Michael Loeffel Form 4 CARRIAGE SERVICES / Michael Loeffel 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^*

Loeffel Michael

(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)
Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/19/2020

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								10,978	D

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
Performance Award	(1)							(1)	12/31/2024	Common Stock	9,000		9,000	D
Performance Award	(2)							(2)	12/31/2023	Common Stock	10,500		10,500	D
Stock Options	$25.43							(3)	02/14/2028	Common Stock	9,600		9,600	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents performance awards, payable in shares on December 31, 2024 granted under the Carriage Services, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The award will vest (if at all) during 2024 provided that certain criteria surrounding share price performance is achieved and the Reporting Person has remained continuously employed by Carriage through such date.

2. Represents performance awards, payable in shares on December 31, 2023 granted under the Carriage Services, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The award will vest (if at all) during December 2023 provided that certain criteria surrounding share price performance is achieved and the Reporting Person has remained continuously employed by Carriage through such date.

3. Stock Options granted pursuant to the Carriage Services, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Plan which 1/5 vested on 2/14/2019, 1/5 vested on 2/14/2020 and 1/5 will vest on 2/14/2021, 2/14/2022 and 2/14/2023. The options expire on 2/14/2028.

Remarks:

	/s/ Michael Loeffel	03/04/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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