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 28, 2020

Kirby Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Nevada
1-07615
74-1884980
(State or other Jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

55 Waugh Drive, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas
 
77007
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (713) 435-1000

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
KEX
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐



Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
Kirby held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 28, 2020, at which the stockholders voted on the following matters:
 

1.
Richard J. Alario, David. Grzebinski, and Richard R. Stewart were elected Class I directors of Kirby to serve until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Tanya S. Beder was elected a Class II director of Kirby to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by the following vote:
 
   
For
   
Against
   
Abstain
   
Broker
Non-Votes
 
Richard J. Alario
   
53,218,469
     
963,359
     
19,475
     
2,652,652
 
David W. Grzebinski
   
53,447,667
     
734,463
     
19,173
     
2,652,652
 
Richard R. Stewart
   
53,335,069
     
846,743
     
19,491
     
2,652,652
 
Tanya S. Beder
   
53,798,808
     
383,538
     
18,957
     
2,652,652
 


2.
The Audit Committee’s selection of KPMG LLP as Kirby’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 was ratified by the following vote:
 
For
55,952,076
Against
880,347
Abstain
21,532
 

3.
Advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of Kirby’s named executive officers:
 
For
44,210,375
Against
9,055,247
Abstain
935,681
Broker non-votes
2,652,652

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 

(d)
Exhibits:

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Exhibit
       
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
KIRBY CORPORATION
   
 
By:
/s/ William G. Harvey
   
William G. Harvey
   
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
 Date: May 1, 2020