<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001225208-22-011271.txt : 20221101
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20221101185221
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001225208-22-011271
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20221031
FILED AS OF DATE:		20221101
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20221101

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Fenske Tamera
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001946526

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00225
		FILM NUMBER:		221351839

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 619100
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75261

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KIMBERLY CLARK CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000055785
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CONVERTED PAPER & PAPERBOARD PRODS (NO CONTAINERS/BOXES) [2670]
		IRS NUMBER:				390394230
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		351 PHELPS DRIVE
		CITY:			IRVING
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75038
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9722811200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 619100
		STREET 2:		DFW AIRPORT STATION
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75261-9100
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            <officerTitle>Chief Supply Chain Officer</officerTitle>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents restricted share units payable on a 1-for-1 basis, granted under the Kimberly-Clark Corporation Equity Participation Plan. Additional restricted share units are accrued based on dividends paid on the Corporation's common stock and will be paid in shares at the end of the vesting period.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The restricted share units vest in one-third increments on each of the first through third anniversaries of the grant date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Employee stock option granted under the Kimberly-Clark Corporation Equity Participation Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">In general, no option may be exercised until one year after it has been granted; after the end of one year, it may be exercised as to 30 percent or less of the total shares subject to options, after the end of the second year, an additional 30 percent, and after the end of the third year, all options may be exercised.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Jeffrey S. McFall as attorney-in-fact for Tamera Fenske</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-11-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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