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: May 3, 2012
(Date of earliest event reported)
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 1-225 | 39-0394230 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | Number) | Identification No.) |
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| 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:
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| [ ] | 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) |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a) - (b) The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the “Corporation”) was held on Thursday, May 3, 2012.
The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of security holders at the 2012 Annual Meeting are as follows:
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| 1. | Stockholders elected each of the Corporation’s 12 nominees for director to serve for a term to expire at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, as set forth below. |
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Name | Votes For | Votes Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| John R. Alm | 263,383,160 | 1,232,909 | 448,957 | 76,055,653 |
| John F. Bergstrom | 257,896,661 | 6,713,323 | 453,713 | 76,055,653 |
| Abelardo E. Bru | 262,665,124 | 1,939,725 | 460,177 | 76,055,653 |
| Robert W. Decherd | 254,903,790 | 9,722,849 | 438,387 | 76,055,653 |
| Thomas J. Falk | 257,296,050 | 7,277,187 | 491,640 | 76,055,653 |
| Fabian T. Garcia | 262,698,674 | 1,915,530 | 450,822 | 76,055,653 |
| Mae C. Jemison, M.D. | 262,626,828 | 2,033,434 | 404,765 | 76,055,653 |
| James M. Jenness | 262,753,862 | 1,862,940 | 448,224 | 76,055,653 |
| Nancy J. Karch | 237,283,344 | 27,295,017 | 486,665 | 76,055.653 |
| Ian C. Read | 262,606,562 | 2,013,441 | 445,023 | 76,055,653 |
| Linda Johnson Rice | 260,783,053 | 3,861,204 | 420,768 | 76,055,653 |
| Marc J. Shapiro | 262,502,894 | 2,110,547 | 451,586 | 76,055,653 |
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| 2. | Stockholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Corporation’s financial statements for 2012, as set forth below. |
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Votes For | Votes Against |
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| 336,284,401 | 3,900,342 | 935,936 | |
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| 3. | Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Corporation’s named executive officer compensation, as disclosed in its proxy statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting, as set forth below. |
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Votes For | Votes Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 251,949,076 | 11,188,447 | 1,926,785 | 76,056,372 |
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.
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| | | KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION |
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| Date: May 4, 2012 | By: | /s/ John W. Wesley |
| | | John W. Wesley |
| | | Vice President and Secretary |
