SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Mielke Thomas J.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

P.O. BOX 619100

(Street)

DALLAS

75261-9100

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP [ KMB ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SVP, Law and Gov. Affairs

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/09/2012

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	05/09/2012		M		34,435	A	$49.61	71,720.1413	D
Common Stock	05/09/2012		M		30,591	A	$61.02	102,311.1413	D
Common Stock	05/09/2012		M		14,189	A	$58.73	116,500.1413	D
Common Stock	05/09/2012		S		79,632	D	$79	36,868.1413⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock								1,027.74	I	By Wife⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$58.73	05/09/2012		M			14,189	⁽³⁾	04/26/2016	Common Stock	14,189	$0.0000	0.0000	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$61.02	05/09/2012		M			30,591	⁽⁴⁾	04/28/2020	Common Stock	30,591	$0.0000	20,394	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$49.61	05/09/2012		M			34,435	⁽⁵⁾	04/29/2019	Common Stock	34,435	$0.0000	0.0000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 340.148 shares held in the Kimberly-Clark Corporation Dividend Reinvestment Program as of recent practicable date.

2. Shares are held by the trustee of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan and beneficially owned by the reporting person's wife as of recent practicable date.

3. Option granted April 26, 2006 and fully vested and exercisable.

4. Option granted April 28, 2010. 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.

5. Option granted April 29, 2009 and fully vested and exercisable.

	/s/ Steve W. Milton as attorney-in-fact for Thomas J. Mielke	05/10/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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