NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
The Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) today declared
quarterly cash dividends of $.44 per common share, payable on August 14, 2009,
to shareholders of record on July 24, 2009. The Company has paid uninterrupted
dividends on its common stock since 1895.
About Colgate-Palmolive:
Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused
on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home 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, Elmex, Tom`s of Maine, Ajax, Axion,
Soupline, and Suavitel, as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription
Diet. For more information about Colgate's global business, visit the Company's
web site at http://www.colgate.com.
Colgate-Palmolive
Bina Thompson 212-310-3072
Hope Spiller 212-310-2291
Colgate-Palmolive
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