UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
May 13, 2008 (May 8, 2008)
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-644-2 | 13-1815595 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(IRS Employer |
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| of Incorporation) |
File Number) |
Identification No.) |
| 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY | 10022 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 310-2000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a -12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d -2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e -4(c))
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company’s annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 8, 2008. The matters voted on and the results of the vote were as follows:
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For information regarding the vote required for the approval of the matters voted on at the annual meeting, please see the Company’s 2008 Proxy Statement.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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(a)
John T. Cahill, Jill K. Conway, Ian M. Cook, Ellen M. Hancock, David W. Johnson, Richard J. Kogan, Delano E. Lewis, Reuben Mark,
J. Pedro Reinhard and Stephen I. Sadove were elected directors of the Company. The results of the vote were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
John T. Cahill
458,540,909
2,297,979
4,797,573
Jill K. Conway
451,816,026
8,693,354
5,127,081
Ian M. Cook
454,739,284
6,170,352
4,726,825
Ellen M. Hancock
451,716,253
8,230,412
5,689,796
David W. Johnson
451,981,153
8,407,014
5,248,294
Richard J. Kogan
451,398,445
8,984,732
5,253,284
Delano E. Lewis
456,799,051
3,935,817
4,901,593
Reuben Mark
453,028,152
7,839,033
4,769,276
J. Pedro Reinhard
457,742,192
3,117,734
4,776,535
Stephen I. Sadove
455,631,815
5,184,547
4,820,099
(b)
The ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2008 was approved. The results of the vote were as
follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
456,324,213
4,545,273
4,766,975
(c)
The amendment of the Company’s Restated Certificate of
Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from
1,000,000,000 to 2,000,000,000 was approved and adopted. The results of the vote
of the Company’s
outstanding shares of Common Stock and Series B Convertible Preference Stock,
voting together, were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
388,796,941
71,610,625
5,228,895
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
366,229,666
70,764,871
5,111,164
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
Date: May 13, 2008
By: /s/ Andrew D. Hendry
Name:
Andrew D. Hendry
Title:
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel
and Secretary