UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 8, 2010
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-644 | 13-1815595 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY | 10022 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 310-2000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
At its meeting on July 8, 2010, the Board of Directors renewed the Colgate-Palmolive Company Executive Severance Plan (the “Plan”) for an additional term to expire on July 31, 2013, on substantially the same terms and conditions as previously in effect, as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, with the following change: the Board reduced the bonus component of the severance amount, replacing the highest annual bonus award in the last five years with the average of the three highest annual bonus awards in the last five years. A copy of the Plan, as renewed, is attached as Exhibit 10-A to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with this document:
| Exhibit Number | Description |
| 10-A | Colgate-Palmolive Company Executive Severance Plan, as amended and restated through July 8, 2010 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 10-A | Colgate-Palmolive Company Executive Severance Plan, as amended and restated through July 8, 2010 | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY | ||
| Date: July 9, 2010 | By: /s/ Andrew D. Hendry | |
| Name: Andrew D. Hendry | ||
| Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
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