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) June 18, 2018


COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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On June 18, 2018, the Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive Company (the “Company”) elected Mr. Philip G. Shotts Vice President and Controller of the Company.  In this capacity Mr. Shotts will serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer. Mr. Shotts, 63, joined the Company in 1990 and has held key financial roles at the Company, serving as its Vice President and Assistant Controller since 2003.

On June 18, 2018, the Company issued a press release regarding the Board of Directors’ authorization of a new share repurchase program. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

(d)       Exhibits.  The following exhibit is filed with this document:

Exhibit Number      Description

99                             Press release, dated June 18, 2018, issued by Colgate-Palmolive Company

EXHIBIT INDEX

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.

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