Colgate to Webcast 3rd Quarter Earnings Conference Call 
 
                       October 23, 2003 - 11:00 a.m. ET 
 
    NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2003 -- Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) will provide 
a live webcast of its third quarter earnings conference call on Thursday, 
October 23,  2003 at 11:00 a.m. ET.  The call will be hosted by Chairman and 
CEO, Reuben Mark and Vice President - Investor Relations, Bina Thompson. 
    Investors may access the call through Colgate's website at 
www.colgate.com.  For those unable to participate during the live webcast, the 
webcast and any related materials will be made available through the investor 
relations page of Colgate's website. 
    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 website on the internet at 
www.colgate.com. 
 
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    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 for information 
about factors that could cause such differences (including the information set 
forth under the caption "Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements" 
in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002). Copies of 
these filings may be obtained upon request from the Company's Investor 
Relations Department or the Company's website on the internet at 
www.colgate.com. 
 
SOURCE  Colgate-Palmolive Company 
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    /CONTACT:  Bina Thompson, +1-212-310-3072, or Hope Spiller,  
+1-212-310-2291, both of Colgate-Palmolive Company / 
    /Web site:  http://www.colgate.com/ 
    (CL) 
 

 
 
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