Executive Change

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549   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) April 8, 2022 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   Delaware 1-644 13-1815595 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)   300 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) ( 212 ) 310-2000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 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):     ☐ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $1.00 par value CL New York Stock Exchange 0.500% Notes due 2026 CL26 New York Stock Exchange 0.300% Notes due 2029 CL29 New York Stock Exchange 1.375% Notes due 2034 CL34 New York Stock Exchange 0.875% Notes due 2039 CL39 New York Stock Exchange   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Following engagement with stockholders, on April 8, 2022, the Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive Company (“Colgate”) adopted a policy that Colgate will not execute any new severance agreement with an executive officer that provides for cash severance benefits exceeding 2.99 times the sum of the executive officer’s base salary plus target annual bonus opportunity, without seeking stockholder ratification of the agreement. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits . The following exhibits are filed with this document: Exhibit Number Description 10.1 C olgate-Palmolive Company Executive Officer Cash Severance Policy 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (Inline XBRL) document) 2 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.       COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY             Date: April 8, 2022   By:       /s/ Jennifer M. Daniels               Name: Jennifer M. Daniels       Title:   Chief Legal Officer and Secretary   3