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

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

KIRBY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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).

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Explanatory Note

Kirby Corporation (the "Company") is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A to amend the Current Report on Form 8-K, as initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2021 (the "Initial Form 8-K"), solely to provide certain information called for under Item 5.02(b), (c)(1), and (c)(3) that was not previously filed with the Initial Form 8‑K as it was not determined at the time of filing. Except as provided herein, the disclosures in the Initial Form 8-K remain unchanged.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

The Company previously announced that Raj Kumar would be joining the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in November 2021 as successor to William G. Harvey, who had previously announced his intention to retire. Effective November 29, 2021, Mr. Kumar joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Mr. Harvey relinquished his title of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Harvey will remain an Executive Vice President of the Company until his retirement date in early 2022 to ensure a smooth transition.

As previously disclosed, Mr. Kumar would have been eligible to receive additional restricted stock units if he had joined the Company prior to the scheduled vesting on October 28, 2021 of his prior employer’s stock grant and forfeited such prior employer shares, but he did not do so. Therefore, no additional restricted stock units will be granted.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

EXHIBIT INDEX

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 hereunto duly authorized.