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: November 13, 2014
(Date of earliest event reported)



KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware
1-225
39-0394230
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission file number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
P. O. Box 619100, Dallas, Texas
 
75261-9100
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip code)

(972) 281-1200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


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Item 8.01
Other Events


On November 13, 2014, the Board of Directors of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the “Corporation”) authorized a new share repurchase program, pursuant to which the Corporation is authorized to repurchase up to 40 million shares of the Corporation’s common stock, subject to a limit of $5 billion in aggregate expenditures. The authorization is incremental to the remaining shares available to be repurchased pursuant to the current share repurchase program authorized in January 2011.

 









SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.





 
 
 
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
November 13, 2014
 
By:
/s/ Jeffrey P. Melucci
 
 
 
 
Jeffrey P. Melucci
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary