Kimberly-Clark Announces Quarterly Dividend

DALLAS, August 3, 2009 - The board of directors of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 60 cents per share. The dividend is payable on October 2, 2009, to stockholders of record on September 4, 2009.

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