Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

See “Information about our Executive Officers” in Part I, Item 1 of this report.

Additional information required by this Item 10 will be included under the headings “Governance – the Board of Directors,” “Governance – Board Structure and Responsibilities – Committees of the Board of Directors – Audit Committee” and “Executive Compensation – Compensation Discussion and Analysis – Compensation Governance Features – Insider Trading Policy and Prohibition on Hedging and Pledging of Company Stock” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “2026 Proxy Statement”) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Information on beneficial ownership reporting compliance will be included under the heading “Stock Ownership – Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports,” if applicable, in the 2026 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Company’s Code of Conduct promotes the highest ethical standards in all of the Company’s business dealings. The Code of Conduct satisfies the SEC’s requirements for a Code of Ethics for senior financial officers and applies to all Company employees, including the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the Executive Vice President, Controller, and the Company’s directors. The Code of Conduct is available on the Company’s website at www.colgatepalmolive.com. Any amendment to the Code of Conduct will promptly be posted on the Company’s website. It is the Company’s policy not to grant waivers of the Code of Conduct. In the extremely unlikely event that the Company grants an executive officer a waiver from a provision of the Code of Conduct, the Company will promptly disclose such information by posting it on its website or by using other appropriate means in accordance with SEC rules.