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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

[x] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995



OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transmission period from to

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Commission file number 1-07151





THE CLOROX COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



DELAWARE 31-0595760

(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization) Identification No.)



1221 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612-1888

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number,

including area code (510) 271-7000



Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Name of each exchange

Title of each class on which registered

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Common Stock, $1 par value New York Stock Exchange

Pacific Stock Exchange



Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE.



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed

all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12

months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was

required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to

such filing requirements for the past 90 days.



Yes X No

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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers

pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained

herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's

knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements

incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or

any amendment to this Form 10-K.[ ]



Aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates

of the registrant at July 31, 1995: $2,410,890,628.

Number of shares of common stock outstanding at

July 31, 1995: 52,437,995.



DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE



Portions of the registrant's Annual Report to Stockholders

for the Year Ended June 30, 1995 are incorporated by reference

into Parts I, II and IV of this Report. Portions of the

registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual

Meeting of Stockholders to be held on November 15, 1995,

which will be filed with the United States Securities and

Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the

registrant's fiscal year ended June 30, 1995, are

incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report.





PART I



ITEM l. BUSINESS

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(a) GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS.



The Company (the term "Company" as used herein includes

the registrant identified on the facing sheet, The Clorox

Company, and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates

otherwise) was originally founded in Oakland, California

in 1913 as the Electro-Alkaline Company. It was

reincorporated as Clorox Chemical Corporation in 1922,

as Clorox Chemical Co. in 1928, and as The Clorox Company

(an Ohio corporation) in 1957, when the business was

acquired by The Procter & Gamble Company. The Company

was fully divested by The Procter & Gamble Company in 1969

and, as an independent company, was reincorporated in 1973

in California as The Clorox Company. In 1986, the Company

was reincorporated in Delaware.



The Clorox Company Annual Report for the Year Ended June 30,

1995 ("Annual Report") to its stockholders is included in

this Form l0-K. Portions of the Annual Report are

incorporated herein by specific reference.



During fiscal year 1995, the Company continued the

implementation of a new strategy for its domestic business.

The Company continued to focus on expanding the business

through internal development of new products and line

extensions of existing products. The Company introduced

16 new products in the U.S. during fiscal year 1995. It

also continued its strategy of considering strategic

acquisitions and, in that regard, acquired "Black Flag"

brand of aerosol insecticides in September 1995. The

Company also acquired Canada-based Brita International

Holdings, Inc. as a geographic expansion of the Company's

"Brita" brand water filtration systems.



Internationally, the Company continued the implementation

of its strategy of expanding its laundry, household

cleaning and insecticide businesses to markets where these

categories are not yet fully developed, but where high

potential exists. The Company made eight international

acquisitions in fiscal year 1995, increased its ownership

in three additional businesses, and established

businesses in eight new countries, including Brazil,

Peru, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic and the

People's Republic of China. In addition, the Company

introduced 22 new products or line extensions in previously

established international operations.



(b) FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT INDUSTRY SEGMENTS.



The Company's operations are predominantly in one segment --

non-durable household consumer products. Such operations

include the production and marketing of non-durable

consumer products sold primarily through grocery and other

retail stores. Financial information for the last three

fiscal years attributable to the Company's operations is

set forth in the Consolidated Financial Statements, pages

20 through 29 of the Annual Report, incorporated herein

by this reference.



(c) NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS.



PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS. Products currently marketed in the

United States and certain foreign countries are listed on

page 36 of the Annual Report, incorporated herein by

this reference.



PRINCIPAL MARKETS - METHODS OF DISTRIBUTION. Most non-

durable household consumer products are nationally advertised
and

sold within the United States to grocery stores through a

network of brokers that was reduced through consolidation

during fiscal year 1995, and to mass merchandisers, warehouse

clubs, military and other retail stores primarily through a

direct sales force. The Company also sells, within the

United States, institutional versions of specialty food and

non-food products. Outside the United States, the Company

sells consumer products through subsidiaries, licensees,

distributors and joint venture arrangements with local

partners.



