kc_8k-item507.htm
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 29, 2010
(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)

 

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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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the “Company”) was held on Thursday, April 29, 2010, at the Four Seasons Resort and Club, 4150 North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving, Texas.  

The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of security holders at the 2010 Annual Meeting are as follows:

1.  
Stockholders elected each of the Company’s 12 nominees for director to serve for a term to expire at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, as set forth below.

 
Name
Votes
For
Votes
Against
 
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
John R. Alm
301,944,808
  1,139,622
636,065
55,006,540
Dennis R. Beresford
288,395,367
14,710,680
614,448
55,006,540
John F. Bergstrom
295,642,706
  7,374,019
703,770
55,006,540
Abelardo E. Bru
298,233,510
  4,855,263
631,722
55,006,540
Robert W. Decherd
294,963,485
  8,127,065
629,945
55,006,540
Thomas J. Falk
294,595,062
  8,488,626
636,807
55,006,540
Mae C. Jemison, M.D.
299,663,291
  3,451,017
606,187
55,006,540
James M. Jenness
299,838,841
  3,265,838
615,816
55,006,540
Ian C. Read
300,337,121
  2,780,471
602,903
55,006,540
Linda Johnson Rice
296,583,938
  6,546,851
589,706
55,006,540
Marc J. Shapiro
301,337,103
  1,754,645
628,746
55,006,540
G. Craig Sullivan
301,822,478
  1,302,839
595,177
55,006,540

2.  
Stockholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s financial statements for 2010, as set forth below.

Votes
For
Votes
Against
 
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
353,239,260
4,486,448
1,001,327
0
 
 
3.  
Stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal regarding special shareholder meetings, as set forth below.

Votes
For
Votes
Against
 
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
135,745,063
165,797,744
2,177,688
55,006,540



 
 
 


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 30, 2010
By:  /s/: John W. Wesley                     
 
John W. Wesley
 
Vice President and Secretary