Colgate-Palmolive officer proposes $160K share sale

The shares were acquired through employee stock-option exercise, with payment described as a broker assisted cashless sale.

Accepted by SEC EDGAR 08/04/2026 - 04:38 PM EDT Learn about SEC filing dates

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Colgate-Palmolive officer Steven A. Cahillane reported a proposed sale of 1,762 common shares, listed at an aggregate market value of $159,584.34. The approximate sale date is August 4, 2026. The shares were acquired on that date through exercise of employee stock options, with payment described as a broker assisted cashless sale.

Key Figures

Shares proposed for sale: 1,762 shares Aggregate market value: $159,584.34 Shares outstanding: 797,172,829 shares

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Shares proposed for sale 1,762 shares Common Stock; approximate sale date August 4, 2026

Aggregate market value $159,584.34 Common Stock listed for sale

Shares outstanding 797,172,829 shares Colgate-Palmolive

Key Terms

employee stock options, broker assisted cashless sale, Aggregate Market Value

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employee stock options financial

"Exercise of employee stock options"

Employee stock options are contracts that give workers the right to buy a company's shares at a set price sometime in the future, like a coupon that lets you purchase stock at today’s price later on. Investors care because they align employees’ incentives with company performance and create a potential future claim on shares that can reduce existing owners’ percentage and add to a company’s reported compensation costs.

broker assisted cashless sale financial

"Broker assisted cashless sale"

Aggregate Market Value financial

"Aggregate Market Value"

Aggregate market value is the combined price you would pay to buy all outstanding shares of a company or all companies in a group at current market prices — essentially the sum of each stock’s market capitalization. It matters to investors because it shows the overall size and weight of an investment or sector (like the total cost to buy every piece of a puzzle), helps compare scale across companies or markets, and influences index composition and risk exposure.

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How many CL shares did Steven A. Cahillane plan to sell?

Steven A. Cahillane reported a proposed sale of 1,762 Colgate-Palmolive common shares, listed at an aggregate market value of $159,584.34 and an approximate sale date of August 4, 2026.

How many CL shares were outstanding?

The securities information lists 797,172,829 shares outstanding for Colgate-Palmolive.

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Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144

144: Filer Information

Filer CIK	0001416390
Filer CCC	XXXXXXXX
Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?	LIVE TEST
Submission Contact Information
Name
Phone
E-Mail Address

144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
SEC File Number	001-00644
Address of Issuer	300 PARK AVE NEW YORK NEW YORK 10022
Phone	2123102000
Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold	CAHILLANE STEVEN A
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
Relationship to Issuer	Officer

144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
Common Stock	Merrill Lynch 225 Liberty Street Floor 37 New York NY 10281	1762	159584.34	797172829	08/04/2026	NYSE

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
Common Stock	08/04/2026	Exercise of employee stock options	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO			1762	08/04/2026	Broker assisted cashless sale

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Nothing to Report

144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks
Date of Notice	08/04/2026
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.
Signature	Steven Cahillane
ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)