SOURCES AND AVAILABILITY OF RAW MATERIALS. The Company has

obtained ample supplies of all required raw materials and

packaging supplies, which, with a few exceptions, were

available from a wide variety of sources during fiscal

year 1995. Contingency plans have been developed for

single sourced supplier materials. No supply problems

are presently anticipated.



PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS. Although some products are covered

by patents, the Company does not believe that patents,

patent licenses or similar arrangements are material to

its business. Most of the Company's brand name consumer

products are protected by registered trademarks. Its

brand names and trademarks are extremely important to its

business and the Company pursues a course of vigorous

action against apparent infringements.



SEASONALITY. The only portions of the operations of the

Company which have any significant degree of seasonality

are the marketing of charcoal briquets and insecticides.

Most sales of these product lines occur in the third

and fourth fiscal quarters. Working capital to carry

inventories built up in the off-season and to extend

terms to customers is generally provided by internally

generated funds plus commercial paper lines of credit.



CUSTOMERS AND ORDER BACKLOG. During fiscal years 1994 and

1995, revenue from the Company's sales of its products to

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and its affiliated companies

exceeded 10% of the Company's gross consolidated

revenues. Except for this relationship, the Company is

not dependent upon any other single customer or a few

customers. Order backlog is not a significant factor in

the Company's business.



RENEGOTIATION. None of the Company's operations is

subject to renegotiation or termination at the election

of the Federal government.



COMPETITION. The markets for consumer products are highly

competitive and most of the Company's products compete with

other nationally advertised brands within each category,

and with "private label" brands and "generic" non-branded

products of grocery chains and wholesale cooperatives.

Competition is encountered from similar and alternative

products, many of which are produced and marketed by

major national concerns having financial resources greater

than those of the Company. Depending on the competitor,

the Company's products compete with competitive products

on price, quality or other benefits to consumers.



A newly introduced consumer product (whether improved or

newly developed) usually encounters intense competition

requiring substantial expenditures for advertising and

sales promotion. If a product gains consumer acceptance,

it normally requires continuing advertising and promotional

support to maintain relative market position.



RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. The Company's operations

incurred expenses of approximately $44,819,000 in fiscal

year 1995, $44,558,000 in fiscal year 1994, and $42,445,000

in fiscal year 1993 on research activities relating to the

development of new products or the maintenance and

improvement of existing products. None of such research

activity was customer sponsored.



ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. The Company does not anticipate

making material capital expenditures in the future for

environmental control facilities or to comply with

environmental laws and regulations. However, in general,

the Company does anticipate spending increasing amounts

annually for facility upgrades and for environmental

programs. The amount of capital expenditures for

environmental compliance was not material in fiscal year

1995 and is not expected to be material in the next

fiscal year.



In addition, the Company is involved in certain other

environmental matters, as follows:



(i) The Company sold its architectural coatings business in

fiscal year 1990. In connection with the disposition

of those manufacturing facilities, the Company

retained responsibility for certain environmental

obligations. The financial reserve established at the

time of the sale is expected to be adequate to cover

the financial responsibilities for environmental

matters which may arise in the future.



(ii) The Company has been named as a potentially responsible

party ("PRP") by the Environmental Protection Agency

pursuant to the Spill Compensation and Control Act,

the Sanitary Landfill Closure and Contingency Fund Act,

and a section of the Solid Waste Management Act, for a

site in New Jersey. Based on the Company's experience

and because the Company's level of involvement is

extremely limited, the Company does not expect that this

matter will represent a material cost to the Company

in the future. The Company settled a similar matter for

another site in New Jersey during fiscal year 1995 and

does not expect such settlement to represent a material

cost in the future.



