FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

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, President & CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, 300 PARK AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/4/2016
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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   11/4/2016     G (1)   V 3543   D $0   (1) 1204194   D  
 
Common Stock   12/1/2016     F (2)    2167   D $65.08   1198484   D  
 
Common Stock                  39225   I   By 2014 GRAT  
Common Stock                  41389   I   By 2015 GRAT  
Common Stock                  277009   I   By 2016 GRAT  
Common Stock                  110385   I   By Issuer's 401(k) Plan Trustee  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Bona fide gift.
( 2)  Payment of Medicare and income tax liability by withholding shares of stock from restricted shares previously granted under the issuer's Executive Incentive Compensation Plan. The reporting person continues to hold the restricted shares originally granted, less the amount of this required tax withholding.

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, NY 10022
X
Chairman, President & CEO

Signatures
/s/ Kristine Hutchinson, Attorney-in-Fact 12/5/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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