Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On October 12, 2009, Kirby Corporation ('Kirby") announced that C. Berdon
Lawrence, Kirby's Chairman of the Board, would retire as Chairman effective
April 27, 2010, the date of Kirby's 2010 Annual Stockholders and Board of
Directors Meetings. Mr. Lawrence has served as Chairman of Kirby since October
1999. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Lawrence's retirement is
attached as Exhibit 99.1.