Colgate gives shareholders right to buy shares to raise price for a possible bidder

“Colgate moves to ward off unwelcome suitors”

Goldsmith seeks permission to increase stake in Colgate Palmolive to more than ten percent

“Goldsmith seeks permission to increase Colgate holding”

Colgate-Palmolive states jobs will be lost in Europe after rationalisation leads to 114 million writeoff in 1984 fiscal year

“Colgate-Palmolive to write off 114m”

Delaware court gives go ahead to poison pill takeover defence where contested bids are made prohibitively expensive by attaching costsly warrants to a victim’s sares that would have to be bought out

“Poison pill bid defence tactic wins test case”

Goldsmith predicts poison pill decision will be reversed

“Goldsmith confident”

Colgate-Palmolive announces restructure involving sale of operations outside core business, seen as defense to potential Goldsmith takeover

“Colgate-Palmolive to sell offshoots in reshape plan”