BILBREY JOHN P 4

What Happened
John P. Bilbrey, a non-employee director of Colgate‑Palmolive Co. (CL), was granted 266 shares (reported as an award/acquisition, code A) on April 1, 2026. The reported grant price was $89.05 per share, for a total value of $23,687. This award reflects a deferral of his annual cash retainer into a stock unit account.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-01; Filing date: 2026-04-03.
• Transaction type/code: Award/Acquisition (A).
• Shares granted: 266 at $89.05 each; total value reported $23,687.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
• Footnote: Portion of annual cash retainer was deferred to a stock unit account under the Deferred Compensation Plan for Non‑Employee Directors (per filing footnote).
• No indication this was a sale or open‑market purchase; it is a routine compensation-related award. Filing appears timely (reported two days after the transaction).

Context
Grants to non-employee directors as part of deferred compensation are common and generally reflect compensation policy rather than a direct buy or sell signal about company prospects. These awards may be settled as stock or stock units per the plan; they do not necessarily indicate an active purchase by the insider.