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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 5, 2003
Carriage Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in is charter)
Delaware 1-11961 76-0423828
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1900 St. James Place, 4th Floor
Houston, Texas 77056
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(713) 332-8400
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished as part of this
current report on Form 8-K:
99.1 Press Release dated September 5, 2003.
99.2 Company and Investment Profile dated September 2003
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On September 5, 2003 Carriage Services, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing its Company and Investment Profile dated September
2003. A copy of the press release and the profile issued by the Company are
attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively. The Company and
Investment Profile is available on the Company's website
www.carriageservices.com.
The press release and information in this report shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section. Accordingly, the
information in this report is not incorporated by reference into any
registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and will not be so incorporated by reference into any future
registration statement unless specifically identified as being incorporated by
reference.
The Company and Investment Profile contains non-GAAP financial measures.
Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's
performance, financial position, or cash flows that either excludes or includes
amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly
comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Pursuant to the requirements
of Regulation G, the Company has provided quantitative reconciliations within
the profile of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable
GAAP financial measures.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Carriage Services, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC.
Date: September 5, 2003 By: /s/ Joseph Saporito
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Joseph Saporito
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Description
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99.1 Press release dated September 5, 2003
99.2 Company and Investment Profile dated September 2003
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