FORM 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _____________________________________ CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report: January 9, 1995 (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 (Commission File (IRS Employer of incorporation) Number) Identification No.) P.O. Box 619100, Dallas, Texas 75261-9100 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (214) 830-1200 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) _____________________________________Item 5. Other Events On January 9, 1995, Kimberly-Clark Corporation issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99. 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 10, 1995 By:/s/ John W. Donehower ---------------------------- John W. Donehower Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX (99) Press release issued by Kimberly-Clark Corporation on January 9, 1995.
EXHIBIT 99 Kimberly-Clark Corporation Dallas, Texas 75261-9100 Phone 214-830-1200 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Release: For Further Information: Tina S. Barry (214) 830-1484 Kimberly-Clark To Take Nonoperating Charge for Peso Devaluation - --------------------------------------------------------------- DALLAS, January 9, 1995--Kimberly-Clark Corporation today announced it will take a fourth-quarter, nonoperating charge of approximately $39 million, or 24 cents a share, for translation losses related to the devaluation of the Mexican peso. The company said the one-time charge, based on the year-end currency exchange rate, covers its share of losses incurred by Kimberly-Clark de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. on the translation of U.S. dollar-denominated liabilities into pesos. Kimberly-Clark owns 43 percent of K-C de Mexico. Kimberly-Clark said it will release fourth-quarter and full-year financial results on January 19. The company is a manufacturer of household, personal care and health care products, as well as newsprint and business, correspondence and specialty papers. Kimberly-Clark has manufacturing operations in 25 countries and sells its products in more than 150. # # #