Company: CL
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001308179-25-000223
Chunk: 57

Company: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 57
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 must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act no later than February 8, 2026, and otherwise comply with the requirements set forth in our by-laws. In addition, stockholders who meet the proxy access eligibility requirements set forth in our by-laws may nominate directors for inclusion in our proxy statement. In order to include director nominees in our proxy statement for next year’s Annual Meeting, nominations must be received by the Company Secretary no earlier than October 27, 2025 and no later than November 26, 2025 and must comply with the requirements of our by-laws. The NGCR Committee will also consider director nominees recommended by stockholders in writing if such candidates meet our criteria for Board membership, as described under “Governance—The Board of Directors.”

| How                                                                            
 can I vote if I am an employee participating in the Savings & Investment Plan? |

If you are a Colgate employee who participates in the Savings & Investment Plan you will receive electronic notice or a Notice of Internet Availability with instructions on how to vote your shares. The notice also indicates the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock credited to your account under the Savings & Investment Plan as of March 10, 2025, the record date for voting at the meeting.

| ● | You                                                                                      
 can direct the trustee how to vote your shares via the internet or by telephone. You     
 can also direct the trustee how to vote by mail by requesting a proxy card and returning 
 your completed proxy card to us.                                                         |

| How                                                                                               
 can I vote if I am an employee participating in a stock ownership plan outside the United States? |

If you are a Colgate employee who participates in one of Colgate’s employee stock ownership plans outside the United States, you will receive separate voting instructions electronically or from your local Human Resources Department.

| How                                                                                 
 do I submit a stockholder proposal for consideration at next year’s Annual Meeting? |

A proposal submitted by any stockholder for consideration at next year’s Annual Meeting (other than director nominations pursuant to our proxy access by-law) will be acted upon only if the following criteria are met:

Proposals should be sent to the Company Secretary by mail to the Office of the Company Secretary, Colgate-Palmolive Company, 300 Park Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10022 or by email to stockholderproposals@colpal.com. Please see “Who nominates the directors?” above