Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) Proxy filing summary

Executive summary

• Annual Meeting scheduled for May 8, 2026, to be held virtually for shareholder participation.

• Shareholders are encouraged to review proxy materials and vote on key proposals before the meeting deadline.

Voting matters and shareholder proposals

• Election of ten directors, with the board recommending a vote for all nominees.

• Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm is recommended.

• Advisory vote on executive compensation is recommended for approval.

• Stockholder proposal to remove DEI from board candidate considerations is recommended against.

• Stockholder proposal for an independent board chairman is recommended against.

Board of directors and corporate governance

• Board nominees include John P. Bilbrey, Christopher S. Boerner, John T. Cahill, Lisa M. Edwards, C. Martin Harris, Martina Hund-Mejean, Kimberly A. Nelson, Brian O. Newman, Lorrie M. Norrington, and Noel Wallace.