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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000021665-21-000029"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CL"
cik: "0000021665"
company_name: "COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO"
filed_at: "2021-12-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T02:35:24.073369+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Colgate-Palmolive lowers special meeting threshold to 15% from 25% after shareholder proposal

## Summary
- Shareholder proposal to lower threshold to 10% received 50.56% support at 2021 annual meeting.
- Company engaged with 18 largest institutional investors representing over 42% of outstanding common stock.
- Board approved 15% ownership threshold for calling special meetings, effective December 9, 2021.
- Amendments also include clarifications to meeting procedures and technical/administrative changes.
- Change is a compromise from prior 25% threshold, reflecting widespread stockholder input.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000021665-21-000029
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CL
- cik: 0000021665
- company_name: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
- filed_at: 2021-12-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166521000029/0000021665-21-000029-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166521000029/cl-20211209.htm

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