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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):  August 11, 2017

Kirby Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
1-7615
74-1884980
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)
     
55 Waugh Drive, Suite 1000
 
77007
Houston, Texas
 
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
   
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(713) 435-1000

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Item  1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On August 11, 2017, Kirby Corporation and Stewart & Stevenson LLC amended the previously announced Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) between Kirby and Stewart & Stevenson dated as of June 13, 2017 to extend the “Outside Date” in Section 8.1(c) of the Agreement to September 14, 2017.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)  Exhibits
 
 
2.1
Amendment No. 2 to Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of August 11, 2017 between Stewart & Stevenson LLC and Kirby Corporation.

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.

 
KIRBY CORPORATION
(Registrant)
     
 
By:
/s/ C. Andrew Smith
   
C. Andrew Smith
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer

Dated:  August 11, 2017
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Exhibit
       
 
Amendment No. 2 to Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of August 11, 2017 between Stewart & Stevenson LLC and Kirby Corporation.