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): December 6, 2005
Carriage Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in is charter)
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1-11961
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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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On December 6, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had updated and
published its Company and Investment Profile dated December 2005. A copy of the press release and
the Profile issued 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.
On December 7, 2005, the Chief Financial Officer, Joseph Saporito, and the Corporate
Controller, Terry Sanford, of Carriage Services, Inc. are visiting investors in New York City. A
copy of the presentation, which will be presented to these investors, is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.3. The presentation is available at the Company’s website www.carriageservices.com.
The press release and information in this report are being furnished in
accordance with Regulation FD and not “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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 provides quantitative reconciliations as well as qualitative information within the
Company and Investment Profile and on the Company’s website www.carriageservices.com.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
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99.1
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Press Release dated December 6, 2005 |
99.2
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Company and Investment Profile dated December 2005 |
99.3
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Presentation to investors on December 7, 2005 |
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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.
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CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC. |
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Date: December 6, 2005
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By:
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/s/ Joseph Saporito
Joseph Saporito
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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