COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO·4

Dec 30, 5:54 PM ET

Woodson Gregory P 4

4 · COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO · Filed Dec 30, 2010

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2010-12-29
Woodson Gregory P
VP-Chief Ethics & Compliance
Transactions
  • Conversion

    Common Stock

    2010-12-29+25,746.34433,711.915 total(indirect: By Trust)
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Series B Convertible Preference Stock Units

    2010-12-29211.6420 total(indirect: By Issuer's Supplemental Savings & Investment Plan Administrator)
    Series B Convertible Preference Stock (211.642 underlying)
  • Award

    Common Stock Units

    2010-12-29+1,693.1361,693.136 total(indirect: By Issuer's Supplemental Savings & Investment Plan Administrator)
    Common Stock (1,693.136 underlying)
  • Conversion

    Series B Convertible Preference Stock

    2010-12-293,218.2930 total(indirect: By Trust)
    Common Stock (25,746.344 underlying)
Holdings
  • Common Stock

    43,550
  • Common Stock

    (indirect: By Spouse)
    1,764
Footnotes (4)
  • [F1]The Issuer's 401(k) Plan Trustee caused the conversion of all outstanding Series B Convertible Preference Stock on December 29, 2010, into shares of the Issuer's Common Stock at a conversion rate equal to eight shares of Common Stock for each share of Series B Convertible Preference Stock. The Series B Convertible Preference Stock was convertible at the Trustee's election upon the Issuer's decision to redeem such stock.
  • [F2]The Series B Convertible Preference Stock and Series B Convertible Preference Stock Units had no expiration date.
  • [F3]Upon the conversion of the Series B Convertible Preference Stock on December 29, 2010, the Series B Convertible Preference Stock Units were revalued as Common Stock Units at the rate of eight Common Stock Units for each Series B Convertible Preference Stock Unit.
  • [F4]The Common Stock Units have no expiration date.

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