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UNITED STATES
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 11-K
 
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 

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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010
 
Or
 
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________ to ________
           
Commission file number 1-7615
 
___________________________________________________________________________________
 
KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
____________________________________________________________________________________
 
Kirby Corporation
55 Waugh Drive, Suite 1000
Houston, Texas 77007
 
__________________________
 


 
 

 
 
KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
 
Index to Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules
 
  Page
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
1
   
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits (Modified Cash Basis) – December 31, 2010 and 2009
2
   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits (Modified Cash Basis) – Years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
3
   
Notes to Financial Statements (Modified Cash Basis)
4
   
Supplemental Schedules
 
   
Schedule I - Schedule H, Line 4a – Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions (Modified Cash Basis) – Year ended December 31, 2010
17
   
Schedule II - Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) (Modified Cash Basis) – as of December 31, 2010
18
   
Supplemental schedules, other than those listed above, are omitted because of the absence of the conditions under which they are required.  

 
 

 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
The Plan Administrator
Kirby 401(k) Plan:
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits (modified cash basis) of the Kirby 401(k) Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits (modified cash basis) for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
As described in note 2, these financial statements and supplemental schedules were prepared on a modified cash basis of accounting, which is a comprehensive basis of accounting other than U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Kirby 401 (k) Plan as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, on the basis of accounting described in note 2.
 
Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule H, line 4a – schedule of delinquent participant contributions (modified cash basis) for the year ended December 31, 2010 and supplemental schedule H, line 4i – schedule of assets (held at end of year) (modified cash basis) as of December 31, 2010 are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. These supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
 
 
 
/s/KPMG LLP  
       
Houston, Texas      
June 30, 2011      
 
 
 

 
KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
 
   
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
 
   
(Modified Cash Basis)
 
   
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
   
   
2010
   
2009
 
Assets:
           
Investments, at fair value
  $ 137,496,612     $ 118,753,705  
Notes receivable from participants
    10,690,989        9,278,934   
Other receivables
    26,560        37,582   
Total assets
    148,214,161        128,070,221   
                 
Liabilities:
               
Other liabilities
           
                 
Total liabilities
           
                 
Net assets available for benefits before adjustment
    148,214,161        128,070,221   
                 
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fullybenefit-responsive investment contracts
          537,230   
                 
Net assets available for benefits
  $ 148,214,161     $ 128,607,451  
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
               
 
 
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KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
 
   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
 
   
(Modified Cash Basis)
 
   
Years Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
   
   
2010
   
2009
 
Additions to net assets attributed to:
           
Contributions from participants
  $ 9,848,784     $ 10,537,794  
Contributions from employer
    4,698,601        5,009,237   
Rollover contributions
    1,569,670        2,191,456   
Dividend income
    870,201        800,234   
Interest income from participants' notes receivable
    504,844        547,087   
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
    14,930,008        23,671,234   
Total additions, net
    32,422,108        42,757,042   
Deductions from net assets attributed to:
               
Benefits paid to participants
    12,623,386        11,048,760   
Investment counselor fees and other
    192,012        149,928   
Total deductions
    12,815,398        11,198,688   
Net increase
    19,606,710        31,558,354   
Net assets available for benefits, beginning of year
    128,607,451        97,049,097   
Net assets available for benefits, end of year
  $ 148,214,161     $ 128,607,451  
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
               
 
 
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KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
(Modified Cash Basis)
 
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
(1)
Description of Plan
 
 
(a)
General
 
The Kirby 401(k) Plan (the Plan) is a defined contribution 401(k) plan for the benefit of employees of Kirby Corporation (the Company) and certain subsidiaries. Each employee is eligible to join the Plan as of the first pay period following completion of three months of service and the attainment of age 18.  Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements, the terms of which do not provide for participation in the Plan, are not eligible. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). Further information relating to the Plan’s provisions is available in the Plan Document.
 
The Global Power Systems, L.L.C. (GPS) Profit Sharing Plan (GPS Plan) was merged into the Plan, and all GPS balances were transferred to the Plan effective December 31, 2006. Commencing January 1, 2007, former GPS Plan participants are subject to the same plan provisions as the Plan participants. In connection with the plan merger, the Plan was amended on December 31, 2006 to include GPS employees.
 
