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 *
Bauer Joanne B
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP [KMB] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1400 HOLCOMB BRIDGE ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/09/2007
(Street)

ROSWELL, GA 30076		 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 02/09/2007   M   4,271 A $ 55.0065 8,624.505 I By Spouse
Common Stock 02/09/2007   S   4,271 D $ 68.4168 4,353.505 I By Spouse
Common Stock 02/09/2007   M   5,582 A $ 51.995 9,935.505 I By Spouse
Common Stock 02/09/2007   S   5,582 D $ 68.4168 4,353.505 I By Spouse
Common Stock 02/09/2007   M   518 A $ 51.995 4,871.505 I By Spouse
Common Stock 02/09/2007   S   518 D $ 68.4168 4,353.505 (1) I By Spouse
Common Stock               10,133 D  
Common Stock               6,063 (2) I Incentive Investment Plan

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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
Stock Option (Granted 2/26/1998) $ 55.0065 02/09/2007   M     4,271   (3) 02/25/2008 Common Stock 4,271 (4) 0 I By Spouse
Stock Option (Granted 2/21/2000) $ 51.995 02/09/2007   M     5,582   (3) 02/20/2010 Common Stock 5,582 (4) 0 I By Spouse
Stock Option (Granted 2/21/2000) $ 51.995 02/09/2007   M     518   (3) 02/20/2010 Common Stock 518 (4) 0 I By Spouse

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Bauer Joanne B
1400 HOLCOMB BRIDGE ROAD
ROSWELL, GA 30076		       President  

Signatures

 John W. Wesley as attorney-in-fact for Joanne B. Bauer   02/13/2007
**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) Includes 16.505 shares held in the Corporation's Dividend Reinvestment Program.
(2) Number of shares held by the Trustee of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation Incentive Investment Plan and beneficially owned by the reporting person as of a recent practicable date.
(3) In general, no option may be exercised until one year after it has been granted; after the end of one year, it may be exercised as to 30 percent or less of the total shares subject to options, after the end of the second year, an additional 30 percent, and after the end of the third year, all options may be exercised.
(4) Stock option granted under the Kimberly-Clark Corporation 1992 Equity Participation Plan.

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