Form 4
Form 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Lawrence, Charles Berdon
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Kirby Corporation   (KEX)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

(Check all applicable)      

_X_ Director                            _X_ 10% Owner
_X_ Officer (give title below)   ___ Other (specify below)

Chairman of the Board
(Last)             (First)            (Middle)

55 Waugh Drive, Suite 1000
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity
(voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Day/Year

04/07/2003
(Street)

Houston, TX 77007
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

 
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)             (State)             (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year)
2A. Deemed Execution
Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A)
or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities
Beneficially Owned
Following Reported
Transactions
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A)
or
(D)
Price
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share 04/07/2003 04/07/2003 S   51000 D 25.05 3315228 D  
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share               907982 I (1)
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share               2153 I 401 K Plan
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SEC 1474 (9-02)
FORM 4 (continued)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
 
1.
Title of Derivative Security
(Instr.3)
2.
Conversion or
Exercise
Price of
Derivative
Security
3.
Transaction
Date
(Month/
Day/Year)
3A.
Deemed Execution
Date, if any
(Month/
Day/Year)
4.
Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5.
Number of Derivative
Securities
Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr.3,4
and 5)
6.
Date Exercisable
and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7.
Title and Amount of
Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8.
Price of
Derivative
Security
(Instr. 5)
9.
Number of
Derivative
Securities
Beneficially
Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10.
Ownership
Form of
Derivative
Security:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11.
Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date
Exercisable
Expiration
Date
Title Amount
or
Number
of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)                         200000 D  
Explanation of Responses:

(1) These shares are owned by seven trusts. Lawrence is not a beneficiary under any of the trusts, but under the terms of the instruments pursuant to which all seven trusts were created, Lawrence does have the right to reacquire the property constituting the principal of the trusts, including, but not limited to, the shares owned by the trusts by substituting property of equal value therefor.


** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ C. Berdon Lawrence
**Signature of Reporting Person
By: G. Stephen Holcomb, Agent and Attorney-in-fact
04/08/2003 
Date
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