Antitrust and Competition Compliance

Policy Statement

It is the policy of Kimberly-Clark not to violate or appear to violate antitrust laws.

It is the intent of this policy to:

Prohibit agreements or understandings with any competitor regarding the production, marketing or sale of Kimberly-Clark’s products and services, including any agreements or understandings to restrict production, allocate customers or markets or fix prices or other terms and conditions of sale.
Prohibit discussions with any competitor about Kimberly-Clark’s production, marketing, sales and other business plans or practices except for a bona fide transaction of purchase or sale with a competitor, or issues of public safety.
Prohibit any pricing or other practice having for its purpose the destruction of a competitor or of competition.
Assign responsibility to each manager for ensuring compliance with this policy.

All suppliers who act on behalf of Kimberly-Clark are expected to comply with this policy and avoid actions intended to influence or obtain an improper advantage.