RNS Number:8285I
Colgate-Palmolive Co
17 March 2003


                                                      Bina Thompson 212-310-3072
                                              Susanna LeBoutillier  212-310-2624


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...


                COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY TO WEBCAST PRESENTATION
                AT THE MERRILL LYNCH CONSUMER PRODUCTS CONFERENCE


New York, New York, March 17, 2003. . .  Colgate-Palmolive Chairman and CEO
Reuben Mark will present on Tuesday, March 18, at the Merrill Lynch Global
Branded Consumer Products Conference.

Investors may access a live webcast of this presentation on Colgate's internet
site at www.colgate.com on Tuesday, March 18, at 4:35 p.m. EST.  The webcast
will also be available for replay.


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Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused
on Oral Care, Personal Care, Household Surface Care, Fabric Care and Pet
Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories
around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate,
Palmolive, Mennen, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, Ajax,
Axion, Soupline, Suavitel and Fab, as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's
Prescription Diet pet foods. For more information about Colgate's global
business, visit the Company's web site on the Internet at http://
www.colgate.com.

This press release and the subject presentation (other than historical
information) may contain forward-looking statements. Actual events or results
may differ materially from those statements. Investors should consult the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including the
Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 under the caption "
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements") for information about
factors that could cause such differences. Copies of these filings may be
obtained upon request from the Company's Investor Relations Department.


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