8-K
filed May 14, 2026, 4:16 PM ET
ticker KMB
CIK 0000055785
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confidence high
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materiality 0.15
Kimberly-Clark elects all 13 directors; shareholder proposal for independent chair fails
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP
- All 13 management director nominees elected with votes ranging from 229.4M to 240.7M for each.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as 2026 auditor passed with 271.5M for vs 17.3M against.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved with 227.4M for, 14.6M against.
- Stockholder proposal requiring an independent board chair defeated (81.7M for, 159.9M against).
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP shareholders rejected Stockholder Proposal to Require Independent Board Chair at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-14
Exact text from the filing
4. Stockholder Proposal to Require Independent Board Chair: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 81,710,364 159,903,197 1,621,025 46,305,035
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP shareholders approved Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditors for 2026 at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-14
Exact text from the filing
2. Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditors for 2026: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 271,479,168 17,253,057 807,439
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP shareholders approved Advisory Approval of Named Executive Officer Compensation at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-14
Exact text from the filing
3. Advisory Approval of Named Executive Officer Compensation: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 227,376,231 14,569,707 1,288,692 46,305,035
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-14
Exact text from the filing
The final voting results on each of the matters submitted to a vote are as follows: 1. Election of Directors: Name Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Sylvia M. Burwell 240,191,880 2,496,791 545,738 46,305,035
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