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UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 12,
2009
Kirby
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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1-7615
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74-1884980
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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55
Waugh Drive, Suite 1000
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77007
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Houston,
Texas
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(Zip
Code)
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(713)
435-1000
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain
Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers
On
October 12, 2009, Kirby Corporation (‘Kirby”) announced that C. Berdon Lawrence,
Kirby’s Chairman of the Board, would retire as Chairman effective April 27,
2010, the date of Kirby’s 2010 Annual Stockholders and Board of Directors
Meetings. Mr. Lawrence has served as Chairman of Kirby since October
1999. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Lawrence’s
retirement is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
99.1
Press Release dated October 12, 2009
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
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KIRBY
CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/ Norman W. Nolen
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Norman
W. Nolen
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Executive
Vice President, Treasurer
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and
Chief Financial Officer
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Dated: October
13, 2009
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
99.1 Press Release dated October 12,
2009