secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KIRBY CORP (KEX)
CIK:        0000056047
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-04-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-24-049254
Event type: other
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.20
Item codes: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kirby Corp amends bylaws to separate CEO and Chairman roles; stockholders elect directors and ratify auditor
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- Bylaws amended to allow CEO to be a separate office from Chairman of the Board or President.
- Stockholders elected Tanya S. Beder, Barry E. Davis, and Susan W. Dio as Class II directors.
- KPMG LLP ratified as independent auditor for 2024 with 54.6M votes for, 2.0M against.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved (38.7M for, 15.3M against).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56047/000095017024049254/0000950170-24-049254-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56047/000095017024049254/kex-20240426.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-049254

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