Colgate to Webcast 2003 4th Quarter & Year End Earnings Conference Call 
                       February 3, 2004 - 11:00 a.m. ET 
 
    NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2004 -- Colgate-Palmolive 
Company (NYSE: CL) will provide a live webcast of its 2003 fourth quarter and 
year-end earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 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 related webcast (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 
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) 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 or the Company's website on the internet at 
www.colgate.com. 
 
SOURCE  Colgate-Palmolive  
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    /CONTACT:  Bina Thompson, +1-212-310-3072, Hope Spiller, +1-212-310-2291, 
both for Colgate-Palmolive / 
    /Web site:  http://www.colgate.com / 
    (CL) 
 





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