UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: August 31, 2009
(Date of earliest event reported)
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware
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1-225
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39-0394230 |
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Identification No.) |
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| P.O. Box 619100, Dallas, Texas
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75261-9100 |
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(972) 281-1200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
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Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.
On August 31, 2009, Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the “Corporation”) adopted a revised Code of
Conduct (“Code”) applicable to its directors and employees, including its Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller. The Code was revised, among other things,
to (1) enhance the overall readability and understanding of the Code, (2) add learning aids
such as questions and answers, examples and conduct tips, (3) update its visual appeal and
tone and (4) enhance the Code’s language to clarify and emphasize key compliance areas. The
adoption of the revised Code did not result in any waiver, explicit or implicit, of any
provision of the Corporation’s previous Code.
The foregoing summary of the revised Code does not purport to be complete and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the full text of the revised Code, which is attached as
Exhibit No. (14)a to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
The revised Code has been posted on the Investors section of the Corporation’s website at
www.kimberly-clark.com.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. (14)a Kimberly-Clark Corporation Code of Conduct.