---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000021665-24-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CL"
cik: "0000021665"
company_name: "COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO"
filed_at: "2024-05-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T23:45:19.704245+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Colgate-Palmolive stockholders elect all 10 director nominees and approve say-on-pay at annual meeting

## Summary
- All 10 director nominees elected; Noel R. Wallace received 593.7M votes for (lowest), 46.1M against, 6.7M abstentions.
- Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor passed with 660.5M for (92.4% of votes cast).
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 560.5M for (87% of votes cast excluding broker non-votes).
- Shareholder proposal for independent Board Chairman defeated, 218.7M for vs 425.3M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000021665-24-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CL
- cik: 0000021665
- company_name: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
- filed_at: 2024-05-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166524000017/0000021665-24-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166524000017/cl-20240515.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-24-000017
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-24-000017.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-24-000017.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-05-10 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-10
  source text: 1. John P. Bilbrey, John T. Cahill, Steve Cahillane, Lisa M. Edwards, C. Martin Harris, Martina Hund-Mejean, Kimberly A. Nelson, Brian Newman, Lorrie M. Norrington, and Noel R. Wallace were elected directors of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166524000017/0000021665-24-000017-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal on independent Board Chairman at the 2024-05-10 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-10
  source text: 4. A stockholder proposal on independent Board Chairman was not approved.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166524000017/0000021665-24-000017-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO shareholders approved Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2024-05-10 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-10
  source text: 2. The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024 was ratified.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166524000017/0000021665-24-000017-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2024-05-10 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-10
  source text: 3. A non-binding advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation was approved.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166524000017/0000021665-24-000017-index.htm

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