Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(b) On November 15, 2012, Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the "Corporation") announced that Robert A. Abernathy, Group President - North Atlantic Consumer Products, will retire from the Corporation at the end of 2013. In the interim, Mr. Abernathy has been elected to serve as Group President - Europe, Global Nonwovens, and Continuous Improvement & Sustainability.

The Corporation also announced the following senior management changes:
(1) Effective November 15, 2012, Michael D. Hsu has been elected to serve as Group President - North America Consumer Products; and

(2) Effective December 1, 2012, Nancy S. Loewe, current Vice President and Treasurer, has been elected to serve as Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Strategy Officer.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 News release issued by Kimberly-Clark Corporation on November 15, 2012.

99.2 News release issued by Kimberly-Clark Corporation on November 15, 2012.

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