Company: CL
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001308179-25-000223
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Company: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form: DEF 14A
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 that we do, as individuals and as teams. We seek to foster an inclusive and supportive workplace that promotes the growth and development of all employees, supported by a robust learning culture that aligns with our business needs. We are also committed to listening to our employees and seeing how the company is evolving and growing through regular employee engagement surveys. As a truly global company, with employees in over 100 countries and products marketed in over 200 countries and territories throughout the world, it is important that our employees reflect the communities in which we live and work. For more detail about the composition of our workforce and our most recent EEO-1 reports, please see our website. References to these reports and to our website are for informational purposes only and neither the reports nor the other information on our website is incorporated by reference into this Proxy Statement. Directors are Stockholders Director Compensation in Stock On average, 71% of a non-employee director’s compensation was paid in Colgate equity in 2024. For more information regarding director compensation, see “Compensation of Directors.” Significant Levels of Director Stock Ownership Board members own significant amounts of Colgate stock. Under our stock ownership guidelines, independent directors are required to own stock equal in value to at least five times their annual share grant. For more information on director stock ownership, see “Stock Ownership—Stock Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers.” Established Policies Guide Governance and Business Integrity Corporate Governance Guidelines The corporate governance guidelines reflect the Board’s views and Company policy regarding significant corporate governance issues, which the Board believes are best practice. As part of its ongoing review of best practices in corporate governance, the Board periodically reviews and updates the guidelines. A copy of the guidelines, entitled “Board Guidelines on Significant Corporate Governance Issues,” is available on our website. Code of Conduct The Board sponsors our Code of Conduct, which promotes the highest ethical standards in all of our business dealings. The Global Ethics and Compliance function, headed by a corporate officer who reports to the CEO and provides reports directly to the Audit Committee, oversees compliance with these standards and periodically reviews and updates the

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Governance Code of Conduct in conjunction with our Global Legal Organization. The Code of Conduct applies to our directors and employees, including the CEO, the Chief Financial Officer and the Controller (who is our principal accounting officer), and satisfies the SEC’s requirements for a code of ethics for senior financial officers. The Code of Conduct is available on our website. Business Integrity Initiatives The Board supports our efforts to effectively communicate our commitment to ethical business practices, which