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Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL)
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Topic Listing for Colgate-Palmolive Company
A-101 Schedule 14a Information Required Proxy Statement Pursuant
Absolute Rule Separate Chairman Ceo Roles Not Best
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Acquisitions
Acquisitions Divestitures
Acquisitions Not Successful
Addition Net Tax Benefits 2908 2008 496 2007
Adjustments
Administration
Administration Amendment
Administration Eligible Participants
Also Enter Certain Foreign Currency Interest Rate Instruments
Amended Restated Trust Agreement
Amendment
Amendment Restated Certificate Incorporation
Amendment Revocation Termination
Amendments Articles Incorporation By-laws Change
Amounts Recognized Other Comprehensive Income Follows
Annual Bonus
Annual Cash Bonus
Annual Incentives-cash Bonuses
Annual Meeting Colgate-palmolive Stockholders
Annual Meeting Colgate-palmolive Stockholders Wednesday 2005 Marriott Marquis
Annual Performance-based Incentivesmdashcash Bonus
Areas Accounting Involve Significant Complex Judgments Estimates Pensions
Asia Africa
Asia Africa Sales
Audit Committee
Audit Committee Pre-approval Policy
Audit Committee Report
Audit Fees
Audit-related Fees
Available Information
Banks
Base Salary
Before Vote
Benefits
Board Authorizes New Share Repurchase Program
Board Committed Highest Standards Corporate Governance
Board Directors
Board Directors Recommends Vote Amendment Restated Certificate Incorporation
Board Directors Recommends Vote Each Nominees Director Proposals
Board Directors Unanimously Recommends Vote Approval 2005 Non-employee
Board Directors Unanimously Recommends Vote Approval 2007 Stock
Board Focused Key Business Priorities
Board Independence Expertise
Board Instituted Role Independent Presiding Director Clear Duties
Board Practices Promote Effective Oversight
Broker Non-votes
Business Subject Regulation Abroad
Business Subject Risks Inherent Global Manufacturing Activities
Cash Equivalents
Cash Flow Hedges
Cautionary Statement Forward-looking Statements
Certain Instances Accounting Principles Generally Accepted United States
Certain Relationships Related Transactions
Change Control
Change Control Provisions
Changes Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Changes Net Carrying Amounts Goodwill Other Intangible Assets
Changes Policies Retail Trade Customers Increasing Dependence Key
Charges Incurred Connection Implementation Various Projects Since Inception
Check Appropriate Box Below Form 8-k Filing Intended
Chief Executive Officer Compensation
Chief Executive Officer Compensation Total
Code Ethics
Colgate
Colgate-palmolive
Colgate-palmolive 1997 Stock Option Plan
Colgate-palmolive Canada Inc Stock Savings Plan Proxy Solicited
Colgate-palmolive Director Independence Standards
Colgate-palmolive Employees Savings Investment Plan
Colgate-palmolive Ireland Share Participation Scheme
Colgate-palmolive Proxy Solicited Board Directors Annual Meeting 2006
Colgate-palmolive Seeks Deliver Strong Consistent Business Results Superior
Colgates Corporate Governance Commitment
Commitments Contingencies
Committed History Good Governance
Committee Membership
Committee Membership Indicates Chair Deputy Applicable
Committee Report
Committee Report Executive Compensation
Committee Structure Operations
Committees Board Directors
Common Stock Subject Plan
Communications Board Directors
Company39s Executive Compensation Program Serves Long Term Interests
Company39s Executive Compensation Program Serves Long-term Interests Stockholders
Compensation Committee Interlocks Insider Participation
Compensation Comparison Group
Compensation Components
Compensation Directors
Compensatory Arrangements Certain Officers
Compliance Beneficial Ownership Reporting
Components Income Before Taxes Follows
Concerning Trustee
Conclusion
Condensed Consolidated Statements Income
Condition Results Operations
Confidential Voting
Consent Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consistent Strategy Prioritize Higher Margin Businesses Investing Activities
Consolidated Financial Statements Statement Schedules
Continuous Improvement Through Evaluation
Contributions
Controls Procedures
Corporate
Corporate Operating Profit Loss 2008 Decreased Compared 2007
Cost Methods Soliciting Proxies
Costs Associated Exit Disposal Activities
Costs Associated Exit Disposal Facilities
