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* Excludes restructuring and implementation-related charges related to the 2004 Restructuring Program that reduced gross profit by $59 million, $154 million, $196 million, $100 million and $3 million in 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. These charges reduced gross profit margin as a percentage of net sales by 40 basis points, 110 basis points, 160 basis points, 90 basis points and 10 basis points in 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. A complete reconciliation between reported results and results excluding charges under the 2004 Restructuring Program and Other Items, including a description of such Other Items, is available on Colgate’s web site.

* Excludes restructuring and implementation-related charges related to the 2004 Restructuring Program that reduced diluted earnings per share by $0.21, $0.34, $0.52, $0.26 and $0.09 in 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. In addition, 2007, 2006 and 2005 exclude the net impact of certain Other Items that increased diluted earnings per share by $0.16, $0.07 and $0.05, respectively. A complete reconciliation between reported results and results excluding charges under the 2004 Restructuring Program and Other Items, including a description of such Other Items, is available on Colgate’s web site.


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