Kirby Corporation 8-K 05-10-2006
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 10, 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
230.425)
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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
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
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
3.01.
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Notice
of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard;
Transfer of Listing.
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(b)
On
June
22, 2006 Kirby Corporation (the “Company”) notified the New York Stock Exchange
(“NYSE”) that the Company had amended its Business Ethics Guidelines effective
December 1, 2004 and had not posted the amended Business Ethics Guidelines
on
its website in accordance with the NYSE corporate governance standards. The
amendments were for the primary purpose of restating and enhancing the Company’s
equal opportunity, nondiscrimination, nonharassment and nonviolence policies.
Effective June 22, 2006, the Company made further clarifying amendments to
its
Business Ethics Guidelines. The current version of the Business Ethics
Guidelines is now posted on the Company’s website and the Company is now in
compliance with the applicable NYSE corporate governance standards.
Item
5.03
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Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
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Effective
May 10, 2006, in connection with its previously announced 2-for-1 stock split,
the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of
authorized shares of its common stock, par value $.10 per share, from 60,000,000
to 120,000,000.
Item
5.05.
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Amendments
to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code
of Ethics.
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Effective
December 1, 2004, the Company amended its Business Ethics Guidelines for the
primary purpose of restating and enhancing the Company’s equal opportunity,
nondiscrimination, nonharassment and nonviolence policies. Effective June 22,
2006, the Company made further clarifying amendments to its Business Ethics
Guidelines. A copy of the Company’s current Business Ethics Guidelines is filed
as Exhibit 14.1 to this report and is available on the Company’s website at
www.kirbycorp.com in the Investor Relations section under Corporate
Governance.
Item
9.01.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit
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Description
of Exhibit
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Certificate
of Change Pursuant to NRS 78.209 filed with the Secretary of State
of
Nevada effective May 10, 2006
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Kirby
Corporation Business Ethics Guidelines effective June 22, 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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/s/
G. Stephen Holcomb
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G.
Stephen Holcomb
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Vice
President, Investor Relations
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Dated:
June 22, 2006
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