Company: CL
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: 424B2
Source: 0001104659-25-039840
Chunk: 42

Company: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: 424B2
Chunk 42
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 automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as a “well-known seasoned issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). By using a “shelf” registration statement, we may sell, at any time and from time to time, in one or more offerings, the debt securities described in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. The term “prospectus supplement” as used in this prospectus includes any pricing supplements relating to particular offerings of debt securities. The relevant prospectus supplements will provide the financial and other specific terms of any particular offering of debt securities, many of which are determined at the time of pricing. Because the information provided in the prospectus supplements may also add, delete or change information contained in this prospectus, you should rely on the information in the applicable prospectus supplement or supplements to the extent that it is inconsistent with the information in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Information We File with the SEC.”

<div align='center'>CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS</div>

This prospectus and the documents incorporated
by reference in this prospectus contain statements that constitute “forward looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that set forth anticipated results based
on management’s current plans and assumptions.

These statements may relate, for example, to
sales or volume growth, net selling price increases, organic sales growth, profit or profit margin levels, earnings per share
levels, financial goals, the impact of foreign exchange volatility, the impact of COVID-19, the impact of the war in Ukraine, the
impact of the Israel-Hamas war, cost-reduction plans (including the 2022 Global Productivity Initiative), tax rates, interest rates,
new product introductions, digital capabilities, commercial investment levels, acquisitions, divestitures, share repurchases or
legal or tax proceedings, among other matters. In some cases, you can identify forward looking statements by terminology such as
“expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “will,”
“could,” “would,” “should,” “