(iii)The Company sold its Jersey City, New Jersey manufacturing

facility during fiscal year 1994. In connection with the

disposition of this manufacturing facility, the

Company retained responsibility for certain environmental

obligations. The Company does not expect that the cost

of any future environmental liability in connection with

the sale of this facility will be material.



(iv) The Company operates a water treatment operation at its

former Oakland, California manufacturing location and

may undertake additional remediation in the future to

recondition such property for sale. A financial reserve

established in an earlier year is considered by management

to be adequate to cover the future costs or liability in

connection with this manufacturing location.



(v) During fiscal year 1995, the Company entered into a

"de minimis" settlement relating to its alleged involvement

at the American Chemical Services site in Griffith,

Indiana. The Company does not expect the settlement

to represent a material cost in the future.



(vi) The Company has been identified as a PRP by the

Environmental Protection Agency for a site in Johnson

County, Kansas. The Company is continuing to negotiate

a settlement of this matter, which is not expected to

represent a material cost to the Company.



(vii)In fiscal year 1994, the Company incurred environmental

remediation costs at one of its facilities in Chicago,

Illinois, which were not material. In fiscal year 1995,

the Company received partial reimbursement of these

costs from an adjacent property owner.



(viii)The Company has announced that it contemplates the

sale of its Frederick, Maryland manufacturing facility.

Customary environmental investigations are being

conducted in conjunction with the contemplated sales

of these sites. The Company does not expect that

material environmental liabilities will be

identified, and accordingly has not recorded

any loss contingencies. During fiscal year 1995,

the Company sold its Dyersburg, Tennessee manufacturing

facility, but the Company does not expect any future

environmental liability in connection with such sale.



(ix) The Company has been named in a private action by a

party seeking contribution by the Company for remediation

costs relating to a site that the Company may have

formerly been associated with in Dickinson County,

Michigan. Although the parties are currently in the

discovery process and the basis for the Company's

potential liability has not yet been clearly

identified, the Company does not expect that this

matter will represent a material cost in the future.



(x) A former subsidiary of the Company has been named as a

PRP by the Environmental Protection Agency for a site

in Tulalip, Washington in connection with the Company's

former architectural coatings business. Pursuant to

the terms of the agreement by which the Company sold

such architectural coatings business, the Company has

been responding to this matter. Based on the Company's

experience and because the Company's level of

involvement is extremely limited, the Company does

not expect that this matter will represent a material

cost to the Company in the future.



Although the potential cost to the Company related to the

above ongoing environmental matters is uncertain due to

such factors as: the unknown magnitude of possible

pollution and clean-up costs; the complexity and evolving

nature of governmental laws and regulations and their

interpretations; and the timing, varying costs and

effectiveness of alternative clean-up technologies; based

on its experience and without offsetting for expected

insurance recoveries or discounting for present value,

the Company does not expect that such costs individually

and in the aggregate will represent a material cost to the

Company or affect its competitive position.



NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED. At the end of fiscal year 1995,

approximately 4,700 persons were employed by the Company's

continuing operations.



(d) FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC

OPERATIONS AND EXPORT SALES.



Net sales, pretax earnings and identifiable assets related

to foreign operations and export sales are each below

l0% of the respective consolidated amounts for the Company

for fiscal year 1995 and have been below these levels for

the two preceding fiscal years, but may not be indicative

of future levels due to the Company's strategy to expand

its international operations.



ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

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PRODUCTION FACILITIES. The Company operates production

and major warehouse facilities for its operations in 17

locations throughout the United States, and in 21 locations

internationally. The vast majority of the space is owned.

Some space, mainly for warehousing, is leased. The

facility in Dyersburg, Tennessee was sold during fiscal

year 1995. The Frederick, Maryland facility was closed in

August 1994. As part of the acquisition of S.O.S in fiscal

year 1994, the Company acquired two facilities, one in

the United States and the other in Canada. The Canadian

S.O.S facility was closed in fiscal year 1995.