 
(b)
Administration of the Plan
 
The general administration of the Plan is the responsibility of the Company (the plan administrator). The plan administrator has broad powers regarding the operation and administration of the Plan and receives no compensation for service to the Plan. All administrative expenses, unless paid by the Company at its discretion, are paid by the Plan. Bank of America, N.A. (Bank of America) is the trustee of the Plan.
 
 
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KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
(Modified Cash Basis)
 
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
 
(c)      Contributions
 
The Plan provides for basic employee pretax contributions to the Plan of up to 3% of covered compensation as defined, and for additional employee pretax contributions to the Plan of up to 14% of covered compensation subject to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). Participants age 50 or older during the Plan year may also elect to make a “catch-up” contribution, subject to certain Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limits ($5,500 in 2010 and 2009). The Company contributes matching employer contributions equal to 100% of basic employee pretax contributions. The Plan allows the use of forfeited amounts to offset future matching contributions.  The Company does not match the additional employee pretax or catch-up contributions. Each participant directs his or her contributions and the Company’s matching contributions between the investment funds offered by the Plan, including Company common stock.
 
All employees hired or rehired are automatically enrolled at a 3% pretax contribution rate, unless otherwise elected by the participant.
 
In addition, participants may contribute amounts representing rollovers from other qualified plans or from an individual retirement account.
 
 
(d)
Benefits
 
Benefits payments are made to participants upon retirement or termination of employment (or to the beneficiary in the event of death) and are in the form of lump sum distribution payments. A participant may request a loan for up to the lesser of 50% of the participant’s vested interest or $50,000, less the participant’s highest outstanding loan balance during the preceding 12 months. Loans are typically repaid over a five-year period and bear interest at prime rate plus 1%. Interest rates ranged from 4.25% to 9.25% at December 31, 2010.  Loans outstanding at December 31, 2010 mature from January 15, 2011 through December 30, 2015. Loans outstanding upon a participant’s termination of employment are considered deemed distributions if not repaid and are deducted from the participant’s account balance prior to distribution. These amounts are taxed to the participant in the year of the participant’s termination. Former participants of a plan assumed during an acquisition in 1999 are eligible to receive in service withdrawals from their vested contributions made prior to December 31, 1999 after attaining 59 ½ years of age.
 
The Plan requires automatic distribution of participant accounts upon termination without the participant’s consent of amounts less than $5,000 and greater than $1,000. If the participant does not elect to have the amount paid directly to an eligible retirement plan or receive a distribution directly, then the Plan will pay the distribution to an individual retirement plan designated by the Plan administrator.  Amounts less than $1,000 are paid directly to participants upon termination.
 
 
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KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
(Modified Cash Basis)
 
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
 
(e)       Vesting
 
Participants are 100% vested in their participant contributions and rollovers, if any.  Effective January 1, 2008, employer contributions for all employees hired on or after January 1, 2008 are subject to a six-year vesting schedule.  Participants in the Plan hired on or prior to December 31, 2007 have an immediate and fully vested interest in the portion of the account relating to employer contributions and may, upon resignation from or discharge by the employer, withdraw their entire account balance.   Forfeitures in the amount of $202,594 and $107,448 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, were available to offset future employer contributions or plan administrative expenses at the discretion of the Company.
 
Employer contributions made to the prior GPS Plan are subject to a three-year vesting schedule based on the participant’s GPS service date. Forfeitures of nonvested participants are credited to the accounts of former GPS Plan participants employed at year-end based on a formula that considers the total compensation, as defined, of all former GPS Plan participants for that plan year.  Forfeitures in the amount of $48,711 and $82,025 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, were available for allocation to former GPS Plan participants and the Company is in the process of completing the allocation.
 
 
(f)
Plan Termination
 
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of termination, the amounts credited to the accounts of participants will be distributed to the participants after payment of expenses for distribution and liquidation.
 
