Kirby Corporation To Announce 2017 Second Quarter Results On July 26, 2017 With Conference Call On July 27, 2017

HOUSTON, July 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Kirby Corporation ("Kirby") (NYSE: KEX) will announce its 2017 second quarter results at 4:00 p.m. central time on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. A conference call to discuss the results will be held at 7:30 a.m. central time on Thursday, July 27, 2017.

The telephone numbers to participate in the conference call are 888-317-6003 for domestic callers and 412-317-6061 for international callers. Please dial in five to ten minutes prior to the start of the call. The confirmation number is 5398439.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available to the public and a replay will be available for one year after the conference call by visiting Kirby's website at http://www.kirbycorp.com/. An audio conference call playback will also be available starting at 1:00 p.m. central time on Thursday, July 27, 2017 through 5:00 p.m. central time on Thursday, August 3, 2017 by dialing 877-344-7529 for domestic callers and 412-317-0088 for international callers. The replay access code is 10110291.

The financial and other information to be discussed in the conference call will be available in the 2017 second quarter press release and in a Form 8-K to be furnished by Kirby on the day of the call, both of which will be posted on Kirby's website at http://www.kirbycorp.com/ in the Investor Relations section.

Kirby Corporation, based in Houston, Texas, is the nation's largest domestic tank barge operator, transporting bulk liquid products throughout the Mississippi River System, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, coastwise along all three United States coasts and in Alaska and Hawaii. Kirby transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products and agricultural chemicals by tank barge. Through the diesel engine services segment, Kirby provides after-market service for medium-speed and high-speed diesel engines and reduction gears used in marine and power generation applications. Kirby also distributes and services high-speed diesel engines, transmissions, pumps and manufactures and remanufactures oilfield service equipment, including pressure pumping units, for the land-based pressure pumping and oilfield service markets.

Statements contained in this press release with respect to the future are forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management's reasonable judgment with respect to future events. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated as a result of various factors, including cyclical or other downturns in demand, significant pricing competition, unanticipated additions to industry capacity, changes in the Jones Act or in U.S. maritime policy and practice, fuel costs, interest rates, weather conditions, and timing, magnitude and number of acquisitions made by Kirby. Forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and Kirby assumes no obligation to update such statements. A list of additional risk factors can be found in Kirby's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SOURCE Kirby Corporation

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