Re 2nd qtr earnings Webcast

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Colgate-Palmolive Co
19 July 2001
                                              CONTACT:
                                              Bina Thompson     212-310-3072    
                                              Hope Borkenstein  212-310-2291 


            Colgate to Webcast 2nd Quarter Earnings Conference Call             
                        July 23, 2001, at ll:00 a.m.


New York, New York, July 23,2001... Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) will
provide a live webcast of its second quarter earnings conference call on Monday,
July 23, 2001, at 11:00 a.m. The call will be hosted by Chairman and CEO, Reuben
Mark and Vice President - Investor Relations, Bina Thompson.

Investors may access the call through Colgate's internet site at
www.colgate-palmolive.com. For those unable to participate during the live
webcast, it will be archived on the Colgate site for 5 days.

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, Speed Stick, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, Ajax, Axion,
Soupline, Suavitel, Fab, as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription
Diet pet foods.