Credit Risk
Critical Accounting Policies Estimates
Currency Rate Movements Through Combination Cost-containment Measures Selling
Current Report
Current Report Pursuant Securities Exchange Act 1934
Date 2009
Dated 2009
Death Disability Benefits
Deferral
Deferral Certain Transactions
Deferral Feature
Deferral Fees
Deferral Transferability
Deferred Compensation Plan
Deferred Compensation Retirement Benefits
Definitions
Definitions Establishment Amendment Trust
Delaware
Departure Directors Principal Officers Election Appointment
Derivative Instruments
Derivatives Net Consist Interest Rate Foreign Currency Commodity
Description 2005 Director Stock Option Plan
Description 2007 Non-employee Director Stock Plan
Description Plan
Designated Executives
Detach Above Proxy Card Sign Date Then Return
Determining Number Votes
Difference Between Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate Global
Digit Control Number Located Following Page
Diluted Earnings Per Share Computed Basis Weighted-average Number
Direct Access Management
Director Attendance Annual Meetings
Director Independence
Directors Stockholders
Disclosure Controls Procedures
Distribution Competition Trademarks Patents
Distribution Deferred Shares
Distribution Raw Materials Competition Trademarks Patents
Divestitures
Dividends Distributions
Dividends Preference Stock Deductible Income Tax Purposes Accordingly
Documents Incorporated Reference
Dollars
Double-digit Eps Increase Above Expectations
Each Executive Officers Listed Above Served Registrant Subsidiaries
Early Distribution Case Unforeseeable Emergency
Effect Termination Employment
Effective Date Plan
Effective Date Term
Either Authorized Unissued Shares Treasury Meet Share Requirements
Election Directors Appointment Certain Officers
Election Purchase Stock
Election Receive Cash
Eligibility
Eligible Participants
Email
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Employees
Encouraged Specify Choices Marking Appropriate Boxes See Reverse
Enforcement Change Control Creditors
Engaged Manufacturing Sourcing Products Materials Global Scale Subject
Ensuring Management Accountability
Entered Interest Rate Swap Agreements Foreign Exchange Contracts
Entry Material Definitive Agreement
Environmental Matters
Equity Awards
Equity Compensation Plan Information
Equity Compensation Plan Information 2004
Equity Compensation Plan Information 2005
Esop Notes Guaranteed Certain Bank Borrowings Contain Cross-default
Established Policies Guide Governance Business Integrity
Estimated Actuarial Loss Transition Prior Service Cost Defined
Estimates
Europe
Europe Sales
Europe South Pacific
Europe South Pacific Sales
Evaluation Disclosure Controls Procedures
Evidence Rights Relating Awards
Evidence Rights Relating Certain Awards
Exact Name Registrant Specified Charter
Excellent Sales Volume Growth Worldwide
Excellent Top-line Growth Across Divisions
Exchange Act 1934
Executive Compensation Advisory Vote
Executive Compensation Philosophy Core Principles
Executive Compensation Program Serves Long Term Interests Stockholders
Executive Officers Registrant
Executive Officers Registrant Following List 2009
Executive Overview
Executive Severance Other Termination Benefits
Executive Severance Plan Other Arrangements
Exhibits
Expected Contributions Benefit Payments
Exposed Credit Loss Event Nonperformance Counterparties Financial Instrument
External Recognition Colgate39s Governance Practices
External Recognition Colgates Governance Practices
Face Risks Associated Significant International Operations
Face Vigorous Competition Around World Including Other Large
Facilities Operate Well Maintained Adequate Purpose They Intended
Failure Develop Launch Successful New Products Hinder Growth
Fair Value Financial Instruments
Fair Value Hedges
Federal Tax Consequences
Final Average Earnings Formula
Final Average Earnings Table Expressed
Finalization 2004 Restructuring Program Pretax Charges Decreased 947
Finance Committee
Financial Information Foreign Domestic Operations Export Sales
Financial Information Geographic Areas
Financial Information Industry Segments
Financial Information Segments
Financial Instruments
Financial Statement Classification
Financial Statements Exhibits
Financial Statements Statement Schedules
Fixed Annual Award
Following Table Sets Forth Financial Assets Liabilities Measured
Following Table Shows Stock Repurchase Activity Each 2008
Footnotes Continue Following Page
Form 10-q
Form 8-k