 
(g)
Participant Accounts
 
Under the Plan, each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution, the Company’s matching contribution and an allocation of investment income (loss), net of administrative expenses. Investment income (loss) is allocated daily to participants. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
 
 
(h)
Administrative Expenses
 
All administrative expenses, unless paid by the Company at its discretion, are paid by the Plan.
 
 
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KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
(Modified Cash Basis)
 
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
(2)       Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
 
(a)
Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the modified cash basis, which is a comprehensive basis of accounting other than U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and is an acceptable method of reporting under Department of Labor regulations. The modified cash basis of accounting utilizes the cash basis of accounting while carrying investments at fair value and recording investment income (loss) on the accrual basis. Consequently, contributions are recognized when received rather than when earned, and expenses are recognized when paid rather than when the obligation is incurred. As of December 31, 2010, all employee and employer contributions for the 2010 Plan year had been remitted to the trust. As of December 31, 2009, $174,141 of employee contributions and $80,219 of employer contributions for the 2009 Plan year had not been remitted to the trust. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, excess deferrals of $1,338 and $29,930, respectively, were held by the trust and distributed to participants subsequent to year end. There were no excess deferrals as of December 31, 2010.  Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, these amounts would have been reflected as accounts receivable and accounts payable, respectively.
 
 
(b)
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements requires Plan management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and changes therein. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
 
(c)
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
 
Investments in mutual funds and Company common stock are stated at fair value based on quoted market prices. Investments in common trust funds are stated at fair market value based upon quoted market prices of the underlying assets. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade date basis. Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments includes realized gains and losses on investments sold during the year as well as net appreciation (depreciation) of the investments held at the end of the year.  Interest and dividend income is accrued in the period earned.
 
 
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KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
(Modified Cash Basis)
 
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
The accounting literature requires investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan to be reported at fair value.  However, contract value (cost plus accrued interest) is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount that participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan.  Therefore, the statement of net assets available for benefits presents the fair value of the investment contracts as well as the adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts from fair value to contract value.  The statement of changes in net assets available for benefits is prepared on a contract value basis.
 
The Plan invested in investment contracts through The Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust Fund which was a common trust fund that primarily invested in guaranteed investments contracts (“GICs”) and synthetic GICs and is presented at fair value as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, as well as the adjustment from fair value to contract value at December 31, 2009.   No adjustment from fair value to contract value was required at December 31, 2010 as no investment contracts were outstanding at December 31, 2010.   Effective February 19, 2011, the Plan transferred all balances in The Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust Fund to the Federated Capital Preservation Fund, a collective trust.
 
 
(d)
Notes Receivable from Participants
 
Notes receivable from participants represent loans that are recorded at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.
 
 
(e)
Benefit Payments
 
Payments to participants are recorded as the benefits are paid.
 
 
(f)
Accounting Pronouncements
 
In September 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2010-25, “Reporting Loans to Participants by Defined Contribution Pension Plans” (“ASU 2010-25”). ASU 2010-25 requires participant loans to be measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest and to be classified as notes receivable from participants. The Update should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented, effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2010.  The Plan applied the provisions of this standard to its financial statements and disclosures beginning in the annual reporting period ending December 31, 2010.  Interest income related to participant loans has been reclassified to interest income from participants’ notes receivable.
 
 
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KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
(Modified Cash Basis)
 
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06, “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” (“ASU 2010-06”).  ASU 2010-06 requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements including transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 as well as the reasons for the transfers and a greater level of disaggregation for each class of assets and liabilities. For the reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements, information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements are presented separately rather than one net number. This standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009 with the exception of revised Level 3 disclosure requirements which are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010.  The Plan applied the provisions of this standard to its financial statement disclosures beginning in annual reporting period ending December 31, 2010.
 
(3)
Investments and Investment Options
 
Each participant has the right to direct his or her contributions and the Company’s matching contributions, once remitted, between the investment funds offered by the Plan. Descriptions of the Plan’s investment fund options are included in the summary plan description provided to all eligible employees.
 
