Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.

On October 30, 2019, Kirby Corporation (the "Company") filed a Form 8-K under Item 5.02 pursuant to which it announced that the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company had elected Tanya S. Beder to its Board effective October 29, 2019. At that time, Ms. Beder had not been appointed to any committees of the Board.

On July 28, 2020, the Board of the Company appointed Ms. Beder to the Audit Committee of the Board. The Board determined that Ms. Beder qualifies as "independent" in accordance with NYSE listing requirements, including the requirements specifically applicable to audit committee members as that term is defined in Securities and Exchange Commission rules. Ms. Beder is currently the Chairman and CEO of a firm she founded, SBCC Group, 'Strategy Building and Crisis Control', where she heads the global strategy, risk, fintech and asset management practices.

As a non-employee director, Ms. Beder is entitled to receive cash compensation and grants of restricted stock or other equity awards in accordance with the arrangements in effect for non-employee directors of the Company and committees of the Board.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits





 (d) Exhibits:



   99.    1   Press release dated October 29, 2019

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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