Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
FALK THOMAS J
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP [KMB]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
P.O. BOX 619100
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/28/2007
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75261-9100
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 04/28/2007   M   13,333 (1) A (2) 94,874 D  
Common Stock 04/28/2007   F(3)   4,860 D $ 71.63 90,014 D  
Common Stock 04/28/2007   A   44,000 (4) A (4) 134,014 D  
Common Stock 04/28/2007   F(5)   16,038 D $ 71.63 117,976 D  
Common Stock               10,615.93 I Incentive Investment Plan (6)
Common Stock               39,207 I Held by TKM, Ltd. (7)
Common Stock               110,833 I Held by TKM II, Ltd. (8)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Share Units (Granted 4/28/04) (2) 04/28/2007   M     13,333 (1) 04/28/2007 04/28/2007 Common Stock 13,333 $ 0 26,667 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
FALK THOMAS J
P.O. BOX 619100
DALLAS, TX 75261-9100
  X     Chairman of the Board and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ John W. Wesley as attorney-in-fact for Thomas J. Falk   05/01/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents time-based restricted share units that have vested and are paid out in shares of common stock.
(2) Each restricted share unit granted under the Kimberly-Clark Corporation 2001 Equity Participation Plan is payable on a 1-for-1 basis.
(3) This transaction represents the surrender of shares to the issuer upon vesting of time-based restricted share units to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
(4) Represents performance-based restricted share units that have vested and are paid out in shares of common stock.
(5) This transaction represents the surrender of shares to the issuer upon vesting of performance-based restricted share units to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
(6) Held by the Trustee of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation Incentive Investment Plan. Reporting person beneficially owns the shares as of recent practicable date.
(7) TKM, Ltd. is a family limited partnership which is owned by (i) an entity owned by the reporting person and his wife as general partner, (ii) reporting person and his wife as limited partners, and (iii) two family trusts previously established for the benefit of the reporting person's son as limited partners.
(8) TKM II, Ltd. is a family limited partnership which is owned by (i) an entity owned by the reporting person and his wife as general partner, and (ii) the reporting person and his wife as limited partners.

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