 14, 2018. All such shares were previously reported as indirectly beneficially owned. ( 3 )Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's employee stock option plan. ( 4 )The exercise price of the options and related tax withholding requirement were satisfied by the Company's withholding shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the options. ( 5 )Option became exercisable in one-third increments beginning on the first anniversary of the September 13, 2012 grant date.

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