UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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)
September 8, 2004
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 1-644-2 | 13-1815595 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY | 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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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
As previously disclosed, as part of its regular compensation program, Colgate-Palmolive Company (the “Company”) makes stock option awards to employees (including executive officers) in accordance with an established program described in the Company’s proxy statement for its annual stockholder meeting. The grants are made pursuant to the stockholder-approved 1997 Stock Option Plan, a copy of which is on file with the SEC as Exhibit Number 10-M to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. In light of the anticipated, regular annual grant of stock options this month, pursuant to the SEC’s newly adopted Item 1.01 of Form 8-K, the Company is filing herewith a copy of the form of individual stock option agreement typically used in connection with such grants.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (c) | Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with this document. |
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 10-O | Form of Stock Option Agreement | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 10-O | Form of Stock Option Agreement | |
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.
| Date: September 8, 2004 |
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY | |||||||
| By |
/s/ Andrew D. Hendry | |||||||
| Name: |
Andrew D. Hendry | |||||||
| Title: |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||