FORM 8-K

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D.C.  20549


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                                CURRENT REPORT

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


                         DATE OF REPORT:  MAY 9, 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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On  May  9,  2002,  Kimberly-Clark  Corporation (the "Company") filed with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter  ending March 31, 2002. The version of the Company's Executive Officer
Achievement  Award Program (the "Program") which was attached as Exhibit 10 to
the  Quarterly  Report  was  not  the correct version of the Program which was
approved  by  the Company's stockholders at their annual meeting held on April
25,  2002.

The  correct  version  of  the  Program  is attached hereto as Exhibit 10. The
version  attached hereto as Exhibit 10 is identical to the version attached to
the  Company's  2002  Proxy  Statement  filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission  on  March  15,  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: June 4, 2002                         By:   /s/ Randy J. Vest
                                               -------------------------

                                           Randy J. Vest
                                           Vice President and Controller

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
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(10)      Executive Officer Achievement Award Program, adopted April 25, 2002.
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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 9, 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
--------------------------------

On  May  9,  2002,  Kimberly-Clark  Corporation (the "Company") filed with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter  ending March 31, 2002. The version of the Company's Executive Officer
Achievement  Award Program (the "Program") which was attached as Exhibit 10 to
the  Quarterly  Report  was  not  the correct version of the Program which was
approved  by  the Company's stockholders at their annual meeting held on April
25,  2002.

The  correct  version  of  the  Program  is attached hereto as Exhibit 10. The
version  attached hereto as Exhibit 10 is identical to the version attached to
the  Company's  2002  Proxy  Statement  filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission  on  March  15,  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: June 4, 2002                         By:   /s/ Randy J. Vest
                                               -------------------------

                                           Randy J. Vest
                                           Vice President and Controller
EXHIBIT INDEX
                                 -------------

(10)      Executive Officer Achievement Award Program, adopted April 25, 2002.