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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) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))  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. ☐ I tem 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