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Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

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Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

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INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The names and ages of our executive officers as of February 12, 2026, together with certain biographical information, are as follows:

Ehab Abou-Oaf, 59, was elected President, International Family Care and Professional in 2024. He is responsible for our family care and professional businesses in Asia, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to that, he served as President of K-C Professional since 2022 and as Vice President, Middle East & Africa from 2020 to 2022. Mr. Abou-Oaf joined Kimberly-Clark from Mars, Inc., a manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products, where he had a number of positions with increasing responsibility over 19 years, most recently as Regional President, Asia, Middle East & Africa Confectionery. Prior to joining Mars, he spent ten years with The Procter & Gamble Company in packaging, product development and marketing roles. He also serves on the board of trustees of the American University in Cairo and on the board of directors of the Singapore American School.

John Carmichael, 58, was elected President, North America in September 2025 and is responsible for our personal care, family care and professional businesses in North America. Mr. Carmichael joined Kimberly-Clark from Nestlé S.A., a Swiss multinational food and beverage company, where he served in multiple roles of increasing responsibility since 1995, most recently as President and CEO, Nestlé Canada from 2021 to 2025, and as President Foods, Nestlé USA from 2018 to 2021.

Katy Chen, 45, was elected President, International Personal Care in October 2024. She is responsible for our personal care businesses in Greater China, Brazil, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand and Korea. Prior to that, she served as President, K-C Asia Pacific from April 2024 to October 2024, as Managing Director, K-C China from 2021 to April 2024 and as Senior Director, Marketing BCC & FMC from 2019 to 2021. Prior to that, Ms. Chen held multiple positions of increasing responsibility within our Asia Pacific operations since she joined Kimberly-Clark in 2009.

Patricia Corsi, 53, was elected Chief Growth Officer in 2024. Ms. Corsi joined Kimberly-Clark from Bayer AG, where she served as Chief Marketing, Digital and Information Officer since 2022, and as Chief Marketing and Digital Officer from 2019 to 2022. Prior to joining Bayer, Ms. Corsi served as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Mexico for Heineken N.V. from 2016 to 2018. Prior to joining Heineken, Ms. Corsi served in multiple roles of increasing responsibility at Unilever PLC, beginning in 2006. She also is the founder of Good Latinas for Good, a nonprofit organization.

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Tamera Fenske, 47, was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer in 2022. She is responsible for the global, end-to-end supply chain, which includes procurement, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, transportation, quality, safety and sustainability. Ms. Fenske joined Kimberly-Clark from 3M Company, a global manufacturing and technology company, where she served in multiple roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as Senior Vice President, U.S. and Canada Manufacturing and Supply Chain from February 2022 to September 2022, Senior Vice President Global Operations, Transportation & Electronics Business Group (TEBG) from 2021 to February 2022, Vice President of Global Operations, TEBG, from 2020 to 2021, Mfg/SC/LSS Vice President from 2018 to 2020, and Customer Value Stream Vice President from 2016 to 2018.

Michael D. Hsu, 61, has served as Chairman of the Board since January 2020 and as Chief Executive Officer since January 2019. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer since 2017, where he was responsible for the day-to-day operations of our business units, along with our global innovation, marketing and supply chain functions. He served as Group President, K-C North America from 2013 to 2016, where he was responsible for our consumer business in North America, as well as leading the development of new business strategies for global nonwovens. From 2012 to 2013, his title was Group President, North America Consumer Products. He has been a director of Kimberly-Clark since 2017. Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark, Mr. Hsu served as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Kraft Foods, Inc., from January 2012 to July 2012, as President of Sales, Customer Marketing and Logistics from 2010 to 2012 and as President of its grocery business unit from 2008 to 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Hsu served as President and Chief Operating Officer, Foodservice at H. J. Heinz Company. He also serves on the board of directors of McDonald's Corporation.

Grant B. McGee, 45, was elected Senior Vice President and General Counsel in February 2024. He also served as Corporate Secretary from May 2024 to May 2025. Mr. McGee rejoined Kimberly-Clark from American Airlines, where he served as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary from 2022 to February 2024. From 2015 to 2022, Mr. McGee served in multiple roles of increasing responsibility at Kimberly-Clark, most recently as Vice President and Senior Deputy General Counsel.

Jeffrey Melucci, 55, was elected Chief Strategy, Business Development and Administrative Officer in May 2025. He is responsible for strategy, business development and other core corporate affairs and functions of Kimberly-Clark. From October 2024 to May 2025, he served as Chief Business, Strategy and Transformation Officer, from January 2024 to October 2024, he served as Chief Business and Transformation Officer and from November 2020 to January 2024, he served as Chief Business Development and Legal Officer. He also served as Chief Transformation Officer from November 2020 to October 2021. From 2013 to November 2020, Mr. Melucci served in multiple roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as Senior Vice President, Business Development and General Counsel. Mr. Melucci joined Kimberly-Clark from General Electric, where he served in multiple roles of increasing responsibility.

Stacey Valy Panayiotou, 53, was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in September 2025. She is responsible for the design and implementation of all human capital strategies for Kimberly-Clark, including global compensation and benefits, talent management, inclusion and belonging, organizational effectiveness and labor/employee relations. Ms. Panayiotou joined Kimberly-Clark from Ball Corporation, an aluminum manufacturing company, where she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer since November 2021. Prior to joining Ball Corporation, she served as Executive Vice President of Human Resources at Graphic Packaging International from 2019 to 2021. Prior to that, she served in multiple roles of increasing responsibility at The Coca-Cola Company, most recently as Senior Vice President, Global Talent and Development.

Craig Slavtcheff, 58, was elected Chief Research and Development Officer in 2024. He has global responsibility for our research and development, quality and regulatory functions, and is charged with accelerating growth through innovation that addresses opportunities to elevate Kimberly-Clark’s trusted brands. Mr. Slavtcheff joined Kimberly-Clark from Campbell Soup Company where he served in multiple roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as Executive Vice President, Chief R&D and Innovation Officer from 2019 to 2024.

Russell Torres, 54, was elected President and Chief Operating Officer in May 2025. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of our business segments, along with our global growth, innovation, digital and technology, and

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supply chain functions. He served as the Corporation’s President, North America since October 2024 and was responsible for our personal care, family care and professional businesses in North America. Prior to that, he served as Group President, K-C North America since 2021, where he was responsible for our consumer business in North America, and as President of K-C Professional from 2020 to 2021. Mr. Torres joined Kimberly-Clark from Newell Brands Inc., a consumer goods company, where he served as Group President since 2018 and as Chief Transformation Officer from 2016 to 2018. Prior to joining Newell Brands, Mr. Torres was a partner at Bain & Company from 2013 to 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Torres served as a senior executive at Mondelēz International in its North America business unit from 2011 to 2013. Prior to Mondelēz, Mr. Torres had a previous term at Bain & Company, where he was a partner from 2003 to 2011.

Nelson Urdaneta, 53, was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2022. Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark, he served as Senior Vice President, Treasurer at Mondelēz International since September 2021. Mr. Urdaneta joined Mondelēz in 2005 and served in multiple roles of increasing responsibility, including Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President Finance, Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Mondelēz, he was the Director, Financial Planning and Analysis at Ryder System, Inc.

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