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Issuer:     KIRBY CORP (KEX)
CIK:        0000056047
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-08T16:28:04+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-417702
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Kirby VP, Controller Ronald Dragg, 62, to retire in Q1 2027 after 30 years of service
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- Ronald A. Dragg, 62, Kirby's Vice President, Controller and Assistant Secretary, told the company on Oct 6, 2026 he intends to retire in the first quarter of 2027.
- Retirement will follow the filing of Kirby's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2026; Dragg stays in his current positions through the transition.
- Kirby said the retirement is not the result of any disagreement over operations, policies, practices, accounting principles, financial statement disclosures or internal controls.
- No successor was named; terms of any compensatory arrangement are undetermined and would be disclosed via an 8-K amendment if material.
- Company thanked Dragg for 30 years of service and said he will help ensure an orderly transition of his responsibilities.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56047/000119312526417702/0001193125-26-417702-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56047/000119312526417702/kex-20261006.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-417702

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