Colgate Palmolive

DEFA14A 1 cl015164-defa14a.htm DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL PROXY SOLICITING MATERIALS Colgate Palmolive - DEFA14A

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )

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Filed by the Registrant

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Filed by a party other than the Registrant

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX:
☐		Preliminary Proxy Statement
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☐		Definitive Proxy Statement
☑		Definitive Additional Materials
☐		Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12

Colgate-Palmolive Company

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

PAYMENT OF FILING FEE (CHECK ALL BOXES THAT APPLY):
☑		No fee required
☐		Fee paid previously with preliminary materials
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[LETTER TO CERTAIN HOLDERS OF COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY STOCK]

IMPORTANT REMINDER TO STOCKHOLDERS

April 16, 2026

DEAR FELLOW COLGATE STOCKHOLDER:

You should have received your proxy materials in connection with Colgate-Palmolive Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held via live webcast on Friday, May 8, 2026. According to our records, your vote for this meeting has not been received. Regardless of the number of shares you own, it is important that they are represented and voted at the annual meeting.

Please take a moment to vote your proxy at your earliest convenience. You should read carefully and consider the information contained in the Company’s Proxy Statement.

Since the Annual Meeting is fast approaching, we encourage you to vote by any one of the three methods listed below:

1.	Vote by Internet: Go to the website www.proxyvote.com, have your control number listed on the enclosed notice card available and follow the simple instructions.

2.	Vote by Telephone: Call 1-800-690-6903 (toll-free), have your control number listed on the enclosed notice card available and follow the simple instructions.

3.	Vote by Mail: Vote, sign, date and mail the enclosed notice card in the postage-paid envelope without delay to ensure your vote is counted. If you have voted by internet or telephone, please do not return the notice card.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS BY INTERNET, TELEPHONE OR MAIL SO WE RECEIVE THEM BY 11:59 P.M., EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, ON THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2026.

Thank you for your response.

Sincerely,

Jennifer M. Daniels
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary



300 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022-7499		Your Vote Counts! COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2026 Annual Meeting to be held on May 8, 2026 Deadline to vote prior to the Annual Meeting is May 7, 2026 11:59 PM ET


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You hold shares in COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY and it’s time to vote!
You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the stockholder meeting to be held on May 8, 2026.

Get informed before you vote
View the Notice of 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement and 2025 Annual Report online at www.ProxyVote.com OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to April 24, 2026. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future stockholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy.

	For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com

	Control #

Vote During the Virtual Meeting*

May 8, 2026

10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time

Smartphone users
Phone
Point your camera here and vote without entering a control number

Vote by
Mail
Mark, sign and date this form and submit it with your prepaid envelope

Vote by
Phone
800-690-6903

Virtually at:
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CL2026

*Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance.

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

Proxy Solicited by the Board of Directors
for Annual Meeting on May 8, 2026

The undersigned hereby appoints as proxies, with full power of substitution to each, C. MARTIN HARRIS, LORRIE M. NORRINGTON and NOEL WALLACE (the Proxy Committee) to vote as designated below all shares that the undersigned would be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held via live webcast on May 8, 2026 or at any adjournments thereof. Action hereunder may be taken by a majority of said proxies or their substitutes who are present, or if only one be present, then by that one.

You are encouraged to specify your choices by marking the appropriate boxes, SEE BELOW. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted in accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendations as set forth below. The Proxy Committee cannot vote the shares unless you sign and return this card or vote by internet or telephone in accordance with the applicable instructions.


Voting Items		Board Recommends	Voting Options
1.	Election of directors
	Nominees:
1a.	John P. Bilbrey	For	For Against Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐
1b.	Christopher S. Boerner	For	For Against Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐
1c.	John T. Cahill	For	For Against Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐
1d.	Lisa M. Edwards	For	For Against Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐
1e.	C. Martin Harris	For	For Against Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐
1f.	Martina Hund-Mejean	For	For Against Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐
1g.	Kimberly A. Nelson	For	For Against Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐
1h.	Brian O. Newman	For	For Against Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐
1i.	Lorrie M. Norrington	For	For Against Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐
1j.	Noel Wallace	For	For Against Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐
2.	Ratify selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Colgate’s independent registered public accounting firm.	For	For Against Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐
3.	Advisory vote on executive compensation.	For	For Against Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐
4.	Stockholder proposal entitled “Remove DEI from Board Candidate Considerations.”	Against	For Against Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐
5.	Stockholder proposal entitled “Independent Board Chairman.”	Against	For Against Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐

NOTE: Please sign below exactly as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. When signing as corporate officer, please give full corporate name and officer’s title.


Signature	Date	V94837-Z91955-Z91954	Signature (Joint Owners)	Date

SEC Form DEFA14A filed by Colgate-Palmolive Company