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 19, 2005
Kirby Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 1-7615 | 74-1884980 |
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.) |
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55 Waugh Drive, Suite 1000 | | 77007 |
Houston, Texas | | (Zip Code) |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | |
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| | Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | |
| | (713) 435-1000 | |
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On May 19, 2005, Kirby Corporation’s senior management will make a presentation to investors and analysts from 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time) until approximately 5:20 p.m. (Eastern time) in New York City. A live 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 athttp://www.kirbycorp.com/ or by following the link below and selecting the streaming audio option:
http://invite.mshow.com/findshow.aspx?usertype=0&cobrand=100&shownumber=235506
Reference: Kirby Corporation Analyst Day, show number 235506
A copy of the slide presentation that will be used by Kirby at the event, 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 athttp://kirbycorp.com/ in the Investor Relations section under Investor and Analyst Meeting, May 19, 2005.
The program will also include presentations by the Waterways Council, Inc. on the U.S. inland waterway system infrastructure, by Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) on the outlook for the petrochemical industry and by Purvin & Gertz, Inc. on the refined products market. As a convenience to interested persons, and without any express or implied endorsement by Kirby, copies of prepared materials for those three presentations are available on Kirby’s Web site in the Investor Relations section under Investor and Analyst Meeting, May 19, 2005. Waterways Council, Inc., CMAI and Purvin & Gertz, Inc. is each solely responsible for its own presentation. The information, analysis and opinions contained in those three presentations are those of the presenting organizations alone. Kirby has no responsibility for the content of any of those presentations.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| | 99.1 | Kirby Corporation slide presentation dated May 19, 2005 |
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) |
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| | By: | /s/ G. STEPHEN HOLCOMB |
| | | G. Stephen Holcomb |
| | | Vice President, Investor Relations |
Dated: May 19, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit 99.1 | Kirby Corporation slide presentation dated May 19, 2005 |