Participants could direct their investment contributions to the following investment funds during 2010 and 2009:   Blackrock FFI Treasury Fund, Merrill Lynch Equity Index Trust Fund, Merrill Lynch International Index Trust Fund, Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust Fund, Pioneer Emerging Markets Fund, Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund, ING Global Real Estate Fund, American Funds Bond Fund of America, Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund, Thornburg International Value Fund, T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund, T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund, T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund, T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund, T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund, T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund, T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund, T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund, T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund and Company common stock.
 
Allocation to Company common stock is limited to fifty percent of each participant’s portfolio.  The limit is applied when participants direct the investment of future contributions and rebalance their entire portfolio.
 
 
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KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
(Modified Cash Basis)
 
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
The following presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets as of December 31:
 
2010:
     
Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund
  $ 23,027,435  
Blackrock FFI Treasury Fund
    15,518,892  
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
    9,943,115  
Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust Fund
    9,941,923  
Merrill Lynch Equity Index Trust Fund
    9,411,685  
Thornburg International Value Fund
    8,829,940  
Company common stock
    35,635,956   
 
2009:
     
Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund
  $ 22,911,066  
Blackrock FFI Treasury Fund
    16,072,400  
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
    8,585,273  
Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust Fund (contract value of $7,785,947)
    7,248,717  
Merrill Lynch Equity Index Trust Fund
    7,278,822  
Thornburg International Value Fund
    7,117,214  
Company common stock
    29,047,777   
 
The Plan’s investments (including realized gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as unrealized gains and losses on investments held during the year) appreciated in value as follows for the years ended December 31:
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Common trust funds
  $ 1,285,011     $ 2,297,811  
Mutual funds
    6,012,761        15,087,028   
Company common stock
    7,632,236        6,286,395   
    $ 14,930,008     $ 23,671,234  
 
 
 
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KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
(Modified Cash Basis)
 
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
(4)
Concentration of Investments
 
The Plan’s investment in shares of Company common stock represents 24% and 23% of total assets as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The Company is engaged in marine transportation and diesel engine services.
 
(5)
Voting Rights
 
Each shareholder is entitled to exercise voting rights attributable to the shares of Company common stock allocated to his or her account and is notified by the trustee prior to the time that such rights are to be exercised. The trustee is not permitted to vote any shares for which instructions have not been given by the participant. During 2010 and 2009, the Plan purchased all shares of Company common stock in the open market.
 
(6)
Risk and Uncertainties
 
The Plan may invest in common trust funds, mutual funds and Company common stock. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is probable that changes in the value of investment securities will occur in the near term.
 
The Plan may invest in securities with contractual cash flows, such as asset backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage backed securities, including securities backed by subprime mortgage loans.  The value, liquidity and related income of those securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate value, delinquencies or defaults, or both, and may be adversely affected by shifts in the market’s perception of the issuers and changes in interest rates.
 
 
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KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
(Modified Cash Basis)
 
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
(7)
Related Party Transactions
 
Certain Plan investment options include shares of Company common stock and common trust funds managed by Bank of America. The Company is the plan sponsor and Bank of America is the trustee as defined by the Plan. Therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. These transactions are covered by an exemption from the “prohibited transaction” provisions of ERISA and the Code.
 
The Plan has participant loans outstanding, which are secured solely by a portion of the participant’s vested account balance, in accordance with the Plan Document.
 
(8)
Delinquent Participant Contributions
 
As reported on Schedule H, Line 4a – Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions, certain participant contributions and loan repayments were not remitted to the trust within the time frame specified by the Department of Labor’s Regulation 29 CFR 2510.3-102, thus constituting nonexempt transactions between the Plan and the Company.
 
(9)
Federal Income Tax Status
 
Management considers the Plan to be in compliance with Section 401(a) of the Code and, accordingly, to be entitled to an exemption from federal income taxes under the provisions of Section 501(a). A letter dated March 31, 2008 has been received by Bank of America stating that the form of the prototype plan adopted by the Plan is acceptable under the Code Section 401 for use by employers for the benefit of their employees. The letter, in effect, states that an employer who adopts the Plan will be considered to be qualified under the Code Section 401(a) provided all terms of the Plan are met and the Plan does not discriminate in favor of key or highly compensated employees. Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the letter, the plan administrator believes the Plan was qualified and the related trust was tax exempt as of December 31, 2010 and 2009.
 