The Company acquired a production facility in Argentina

in August 1995. The Company considers its manufacturing

and warehousing facilities to be adequate to support

its business.



OFFICES AND TECHNICAL CENTER. The Company's general

office building is owned and is located in Oakland,

California. The Company also occupies leased office

space in Oakland one block from its general office building.

However, the lease will terminate and the Company plans

to vacate such leased office space in Oakland during

fiscal year 1996. The Company's Technical Center and Data

Center are owned and are located in Pleasanton, California.

Leased sales and other office facilities are located at a

number of manufacturing and other locations.



ENCUMBRANCES. None of the Company's owned facilities are

encumbered to secure debt owed by the Company, except that

the manufacturing facilities in Wheeling, Illinois and

Belle, Missouri secure industrial revenue bond indebtedness

incurred in relation to the construction or upgrade thereof.



ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

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None.



ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

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None.





EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT









The names, ages and current positions of the executive

officers of the Company are set forth below:



Name (Age) and Year Elected to

Current Position Title and
Current Position(s)

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G. C. Sullivan (55) 1992 Chairman of the
Board, Chief Executive Officer

and President



W. F. Ausfahl (55) 1983 Group Vice
President and Chief

Financial Officer



E. A. Cutter (56) 1992 Senior Vice
President-General Counsel

and Secretary



N. P. DeFeo (49) 1993 Group Vice
President-U.S. Operations



R. A. Llenado (48) 1992 Group Vice
President-Technical



P. N. Louras, Jr. (45) 1992 Group Vice
President



A. W. Biebl (45) 1992 Vice
President-Manufacturing, Engineering and

Distribution



R. H. Bolte (55) 1995 Vice
President-Corporate Marketing Services



J. M. Brady (41) 1993 Vice
President-Human Resources



J. O. Cole (54) 1992 Vice
President-Corporate Affairs



R. T. Conti (40) 1992 Vice
President-International



C. M. Couric (48) 1995 Vice
President-Brita Products



L. Griffey (59) 1993 Vice
President-International Manufacturing



G. E. Johnston (48) 1993 Vice
President-Kingsford Products Division



R. C. Klaus (50) 1990 Vice
President-Professional Products



D. C. Murray (59) 1989 Vice
President-Household Products



L. S. Peiros (40) 1995 Vice
President-Food Products Division



K. M. Rose (46) 1993 Vice
President-Treasurer



H. J. Salvo, Jr. (47) 1991 Vice
President-Controller



B. A. Sudbury (48) 1992 Vice
President-Research and

Development



F. A. Tataseo (41) l994 Vice
President-Sales



C. E. Williams (46) 1993 Vice
President-Information Services







There is no family relationship between any of the above

named persons, or between any of such persons and any of the

directors of the Company or any persons nominated for

election as a director of the Company. See Item 10 of Part

III of this Form 10-K.



The current term of office of each officer is from the date

of the officer's election to the date of the first Board of

Directors' meeting following the next Annual Meeting of

Stockholders or until the officer's successor is elected,

subject to the power of the Board of Directors to remove

any officer at any time.



W. F. Ausfahl, R. C. Klaus and D.C. Murray have been employed

by the Company for at least the past five years in the same

respective positions as listed above. The other executive

officers have held the respective positions described below

for at least the past five years:



G. C. Sullivan joined the Company in 1971 in the sales

department of Household Products. Prior to his election as

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President

in 1992, he was Group Vice President from 1989 through 1992

and Vice President-Household Products from 1984 through 1989.



E. A. Cutter joined the Company in June 1983 as Vice

President-General Counsel and Secretary. He held this

position through June 1, 1992, when he was elected Senior

Vice President-General Counsel and Secretary, with

additional responsibility for the Company's government

affairs and community affairs functions.



