Kimberly-Clark Corp. reported the results of its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held on May 14, 2026, in a Form 8-K under Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.” Stockholders elected all 13 company-nominated directors, ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as Kimberly-Clark’s independent auditor for 2026, approved executive compensation on an advisory basis, and rejected a stockholder proposal that would have required an independent board chair. In the director elections, each nominee received substantially more votes for than against. The elected directors were Sylvia M. Burwell, John W. Culver, Michael D. Hsu, Mae C. Jemison, M.D., Deeptha Khanna, S. Todd Maclin, Deirdre A. Mahlan, Sherilyn S. McCoy, Christa S. Quarles, Jaime A. Ramirez, Joseph Romanelli, Dunia A. Shive and Mark T. Smucker. Vote totals included 240,191,880 votes for Burwell versus 2,496,791 against; 239,464,068 for Culver versus 3,206,688 against; 229,430,259 for Hsu versus 11,170,642 against; and 236,407,419 for Jemison versus 6,286,180 against. The highest “for” total among the nominees was Sherilyn S. McCoy’s 240,670,346 votes, while Michael D. Hsu had the largest number of votes against at 11,170,642. Abstentions for director nominees ranged from 541,032 to 2,633,729, and the director-election table reported 46,305,035 broker non-votes. Shareholders also approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Kimberly-Clark’s independent auditors for 2026. That proposal received 271,479,168 votes in favor, 17,253,057 votes against and 807,439 abstentions, indicating broad support for continuing with the auditor. The company’s advisory “say-on-pay” vote on named executive officer compensation also passed. Stockholders cast 227,376,231 votes in favor, 14,569,707 against and 1,288,692 abstentions. Because this vote is advisory, it does not by itself require a change in compensation practices, but it provides the board and compensation committee with a formal measure of investor support. A stockholder proposal seeking to require an independent board chair did not pass. The proposal received 81,710,364 votes for and 159,903,197 votes against, with 1,621,025 abstentions. The result means Kimberly-Clark’s existing board leadership structure remains unchanged unless the board elects to modify it separately. The filing did not report an insider stock purchase or sale, option exercise, equity grant, merger, financing transaction or change in share ownership. Its significance is governance-related: it records shareholder approval of Kimberly-Clark’s board slate, auditor, and executive compensation program, while showing that investors rejected a proposed change to the company’s board-chair independence policy. The report was signed on May 14, 2026, by Grant B. McGee, Senior Vice President and General Counsel.