Company: CL
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001308179-25-000223
Chunk: 56

Company: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form: DEF 14A
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Questions and Answers About Our Annual Meeting

| Can               
 I change my vote? |

Yes. You can change your vote or revoke your proxy at any time before it is exercised at the Annual Meeting by taking any one of the following actions: (i) follow the instructions given for changing your vote via the internet or by telephone or deliver a valid written proxy with a later date; (ii) notify the Company Secretary in writing that you have revoked your proxy by mail to the Office of the Company Secretary, Colgate-Palmolive Company, 300 Park Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10022; or (iii) vote electronically during the Annual Meeting through the Annual Meeting Website.

| How                                                        
 many shares must be present to conduct the Annual Meeting? |

To carry on the business of the Annual Meeting, a minimum number of shares, constituting a quorum, must be present. The quorum for the Annual Meeting is a majority of the votes represented by the outstanding shares of our Common Stock. This majority may be present in person or by proxy. Abstentions and “broker non-votes” (which are explained below) are counted as present to determine whether there is a quorum for the Annual Meeting. Stockholders who attend the virtual meeting will be considered to be attending the meeting in person.

| What                                                                  
 if I am a beneficial owner and do not give instructions to my broker? |

As a beneficial owner, in order to ensure your shares are voted in the way you would like, you must provide voting instructions to your broker by the deadline provided in the proxy materials you receive from your broker. If you do not provide voting instructions to your broker, whether your broker can vote your shares depends on the type of item being considered for vote. Under NYSE rules, if your broker holds shares in your name and delivers this Proxy Statement or a Notice of Internet Availability to you, the broker is entitled to vote your shares with respect to the ratification of the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm (Proposal 2) even if the broker does not receive voting instructions from you. The broker is not entitled to vote your shares with respect to the election of directors, the advisory vote on executive compensation or the two stockholder proposals (Proposals 1, 3, 4 or 5) without your instructions. A “broker non-vote” occurs when your broker submits a proxy for your shares but does not indicate a vote for a particular proposal because the broker does