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BULLETIN: Kimberly-Clark Announces 25M Share Buyback Authorization

Published Nov 30, 2000

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Abstract:

Corporate Credit Rating: AA/Stable/A-1+ Kimberly-Clark announced that its board of directors approved a new 25 million share buyback program. At current share prices, the additional program would total approximately $1.75 billion. The new program brings the total amount authorized for Kimberly-Clark's share buyback to about 29 million shares. As of Sept. 30, 2000, about $1.1 billion has been repurchased this fiscal year. Ongoing share repurchases at Kimberly-Clark are anticipated by Standard&Poor's and have been factored into the current rating and outlook.

Report Type:

News

Ticker

KMB

Issuer

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

GICS

Household Products (30301010)

Sector

Global Issuers

Country

United States

Region

United States

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