The Plan is currently open to audit under the statute of limitations by the IRS for the 2007 through 2009 tax years.    The Plan has not recognized any assets or liabilities related to uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2010.
 
 
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KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
(Modified Cash Basis)
 
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
(10)
Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500
 
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
 
   
December 31
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
  $ 148,214,161     $ 128,607,451  
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
          (537,230 )  
Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500
  $ 148,214,161     $ 128,070,221  
 
 
The following is a reconciliation of net investment income in fair value of investments per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
 
   
Years ended December 31
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Net investment income in fair value of investments per the financial statements
  $ 16,305,053     $ 25,018,555  
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts as of end of year
    537,230       523,476  
Net investment income in fair value of investments per the Form 5500
  $ 16,842,283     $ 25,542,031  
 
Fully benefit-responsive investment contracts are recorded on the Form 5500 at fair value but are adjusted to contract value for financial statement presentation.
 
 
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KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
(Modified Cash Basis)
 
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
(11)
Fair Value Measurements
 
The accounting guidance for using fair value to measure certain assets and liabilities establishes a three tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used in measuring fair value.  These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little, if any, market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
 
The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for Plan’s financial instruments and the classification of such instruments within the valuation hierarchy.
 
Mutual Funds
 
These instruments are public investment vehicles valued using the net asset value provided by the administrator of the fund.  The net asset value price is quoted on an active market and is classified within level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.
 
Company Common Stock
 
Company common stock is valued at the closing price listed by the New York Stock Exchange and is classified within level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.
 
Common Trust Funds
 
These instruments are public investment vehicles valued using the net asset value provided by the administrator of the fund.  The net asset value is classified within level 2 of the valuation hierarchy because the net asset value price is quoted on an inactive private market although the underlying investments are traded on an active market.    The net asset value is used as a practical expedient to determine fair value.  Each collective trust provides for redemptions by the Plan at reported net asset values per share, with little to no advance notice requirement.
 
The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net asset value or reflective of future fair values.  Furthermore, while the Plan’s valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.
 
 
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KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
(Modified Cash Basis)
 
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
The following table summarizes the Plan’s investment assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2010:
 
   
Quoted Prices in
 Active Markets
For Identical Asset
(Level 1)
   
Significant Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant
 Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
   
Total
Fair Value
 
Mutual funds:
                       
Fixed income
  $ 21,698,870     $ -     $ -     $ 21,698,870  
Balanced
    19,222,190       -       -       19,222,190  
Equity
    28,500,406       -       -       28,500,406  
Real estate
    813,418       -       -       813,418  
International equity
    10,903,662       -       -       10,903,662  
Total mutual funds
    81,138,546       -       -       81,138,546  
                                 
Company common stock
    35,635,956       -       -       35,635,956  
                                 
Common trust funds:
                               
Fixed income
    -       9,941,923       -       9,941,923  
Equity index
    -       9,411,685       -       9,411,685  
International equity index
    -       1,368,502       -       1,368,502  
Total common trust funds
    -       20,722,110       -       20,722,110  
                                 
    $ 116,774,502     $ 20,722,110     $ -     $ 137,496,612  
 
 
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KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
(Modified Cash Basis)
 
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
The following table summarizes the Plan’s investment assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2009:
 
   
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
For Identical Asset
(Level 1)
   
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant
 Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
   
Total
Fair Value
 
Mutual funds:
                       
Fixed income
  $ 21,585,951     $ -     $ -     $ 21,585,951  
Balanced
    15,646,252       -       -       15,646,252  
Equity
    26,319,867       -       -       26,319,867  
Real estate
    568,451       -       -       568,451  
International equity
    9,458,011       -       -       9,458,011  
Total mutual funds
    73,578,532       -       -       73,578,532  
                                 
Company common stock
    29,047,777       -       -       29,047,777  
                                 
Common trust funds:
                               
