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2.02&#160;&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial
Condition.</font></div>
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reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">Kimberly-Clark</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000"> Corporation</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000"> (the &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">Corporation&#8221;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">, dated </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">April 22</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">, 200</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">9</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">, reporting </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">the Corporation</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">&#8217;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">s </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">results </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">of operations </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">for the </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">quarter </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">ended </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">March 31</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">, 200</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">9.</font></font></div>
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attached hereto, in </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">Item
2.02 of this </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">Current Report
is being furnished and shall not be deemed &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">filed&#8221;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000"> for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as a</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">mended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that Section. The information in </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">Item 2.02 of </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">this Current Report shall not be
incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">as amended</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">except as otherwise expressly stated in
such filing.</font></font></div>
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5.02&#160;&#160;&#160;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of</font></div>
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Arrangements of Certain Officers</font></div><br></div>
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below, in connection with providing that, effective December 31, 2009, no future
compensation and benefit service will be accrued under the Pension Plan (the
&#8220;Pension Plan&#8221;) of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the &#8220;Corporation&#8221;), the
Supplemental Benefit Plan and the Second Supplemental Benefit Plan to the
Pension Plan (the &#8220;Supplemental Plans&#8221;) were amended on April 17, 2009 to
provide that no future compensation and benefit service will be accrued under
the Supplemental Plans after December 31, 2009.</font></div>
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discontinuation of contributions for future plan years under the Corporation&#8217;s
Incentive Investment Plan and the Retirement Contribution Plan described below,
the Corporation&#8217;s Retirement Contribution Excess Benefit Program (the
&#8220;Supplemental Retirement Contribution Program&#8221;) was amended to provide that all
credits to participant accounts would be discontinued for future plan
years.</font></div>
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benefits earned by participants prior to January 1, 2010.&#160;&#160;The
amendments to the Supplemental Plans and the Supplemental Retirement
Contribution Program are attached as Exhibit No. (10)u.</font></div>
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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: April 17, 2009
(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
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Item
2.02   Results of Operations and Financial
Condition.
Attached and incorporated herein by
reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of
Kimberly-Clark
Corporation
(the "
Corporation"
)
, dated
April 22
, 200
9
, reporting
the Corporation
'
s
results
of operations
for the
quarter
ended
March 31
, 200
9.
The information, including exhibits
attached hereto, in
Item
2.02 of 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 a
mended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that Section. The information in
Item 2.02 of
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.
Item
5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers
(e)   As described
below, in connection with providing that, effective December 31, 2009, no future
compensation and benefit service will be accrued under the Pension Plan (the
"Pension Plan") of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the "Corporation"), the
Supplemental Benefit Plan and the Second Supplemental Benefit Plan to the
Pension Plan (the "Supplemental Plans") were amended on April 17, 2009 to
provide that no future compensation and benefit service will be accrued under
the Supplemental Plans after December 31, 2009.
In addition, in connection with the
discontinuation of contributions for future plan years under the Corporation's
Incentive Investment Plan and the Retirement Contribution Plan described below,
the Corporation's Retirement Contribution Excess Benefit Program (the
"Supplemental Retirement Contribution Program") was amended to provide that all
credits to participant accounts would be discontinued for future plan
years.
These amendments will not affect
benefits earned by participants prior to January 1, 2010.  The
amendments to the Supplemental Plans and the Supplemental Retirement
Contribution Program are attached as Exhibit No. (10)u.
Item
8.01   Other Events
On April 17, 2009, the Corporation took
the following actions, effective December 31, 2009:
·
no
      future compensation and benefit service under the Pension Plan will be
      accrued (other than for certain employees subject to collectively
      bargained agreements),
·
no
      future compensation and benefit service under the Supplemental Plans will
      be accrued,
·
all
      contributions to the Incentive Investment Plan and the Retirement
      Contribution Plan will be discontinued for future plan years (other than
      for certain employees subject to collectively bargained agreements),
      and
·
all
      credits to participant accounts will be discontinued under the
      Supplemental Retirement Contribution Program for future plan
      years.
The Corporation also intends, effective
January 1, 2010, to:
·
adopt
      a defined contribution plan under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code
      that would provide for a matching contribution by the Corporation of 100
      percent of an employee's contribution to the plan, to a maximum four
      percent per year of eligible compensation, as well as a discretionary
      profit sharing contribution of up to a maximum of six percent per year of
      eligible compensation, in which the Corporation's contributions would be
      based on the Corporation's profit performance,
  and
·
amend
      the Supplemental Retirement Contribution Program to provide a
      corresponding supplemental plan benefit to the defined contribution plan
      described above to fulfill the intent of the plan without regard to the
      limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code on qualified defined
      contribution plans.
Item
9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit No. (10)u.  Amendments
to the Supplemental Benefit Plan and the
Second Supplemental Benefit Plan
to the Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan and to the Retirement
Contribution Excess Benefit Program.
Exhibit
No. 99.1. Press release
issued by Kimberly-Clark Corporation on April 22, 2009.
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:  April
      22, 2009
By:
/s/ Mark A.
      Buthman
Mark A.
  Buthman
Senior Vice President
      and
Chief Financial
      Officer
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit No. (10)u.  Amendments
to the Supplemental Benefit Plan and the
Second Supplemental Benefit Plan
to the Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan and to the Retirement
Contribution Excess Benefit Program
.
Exhibit
No. 99.1.  Press release issued by Kimberly-Clark Corporation on April
22, 2009.