form8k.htm
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): April 22,
2008
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 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.
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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On April
22, 2008, the stockholders of the Company approved amendments to the Company’s
2005 Stock and Incentive Plan to (1) increase the number of shares of the
Company’s common stock that may be issued under the Plan from 2,000,000 to
3,000,000 shares and (2) increase the maximum amount of cash that may be paid to
any participant pursuant to any performance award under the Plan during any
calendar year from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000. The amendments had been
approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on March 6, 2008, subject to
stockholder approval. A copy of the Plan as amended is attached as
Exhibit 10.1 to this report.
On April
22, 2008, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company’s
2000 Nonemployee Director Stock Plan to increase the number of shares that may
be issued under the Plan from 600,000 to 1,000,000 shares. The
amendment had been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on March 6,
2008, subject to stockholder approval. A copy of the Plan as amended
is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this report.
A more
complete description of the two plans and the amendments is provided in the
Company’s Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on April
22, 2008, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March
7, 2008.
Item
9.01.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
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Description of
Exhibit
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10.1
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2005
Stock and Incentive Plan
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10.2
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2000
Nonemployee Director Stock Plan
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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/
Norman W. Nolen
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Norman
W. Nolen
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Executive
Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer
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Dated: April
24, 2008
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