N. P. DeFeo joined the Company in June 1993 as Group Vice

President-U.S. Operations. Previously, he had been with

The Procter & Gamble Company for 25 years. His last

position there was as Vice President and Managing Director

of Worldwide Strategic Planning, Laundry and Cleaning

Products.



R. A. Llenado joined the Company in September 1991 as

Group Vice President. Prior to joining the Company, he

was Vice President, Research and Development, L & F

Products, Inc. (formerly Lehn & Fink Products Group, a

subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Co.) from 1988 to 1991.



P. N. Louras, Jr. joined the Company in April 1980 as

Manager, Analysis and Control, Kingsford Products.

Prior to his election as Group Vice President effective

June 1, 1992, he was Vice President-International from

August 1990 through May 1992, Vice President-Controller

from July 1988 through August 1990 and Controller,

Household Products from 1987 through July 1988.



A. W. Biebl joined the Company in 1981 as Manufacturing

Manager, Food Service. Prior to his election as Vice

President-Manufacturing, Engineering and Distribution

effective June 1, 1992, he was Vice President-Kingsford

Products from 1989 through May 1992 and Vice

President-Food Service Products from 1985 through 1989.



R. H. Bolte joined the Company in April 1982. Prior to

his election as Vice President-Corporate Marketing

Services in July 1995, he was Director of Advertising

and Promotion from June 1993 through June 1995 and

Director of Media Services from May 1982 through May 1993.



J. M. Brady joined the Company in 1976 as a brand

assistant in Marketing, Household Products. From November

1991 until her election as Vice President-Human Resources

in September 1993, she was Vice President-Corporate

Marketing Services. She was director of Corporate

Marketing Services from August 1991 through November

1991, Director of Marketing, Kingsford Products from

1989 through August 1991 and held various marketing

positions for Household Products and Kingsford

Products from 1987 through 1989.



J. O. Cole joined the Company in 1973 as an attorney in

its Legal Services Department. He has served in

numerous capacities in that Department and was named

Associate General Counsel in 1992. In November 1992,

he was elected to the position of Vice President-

Corporate Affairs.



R. T. Conti joined the Company in 1982 as Associate Region

Sales Manager, Household Products. Prior to his election

as Vice President-International effective June 1, 1992, he

was Area General Manager-International for Europe, Middle

East and Africa from 1990 through May 1992 and Manager of

Sales Planning for Household Products from 1987 through 1990.



C. M. Couric joined the Company in 1973 as a Brand Assistant

in the Household Products marketing organization. Prior to

his election in July, 1995 as Vice President-Brita Products,

he had served as Director, Brita Operations from 1988 through

June 1995 and as a Manager of Business Development from

1984 through 1988.



G. E. Johnston joined the Company in July 1981 as Regional

Sales Manager-Special Markets. Prior to his election as

Vice President-Kingsford Product Division effective

November 17, 1993, he was Vice President-Corporate

Development from June 1992 through November 16, 1993, and

Director of Corporate Development from 1991 through May

1992, and Director of Business Development from September

1989 through 1991.



L. S. Peiros joined the Company in 1982 and was elected

Vice President-Food Products Division effective July 1995.

From September 1993 until his election to his current

position he was Vice President-Corporate Marketing Services.

From June 1992 through August 1993 he was Director of

Marketing-Household Products and from August 1991 through

June 1992 he was Director of Marketing-Kingsford Products.

Prior to that he had served in various marketing positions

in both Household Products and Kingsford Products.



K. M. Rose joined the Company in 1978 as a financial analyst.

Prior to her election as Vice President-Treasurer effective

July 15, 1992, she was Controller, Household Products from

July 1988 through July 1992. Beginning October 1, 1994, she

also assumed responsibility for the Company's investor

relations and risk management functions.



H. J. Salvo, Jr. joined the Company in 1972 as a staff

accountant. Prior to his election as Vice President-Controller

in November 1990, he was Director of Business Development

from October 1989 through September 1990 and had served as

Controller for three of the Company's operating units from

1983 through September 1989.



