Sergio Cruz Form 3/A KIMBERLY CLARK / Sergio Cruz ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Cruz Sergio

(Last) (First) (Middle)

P.O. BOX 619100

(Street)

DALLAS TX 75261-9100

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/07/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP [ KMB ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President, Latin America

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
02/17/2017

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	4,601(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Share Units 04/29/2015 (w/dividends reinvested)	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	998.357(3)	0.0000(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares were omitted from the reporting person's original Form 3.

2. The restricted share units will vest on April 29, 2018.

3. The reporting person's original Form 3 understated the number of restricted share units by 7.9112.

4. Represents restricted share units, payable on a 1-for-1 basis, granted under the Kimberly-Clark Corporation 2011 Equity Participation Plan. Additional restricted share units are accrued based on dividends paid on the Corporation's common stock.

Remarks:

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	/s/ Jeffrey S. McFall as attorney-in-fact for Sergio Cruz	02/27/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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