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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): October 1, 2002
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
Item Description
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99.1 Press Release dated October 1, 2002.
99.2 Company and Investment Profile dated October 2002 to accompany
meetings in New York and Boston during the period October 1, 2002
through October 4, 2002.
99.3 Slide Presentation to be presented at the Johnson Rice & Company
Deathcare Conference on October 2, 2002.
Item 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On October 1, 2002, the Company issued a press release announcing
that it will make a presentation at the Johnson Rice Deathcare Conference to
be held on October 2, 2002 in New York, reaffirming its previous earnings
guidance for the remainder of 2002, and describing supplemental disclosures
in the form of its Company & Investment Profile and related slide
presentation. Both the slide presentation, which will be presented at the
Deathcare conference, and the Company & Investment Profile are available at
the Company's website www.carriageservices.com.
The information in this report and the accompanying exhibits are
being furnished in accordance with Regulation FD and not "filed" with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, the information in this
report and its exhibits 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.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC.
Date: October 1, 2002 By: /s/ Terry E. Sanford
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Terry E. Sanford
Vice President and Controller
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release dated October 1, 2002.
99.2 Company and Investment Profile dated October 2002 to accompany
meetings in New York and Boston during the period October 1, 2002
through October 4, 2002.
99.3 Slide Presentation to be presented at the Johnson Rice & Company
Deathcare Conference on October 2, 2002.
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