B. A. Sudbury joined the Company in 1978 as Project Leader

in Research and Development. Prior to his election as Vice

President-Research and Development effective June 1, 1992,

he was Director of Research and Development, Household

Products from 1985 through May 1992.



F. A. Tataseo joined the Company in October 1994 as Vice

President-Sales. Previously, he was employed by The

Pillsbury Company (Division of Grand Metropolitan Inc.)

as Vice President, Sales (March - September 1994), and

as Vice President, Direct Sales Force (June 1993 -

February 1994); and by The Procter & Gamble Company as

Sales Merchandising Division Manager, Soap Sector

(May 1992 - May 1993); as Division Sales Manager, Laundry

Products Category (November 1990 - April 1993); and as

Division Sales Manager, Fabric Care Category (July 1988 -

October 1990).



C. E. Williams joined the Company in May 1993 as Vice

President-Information Services. From 1987 until he joined

the Company, Mr. Williams was Director of Information

Services of the Fritz Companies, Inc.



PART II



ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED

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STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

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(a) MARKET INFORMATION.



The principal markets for Clorox Common Stock are the New

York and Pacific Stock Exchanges. The high and low sales

prices quoted for New York Stock Exchange-Composite

Transactions Report for each quarterly period during the

past two fiscal years appears under "Quarterly Data," page

32 of the Annual Report, incorporated herein by this

reference, and on July 31, 1995, the closing price for

the Company's stock was $65.625 per share.







(b) HOLDERS.



The approximate number of record holders of Clorox Common

Stock as of July 31, 1995 was 13,056 based on information

provided by the Company's transfer agent.



(c) DIVIDENDS.



The amount of quarterly dividends paid with respect to Clorox

Common Stock during the past two fiscal years appears under

"Quarterly Data," page 32 of the Annual Report, incorporated

herein by this reference.



ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

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This information appears under "Financial Summary," pages 30

and 31 of the Annual Report, incorporated herein by this

reference.



ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

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CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

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This information appears under "Management's Discussion and
Analysis," pages 18 and 19 of the Annual Report, incorporated
herein by this reference.



ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

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These statements and data appear on pages 20 through 28 and 32
of the Annual Report, incorporated herein by this reference.



ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON

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ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

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None.













PART III



ITEM l0. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE

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REGISTRANT

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Information regarding each nominee for election as a

director, including those who are executive officers of

the Company, appears under "Nominees for Election as

Directors" of the definitive Proxy Statement of the

Company, which will be filed with the United States

Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after

the end of the registrant's fiscal year ended June 30,

1995 ("Proxy Statement"), incorporated herein by this

reference.



Pursuant to Instruction 3 to Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K,

information regarding the executive officers of the

registrant is reported in Part I of this Report.



The information required by Item 405 of Regulation S-K

appears under "Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange

Act" of the Proxy Statement, incorporated herein by this

reference.





ITEM ll. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

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The information required by Item 402 of Regulation S-K

appears under "Organization of the Board of Directors,"

"Employee Benefits and Management Compensation Committee

Report on Compensation," "Summary Compensation Table,"

"Options and Stock Appreciation Rights," "Comparative

Stock Performance," "Pension Plan," and "Supplemental

Executive Retirement Plan" of the Proxy Statement, all

incorporated herein by this reference.





ITEM l2. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

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AND MANAGEMENT

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(a) SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS.



Information concerning the only entity or person known

to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than

5% of its Common Stock appears under "Beneficial

Ownership of Voting Securities" of the Proxy Statement,

incorporated herein by this reference.



(b) SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT.



Information concerning the beneficial ownership of the

Company's Common Stock by each nominee for election as

a director appears under "Nominees for Election as

Directors" of the Proxy Statement and by all directors

and executive officers as a group appears under

"Beneficial Ownership of Voting Securities" of the

Proxy Statement, both incorporated herein by this

reference.





