KIRBY CORP — Director's Dealing 2003

Apr 4, 2003

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Name and Address of Reporting Person* Lawrence, Charles Berdon | 2.
Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Kirby Corporation (KEX) | | 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _ X _ Director
_ X _ 10% Owner _ X _ Officer (give title below)
___ Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board |
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(First) (Middle) 55 Waugh Drive, Suite 1000 | 3.
I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) | 4.
Statement for Month/Day/Year 04/03/2003 | |
| (Street) Houston, TX 77007 | | 5.
If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) | 7.
Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |
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(Zip) | Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | | |

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transactions (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share	04/03/2003	04/03/2003	S		30500	D	25.01	3372328	D
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share								907982	I	(1)
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share								2153	I	401 K Plan

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FORM 4 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr.3) — Code	Amount or Number of Shares	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	200000	D

Explanation of Responses: (1) These shares are owned by seven trusts. Lawrence is not a beneficiary under any of the trusts, but under the terms of the instruments pursuant to which all seven trusts were created, Lawrence does have the right to reacquire the property constituting the principal of the trusts, including, but not limited to, the shares owned by the trusts by substituting property of equal value therefor.

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