Carl Benjamin Brink Form 4 CARRIAGE SERVICES / Carl Benjamin Brink ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Brink Carl Benjamin

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3040 POST OAK BLVD.

SUITE 300

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77056

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CARRIAGE SERVICES INC [ CSV ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
Former EVP & CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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 Transaction(s) (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	03/31/2023		M		12,000	A	$25.43	74,114	D
Common Stock	03/31/2023		F		10,874(1)	D	$30.08	63,240	D
Common Stock								4,695	I	Spouse

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)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options	$25.43	03/31/2023		M			12,000	(2)	04/02/2023	Common Stock	12,000	$25.43	0	D
Stock Options	$20.06							(3)	01/02/2024	Common Stock	10,000		10,000	D
Stock Options	$26.54							(4)	01/02/2024	Common Stock	34,900		34,900	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares withheld on 3/31/2023 to cover the option price and taxes associated with the exercise of stock options.

2. Stock Options granted on 2/14/2018 pursuant to the Carriage Services, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Plan which vested in equal increments each year over five years beginning 2/14/2019. 12,000 options were exercised on 3/31/2023.

3. Stock Options granted on 2/23/2016 pursuant to the Carriage Services, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan which vested in equal increments each year over five years beginning 2/23/2017.

4. Stock Options granted on 3/21/2017 pursuant to the Carriage Services, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan which vested in equal increments each year over five years beginning 3/21/2018.

Remarks:

This Form 4 is being filed on behalf of our former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer who resigned effective January 2, 2023.

	/s/ Carl B. Brink	04/03/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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