Fixed income
    -       7,248,717       -       7,248,717  
Equity index
    -       7,278,822       -       7,278,822  
International equity index
    -       1,599,857       -       1,599,857  
Total common trust funds
    -       16,127,396       -       16,127,396  
                                 
    $ 102,626,309     $ 16,127,396     $ -     $ 118,753,705  
 
 
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Schedule I
               
KIRBY 401(k) PLAN
   
Schedule H, Line 4a - Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions
   
(Modified Cash Basis)
   
Year ended December 31, 2010
               
   
Total that Constitute Non exempt Prohibited Transactions
       
Participant Contributions
Transferred Late to Plan
Contributions Not
Corrected
Contributions Corrected
Outside VFCP
Contributions Pending
Correction in VFCP
   
Total Fully
Corrected Under
VFCP and PTE
2002-51
 
Check here if Late
   Participant Loan
   Repayments are
   included: þ
             
               
$965,867  - $965,867  -      -  
                 
On June 22, 2010, the Company reimbursed the Plan for lost interest of $357.
     
                         
See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm.
     
 
 
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Schedule II

KIRBY 401(k) PLAN

Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets ( Held at End of Year)
 
(Modified Cash Basis)
 
Year ended December 31, 2010


Identity of issue, borrower, lessor, or
     
Current
 
similar party
 
Description of asset
 
value
 
           
Common trust funds:
         
*Merrill Lynch
 
Merrill Lynch Equity Index Trust Fund
  $ 9,411,685  
*Merrill Lynch
 
Merrill Lynch International Index Trust Fund
    1,368,502  
*Merrill Lynch
 
Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust Fund
    9,941,923  
Total common trust funds
        20,722,110  
             
Mutual Funds:
           
Blackrock
 
Blackrock FFI Treasury Fund
    15,518,892  
Pioneer Investments
 
Pioneer Emerging Markets Fund
    2,073,722  
JennisonDryden
 
Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund
    23,027,435  
ING Funds
 
ING Global Real Estate Fund
    813,418  
American Funds
 
American Funds Bond Fund of America
    6,179,978  
Oppenheimer Funds
 
Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund
    5,472,971  
Thornburg
 
Thornburg International Value Fund
    8,829,940  
T. Rowe Price
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
    2,207,336  
T. Rowe Price
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
    1,265,059  
T. Rowe Price
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
    9,943,115  
T. Rowe Price
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
    110,952  
T. Rowe Price
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
    2,451,848  
T. Rowe Price
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
    123,336  
T. Rowe Price
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
    3,011,151  
T. Rowe Price
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
    27,216  
T. Rowe Price
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
    82,177  
Total mutual funds
        81,138,546  
             
Common stock:
           
*Kirby Corporation
 
Common stock
    35,635,956  
             
             
             
*Notes receivable from participants
 
Interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 9.25% and maturity dates from January 15, 2011 to December 30, 2015
    10,690,989  
             
Total assets (held at end of year)
      $ 148,187,601  
*Parties in interest to the Plan.
           

See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan administrator, which administers the Plan, has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
   
Kirby 401(k) Plan
     
June 30, 2011
BY:
/s/ Joseph H. Reniers
   
JOSEPH H. RENIERS
Vice President - Human Resources of
Kirby Corporation and member of the
Benefit Plan Administrative
Committee
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
The following documents are filed as part of this report.
 
 
Exhibit
       
 
number
 
Description
   
   
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
   
 
 
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ex23.htm
Exhibit 23
 
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
The Plan Administrator
Kirby 401(k) Plan:
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (File Nos. 333-129333 and 33-57625) on Form S-8 of Kirby Corporation of our report dated June 30, 2011, with respect to the statements of net assets available for benefits (modified cash basis) of the Kirby 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits (modified cash basis) for the years then ended and the supplemental schedule H, line 4a – schedule of delinquent participant contributions (modified cash basis) for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the supplemental schedule H, line 4i – schedule of assets (held at end of year) (modified cash basis) as of December 31, 2010, which report appears in the December 31, 2010 Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Kirby 401(k) Plan.
 
 
 
/s/ KPMG LLP
     
     
Houston, Texas    
June 30, 2011