UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Kirby Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Nevada		74-1884980
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

55 Waugh Drive, Suite 1000

Houston, Texas 77007

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

KIRBY CORPORATION 2000 NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN

(Full title of the plan)

 

 

David W. Grzebinski

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Kirby Corporation

55 Waugh Drive, Suite 1000

Houston, Texas 77007

(Name and address of agent for service)

(713) 435-1000

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

copy to:

Thomas G. Adler, Esq.

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

2200 Ross Avenue

Suite 2800

Dallas, Texas 75201

(214) 855-8000

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer		x		Accelerated filer		¨
Non-accelerated filer		¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)		Smaller reporting company		¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of securities to be registered		Amount to be registered (1)		Proposed maximum offering price per share (2)		Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (2)		Amount of registration fee
Stock Options and Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share		500,000 shares		$58.615		$29,307,500		$3,997.54

(1)

Consists of 500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, reserved for issuance to nonemployee directors of Kirby Corporation (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries pursuant to the Kirby Corporation 2000 Nonemployee Director Stock Plan, as amended (the “Plan”). In addition, if, as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions, the number of securities purported to be registered on this Registration Statement changes, the provisions of Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall apply to this Registration Statement, and this Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover the additional securities resulting from the split of, or dividend on, the securities covered by this Registration Statement.

(2)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The offering price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low prices reported on the New York Stock Exchange on October 23, 2012.

 

 

 

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REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES UNDER

THE KIRBY CORPORATION 2000 NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 relates solely to the registration of additional securities of the same class as other securities for which a registration on this form relating to the Plan is effective. This Registration Statement is filed for the purpose of registering an additional 500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, of the Company pursuant to the Plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 registering 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock issuable under the Plan, originally filed on October 31, 2001 (Registration Statement 333-72592) (the “Original Registration Statement”), are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. A 2-for-1 split of the Company’s common stock was effected on May 31, 2006, which increased the number of shares covered by the Plan and the Original Registration Statement from 300,000 to 600,000. In addition, on July 22, 2008, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 was filed which registered an additional 400,000 shares and increased the number of shares covered by the Plan and the Original Registration Statement from 600,000 to 1,000,000. Upon effectiveness of this Registration Statement covering an additional 500,000 shares, a maximum of 1,500,000 shares may be issued under the Plan.

Part II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 8.

Exhibits.

The following documents are filed as a part of this Registration Statement.

 

Exhibit Number		Description
4.1*		Kirby Corporation 2000 Nonemployee Director Stock Plan, as amended.
5.1*		Opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
23.1*		Consent of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.2*		Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.1*		Power of Attorney (included with signature page of this Registration Statement).

 

*	Filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on October 23, 2012.

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Joseph H. Pyne and David W. Grzebinski as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Signature		Capacity		Date
/s/ Joseph H. Pyne Joseph H. Pyne		Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)		October 23, 2012
/s/ David W. Grzebinski David W. Grzebinski		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)		October 23, 2012
/s/ Ronald A. Dragg Ronald A. Dragg		Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)		October 23, 2012
/s/ Richard J. Alario Richard J. Alario		Director		October 23, 2012
/s/ C. Sean Day C. Sean Day		Director		October 23, 2012
/s/ Bob G. Gower Bob G. Gower		Director		October 23, 2012
/s/ William M. Lamont, Jr. William M. Lamont, Jr.		Director		October 23, 2012

 

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/s/ C. Berdon Lawrence C. Berdon Lawrence		Director		October 23, 2012
/s/ David L. Lemmon David L. Lemmon		Director		October 23, 2012
/s/ Monte J. Miller Monte J. Miller		Director		October 23, 2012
/s/ George A. Peterkin, Jr. George A. Peterkin, Jr.		Director		October 23, 2012
/s/ Richard R. Stewart Richard R. Stewart		Director		October 23, 2012

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number		Description
4.1*		Kirby Corporation 2000 Nonemployee Director Stock Plan, as amended.
5.1*		Opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
23.1*		Consent of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.2*		Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.1*		Power of Attorney (included with signature page of this Registration Statement).

 

*	Filed herewith

 

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