Former Chief Executive Officer
Former Name Address Changed Since Last Report
Former Peer Group
Former Vice Chairman
Further
Further Impacting Effective Rate 2007 Compared 2006 Was
Future Stockholder Proposals
General Awards
General Development Business
General Provisions
General Responsibilities
Goodwill Other Intangibles
Greater Asia Africa
Greater Asia Africa Sales
Gross Net Margins Improve
Gross Operating Net Margins Improve Ex-restructuring Charges
Gross Profit
Growth Business Depends Successful Development Introduction New Products
Hills Pet Nutrition Sales
Hills Sales
However
Ian Cook Certify
Implementation American Jobs Creation Act
Implementation Proposal Costly Impractical
Important Notice Regarding Availability Proxy Materials Annual Meeting
Important Notice Regarding Availability Proxy Materials Colgate-palmolive
Important Reminder Stockholders
Important Stock Represented Meeting Whether Not Plan Attend
Incentive Stock Plan
Income Taxes
Increased Ownership Interest Subsidiaries China 100 Cost
Independent Directors Free Exercise Best Judgment Compensation Matters
Independent Directors Not Borrow Lend Funds Colgate Senior
Independent Directors Not Business Colgate
Independent Directors Not Current Former Colgate Employees
Independent Directors Not Leadership Role Charitable Organizations Supported
Independent Directors Not Make Investments Colgate Senior Management
Independent Directors Not Other Relationship Colgate Senior Management
Independent Directors Not Receive Compensation Colgate Other Board
Independent Directors Not Serve Affiliated Advisors Colgate Senior
Independent Directors Not Serve Affiliated Colgate39s Auditors
Independent Directors Not Serve Interlocking Boards Compensation Committees
Index
Index Financial Statements
Indicate Check Registrant Not Required Reports Pursuant Act
Indicate Check Whether Registrant Accelerated Filer Defined Exchange
Indicate Check Whether Registrant Shell Defined Exchange Act
Individual Grants
Information Regarding Accounting Policies Financial Instruments Description Instrument
Information Regarding Auditor Fees Services Set Forth Proxy
Information Regarding Executive Compensation Set Forth Proxy Statement
Information Regarding Existing Equity Compensation Plans
Information Regarding Householding
Information Regarding Worldwide Sales Product Categories Refer Notes
Interest Expense Net
Interest Incurred Esops Notes Was 2008 134 2007
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Internet Transmit Voting Instructions Anytime Before 1159 Eastern
Introduction
Inventories
Investment Administration Trust Fund
Issued 250 Euro-denominated Medium-term Notes Maturing 2014
Issuer Purchases Equity Securities
Land Buildings Machinery Equipment Stated Cost Depreciation Provided
Latin America
Latin America Sales
Legal Proceedings
Liquidity Capital Resources
List Addressees
Long-term Debt Consists Following
Long-term Debt Credit Facilities
Long-term Global Growth Program
Long-term Incentives
Long-term Performance-based Incentives
Majority Voting Director Elections
Making Revoking Amending Elections
Managements Annual Report Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Managements Best Estimate Cash Requirements Paid Directly Assets
Managements Report Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Managing Foreign Currency Interest Rate Commodity Price Exposure
Manufacture Packaging Labeling Storage Distribution Advertising Sale Consumer
Market Dividend Information
Marketable Securities Included Within Other Current Assets Consolidated
Marketing Costs
Mdashindependent Board Chairman
Mdashsubject Non-deductible Executive Compensation Shareholder Vote
Meeting Location
Method Exercise
Miscellaneous Provisions
Moreover
Name Person Filing Proxy Statement Other Registrant
Narrative Description Business
Nature Operations
Net Carrying Value Goodwill 2008 2007 Segment Follows
Net Income
Net Investment Hedges
Net Sales
Net Sales Europe South Pacific Increased 2008 35827
Net Sales Hills Pet Nutrition 21475 2008 155
Net Sales Volume Growth Worldwide Relevant Geographic Divisions
New Plan Benefits
New Plan Benefits 2007 Stock Non-employee Directors
New York 10022-7499
New York 10036
New York 2007
New York 2008133
Nominating Corporate Governance Committee
Nominating Corporate Governance Committee Report
Nominations Director
Non-gaap Financial Measures
Nonqualifed Deferred Compensation
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