ITEM l3. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

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Information concerning transactions with directors, nominees

for election as directors, management and the beneficial

owner of more than 5% of the Company's Common Stock

appears under "Beneficial Ownership of Voting Securities"

of the Proxy Statement, incorporated herein by this

reference.

























PART IV







ITEM l4. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON
FORM 8-K

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(a)(1) Financial Statements:
Page



Financial Statements and Independent Auditors'
Report Copy

included in the Annual Report, incorporated herein
by this Included

reference:




Statements of Consolidated Earnings for the
years

ended June 30, 1995, l994 and l993



Consolidated Balance Sheets, June 30, 1995 and
l994



Statements of Consolidated Stockholders' Equity
for

the years ended June 30, 1995, l994 and l993



Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows for the
years

ended June 30, 1995, l994 and l993



Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Independent Auditors' Report



Quarterly Data



(2) Financial Statement Schedules have been omitted because
of the

absence of conditions under which they are required, or
because

the information is shown elsewhere in this Form 10-K.



(3) Executive Compensation Plans and Arrangements:



Stock Option Plan (1977), amended 10/16/80, 7/21/82,
6/21/83,

10/19/83 and 11/17/93 (Exhibit 10(i) to Annual
Report on Form 10-K

for the year ended June 30, 1994)



Long-Term Compensation Program dated October 21,
1987,

amended 11/17/93 (Exhibit 10(ii) to Annual Report on
Form 10-K

for the year ended June 30, 1994)



Officer Employment Contract (form) (Exhibit 10(ix)
to Annual Report

on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1993)



Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan dated July
17, 1991 (Exhibit 10(x)

to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
June 30, 1993)



(b) Current Reports on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter of
fiscal year 1995:



None.



(c) Exhibits:



Index to Exhibits follows.



(d) (Not applicable)



Index to Exhibits

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(2) (Not applicable)



(3) (i) Certificate of Incorporation dated October 22, 1986
(filed as Exhibit (3)(i) to Annual Report on

Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1987,
incorporated herein by this reference)

(ii)Bylaws dated November 18, 1992 (restated) (filed as
Exhibit 3(ii) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

for the quarter ended December 31, 1992,
incorporated herein by this reference)



(4) (i) Form of Indenture between the Company and Wachovia
Bank & Trust Company, N.A. as Trustee, regarding

$200,000,000 in 8.8% Notes due 2001 (filed as
Exhibit 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-3

No. 33-4083 dated May 24, 1991, incorporated herein
by this reference)



(ii)Prospectus Supplement (to Prospectus dated July 9,
1991) giving terms of the Indenture referenced in

Exhibit 4 (i) above (filed on July 18, 1991,
supplementing the Registration Statement on

Form S-3 No. 33-4083 dated May 24, 1991, and
incorporated herein by this reference)



(9) (Not applicable)



(10) Material contracts:



(i) Stock Option Plan (1977) (Amended l0/l6/80, 7/2l/82,
6/2l/83, l0/l9/83, 9/18/85, 11/20/85, 7/15/87 and

11/17/93) (Exhibit 10(i) to Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended June 30, 1994, incorporated

herein by this reference)

(ii)Long-Term Compensation Program dated October 21,
1987 (filed as Exhibit 10(ii) to Annual Report on Form 10-K

for the year ended June 30, 1994, incorporated
herein by this reference)

(iii)Agreement between Henkel KGaA and the Company dated
June l8, l98l (filed as Exhibit (l0)(v) to Form 8

dated August ll, l983, incorporated herein by this
reference)

(iv)Agreement between Henkel GmbH (now Henkel KGaA) and
the Company dated July 3l, l974 (filed as Exhibit (l0)

(vi) to Form 8 dated August ll, l983, incorporated
herein by this reference)

(v) Agreement between Henkel KGaA and the Company dated
November l6, l98l (filed as Exhibit (l0)(vii) to

