FORM 8-K

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D.C.  20549


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


                                CURRENT REPORT

    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                         DATE OF REPORT:  MAY 7, 2002
                       (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  (Commission File            (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)             Number)                  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 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
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 Update on Kimberly-Clark's Acquisition of Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty. Ltd.
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

     On May 7, 2002, Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the "Company") announced that
it  will purchase the remaining 45 percent stake in its Australian subsidiary,
Kimberly-Clark  Australia  Pty. Ltd. ("KCA"), from Amcor Limited at the end of
June.  The  Company  had  previously  increased  its  ownership in KCA from 50
percent  to  55  percent  in mid-2001, and under the terms of the purchase and
sale  agreement with Amcor, its joint venture partner since 1963, the price to
complete  the  acquisition  was  established  at  A$697.5  million.

     The  closing date for the above transaction has now been set for June 28,
2002  in  Australia.    Shortly  following the May 7 announcement, the Company
terminated  Australian  dollar  forward  contracts  that  hedged  the currency
exposure  for  the purchase of the remaining 45 percent interest in KCA.  Over
the  duration  of  the  contracts,  the  Company  recorded net pretax gains of
approximately  $10 million, including a pretax gain of about $4 million in the
second  quarter  of  2002.







                                   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: May 31, 2002                            By: /s/Randy J. Vest
                                              --------------------------
                                                  Randy J. Vest
                                                  Vice President and
                                                  Controller
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FORM 8-K

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D.C.  20549

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

                                CURRENT REPORT

    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                         DATE OF REPORT:  MAY 7, 2002
                       (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  (Commission File            (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)             Number)                  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)

                       --------------------------------
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
--------------------------------

 Update on Kimberly-Clark's Acquisition of Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty. Ltd.
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

     On May 7, 2002, Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the "Company") announced that
it  will purchase the remaining 45 percent stake in its Australian subsidiary,
Kimberly-Clark  Australia  Pty. Ltd. ("KCA"), from Amcor Limited at the end of
June.  The  Company  had  previously  increased  its  ownership in KCA from 50
percent  to  55  percent  in mid-2001, and under the terms of the purchase and
sale  agreement with Amcor, its joint venture partner since 1963, the price to
complete  the  acquisition  was  established  at  A$697.5  million.

     The  closing date for the above transaction has now been set for June 28,
2002  in  Australia.    Shortly  following the May 7 announcement, the Company
terminated  Australian  dollar  forward  contracts  that  hedged  the currency
exposure  for  the purchase of the remaining 45 percent interest in KCA.  Over
the  duration  of  the  contracts,  the  Company  recorded net pretax gains of
approximately  $10 million, including a pretax gain of about $4 million in the
second  quarter  of  2002.

                                   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: May 31, 2002                            By: /s/Randy J. Vest
                                              --------------------------
                                                  Randy J. Vest
                                                  Vice President and
                                                  Controller