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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000021665-23-000019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CL"
cik: "0000021665"
company_name: "COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO"
filed_at: "2023-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T22:41:51.073198+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Colgate-Palmolive annual meeting elects 11 directors, approves say-on-pay, defeats stockholder proposals

## Summary
- All 11 director nominees elected; support ranged from 85.3% (Lorrie Norrington) to 99.0% (Steve Cahillane).
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratified as auditor for FY2023 with 662.5M for vs 50.1M against.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 89.7% of votes cast in favor.
- Frequency of future say-on-pay set at one year per advisory vote (632.9M votes for one year).
- Stockholder proposals for independent board chairman and executive stock retention defeated with ~65% and ~70% against, respectively.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000021665-23-000019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CL
- cik: 0000021665
- company_name: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
- filed_at: 2023-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166523000019/0000021665-23-000019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166523000019/cl-20230517.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-23-000019
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-23-000019.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-23-000019.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal on executives to retain significant stock at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-12
  source text: A stockholder proposal on executives to retain significant stock was not approved.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166523000019/0000021665-23-000019-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-12
  source text: A non-binding advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation was approved.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166523000019/0000021665-23-000019-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO shareholders approved Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-12
  source text: The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 was ratified.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166523000019/0000021665-23-000019-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal on independent Board Chairman at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-12
  source text: A stockholder proposal on independent Board Chairman was not approved.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166523000019/0000021665-23-000019-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-12
  source text: A non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future non-binding advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation was held and the frequency that received the most votes was one year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166523000019/0000021665-23-000019-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-12
  source text: John P. Bilbrey, John T. Cahill, Steve Cahillane, Lisa M. Edwards, C. Martin Harris, Martina Hund-Mejean, Kimberly A. Nelson, Lorrie M. Norrington, Michael B. Polk, Stephen I. Sadove, and Noel R. Wallace were elected directors of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166523000019/0000021665-23-000019-index.htm

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