Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) 300 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 Phone: (212) 310-2000 Fax: (212) 310-3284 http://www.colgate.com
Colgate Palmolive Company was founded in 1806 and incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1923. The Company manufactures and markets a number of products in the U.S. and around the world in two distinct business segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care and Pet Nutrition. Oral, Personal and Home Care products include toothpaste, oral rinses and toothbrushes, bar and liquid hand soaps, shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, deodorants and antiperspirants, shave products, laundry and dishwashing detergents, fabric conditioners, cleansers and cleaners, bleaches and other similar items. These products are sold mainly to wholesale and retail distributors worldwide. Pet Nutrition products include pet food products manufactured and marketed by Hill�s Pet Nutrition. The main customers for Pet Nutrition products are veterinarians and specialty pet retailers. Principal global and regional trademarks include Colgate, Palmolive, Mennen, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, Elmex, Tom�s of Maine, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline, Suavitel, Hill�s Science Diet and Hill�s Prescription Diet. Colgate�s Personal Care products include Palmolive and Softsoap brand shower gels, Palmolive, Irish Spring and Protex bar soaps and Speed Stick and Lady Speed Stick deodorants and antiperspirants. The Company manufactures and markets an array of products for Home Care, including Palmolive and Ajax dishwashing liquids, Fabuloso and Ajax household cleaners and Murphy�s Oil Soap. Colgate, through its Hill�s Pet Nutrition segment (Hill�s), is a producer of specialty pet nutrition products for dogs and cats with products marketed in over 90 countries around the world. Hill�s markets pet foods mainly under two trademarks: Science Diet, which is sold by authorized pet supply retailers and veterinarians for everyday nutritional needs and Prescription Diet, a range of therapeutic products sold by veterinarians to help nutritionally manage disease conditions in dogs and cats. The Company�s products are generally marketed by a direct sales force at individual operating subsidiaries or business units. In some instances, distributors or brokers are used. No single customer accounts for 10% or more of the Company�s sales. Colgate faces competition in several aspects of its business, including, but not limited to: the pricing of products, promotional activities, advertising and new product introductions. The Company's manufacture, packaging, labeling, storage, distribution, advertising and sale of consumer products are subject to regulation in the U.S. and abroad.
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