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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: January 22, 2021 (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 of incorporation) (Commission file number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) P.O. Box 619100 Dallas, TX 75261-9100 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 281-1200 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: ☐     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) ☐     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock KMB New York Stock Exchange 0.625% Notes due 2024 KMB24 New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition. Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the "Corporation"), dated January 25, 2021 reporting the Corporation’s results of operations for the period ended December 31, 2020. The information, including exhibits attached hereto, in Item 2.02 of this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing. Item 8.01    Other Events. On January 22, 2021, the Corporation’s Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program, pursuant to which the Corporation is authorized to repurchase up to 40 million shares of the Corporation’s common stock, subject to a limit of $5 billion in aggregate expenditures. The authorization is incremental to the remaining shares available to be repurchased under the current share repurchase program authorized on November 13, 2014. Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits. (a) Exhibits.    Exhibit No. 99.1 Press release issued by Kimberly-Clark Corporation on January 25, 2021 101    Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. 104    The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL. 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: January 25, 2021 By: /s/ Andrew S. Drexler Andrew S. Drexler Vice President and Controller