Form 8 dated August ll, l983, incorporated herein by
this reference)

(vi)Agreement between Henkel KGaA and the Company dated
July 16, 1986 (filed as Exhibit B to Current Report on

Form 8-K for March 19, 1987, incorporated herein by
this reference)

(vii)Agreement between Henkel KGaA and the Company dated
March 18, 1987 (filed as Exhibit A to Current

Report on Form 8-K for March 19, 1987, incorporated
herein by this reference)

(viii)Agreement between Henkel KGaA and the Company
dated January 16, 1992 (filed as Exhibit 10(xi) to Annual

Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30,
1992, incorporated herein by this reference)

(ix)Officer Employment Contract (form) (filed as Exhibit
10(ix) to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year

ended June 30, 1994, incorporated herein by this
reference)

(x) Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan dated July
17, 1991 (filed as Exhibit 10(x) to Annual Report on

Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1993,
incorporated herein by this reference)

(xi)1993 Directors' Stock Option Plan dated November 17,
1993 (filed as Exhibit 10(xi) to Annual Report on

Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1994,
incorporated herein by this reference)



(11) (Not applicable)



(12) (Not applicable)



(13) Annual Report, following the Financial Statement
Schedules of this Form 10-K



(16) (Not applicable)



(l8) (Not applicable)



(21) Subsidiaries of the registrant, following Exhibit 13
of this Form 10-K



(22) (Not applicable)



(23) Independent Auditors' Consent, following Exhibit 21
of this Form 10-K



(24) (Not applicable)



(26) (Not applicable)



(27) Financial Data Schedule, following Exhibit 23 of
this Form 10-K



(28) (Not applicable)







SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of Section l3 or l5(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of l934, the registrant has duly

caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the

undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



THE CLOROX COMPANY

Date: September 20, 1995 By: /s/G. C. Sullivan

-----------------

G. C. Sullivan,

Chairman of the

Board and Chief

Executive Officer











Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
l934, this report has been signed below by

the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.





Signature Title
Date








/s/G.C. Sullivan Chairman of the Board & Director
September 20, 1995

- --------------------- (Chief Executive Officer)

G. C. Sullivan





/s/W. F. Ausfahl Group Vice President & Director
September 20, 1995

- --------------------- (Principal Financial Officer)





/s/D. Boggan, Jr. Director
September 20, 1995

- ---------------------

D. Boggan, Jr.





/s/J. W. Collins Director
September 20, 1995

- ---------------------

J. W. Collins





/s/U. Fairchild Director
September 20, 1995

- ---------------------

U. Fairchild





(signatures continue)





/s/J. Krautter Director
September 20, 1995

- ---------------------

J. Krautter





/s/J. Manchot Director
September 20 1995

- ---------------------

J. Manchot





/s/D. O. Morton Director
September 20, 1995

- ---------------------

D. O. Morton





/s/E. L. Scarff Director
September 20, 1995

- ---------------------

E. L. Scarff





/s/L. R. Scott Director
September 20, 1995

- ---------------------

L. R. Scott





/s/F. N. Shumway Director
September 20, 1995

- ---------------------

F. N. Shumway





/s/J. A. Vohs Director
September 20, 1995

- ---------------------

J. A. Vohs





/s/C. A. Wolfe Director
September 20, 1995

- ---------------------

C. A. Wolfe





/s/H. J. Salvo, Jr. Vice President-Controller
September 20, 1995

- --------------------- (Principal Accounting Officer)

H. J. Salvo, Jr.











APPENDIX

(to Form 10-K)

The following items have been filed under cover of Form SE:



1. Middle of Page 18 - Bar Chart entitled "Clorox Value
Measure",

showing the economic value measurement of the Company over

the period of the last five fiscal years.



2. Middle of Page 19 - Bar Chart entitled "Cash Provided,

Continuing Operations."