Company: CL
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: 424B2
Source: 0001104659-25-042488
Chunk: 43

Company: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: 424B2
Chunk 43
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ability to operate and respond effectively during a pandemic, epidemic or widespread public health concern, including COVID-19, the ability
to manage disruptions in our global supply chain and/or key office facilities, the ability to manage the availability and cost of raw
and packaging materials and logistics costs, the ability to maintain or increase selling prices as needed, changes in the policies of
retail trade customers, the emergence of alternative retail channels, the growth of eCommerce and the rapidly changing retail landscape
(as consumers increasingly shop online), the ability to develop innovative new products, the ability to continue lowering costs and operate
in an agile manner, the ability to maintain the security of our information technology systems from a cyber-security incident or data
breach, the ability to address the effects of climate change and achieve our sustainability and social impact goals, the ability to complete
acquisitions and divestitures as planned, the ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses, the ability to attract and retain
key employees and integrate DE&I initiatives across our organization, the uncertainty of the outcome of legal proceedings, whether
or not we believe they have merit, and the ability to address uncertain or unfavorable global economic conditions, including inflation,
disruptions in the credit markets and tax matters.

All of the forward-looking statements are qualified
in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and to the factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2023 (incorporated by reference in this prospectus)
and similar sections in our subsequent filings that we incorporate by reference in this prospectus, which describe risks and factors
that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Those risk factors may not be exhaustive.
We operate in a continually changing business environment, and new risk factors emerge from time to time. We cannot predict these new
risk factors, nor can we assess the impact, if any, of these new risk factors on our businesses or the extent to which any factor, or
combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements. Given these
uncertainties, we caution investors not to unduly rely on