Kimberly-Clark Declares Quarterly Dividend DALLAS, May 1, 2002 - The board of directors of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share. The dividend is payable on July 2, 2002, to stockholders of record on June 7, 2002.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a leading consumer products company. Its global personal care, tissue and health care brands include Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Depend, Kleenex, Scott, Kimberly-Clark, Safeskin, Tecnol, Kimwipes and WypAll. Other brands well known outside the U.S. include Andrex, Scottex, Page, Popee and Kimbies. Kimberly-Clark also is a major producer of premium business, correspondence and technical papers. The company has manufacturing operations in 42 countries and sells its products in more than 150 countries.