Company: CL
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001308179-25-000457
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Company: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEFA14A
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )

| ☑ | Filed by the Registrant | ☐ | Filed by a party other 
 than the Registrant    |

| CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX: |     |                                              |
| ☐                          |     | Preliminary Proxy Statement                  |
| ☐                          |     | Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only 
 (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))           |
| ☐                          |     | Definitive Proxy Statement                   |
| ☑                          |     | Definitive Additional Materials              |
| ☐                          |     | Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12        |

Colgate-Palmolive Company (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

| PAYMENT OF FILING FEE (CHECK ALL BOXES THAT APPLY): |     |                                                                                                     |
| ☑                                                   |     | No fee required                                                                                     |
| ☐                                                   |     | Fee paid previously with preliminary materials                                                      |
| ☐                                                   |     | Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11 |

[LETTER TO CERTAIN HOLDERS OF COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY STOCK] IMPORTANT REMINDER TO STOCKHOLDERS

DEAR FELLOW COLGATE STOCKHOLDER: You should have received your proxy materials in connection with Colgate-Palmolive Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held via live webcast on Friday, May 9, 2025. According to our records, your vote for this meeting has not been received. Regardless of the number of shares you own, it is important that they are represented and voted at the annual meeting. Please take a moment to vote your proxy at your earliest convenience. You should read carefully and consider the information contained in the Company’s Proxy Statement. Since the Annual Meeting is fast approaching, we encourage you to vote by any one of the three methods listed below:

| 1. |     | Vote by Internet: Go to the website www.proxyvote.com, have your control number listed on the enclosed notice card available and follow