North America
North America Sales
Not Off-balance Sheet Financing Unconsolidated Special Purpose Entities
Notes Director Compensation Table
Notes Equity Compensation Plan Information Table
Notes Grants Plan-based Awards Table
Notes New Plan Benefits Table
Notes Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table
Notes Option Exercises Stock Vested Table
Notes Pension Benefits Table
Notes Stock Option Table
Notes Stock Ownership Certain Beneficial Owners Table
Notes Stock Ownership Table
Notice Annual Meeting Stockholders
Notice Annual Meeting Stockholders Proxy Statement
Off-balance Sheet Arrangements
Operating Profit
Operating Profit Increased 30207 Compared 26531 2007
Option Exercises Stock Vested
Option Exercises Vesting Previously Granted Restricted Stock Awards
Option Exercises Year-end Values
Other Arrangements
Other Awards
Other Business
Other Change-in-control Arrangements
Other Events
Other Executive Officers
Other Financial Instruments
Other Income Expense Net
Other Income Expense Net Was 1834 1213 1859
Other Information
Other Information Regarding Directors
Other Intangible Assets 2008 2007 Comprised Following
Other Matters
Outlook
Overview Compensation Philosophy Program
Owns Leases Approximately 325 Properties Include Manufacturing Distribution
Page
Part
Part Other Information
Participation
Pay Performance Central Incentive Programs
Pay-for-superior-performance Proposal
Payment Awards
Payment Benefits
Payment Schedule
Peer Group
Pension Benefits
Performance Measures Bonus Payouts
Performance-based Restricted Stock Awards
Personnel Organization Committee
Pet Nutrition
Plan Administration
Plan Attend Meeting Please Fill Out Mail Separately
Plan Comply Code 409a
Plans Expense Stock Options
Plans Projected Benefit Obligations Excess Plan Assets Accumulated
Policy Majority Voting Director Elections
Pra Formula
Preference Stock
Preferred Stock
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp Fees
Principal Classes Products Accounted Following Percentages Worldwide Sales
Principles Consolidation
Proceeds 550 Resulting Pretax Gain 465 382
Products Generally Marketed Direct Sales Force Individual Operating
Products Sold Highly Competitive Global Marketplace Experiencing Increased
Profits Expectation
Profits Line Expectations
Progress Begins Step
Property Plant Equipment
Proposal Amendment Restated Certificate Incorporation Increase Number Authorized
Proposal Approval 2005 Director Stock Option Plan
Proposal Approval 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan
Proposal Approval 2007 Stock Plan Non-employee Directors
Proposal Approval Colgate-palmolive 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan
Proposal Approval Colgate-palmolive 2005 Non-employee Director Stock Option
Proposal Approval Colgate-palmolive 2007 Stock Plan Non-employee Directors
Proposal Election Directors
Proposal Impose Unnecessary Burden
Proposal Ratification Selection Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Proposal Stockholder
Proposals Requiring Vote
Proposals Stockholder
Provided However
Provision Income Taxes Consists Following
Proxy Properly Executed Voted Manner Directed Herein Direction
Proxy Properly Executed Voted Trustee Manner Directed Herein
Proxy Solicited Board Directors Annual Meeting 2009
Proxy Solicited Board Directors Colgate-palmolive Annual Meeting 2006
Proxy Solicited Board Directors Colgate-palmolive Annual Meeting 2007
Proxy Statement
Purchase Shares
Purpose
Purpose Definitions
Purpose Plan
Pursuant Requirements Securities Exchange Act 1934 Registrant Duly
Pursuant Requirements Securities Exchange Act 1934 Report Been
Qualified Performance-based Awards
Quantitative Qualitative Disclosures Market Risk
Quorum
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Reclassifications
Recognition Retention Awards
Refer Information Set Forth Caption Historical Financial Summary
Registrants Telephone Number Including Area Code
Registrants Telephone Number Including Area Code 212 310-2000
Regulation Disclosure
Remainder Page Intentionally Left Blank
Report Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Repricing
Required Vote
Required Vote Proposal
Research Development
Reservation Rights
Resolved
Response
Responsibilities Regarding Engagement Independent Accountants Appointment Internal Auditor
Responsibilities Reviewing Internal Audits Annual External Audit Review
Restricted Stock Award Program
Restricted Stock Awards
Restructuring Activities
