Kimberly-Clark Presentation at Goldman Sachs Conference

DALLAS, May 16, 2003 – Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) announced that Kathi P. Seifert, Executive Vice President, will speak at the Goldman Sachs Global Branded Consumer Products Conference on Monday, May 19, 2003 in New York.

Ms. Seifert also will take questions from those in attendance at the Conference.

Interested parties are invited to listen to Ms. Seifert’s presentation and the question and answer session. The live webcast can be accessed at approximately 1:40 p.m. (EDT) on May 19 by following the instructions set out on the Investors page of Kimberly-Clark’s web site, www.kimberly-clark.com. A replay of the presentation will be available for approximately 14 days through this same location.

Kimberly-Clark and its well-known brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 150 countries. Every day, one in four people around the world trust K-C’s brands to enhance their health, hygiene and well-being -- brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend. For the second consecutive year, Kimberly-Clark has been named to Fortune magazine’s list of “100 Best Companies to Work For In America.” With nearly 64,000 employees worldwide, the company has received similar recognition in the U.K., Argentina, Australia, Korea and Thailand. To keep up with the latest K-C news and to learn more about the company’s 131-year history of innovation, visit www.kimberly-clark.com.