CL to Webcast Presentation at Merrill Lynch Conference

    Colgate-Palmolive Company to Webcast Presentation  
           At the Merrill Lynch 11th Annual Global Branded Consumer  
                             Products Conference 
 
    NEW YORK, September 24, 2003 -- Colgate-Palmolive Chairman and CEO Reuben 
Mark will present on Wednesday, October 1, at the Merrill Lynch 11th Annual 
Global Branded Consumer Products Conference.     Investors may access a live 
webcast of this presentation on Colgate's internet site at www.colgate.com on 
Wednesday, October 1, at 9:45 a.m. London time (4:45 a.m. Eastern Time).  The 
webcast will also be available for replay. 
 
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    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 web site on the internet at 
www.colgate.com. 
 
    This press release and the subject presentation (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 
Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 under the caption 
"Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements") 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. 
 
SOURCE  Colgate-Palmolive Company 
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    /CONTACT:  Bina Thompson, [phone], or Hope Spiller,  
[phone], both of Colgate-Palmolive Company/ 
    /Web site:  http://www.colgate.com / 
    (CL) 
 






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