UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC  20549
________________

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) (May 1, 2020)
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 1-644
 13-1815595
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

300 Park Avenue, New York, New York 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
   Trading Symbol(s)
  
Name of each exchange on which
registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value
   CL
   New York Stock Exchange
 0.000% Notes due 2021    CL 21A   New York Stock Exchange
0.500% Notes due 2026
   CL 26
   New York Stock Exchange
1.375% Notes due 2034
   CL 34
   New York Stock Exchange
 0.875% Notes due 2039    CL 39   New York Stock Exchange

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 2.02.          Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 1, 2020, Colgate-Palmolive Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.  This press release is attached as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.  The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01.          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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

Exhibit Number Description
 
 
99
 Press release, dated May 1, 2020, issued by Colgate-Palmolive Company
 
 
104
 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (Inline XBRL) document)
                 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number Description
 
 
99
 Press release, dated May 1, 2020, issued by Colgate-Palmolive Company
 
 
104
 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (Inline XBRL) document)
                 
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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:   May 1, 2020
By:
/s/ Henning I. Jakobsen
 
 
Name: Henning I. Jakobsen
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 


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