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<font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><b>UNITED STATES</b></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION</b></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><b>WASHINGTON, D.C.
20549</b></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><b>FORM 8-K</b></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="5"><b>CURRENT
REPORT</b></font></p>
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"1">&nbsp;</font></p>
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"3"><b>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934</b></font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><b>Date of Report: &nbsp;
June 27, 2005</b></font></p>
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<font size="1">(Date of earliest event reported)</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="6"><b>KIMBERLY-CLARK
CORPORATION</b></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="1">(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)</font></p>
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<td valign="top" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size=
"2"><b>Delaware</b></font></td>
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"2"><b>1-225</b></font></td>
<td valign="top" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size=
"2"><b>39-0394230</b></font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="1">(State or other jurisdiction
of</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="1">incorporation)</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="1">(Commission File</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="1">Number)</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="1">(IRS Employer</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="1">Identification
No.)</font></p>
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<td valign="top" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size=
"2"><b>P. O. Box 619100, Dallas, Texas</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>
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"2"><b>75261-9100</b></font></td>
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"1">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></td>
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<td valign="top" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size=
"1">(Zip Code)</font></td>
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"1">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><b>(972)
281-1200</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center">
<font face="Times New Roman" size="1">(Registrant&#146;s telephone
number, including area code)</font></p>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Check the appropriate box below if
the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </FONT></P>

[ ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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[ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 7.01 Regulation FD </FONT></P>

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On October 22, 2004, the American Jobs Creation Act (the &#147;Act&#148;) was signed into
law.&nbsp; The Act provides, among other things, a special one-time deduction for certain
foreign earnings that are repatriated to and reinvested in the United States.&nbsp; During
the second quarter of 2005, the Corporation completed its evaluation of whether to
repatriate unremitted earnings of certain of its non-U.S. subsidiaries under the provisions of the
Act and decided to repatriate approximately $660 million of such earnings in 2005. As a
result of this decision, the Corporation will record income tax expense and a related
income tax liability of approximately $34 million in the second quarter of 2005. </FONT></TD>
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During the second quarter of 2005, the Corporation also decided to continue evaluating the
potential repatriation of up to $400 million of additional foreign earnings. Whether the
Corporation ultimately decides to repatriate these additional foreign earnings will depend
on a number of factors, including satisfactory resolution of foreign tax issues relating
to the repatriation of those earnings. If the Corporation decides to repatriate part or
all of the additional $400 million currently under evaluation, the Corporation will record
an additional income tax expense and liability of up to approximately $20 million at the
time of such determination.</FONT></TD>
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The Internal Revenue Service is expected to issue
additional guidance on the Act. That guidance may affect the ultimate amount of income
taxes to be recognized by the Corporation on the foreign earnings repatriated in 2005. </FONT></TD>
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The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for
the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current
Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other
document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise
expressly stated in such filing.  </FONT></TD>
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<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><u>SIGNATURE</u></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">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.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION</font></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr>
<td valign="top" width="50%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Date: June 27, 2005</font></td>
<td width="50%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">By:</font><u><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M<small>ARK&nbsp;&nbsp;</small>A.&nbsp;B<small>UTHMAN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</small></font></u>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">Mark&nbsp;A. Buthman<br>Senior Vice President and<br>
Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
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8-K EDGAR Filing
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:  
June 27, 2005
(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)
(IRS 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)
Check the appropriate box below if
the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[ ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01 Regulation FD
On October 22, 2004, the American Jobs Creation Act (the "Act") was signed into
law.  The Act provides, among other things, a special one-time deduction for certain
foreign earnings that are repatriated to and reinvested in the United States.  During
the second quarter of 2005, the Corporation completed its evaluation of whether to
repatriate unremitted earnings of certain of its non-U.S. subsidiaries under the provisions of the
Act and decided to repatriate approximately $660 million of such earnings in 2005. As a
result of this decision, the Corporation will record income tax expense and a related
income tax liability of approximately $34 million in the second quarter of 2005.
During the second quarter of 2005, the Corporation also decided to continue evaluating the
potential repatriation of up to $400 million of additional foreign earnings. Whether the
Corporation ultimately decides to repatriate these additional foreign earnings will depend
on a number of factors, including satisfactory resolution of foreign tax issues relating
to the repatriation of those earnings. If the Corporation decides to repatriate part or
all of the additional $400 million currently under evaluation, the Corporation will record
an additional income tax expense and liability of up to approximately $20 million at the
time of such determination.
The Internal Revenue Service is expected to issue
additional guidance on the Act. That guidance may affect the ultimate amount of income
taxes to be recognized by the Corporation on the foreign earnings repatriated in 2005.
The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for
the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current
Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other
document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise
expressly stated in such filing.
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: June 27, 2005
By:
/s/    M
ARK
A. B
UTHMAN
Mark A. Buthman
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer