Colgate-Palmolive Makes Announcement.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2000 Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CL)-- Responding to inquiries from the press today, Reuben Mark, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , said: "We have stated that we are comfortable with the consensus of analysts' earnings per share expectations for the third quarter, and it appears that the earnings increase will be accompanied by good unit volume growth in the U.S. and abroad. Similarly, we are comfortable with external expectations for the full year. We are expecting to enjoy double digit Noun 1. double digit - a two-digit integer; from 10 to 99 integer, whole number - any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero; "an integer is a number that is not a fraction" earnings per share growth this year and in 2001, as we have each year for the last half decade." About Colgate-Palmolive: Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Household Surface Care, Fabric Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Mennen, Softsoap, Irish Spring Irish Spring is the name of a well-known deodorant soap, first marketed by the Colgate-Palmolive company in 1972. As the name would suggest, television advertisements are set in an "Irish village," with a male townsperson endorsing the product with such slogans as "Fresh and , Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, Ajax, Axion ax·i·on n. A hypothetical boson having no charge or spin and small mass, proposed to explain the existence of certain symmetries of the strong nuclear force. [axi(al) + -on1.] , Soupline, Suavitel and Fab, as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet pet foods. For more information about Colgate's global business, visit the Company's web site on the Internet at http://www.colgatepalmolive.com. This press release (other than historical information) contains forward-looking statements. Actual events or results may differ materially from those statements. Investors should consult the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including the Company's Form 8-K Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. dated November 13, 1998) for information about factors that could cause such differences. Copies of these filings may be obtained upon request from the Company's Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. Department. The full text of Colgate releases is available: Internet Address: http://www.colgatepalmolive.com Shareholder Direct: 1-800-850-2654 E-mail: Investor_Relations@Colpal.com |
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