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144
0001712554
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000055785
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
001-00225
PO Box 619100
Dallas
TX
75261-9100
1-972-281-1200
Jeffrey Paul Melucci
Officer
Common
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street
New York
NY
10282
18779
2539671.96
336709077
04/30/2024
NYSE
Common
05/01/2016
Acquired as compensation -- Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
330
05/01/2016
Compensation
Common
04/30/2017
Acquired as compensation -- Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
1528
04/30/2017
Compensation
Common
04/30/2017
Acquired as compensation -- Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
737
04/30/2017
Compensation
Common
02/17/2018
Acquired as compensation -- Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
1537
02/17/2018
Compensation
Common
12/31/2018
Acquired as compensation -- Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
1396
12/31/2018
Compensation
Common
01/03/2019
Acquired as compensation -- Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
11
01/03/2019
Compensation
Common
02/28/2019
Acquired as compensation -- Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
1866
02/28/2019
Compensation
Common
02/28/2020
Acquired as compensation -- Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
1644
02/28/2020
Compensation
Common
09/01/2020
Acquired as compensation -- Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
2718
09/01/2020
Compensation
Common
02/28/2021
Acquired as compensation -- Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
7012
02/28/2021
Compensation
Y
All shares to be sold by Melucci Family Trust.
04/30/2024
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC on behalf of Jeffrey Paul Melucci