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accession: "0000055785-25-000041"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KMB"
cik: "0000055785"
company_name: "KIMBERLY CLARK CORP"
filed_at: "2025-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T23:16:45.827750+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# All 13 Kimberly-Clark director nominees elected; Deloitte ratified; say-on-pay approved

## Summary
- All 13 management director nominees elected; Michael D. Hsu received 15.9M votes against (6% of votes cast).
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as 2025 auditor passed with 267.2M for, 20.0M against (7% against).
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved with 226.8M for, 17.4M against (7% against).
- Broker non-votes of 41.9M shares on director elections and say-on-pay.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000055785-25-000041
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KMB
- cik: 0000055785
- company_name: KIMBERLY CLARK CORP
- filed_at: 2025-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578525000041/0000055785-25-000041-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578525000041/pre-20250501.htm

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