Kimberly-Clark Presentation at Merrill Lynch Conference DALLAS, September 27, 2002 - Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) announced that Robert P. van der Merwe, Group President, Europe, Middle East and Africa, will speak at Merrill Lynch's Global Branded Conference on Tuesday, October 1, 2002 in London, England. Mr. van der Merwe will also take questions from those in attendance at the Conference.
Interested parties are invited to listen to Mr. van der Merwe's presentation and the question and answer session. The live webcast can be accessed at 3:00 a.m. (CT) on October 1 by following the instructions set out in the News and Investor Information section of Kimberly-Clark's web site (www.kimberly-clark.com/news/). A replay of the presentation will be available for approximately 14 days through this same location.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a leading global consumer products company. Its tissue, personal care and health care products are manufactured in 42 countries and sold in more than 150. Kimberly-Clark is home to some of the world's most trusted and recognized brands, including Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend. Nearly one-quarter of the world's population, or 1.3 billion people, use Kimberly-Clark products each year. Kimberly-Clark has been among Fortune magazine's "Most Admired" corporations since 1983 and was named to its 2002 list of "100 Best Companies to Work For." For more information about Kimberly-Clark's well-known brands, visit the Kimberly-Clark Web site at www.kimberly-clark.com.
Certain matters contained in this news release and the subject presentation concerning the business outlook, including new product introductions, cost savings and acquisitions, anticipated financial and operating results, strategies, contingencies and transactions of the company constitute forward-looking statements and are based upon management's expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the company. There can be no assurance that these future events will occur as anticipated or that the company's results will be as estimated. For a description of certain factors that could cause the company's future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements, see the section of Part I, Item 1 of the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, entitled "Factors That May Affect Future Results."
Interested parties are invited to listen to Mr. van der Merwe's presentation and the question and answer session. The live webcast can be accessed at 3:00 a.m. (CT) on October 1 by following the instructions set out in the News and Investor Information section of Kimberly-Clark's web site (www.kimberly-clark.com/news/). A replay of the presentation will be available for approximately 14 days through this same location.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a leading global consumer products company. Its tissue, personal care and health care products are manufactured in 42 countries and sold in more than 150. Kimberly-Clark is home to some of the world's most trusted and recognized brands, including Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend. Nearly one-quarter of the world's population, or 1.3 billion people, use Kimberly-Clark products each year. Kimberly-Clark has been among Fortune magazine's "Most Admired" corporations since 1983 and was named to its 2002 list of "100 Best Companies to Work For." For more information about Kimberly-Clark's well-known brands, visit the Kimberly-Clark Web site at www.kimberly-clark.com.
Certain matters contained in this news release and the subject presentation concerning the business outlook, including new product introductions, cost savings and acquisitions, anticipated financial and operating results, strategies, contingencies and transactions of the company constitute forward-looking statements and are based upon management's expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the company. There can be no assurance that these future events will occur as anticipated or that the company's results will be as estimated. For a description of certain factors that could cause the company's future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements, see the section of Part I, Item 1 of the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, entitled "Factors That May Affect Future Results."