Restructuring Implementation-related Charges Reflected Income
Restructuring Program
Restructuring Related Implementation Charges 2004 Program
Results Operations
Results Operations Financial Condition
Results Operations Net Sales
Results Suffer Not Implement 2004 Restructuring Program According
Retirement Agreement
Retirement Benefits
Retirement Named Officers
Retirement Plan
Retirement Plan Potential Annual Payments Benefits
Retirement Plans
Retirement Plans Other Retiree Benefits
Revenue Recognition
Revocation Proxies
Rising Material Other Costs Increasing Dependence Key Suppliers
Role Committee
Role Nominating Corporate Governance Committee
Rule 14a-101
Salary
Sales Oral Personal Home Care Products Accounted Respectively
Sales Unit Volume Operating Profit Divisions
Securities Registered Pursuant Act
See
See Index Financial Statements
See Managing Foreign Currency Interest Rate Commodity Price
See Notes Consolidated Financial Statements
Segment Results
Selling General Administrative Expenses
Separately Repatriate 800 Overseas Operations American Jobs Creation
Set Forth Below Summary Material Risks Investment Securities
Settlement Awards
Severance Plan
Share Accounts
Share Limits
Share Purchase Feature
Share Repurchase Program
Shareholder Approval
Shareholder Rights Plan
Shares
Shares Colgate-palmolive Common Stock Outstanding 2009
Shares Subject Plan
Shipping Handling Costs
Signature
Signatures
Significant Competition Industry Adversely Affect Business
Since Annual Meeting Fast Approaching Encourage Vote Methods
Six-month Delay
Solely Colgate-palmolive Employees Savings Investment Plan
Sp500
Special Shareholder Meetings
State Other Jurisdiction Incorporation
Stephen Patrick Certify
Stock Option Awards
Stock Option Plans
Stock Options
Stock Options Appreciation Rights
Stock Ownership
Stock Ownership Certain Beneficial Owners
Stock Ownership Guidelines
Stock Price Performance Graphs
Stock Repurchases
Stock Subject Plan
Stock Subject Plan Limits Awards
Stock-based Compensation
Stock-based Compensation Expense Recorded Within Selling General Administrative
Stockholders Already Significant Ability Initiate Action
Strives Preserve Deductibility 162
Submission Matters Vote Security Holders
Subsidiaries Registrant
Summary Activity 2004 Restructuring Program
Summary Restricted Stock Award Activity 2008 Presented Below
Summary Stock Option Plan Activity 2008 Presented Below
Supplemental Salaried Employees Retirement Plan
Supplemental Savings Investment Plan
Supporting Statement
Table Contents
Tax Fees
Temporary Differences Between Accounting Financial Statement Purposes Tax
Tennessee Relocated Other Production Administrative Services Performed Jeffersonville
Term Amendment Termination
Term Plan
Termination Awards
Terms Awards
Terms Conditions Awards
Thursday 2006 Marriott Marquis 1000 Broadway Ballroom 1535
Thursday 2008 Marriott Marquis Hotel 1000 Broadway Ballroom
Total Benefit Payments Expected Paid Participants Include Directly
Transferability
Translation Overseas Currencies
Trc Capital Corporation
Trust Agreement
Type Awards
Types Elections
Undersigned Chairman Board President Chief Executive Officer Financial
Unfunded Status Plan
United States Securities Exchange Washington 20549
United States Securities Exchange Washington 20549 Schedule 14a
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Activity 2008 2007 Summarized Below
Unregistered Sales Equity Securities Proceeds
Value Risk
Very Strong Organic Sales Growth Across Divisions
Volume Pricing Operating Profitability Net
Vote
Vote Important Deadline Submit Voting Instructions Mail Over
Vote Important Encourage Proxy Even Plan Attend Meeting
Vote Important Internet Telephone Mail
Vote Important Please Submit Voting Instructions Internet Telephone
Vote Important Proxy Internet Telephone Mail Please Earliest
Voting Annual Meeting
Voting Employees Participating Company39s Savings Investment Plan
Voting Employees Participating Savings Investment Plan
Voting Employees Participating Stock Ownership Program Outside
Voting Employees Participating Stock Ownership Program Outside United
Voting Procedures
Voting Proxy
Weighted-average Interest Rate Short-term Borrowings Included Notes Loans
Witness Whereof Executed Power Attorney 2009
Witnesseth
Worldwide Net Sales Business Segment Geographic Region
Worldwide Operating Profit Business Segment Geographic Region
Worldwide Sales Unit Volume Strongly
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