Kirby Corp 8-K 5-9-2006
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): May 9, 2006
Kirby
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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1-7615
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74-1884980
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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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:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
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240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
7.01.
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Regulation
FD Disclosure.
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On
May 9,
2006, Joseph H. Pyne, Kirby Corporation’s President and Chief Executive Officer
will present at the Bear Stearns Global Conference in New York City. The
presentation will be at 8:45 a.m. EDT. A live audio webcast of the presentation
will be available to the public and replays will be available afterward. The
webcast can be accessed by visiting Kirby’s Web site at http://www.kirbycorp.com/.
A
copy of
the slide presentation that will be used by Kirby, substantially in the form
intended to be used, is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is also
posted on Kirby’s Web site at http://www.kirbycorp.com/
on the
opening page.
Item
9.01.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1
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Kirby
Corporation slide presentation dated May
2006
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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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G.
Stephen Holcomb
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Vice
President, Investor Relations
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Dated:
May 9, 2006
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
99.1
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Kirby
Corporation slide presentation dated May
2006
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