[Form 4] COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO Insider Trading Activity
Tsourapas Panagiotis, Colgate-Palmolive Company COO (Eur., APac, Afr Eur, Skin) reported equity awards on 09/11/2025. The filing shows a grant of 4,759 restricted stock units that vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant. The report also discloses 32,949 stock options with an exercise price of $84.06; the options vest in equal annual installments over three years beginning on 09/11/2026 and expire on 09/11/2033. Following the transactions, the reporting person directly beneficially owns 11,996 shares and beneficially owns additional shares indirectly: 4,509 via the issuer's 401(k) plan trustee and 60,745 via trust (which includes 10,774 previously reported as direct). The form was signed 09/12/2025.
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TL;DR Routine executive compensation grants: RSUs and options increase insider alignment without immediate cash impact.
The filing documents standard incentive awards to a senior executive: a 4,759 RSU grant with three-year annual vesting and 32,949 stock options at a $84.06 strike price exercising over three years beginning one year after grant and expiring in 2033. These awards are compensatory, intended to retain and motivate management; they do not reflect open-market purchases or dispositions. The disclosure also clarifies current beneficial ownership across direct and indirect accounts, useful for calculating insider stake and potential future dilution when options are exercised or RSUs vest.
TL;DR Governance disclosure is complete for this Form 4: grant types, vesting schedules, exercise price, and beneficial ownership are stated.
The Form 4 provides the necessary details for compliance: grant dates, award types (restricted stock units and options), vesting schedules, strike price, underlying share counts, and post-transaction holdings including indirect holdings via a 401(k) trustee and trust. The inclusion of previously reported shares within the trust is noted. No departures, accelerations, or unusual transaction codes are reported; this appears to be a routine compensation-related filing.