CHICAGO (Standard&Poor's) Aug. 20, 2015--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today assigned its 'A/A-1' issue-level rating to Dallas-based Kimberly-Clark Corp.'s $40 million Industrial Development Revenue Bonds issued by the City of Maumelle, Arkansas. The split rating reflects the bonds' short-term remarketing feature. The bond proceeds finance the cost of certain industrial facilities and equipment located in the City of Maumelle and leased to Kimberly-Clark Corp. The bonds are payable solely from the rentals derived from the lease. We estimate Kimberly-Clark Corp. had about $7.6 billion debt outstanding as of June 30, 2015. All of our existing ratings on Kimberly-Clark, including the 'A' long-term and 'A-1' short-term corporate credit, rating remain unchanged. The outlook is stable. The ratings on Kimberly-Clark
