Newman Brian 4

What Happened

• Brian Newman, a non-employee director of Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL), was credited with 209 shares (stock units) on 2026-07-01. The shares are recorded at $89.45 each, for a total value of $18,695. This transaction is listed as an award/acquisition (code A) rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-01; Form 4 filed 2026-07-02 (Accession 0001225208-26-006374).
• Price/value: $89.45 per share; aggregate value $18,695.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed 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 (F1).
• Filing timeliness: filed the day after the transaction; no late filing indicated.

Context

• This was a deferred-compensation award (not a market purchase or sale). Such director deferrals are routine and reflect compensation election choices rather than a direct buy/sell signal.
• For retail investors, awards to non-employee directors typically indicate compensation accounting and should not be interpreted on their own as a sentiment indicator about company performance.