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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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<td align="center" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman" size="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;
September 15, 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>
<td valign="top" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size="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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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>
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<td valign="top" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><b>75261-9100</b></font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><b>(972)&nbsp;
281-1200</b></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="1">(Registrant&#146;s telephone
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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:</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 8.01&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>On September 15, 2005, the
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the &#147;Corporation&#148;) Board of Directors authorized a
new program to purchase up to 50 million shares of the Corporation&#146;s common stock. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>A copy of the press release
announcing the authorization is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated
herein by reference. </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: September 15, 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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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:  
September 15, 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:
[ ]  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 8.01  Other Events
On September 15, 2005, the
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the "Corporation") Board of Directors authorized a
new program to purchase up to 50 million shares of the Corporation's common stock.
A copy of the press release
announcing the authorization is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated
herein by reference.
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: September 15, 2005
By:
/s/    M
ARK
A. B
UTHMAN
Mark A. Buthman
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer