Service Corporation International (SCI) 10-Q 2006 Q2 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006

or

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                    to                    

Commission file number 1-6402-1

SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	74-1488375 (I. R. S. employer identification number)
1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas (Address of principal executive offices)	77019 (Zip code)

713-522-5141
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None
(Former name, former address, or former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

YESþ NOo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one).

Large Accelerated Filerþ     Accelerated Filero      Non-accelerated Filerþ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

YESo NOþ

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of August 1, 2006 was 292,440,902 (net of treasury shares).

SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL
INDEX

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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations — Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (Restated)		4
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet — June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (Restated)		5
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows — Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (Restated)		6
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity — Six Months Ended June 30, 2006		7
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements		8
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
General		28
Competitive Strengths		28
Opportunity for Growth		29
Key Performance Indicators		30
Other Matters		32
Critical Accounting Policies		33
Accounting Changes		33
Recently Issued Accounting Standards		33
Restatement of Financial Statements		33
Results of Operations — Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005		34
Results of Operations — Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005		38
Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources		43
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements		45
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		46
Item 4. Controls and Procedures		46
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings		47
Item 1A. Risk Factors		47
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		47
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders		48
Item 6. Exhibits		48
Signature		50
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Certification of CEO in Satisfaction of Section 302
Certification of Principal Financial Officer in Satisfaction of Section 302
Certification of CEO in Satisfaction of Section 906
Certification of Principal Financial Officer in Satisfaction of Section 906

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GLOSSARY

The following terms are common to the deathcare industry, are used throughout this report, and have the following meanings:

Atneed – Funeral and cemetery arrangements after the death has occurred.

Burial Vaults – A reinforced outer burial container intended to protect the casket against the weight of the earth.

Cash Overrides – Funds received based on achieving certain dollar volume targets of life insurance policies.

Cremation – The reduction of human remains to bone fragments by intense heat.

General Agency (GA) Revenues – Commissions paid to the General Agency (GA) for life insurance policies or annuities sold to preneed customers for the purpose of funding preneed funeral arrangements. The commission rate paid is determined based on the product type sold, the length of payment terms, and the age of the insured/annuitant. The commission rate is applied to the face amount of the policy purchased to determine the commission amount payable to the GA. GA revenues are recognized as funeral revenues when the insurance purchase transaction between the customer and third party insurance provider is completed.

Interment – The burial or final placement of human remains in the ground.

Lawn Crypt – An underground outer burial receptacle constructed of concrete and reinforced steel, which is usually pre-installed in predetermined designated areas.

Marker – A method of identifying the occupant of a particular grave or crypt. Permanent grave markers are usually made of bronze or stone.

Maturity – At the time of death. This is the point at which preneed contracts are converted to atneed contracts.

Mausoleum – An above ground structure that is designed to house one to several hundred caskets and cremation urns.

Perpetual Care or Endowment Care Fund – A trust fund used for the maintenance and upkeep of burial spaces within a cemetery.

Preneed – Funeral and cemetery arrangements made prior to the time of death.

Preneed Backlog – Future revenues from unfulfilled preneed funeral and cemetery contractual arrangements.

Production – Sales of preneed and/or atneed contracts.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Financial Statements

SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2006			2005			2006			2005
				(Restated)						(Restated)
				note 2						note 2
Revenues	$	431,345		$	431,842		$	873,143		$	879,284
Costs and expenses		(348,208	)		(358,798	)		(702,399	)		(708,440	)
Gross profit		83,137			73,044			170,744			170,844
General and administrative expenses		(20,922	)		(22,485	)		(42,929	)		(42,192	)
Gains (losses) on dispositions and impairment charges, net		(2,881	)		4,528			(7,391	)		(1,213	)
Operating income		59,334			55,087			120,424			127,439
Interest expense		(26,609	)		(26,224	)		(53,337	)		(51,229	)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		—			(13,051	)		—			(14,258	)
Interest income		6,782			3,894			12,763			7,950
Other income (expense), net		1,632			571			4,046			(637	)
		(18,195	)		(34,810	)		(36,528	)		(58,174	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change		41,139			20,277			83,896			69,265
Provision for income taxes		(15,506	)		(9,553	)		(31,282	)		(27,073	)
Income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting change		25,633			10,724			52,614			42,192
(Loss) income from discontinued operations (net of income tax benefit (provision) of $115, $(826), $150, and $(1,981), respectively)		(183	)		3,113			(238	)		4,288
Cumulative effect of accounting change (net of income tax benefit of $117,428)		—			—			—			(187,538	)
Net income (loss)	$	25,450		$	13,837		$	52,376		$	(141,058	)
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting change	$	.09		$	.04		$	.18		$	.14
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		—			.01			—			.01
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax		—			—			—			(.61	)
Net income (loss)	$	.09		$	.05		$	.18		$	(.46	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting change	$	.09		$	.04		$	.18		$	.14
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		—			.01			—			.01
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax		—			—			—			(.60	)
Net income (loss)	$	.09		$	.05		$	.18		$	(.45	)
Basic weighted average number of shares		293,409			302,363			293,580			307,896
Diluted weighted average number of shares		297,501			306,404			297,784			311,986
Dividends declared per share	$	.025		$	.025		$	.050		$	.050

(See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements)

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SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(In thousands, except share amounts)

	June 30,			December 31,
	2006			2005
	(Unaudited)			(Restated)
				note 2
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	529,171		$	446,782
Receivables, net		62,439			97,747
Inventories		64,938			68,327
Other		30,847			37,527
Total current assets		687,395			650,383
Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments		1,227,144			1,226,192
Preneed cemetery receivables and trust investments		1,285,832			1,288,515
Cemetery property, at cost		1,365,712			1,355,654
Property and equipment, at cost, net		1,038,990			950,174
Goodwill		1,118,119			1,123,888
Deferred charges and other assets		253,727			249,581
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments		693,781			700,382
	$	7,670,700		$	7,544,769
Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	196,977		$	231,693
Current maturities of long-term debt		30,414			20,716
Income taxes		21,014			20,359
Total current liabilities		248,405			272,768
Long-term debt		1,265,263			1,186,485
Deferred preneed funeral revenues		539,178			535,384
Deferred preneed cemetery revenues		777,717			792,485
Deferred income taxes		168,925			138,677
Other liabilities		315,403			326,985
Non-controlling interest in funeral and cemetery trusts		2,055,566			2,015,811
Non-controlling interest in cemetery perpetual care trusts		691,385			694,619
Commitments and contingencies (note 10)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 292,411,418 and 294,808,872, issued and outstanding (net of 51,956,842 and 48,962,063 treasury shares, at par)		292,411			294,809
Capital in excess of par value		2,145,516			2,182,745
Unearned compensation		—			(3,593	)
Accumulated deficit		(910,529	)		(962,905	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		81,460			70,499
Total stockholders’ equity		1,608,858			1,581,555
	$	7,670,700		$	7,544,769

(See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements)

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SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)

	Six months ended June 30,
	2006			2005
				(Restated)
				note 2
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	52,376		$	(141,058	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of tax		238			(4,288	)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		—			14,258
Premiums paid on early extinguishment of debt		—			(12,186	)
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax		—			187,538
Depreciation and amortization		45,670			36,525
Provision for doubtful accounts		4,718			4,494
Provision for deferred income taxes		25,063			25,573
Losses on dispositions and impairment charges, net		7,391			1,213
Share-based compensation		3,856			996
Loan cost amortization		5,070			5,052
Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Decrease in receivables		17,976			11,135
(Increase) decrease in other assets		(3,639	)		27,956
Decrease in payables and other liabilities		(39,139	)		(12,091	)
Net effect of preneed funeral production and maturities		4,421			(3,054	)
Net effect of cemetery production and deliveries		27,866			45,967
Other		(264	)		4,086
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations		151,603			192,116
Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations		—			(1,688	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		151,603			190,428
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(40,547	)		(43,752	)
Proceeds from divestitures, net of cash retained and sales of property and equipment		26,955			56,060
Proceeds from equity investments		—			32,070
Indemnity payments related to the sale of former funeral operations in France		(412	)		(1,602	)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(14,677	)		—
Net withdrawals (deposits) of restricted funds and other		11,025			(9,026	)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities from continuing operations		(17,656	)		33,750
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities from discontinued operations		10,958			(155	)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(6,698	)		33,595
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		—			291,472
Payments of debt		(13,713	)		(2,988	)
Principal payments on capital leases		(10,701	)		(156	)
Early extinguishment of debt		—			(286,215	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		2,402			4,556
Purchase of Company common stock		(27,870	)		(189,809	)
Payments of dividends		(14,719	)		(7,729	)
Purchase of subsidiary stock		—			(844	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(64,601	)		(191,713	)
Effect of foreign currency		2,085			(140	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		82,389			32,170
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		446,782			287,785
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	529,171		$	319,955

(See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements)

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SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)

																		Accumulated
						Treasury			Capital in									other
	Outstanding			Common		stock, par			excess of			Unearned			Accumulated			comprehensive
	Shares			stock		value			par value			Compensation			deficit			income
Balance at December 31, 2005 (Restated – note 2)		294,809		$	343,771	$	(48,962	)	$	2,182,745		$	(3,593	)	$	(962,905	)	$	70,499
Net income																52,376
Dividends declared on common stock ($.05 per share)										(14,741	)
Total other comprehensive income																			10,961
Employee share based compensation earned										3,856
Reclassification of unearned compensation for restricted stock										(3,593	)		3,593
Stock option exercises and other		666			597		69			2,055
Restricted stock awards, net of forfeitures		356					356			(356	)
Purchase of Company stock		(3,420	)				(3,420	)		(24,450	)
Balance at June 30, 2006		292,411		$	344,368	$	(51,957	)	$	2,145,516		$	—		$	(910,529	)	$	81,460

(See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements)

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SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

1. Nature of Operations

Service Corporation International (SCI or the Company) is a provider of deathcare products and services, with a network of funeral service locations and cemeteries primarily operating in the United States and Canada. The Company also owns a 25 percent equity interest in funeral operations of an entity in France. Additionally, the Company owns Kenyon International Emergency Services (Kenyon), a wholly owned subsidiary that specializes in providing disaster management services in mass fatality incidents. Kenyon’s results are included in the Company’s funeral operations segment.

     Funeral service locations provide all professional services relating to atneed funerals, including the use of funeral facilities and motor vehicles and preparation and embalming services. Funeral related merchandise (including caskets, burial vaults, cremation receptacles, flowers, and other ancillary products and services) is sold at funeral service locations. Certain funeral service locations contain crematoria. The Company also sells preneed funeral services whereby a customer contractually agrees to the terms of a funeral to be performed in the future. The Company’s cemeteries provide cemetery property interment rights (including mausoleum spaces, lots, and lawn crypts) and sell cemetery related merchandise (including stone and bronze memorials, markers, and cremation memorialization products) and services (primarily merchandise installations and burial openings and closings). Cemetery items are sold on an atneed or preneed basis. Personnel at cemeteries perform interment services and provide management and maintenance of cemetery grounds. Certain cemeteries operate crematoria, and certain cemeteries contain gardens specifically for the purpose of cremation memorialization.

2. Restatement of Financial Statements

The Company has restated herein its previously issued condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, its condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2005, and its condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2005. This restatement corrects errors related to 1) the miscalculation of the Company’s actuarially determined pension benefit obligation, 2) the accounting for certain leases related to funeral home properties which were previously accounted for as operating leases, but should have been accounted for as capital leases, and 3) other out-of-period adjustments previously identified by the Company but deemed to be not material either individually or in the aggregate. All applicable amounts related to this restatement have been reflected in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosed in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.

Pension Benefit Obligation

As previously disclosed in the Company’s 2004 Form 10-K, effective January 1, 2004, the Company adopted a new accounting policy related to the accounting for actuarial gains and losses in its pension plan. Under the new accounting policy, the Company began to recognize such actuarial gains and losses in its consolidated statement of operations as they occurred. Previously, the Company amortized the difference between actual and expected investment returns and other actuarial gains and losses over seven years (except to the extent that settlements with employees required earlier recognition). As a result of this accounting change, the Company initially recognized an after tax charge in its 2004 financial statements, representing the cumulative effect of this accounting change, of $33,599 ($54,873 before tax). This amount represented the accumulated unrecognized net losses related to the pension plan assets and liabilities as of January 1, 2004.

     During the second quarter of 2006, the Company discovered that its actuarially determined pension benefit obligation (PBO) had been incorrectly calculated for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, 2003, and 2002 as the impact of pending lump sum cash settlements in the PBO calculation at the end of each respective year had been inadvertently omitted. The net aggregate pre-tax impact of this error over the four-year period ended December 31, 2005 was $4,233. Had this PBO calculation been correct at the time the Company adopted its new accounting policy effective January 1, 2004, the Company would have recognized an additional cumulative

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effect of accounting change of $4,961 ($3,037 after tax) in its December 31, 2004 consolidated statement of operations, as the vast majority of the impact of previously unrecognized pending lump sum settlements for 2002 and 2003 would have been recognized in connection with the accounting policy change.

     In addition, the Company also identified an actuarial calculation error that resulted in an understatement of pension expense of $1,940 in the fourth quarter of 2005.

Lease Accounting

As previously disclosed in the Company’s first quarter 2006 Form 10-Q, the Company determined, in the first quarter of 2006, that certain of its leases related to funeral home properties that were previously accounted for as operating leases should have been accounted for as capital leases. The aggregate pre-tax adjustment to the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements is $2,677, of which $657 relates to the three-year period ended December 31, 2005. The remaining $2,020 relates to periods prior to January 1, 2003.

Other Out-of-Period Adjustments

The Company has also included other adjustments that were previously identified but deemed to be not material either individually or in the aggregate and therefore corrected in a subsequent period. Such adjustments impacted the timing of expense items, including income tax expenses previously recognized in the first quarter of 2006. The cumulative amount of such out-of-period adjustments was a net aggregate decrease to pre-tax income of $1,079 and an additional $496 of income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Materiality Assessment

The Company evaluated the materiality of these adjustments to its previously issued interim and annual financial statements including its interim financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The Company determined that the impact of these errors was not material to its previously issued consolidated financial statements; however, the Company has determined that the cumulative correction of the errors in the second quarter of 2006 would have been material to the current period. Therefore, in accordance with paragraph 29 of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 28 and the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) Topic 5-F, the Company will restate its previously issued financial statements to reflect the corrections of the errors in each of the periods affected. As a result, the Company has restated its consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, its consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 2005, and its consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2005. The effect of the adjustments to the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 is as follows:

	For the three months ended						For the six months ended
	June 30, 2005						June 30, 2005
	As						As
	previously			As			previously			As
	reported			restated			reported			restated
	(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)
Revenues	$	431,710		$	431,842		$	879,152		$	879,284
Costs and expenses		(359,367	)		(358,798	)		(709,582	)		(708,440	)
Gross profits		72,343			73,044			169,570			170,844
Operating income		54,377			55,087			126,147			127,439
Interest expense		(25,875	)		(26,224	)		(50,531	)		(51,229	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effects of accounting changes		19,916			20,277			68,671			69,265
Provision for income taxes		(9,324	)		(9,553	)		(26,662	)		(27,073	)
Income from continuing operations before cumulative effects of accounting changes		10,592			10,724			42,009			42,192
Net income (loss)	$	13,705		$	13,837		$	(141,241	)	$	(141,058	)
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	.05		$	.05		$	(.46	)	$	(.46	)
Diluted	$	.04		$	.05		$	(.45	)	$	(.45	)

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The effect of the above restatement on the Company’s previously reported condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2005 is as follows:

	December 31, 2005
	As previously		As
	reported		restated
Selected condensed consolidated balance sheet data:
Property and equipment, at cost, net	$	942,229	$	950,174
Deferred charges and other assets		249,449		249,581
Total assets		7,536,692		7,544,769
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		231,129		231,693
Current maturities of long-term debt		20,468		20,716
Long-term debt		1,175,463		1,186,485
Deferred income taxes		141,676		138,677
Other liabilities		320,812		326,985
Stockholders’ equity		1,588,486		1,581,555
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	7,536,692	$	7,544,769

The effect of the above restatement on the Company’s previously reported condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2005 is as follows:

	Six months ended
	June 30, 2005
	As previously			As
	reported			restated
Net cash provided by operating activities		190,331			190,428
Net cash used in financing activities		(191,616	)		(191,713	)

The Company has also reflected the effects of this restatement in notes five, six, seven, eight, nine and eleven to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 include the accounts of SCI and all majority-owned subsidiaries. These statements also include the accounts of the funeral trusts, cemetery merchandise and services trusts, and perpetual care trusts in which the Company has a variable interest and is the primary beneficiary. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited but include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals and any other adjustments, which management considers necessary for a fair presentation of the results for these periods. These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in a manner consistent with the accounting policies described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, as amended for the year ended December 31, 2005, unless otherwise disclosed herein, and should be read in conjunction therewith. The accompanying year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year period.

     The Company has reclassified certain prior period amounts to conform to the current period financial presentation with no effect on

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previously reported results of operations, financial condition, or net cash flows.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions as described in the Company’s Form 10-K, as amended that may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. As a result, actual results could differ from these estimates.

4. Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (FIN 48), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty of income tax positions recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the company has taken or expects to take. It presumes the taxing authorities’ full knowledge of the position, including all relevant facts. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective beginning January 1, 2007 for SCI, with any potential cumulative effect of change in accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to beginning retained earnings. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting FIN 48 on its consolidated financial statements.

5. Share-Based Compensation and Stockholders’ Equity

(All shares reported in whole numbers)

Share-Based Payment

In December 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123R). SFAS 123R is a revision of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, and supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (APB 25). Among other items, SFAS 123R eliminates the use of the intrinsic value method of accounting and requires companies to recognize in the statement of operations the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of those awards. The Company adopted SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006 and utilizes the modified-prospective transition method.

     Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for share-based payments using the intrinsic value recognition method prescribed by APB 25. Because all of the Company’s stock options were granted at market value on the date of each grant, no stock-based compensation expense related to stock options was reflected in net income prior to adopting SFAS 123R.

     Under the modified-prospective transition method, the Company recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis in its condensed consolidated financial statements issued subsequent to the date of adoption for all share-based payments granted, modified or settled after December 31, 2005, as well as for any awards that were granted prior to December 31, 2005 for which requisite service will be provided after December 31, 2005. The compensation expense on awards granted prior to December 31, 2005 is recognized using the fair values determined for the pro forma disclosures on stock-based compensation included in prior filings. The amount of compensation expense recognized on awards that were not fully vested at the date of SFAS 123R adoption excludes the compensation expense cumulatively recognized in the pro forma disclosures on stock-based compensation. Further, the Company assumed no forfeitures on restricted shares granted prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R due to the nature of the employees to whom the shares were granted, thus the Company recorded no cumulative effect of accounting change upon the adoption of SFAS 123R.

Stock Benefit Plans

     The Company maintains benefit plans whereby shares of its common stock may be issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options or restricted stock granted to officers and key employees. The Company’s Amended 1996 Incentive Plan reserves 24,000,000 shares of common stock for outstanding and future awards of stock options, restricted stock, and other stock based awards to officers and key

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employees of the Company. The Company’s 1996 Non-qualified Incentive Plan reserves 8,700,000 shares of common stock for outstanding and future awards of nonqualified stock options to employees who are not officers of the Company.

     The benefit plans allow for options to be granted as either non-qualified or incentive stock options. The options historically have been granted only once each year, or upon hire, as approved by the appropriate committee of the Board of Directors. The options are granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date the grant is approved by the appropriate committee of the Board of Directors. The options are generally exercisable at a rate of 33-1/3% each year unless alternative vesting methods are approved by the appropriate committee of the Board of Directors. Restricted stock awards generally vest at a rate of 33-1/3% each year. The Company issues new shares for option exercises and treasury shares for restricted stock awards. At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, 2,948,106 and 4,856,459 shares, respectively, were reserved for future option and restricted stock grants under these stock benefit plans.

     Options of 1,868,163 and 1,959,283, respectively, were outstanding with alternative vesting methods at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. These shares were fully vested prior to the implementation of FAS 123R and, as such, compensation expense for these options is not included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006.

     The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes option valuation model for estimating the fair value of its stock options. This model allows the use of a range of assumptions related to volatility, the risk-free interest rate, the expected life, and the dividend yield. The expected volatility utilized in the valuation model is based on implied volatilities from traded options on the Company’s stock and the historical volatility of the Company’s stock price. The decrease in expected volatility from the periods ended June 30, 2005 to the periods ended June 30, 2006 is primarily the result of a lower implied volatility. The dividend yield and the expected holding period are both based on historical experience and management’s estimate of future events. The risk-free interest rate is derived from the U.S. Treasury yield curve based on the expected life of the option, in effect at the time of grant. The fair values of the Company’s stock options are calculated using the following weighted average assumptions based on the methods described above for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (no options were granted during the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005):

	Six months ended
	June 30,
Assumptions	2006			2005
Dividend yield		1.3	%		1.5	%
Expected volatility		37.9	%		43.3	%
Risk-free interest rate		4.5	%		3.7	%
Expected holding period	5.6 years			5.5 years

     As a result of the adoption of SFAS 123R,Income from continuing operations before income taxeswas reduced by $1,028,Income from continuing operationsandNet incomewere both reduced by $669, and basic and diluted earnings per share were both reduced by less than $.01 for the three months ended June 30, 2006. For the six months ended June 30, 2006,Income from continuing operations before income taxeswas reduced by $2,461,Income from continuing operationsandNet incomewere both reduced by $1,600, and basic and diluted earnings per share were both reduced by $.01.

     Results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 have not been further restated to reflect the impact of compensation expense for the Company’s stock option plans. If, prior to January 1, 2006, the Company had elected to recognize compensation expense for its stock option plans, based on the fair value of awards at the grant dates,Net lossandLoss per sharewould have changed for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 by the following pro forma amounts:

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	Three months ended			Six months ended
	June 30, 2005			June 30, 2005
	(Restated)			(Restated)
	note 2			note 2
Net income (loss), as reported	$	13,837		$	(141,058	)
Deduct: Total pro forma stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method, net of related tax expense		(392	)		(783	)
Pro forma net income (loss)	$	13,445		$	(141,841	)
Basic income (loss) per share:
Net income (loss), as reported	$	.05		$	(.46	)
Deduct: Total pro forma stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method, net of related tax expense		—			—
Pro forma basic loss per share	$	.05		$	(.46	)
Diluted income (loss) per share:
Net income (loss), as reported	$	.05		$	(.45	)
Deduct: Total pro forma stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method, net of related tax expense		—			—
Pro forma diluted income (loss) per share	$	.05		$	(.45	)

     The tax benefit associated with this additional compensation expense would have been $210 and $421 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005.

     Prior to the implementation of SFAS 123R, the Company amortized stock-based compensation cost for employees eligible to retire over the three-year standard vesting period of the grants. Upon adoption of SFAS 123R, the Company recognizes costs on new option grants to such retirement-eligible employees immediately upon grant, consistent with the retirement vesting acceleration provisions of these grants. If the Company had historically computed stock-based compensation cost for these employees under this accelerated method, $624 or less than $.01 per diluted share of after-tax compensation cost would have been accelerated and cumulatively included in the pro forma expense above through June 30, 2005.

     The following table shows a summary of information with respect to stock option and restricted share compensation for the 2006 periods and restricted share compensation for the 2005 periods, which are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for those respective periods:

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	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2006		2005		2006		2005
Total pretax share-based compensation expense included in net income (loss)	$	1,711	$	549	$	3,856	$	996
Income tax benefit related to share-based compensation included in net income (loss)	$	710	$	192	$	1,488	$	348

Stock Options

The following table sets forth stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2006:

(Shares reported in whole numbers)

				Weighted Average
	Options			Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2005		24,250,429		$	9.21
Granted		1,602,800			8.24
Exercised		(607,830	)		4.10
Forfeited		(22,300	)		6.88
Expired		(686,154	)		18.42
Outstanding at June 30, 2006		24,536,945		$	9.02
Exercisable at June 30, 2006		22,002,410		$	9.16

     As of June 30, 2006, the aggregate intrinsic value for stock options outstanding and exercisable was $55,140 and $53,968, respectively. Set forth below is certain information related to stock options outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2006:

(Shares reported in whole numbers)

	Options outstanding						Options exercisable
			Weighted-
	Number		Average		Weighted-		Number		Weighted-
Range of	Outstanding at		Remaining		Average		Exercisable at		Average
Exercise Price	June 30, 2006		Contractual Life		Exercise Price		June 30, 2006		Exercise Price
$0.00 —   3.00		1,987,110		2.1	$	2.60		1,987,110	$	2.60
3.01 —   4.00		5,520,734		2.6		3.74		5,520,734		3.74
4.01 —   6.00		4,160,000		3.5		4.99		4,160,000		4.99
6.01 —   9.00		6,383,667		4.3		7.11		3,849,132		6.70
9.01 — 15.00		2,898,003		1.1		13.73		2,898,003		13.73
15.01 — 21.00		2,285,160		1.1		19.18		2,285,160		19.18
21.01 — 38.00		1,302,271		0.2		35.06		1,302,271		35.06
$0.00 — 38.00		24,536,945		2.7	$	9.02		22,002,410	$	9.16

     Other information pertaining to option activity during the three and six months ended June 30 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2006		2005		2006		2005
Weighted average grant-date fair value of stock options granted	$	n/a	$	n/a	$	3.11	$	2.71
Total fair value of stock options vested	$	n/a	$	n/a	$	1,987	$	6,003
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised	$	1,344	$	630	$	2,456	$	3,728

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     The Company calculated its historical pool of windfall tax benefits by comparing the book expense for individual stock grants and the related tax deduction for options granted after January 1, 1995. Adjustments were made to exclude windfall tax benefits that were not realized due to the Company’s net operating loss position. Upon completion of this calculation, the Company determined an additional paid in capital pool of $2,140.

     For the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, cash received from the exercise of stock options was $1,183 and $2,402, respectively. As of June 30, 2006, the unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options of $5,481 is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.

Restricted Shares

     Restricted shares awarded under the Amended 1996 Incentive Plan were 355,500 in the first six months of 2006 and 498,800 in the first six months of 2005. The weighted average fair market value per share at the date of grant for shares granted during the first six months of 2006 and 2005 was $8.24 and $6.90, respectively. The fair market value of the stock, as determined on the grant date, is being amortized and charged to income (with similar credits to capital in excess of par value) generally over the average period during which the restrictions lapse. At June 30, 2006, unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted shares totaling $4,985, which is recordedin Capital in excess of parvalue on the balance sheet, is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.6 years. Prior to the implementation of SFAS 123R, the Company recorded this compensation asUnrecognized compensationon the balance sheet. The Company recognized compensation cost of $683 and $1,395 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 related to the restricted shares of this Plan. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company recognized compensation cost of $549 and $996 related to the restricted shares of this Plan.

     Restricted share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was as follows:

(Shares reported in whole numbers)

				Weighted Average
	Restricted			Grant-Date
	Shares			Fair Value
Nonvested restricted shares at December 31, 2005		779,850		$	6.87
Granted		355,500			8.24
Vested		(308,867	)		6.86
Nonvested restricted shares at June 30, 2006		826,483		$	7.46

Share Authorization

     The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $1 per share par value. No preferred shares were issued as of June 30, 2006. At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, 500,000,000 common shares of $1 par value were authorized. The Company had 292,411,418 and 294,808,872 common shares issued and outstanding, net of 51,956,842 and 48,962,063 common shares held in treasury at par at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.

Share Purchase Rights Plan

     The Company’s preferred share purchase rights plan declares a dividend of one preferred share purchase right for each share of common stock outstanding. The rights are exercisable in the event certain investors attempt to acquire 20% or more of the common stock of the Company and entitle the rights holders to purchase certain securities of the Company or the acquiring company. The rights, which are redeemable by the Company for $.01 per right, expire in July 2008 unless otherwise extended.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive incomeare as follows:

	Foreign					Accumulated
	currency		Unrealized			other
	translation		gains and			comprehensive
	adjustment		losses			income
Balance at December 31, 2005	$	70,499	$	—		$	70,499
Activity in 2006		10,961		—			10,961
Increase in net unrealized gains associated with available-for-sale securities of the trusts		—		27,551			27,551
Reclassification of net unrealized gains activity attributable to the non-controlling interest holders		—		(27,551	)		(27,551	)
Balance at June 30, 2006	$	81,460	$	—		$	81,460

     The assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rate. The U.S. dollar amount that arises from such translation, as well as exchange gains and losses on intercompany balances of a long-term investment nature, are included in the cumulative currency translation adjustments inAccumulated other comprehensive income. Income taxes are generally not provided for foreign currency translation. The activity in 2006 primarily reflects fluctuations in the exchange rate of the Canadian and US dollars.

     The components of Comprehensive income (loss) are as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005:

	Three months ended					Six months ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2006		2005			2006		2005
			(Restated)					(Restated)
			note 2					note 2
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	$	25,450	$	13,837		$	52,376	$	(141,058	)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		11,291		(1,428	)		10,961		63,873
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	36,741	$	12,409		$	63,337	$	(77,185	)

     Total other comprehensive income for the six months ended June 30, 2005 includes $71,770 related to the sale of the Company’s operations in Argentina and Uruguay.

Share Repurchase Program

The Company, subject to market conditions and normal trading restrictions, makes purchases in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions under its stock repurchase program. During the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company repurchased 3.4 million shares of common stock at an aggregate cost of $27,870. During the same period in 2005, the Company repurchased 26.7 million

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shares of common stock at an aggregate cost of $189,809. As of June 30, 2006, the remaining dollar value of shares authorized to be purchased under the share repurchase program was approximately $36,720.

Cash Dividends

During the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company paid a cash dividend of $7,371 and $7,348 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 16, 2006 and April 15, 2006, respectively. Also in the second quarter of 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of $.025 per common share based on the Company’s first quarter 2006 financial results. At June 30, 2006, this dividend totaling $7,393 was recorded inAccounts payable and accrued liabilitiesandCapital in excess of par valuein the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Subsequent to June 30, 2006, this dividend was paid and the Company’s Board of Directors approved another cash dividend of $.025 per common share in August 2006 based on the Company’s second quarter 2006 financial results. This dividend will be paid on October 31, 2006 to shareholders of record at October 16, 2006.

6. Debt

Debt as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was as follows:

	June 30, 2006			December 31, 2005
				(Restated)
				note 2
7.2% notes due June 2006	$	—		$	10,698
6.875% notes due October 2007		13,497			13,497
6.5% notes due March 2008		195,000			195,000
7.7% notes due April 2009		341,635			341,635
7.875% debentures due February 2013		55,627			55,627
6.75% notes due April 2016		250,000			250,000
7.0% notes due June 2017		300,000			300,000
Convertible debentures, maturities through 2013, fixed interest rates from 4.75% to 5.25%, conversion prices from $13.02 to $50.00 per share		21,213			22,213
Obligations under capital leases		109,427			11,425
Mortgage notes and other debt, maturities through 2050		27,510			29,588
Unamortized pricing discounts and other		(18,232	)		(22,482	)
Total debt		1,295,677			1,207,201
Less current maturities		(30,414	)		(20,716	)
Total long-term debt	$	1,265,263		$	1,186,485

     Current maturities of debt at June 30, 2006 were comprised primarily of convertible debentures and capital leases. The Company’s consolidated debt had a weighted average interest rate of 7.23% at June 30, 2006 and 7.11% at December 31, 2005. Approximately 95% and 99% of the total debt had a fixed interest rate at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.

Capital Leases

In the first half of 2006, the Company acquired $108,703 of transportation equipment utilizing capital leases, of which $102,322 were classified as operating leases in prior periods. See additional information regarding these leases in note ten to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

Bank Credit Agreements

The Company’s bank credit facility matures in August of 2007 and provides a total lending commitment of $200,000, including a sublimit of $175,000 for letters of credit. The Company recently commenced negotiations on a new credit facility. As of June 30, 2006, the Company has no cash borrowings under the current credit facility, but has used it to support $51,193 of letters of credit. The credit facility provides the Company with flexibility for acquisitions, dividends, and share repurchases. It is secured by the stock of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries and these domestic subsidiaries have guaranteed the Company’s indebtedness associated with this credit facility. The subsidiary guarantee is a guarantee of payment of the outstanding amount of the total lending commitment. It

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covers the term of the credit facility, including extensions of our letters of credit, and totaled a maximum potential amount of $51,193 and $54,727 at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. The credit facility contains certain financial covenants, including a minimum interest coverage ratio, a maximum leverage ratio, maximum capital expenditure limitations, minimum net worth requirements, and certain cash distribution restrictions. As of June 30, 2006, the Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants. Interest rates for the outstanding borrowings are based on various indices as determined by the Company. The Company also pays a quarterly fee on the unused commitment that ranges from 0.25% to 0.50%.

Debt Retirement

During the second quarter of 2006, the Company’s 7.2% notes matured, and the Company made a payment consisting of $10,698 in principal and $385 in interest to the debtholders.

     In the first quarter of 2005, the Company purchased $7,131 aggregate principal amount of its 7.70% notes due in the open market. As a result of this transaction, the Company recognized a loss of $1,207 recorded inLoss on early extinguishment of debtin its condensed consolidated statement of operations. In the second quarter of 2005, the Company purchased an additional $9,500 aggregate principal amount of its 7.70% notes due 2009, and $304 aggregate principal amount of its 6.00% notes due 2005 in the open market. As a result of these transactions, the Company recognized a loss of $1,252 recorded inLoss on early extinguishment of debtin its consolidated statement of operations. Also in the second quarter of 2005, the Company redeemed $129,978 aggregate principal amount of its 6.875% notes due 2007 and $139,302 aggregate principal amount of its 7.20% notes due 2006 pursuant to a tender offer for such notes. These transactions resulted in a loss of $11,799 recorded inLoss on early extinguishment of debtin the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

Debt Additions

On June 15, 2005, the Company issued $300,000 of senior unsecured 7.00% notes due June 15, 2017, which pay interest semi-annually beginning December 15, 2005. The Company used the net proceeds, together with available cash, to purchase existing indebtedness pursuant to the tender offer described in the previous paragraph. The Company is entitled to redeem the notes at any time by paying a make-whole premium. The notes are subject to the provisions of the Company’s Senior Indenture dated as of February 1, 1993, as amended, which includes certain covenants limiting, among other things, the creation of liens securing indebtedness and sale-leaseback transactions. Under the terms of the issuance of the unregistered notes, the Company has an obligation to register the notes with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As these terms have not been met in a timely manner, the Company incurred an aggregate incremental interest expense of $735 and $1,435 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.

7. Retirement Plans

The components of net periodic pension plan benefit cost for the three and six months ended June 30 were as follows:

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2006			2005			2006			2005
				(Restated)						(Restated)
				note 2						note 2
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	$	1,973		$	2,028		$	3,946		$	4,055
Actual return on plan assets		(1,589	)		(1,807	)		(2,627	)		(3,613	)
Actuarial loss		—			2,210			—			2,515
Amortization of prior service cost		46			46			92			92
	$	430		$	2,477		$	1,411		$	3,049

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8. Segment Reporting

The Company’s operations are both product based and geographically based. The Company’s reportable segments include its funeral operations and its cemetery operations and collectively represent 100% of the Company’s revenues.

     The Company’s reportable segment information is as follows:

					Reportable
	Funeral		Cemetery		segments
Revenues from external customers:
Three months ended June 30,
2006	$	279,634	$	151,711	$	431,345
2005 (Restated – note 2)	$	284,589	$	147,253	$	431,842
Six months ended June 30,
2006	$	582,618	$	290,525	$	873,143
2005 (Restated – note 2)	$	604,040	$	275,244	$	879,284
Gross profit:
Three months ended June 30,
2006	$	52,430	$	30,707	$	83,137
2005 (Restated – note 2)	$	50,709	$	22,335	$	73,044
Six months ended June 30,
2006	$	117,826	$	52,918	$	170,744
2005 (Restated – note 2)	$	130,835	$	40,009	$	170,844

     The following table reconciles gross profit from reportable segments to the Company’s consolidated income from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change:

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2006			2005			2006			2005
				(Restated)						(Restated)
				note 2						note 2
Gross profit from reportable segments	$	83,137		$	73,044		$	170,744		$	170,844
General and administrative expenses		(20,922	)		(22,485	)		(42,929	)		(42,192	)
Gains (losses) on dispositions and impairment charges, net		(2,881	)		4,528			(7,391	)		(1,213	)
Operating income		59,334			55,087			120,424			127,439
Interest expense		(26,609	)		(26,224	)		(53,337	)		(51,229	)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net		—			(13,051	)		—			(14,258	)
Interest income		6,782			3,894			12,763			7,950
Other (expense) income, net		1,632			571			4,046			(637	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change	$	41,139		$	20,277		$	83,896		$	69,265

     The Company’s geographic areas include North America and Other Foreign. North America includes funeral and cemetery operations in the United States and Canada. Other Foreign consists of the Company’s operations in Singapore and Germany. Results from the Company’s funeral and cemetery businesses in Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile, which were sold in 2005, are classified as

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discontinued operations for all periods presented. The Company conducts both funeral and cemetery operations in North America and funeral operations in Other Foreign geographic areas.

     The Company’s geographic area information is as follows:

	North
	America			Other Foreign		Total
Revenues from external customers:
Three months ended June 30,
2006	$	428,291		$	3,054	$	431,345
2005 (Restated – note 2)	$	429,076		$	2,766	$	431,842
Six months ended June 30,
2006	$	867,181		$	5,962	$	873,143
2005 (Restated – note 2)	$	873,253		$	6,031	$	879,284
Gains (losses) on dispositions and impairment charges, net:
Three months ended June 30,
2006	$	(2,881	)	$	—	$	(2,881	)
2005	$	4,528		$	—	$	4,528
Six months ended June 30,
2006	$	(7,391	)	$	—	$	(7,391	)
2005	$	(1,213	)	$	—	$	(1,213	)
Operating income:
Three months ended June 30,
2006	$	58,662		$	672	$	59,334
2005 (Restated – note 2)	$	54,880		$	207	$	55,087
Six months ended June 30,
2006	$	119,147		$	1,277	$	120,424
2005 (Restated – note 2)	$	126,715		$	724	$	127,439
Depreciation and amortization:
Three months ended June 30,
2006	$	20,552		$	25	$	20,577
2005 (Restated – note 2)	$	15,761		$	118	$	15,879
Six months ended June 30,
2006	$	45,631		$	39	$	45,670
2005 (Restated – note 2)	$	36,339		$	186	$	36,525

     Depreciation expense related to property, plant, and equipment totaled $19,415 and $39,431 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, and $14,780 and $29,931 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively.

     Included in the North America figures above are the following United States amounts:

	Three months ended				Six months ended
	June 30,				June 30
	2006		2005		2006		2005
			(Restated)				(Restated)
			note 2				note 2
Revenues from external customers	$	399,996	$	403,145	$	810,478	$	819,844
Operating income	$	53,474	$	48,551	$	109,469	$	113,727
Depreciation and amortization	$	18,907	$	14,594	$	42,381	$	33,985

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9. Supplementary Information

Prior to the fourth quarter of 2005, certain costs, specifically salaries and facility costs, were allocated based upon each of the respective segments’ revenue components within products and services.

     Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company refined its allocation of the costs described above to more accurately reflect the cost of products and services for its funeral and cemetery segments. Such costs are now allocated based on an hourly factor, which represents the average amount of time spent by employees when selling or providing products and services to a consumer. The Company has made appropriate disclosure reclassifications to prior periods to conform to the current period presentation and make them comparable. The disclosure reclassifications made to these prior periods to conform to the current period presentation have no effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations, or statement of cash flows.

     The detail of revenues and costs and expenses as presented in the statement of operations is as follows for the three and six months ended June 30:

	Three months ended				Six months ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2006		2005		2006		2005
			(Restated)				(Restated)
			note 2				note 2
North America products and services revenues
Products
Funeral	$	103,186	$	125,851	$	223,359	$	266,185
Cemetery		97,324		103,397		186,776		186,165
Total products		200,510		229,248		410,135		452,350
Services
Funeral		164,631		148,271		336,551		317,469
Cemetery		46,531		34,689		87,746		70,976
Total services		211,162		182,960		424,297		388,445
North America products and services revenues		411,672		412,208		834,432		840,795
International revenues		3,054		2,766		5,962		6,031
Other revenues		16,619		16,868		32,749		32,458
Total revenues	$	431,345	$	431,842	$	873,143	$	879,284
North America products and services costs
Products
Funeral	$	47,583	$	48,426	$	103,683	$	101,928
Cemetery		41,614		44,679		78,957		79,284
Total cost of products		89,197		93,105		182,640		181,212
Services
Funeral		88,173		95,316		177,029		187,807
Cemetery		24,136		26,162		47,613		50,039
Total cost of services		112,309		121,478		224,642		237,846
North America products and services costs		201,506		214,583		407,282		419,058
International costs and expenses		2,382		2,559		4,685		5,307
Overhead and other expenses		144,320		141,656		290,432		284,075
Total costs and expenses	$	348,208	$	358,798	$	702,399	$	708,440

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10. Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

The Company’s leases principally relate to funeral home facilities and transportation equipment. Rental expense for operating leases was $5,828 and $13,854 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $13,203 and $27,897 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. As of June 30, 2006, future minimum lease payments for non-cancelable operating and capital leases exceeding one year are as follows:

	Operating			Capital
Remainder of 2006	$	5,972		$	14,151
2007		7,326			25,356
2008		6,867			20,926
2009		6,588			16,357
2010		5,434			38,047
2011 and thereafter		52,611			28,672
Subtotal		84,798			143,509
Less: Subleases		(1,461	)		—
Total	$	83,337		$	143,509
Less: Interest on capital leases					(34,082	)
Total principal payable on capital leases				$	109,427

     To eliminate the variable interest rate risk in the Company’s operating margins and improve the transparency of our financial statements, we amended certain of our transportation lease agreements in the first quarter of 2006. Based on the amended terms, these leases have been classified as capital leases as of March 31, 2006 and are presented as such in the table above. For additional information, see note six to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

Representations and Warranties

As of June 30, 2006, the Company has contingent obligations of $32,812 resulting from the Company’s international asset sales and joint venture transactions. In some cases, the Company has guaranteed certain representations and warranties made in such disposition transactions with letters of credit or interest-bearing cash investments. The Company has a $26,338 liability included inOther long-term liabilities related to these guarantees and interest-bearing cash investments of $6,474 included inDeferred charges and other assetscollateralizing certain of these contingent obligations as of June 30, 2006. The Company believes it is remote that it will ultimately be required to fund to third parties claims against these representations and warranties above the carrying value of the liability.

     In 2004, the Company disposed of its funeral operations in France to a newly formed, third party company. As a result of this sale, the Company recognized $35,768 of contractual obligations related to representations, warranties, and other indemnifications in accordance with the provisions of FIN 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.” During the first six months of 2006, the Company paid $412 to settle certain tax and litigation matters. The remaining obligation of $23,725 at June 30, 2006 represents the following:

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					Maximum
	Original				potential amount	Carrying
	contractual obligation			Time limit	of future payments	value as of June 30, 2006
Tax reserve liability	$	18,610		December 31, 2007	2006 €30 million	$	10,000
Litigation provision		7,765		Until entire resolution of (i) the relevant claims or (ii) settlement of the claim by the purchaser at the request of the vendor	(1)		4,332
Employee litigation provision		6,512		December 31, 2006 (for all claims other than those relating to tax and social security matters) one month after expiration of the statutory period of limitations for tax and social security matters.	(2)		6,512
VAT taxes		3,882		One month after the expiration of statutory period of limitations	(1)		3,882
Other		3,381		Until entire resolution of (i) the relevant claims or (ii) settlement of the claim by the purchaser at the request of the vendor	(2)		3,381
Total	$	40,150				$	28,107
Less: Deductible of majority equity owner		(4,382	)				(4,382	)
	$	35,768				$	23,725

(1)	The potential maximum exposure for these two items combined is €20 million or $25,102 at June 30, 2006.
(2)	The potential maximum exposure for these two items combined is €40 million or $50,204 at June 30, 2006.

Litigation

The Company is a party to various litigation matters, investigations, and proceedings. For each of its outstanding legal matters, the Company evaluates the merits of the case, its exposure to the matter, possible legal or settlement strategies, and the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome. The Company intends to defend itself in the lawsuits described herein, however, if the Company determines that an unfavorable outcome is probable and can be reasonably estimated, it establishes the necessary accruals. Certain insurance policies held by the Company may reduce cash outflows with respect to an adverse outcome of certain of these litigation matters. The Company accrues such insurance recoveries when they become probable of being paid and can be reasonably estimated.

     Conley Investment Counsel v. Service Corporation International, et. al.;Civil Action 04-MD-1609; In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division (the 2003 Securities Lawsuit). The 2003 Securities Lawsuit resulted from the transfer and consolidation by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation of three lawsuits—Edgar Neufeld v. Service Corporation International, et. al.,Cause No. CV-S-03-1561-HDM-PAL, in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada’ Rujira Srisythemp v. Service Corporation International, et. al., Cause No. CV-S-03-1392-LDG-LRL, in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada; andJoshua Ackerman v. Service Corporation International, et. al.Cause No. 04-CV-20114; in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The 2003 Securities Lawsuit names as defendants the Company and several of the Company’s current and former executive officers or directors. The 2003 Securities Lawsuit is a purported class action

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alleging that the defendants failed to disclose the unlawful treatment of human remains and gravesites at two cemeteries in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Florida. Since the action is in its preliminary stages, no discovery has occurred, and the Company cannot quantify its ultimate liability, if any, for the payment of damages.

     David Hijar v. SCI Texas Funeral Services, Inc., SCI Funeral Services, Inc., and Service Corporation International; in the County Court of El Paso, County, Texas, County Court at Law Number Three, Cause Number 2002-740, with an interlocutory appeal pending in the El Paso Court of Appeals, No. 08-05-00182-CV, and a mandamus proceeding, which has been denied by the El Paso Court of Appeals, No. 08-05-00335-CV but re-filed in the Texas Supreme Court, No. 06-0385 (collectively, the Hijar Lawsuit). The Hijar Lawsuit involves a state-wide class action brought on behalf of all persons, entities, and organizations who purchased funeral services from the Company or its subsidiaries in Texas at any time since March 18, 1998. Plaintiffs allege that federal and Texas funeral related regulations and/or statutes (Rules) required the Company to disclose its markups on all items obtained from third parties in connection with funeral service contracts and that the failure to make certain disclosures of markups resulted in breach of contract and other legal claims. The Plaintiffs seek to recover an unspecified amount of monetary damages. The plaintiffs also seek attorneys’ fees, costs of court, pre- and post-judgment interest, and unspecified “injunctive and declaratory relief.” The Company denies that the plaintiffs have standing to sue for violations of the Texas Occupations Code or the Rules; denies that plaintiffs have standing to sue for violations under the relevant regulations and statutes; denies that any breaches of contractual terms occurred; and on other grounds denies liability on all of the plaintiffs’ claims. Finally, the Company denies that the Hijar Lawsuit satisfies the requirements for class certification.

     In May 2004, the trial court heard summary judgment cross-motions filed by the Company and Plaintiff Hijar (at that time, the only plaintiff). The trial court granted Hijar’s motion for partial summary judgment and denied the Company’s motion. In its partial summary judgment order, the trial court made certain findings to govern the case, consistent with its summary judgment ruling. The Company’s request for rehearing was denied.

     During the course of the Hijar Lawsuit, the parties have disputed the proper scope and substance of discovery. Following briefing by both parties and evidentiary hearings, the trial court entered three orders against the Company that are the subject of appellate review: (a) a January 2005 discovery sanctions order; (b) an April 2005 discovery sanctions order; and (c) an April 2005 certification order, certifying a class and two subclasses. On April 29, 2005, the Company filed an appeal regarding the certification order and, concurrently with its initial brief in that appeal, filed a separate mandamus proceeding regarding the sanctions orders. In the certification appeal the court of appeals heard oral arguments on April 4, 2006. On July 27, 2006, the court of appeals issued an opinion holding that the plaintiffs do not have a private right of action for monetary damages under the relevant regulations and statutes. The opinion concludes that the plaintiffs do not have standing to assert their claims for monetary damages on behalf of themselves or the class. The court of appeals therefore reversed the trial court’s order certifying a class and remanded the matter back to the trial court for further handling consistent with the court’s opinion. In the mandamus proceeding, the court of appeals denied the mandamus petition in January 2006, and denied rehearing on March 15, 2006. The Company filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the Supreme Court of Texas, which requested a response. Plaintiffs filed their response on June 29, 2006. The Company intends to file a reply in the third quarter of 2006.

     Mary Louise Baudino, et. al. v. Service Corporation International, et. al.;The plaintiffs’ counsel in the Hijar Lawsuit initiated an arbitration claim raising similar issues in California and filed in November 2004 a case styledMary Louise Baudino, et. al. v. Service Corporation International, et. al.;in Los Angeles County Superior Court; Case No. BC324007 (Baudino Lawsuit). The Baudino Lawsuit makes claims similar to those made in the Hijar lawsuit. However, the Baudino Lawsuit seeks a nation-wide class of plaintiffs. The Baudino Lawsuit is in its early stages and discovery is in its infancy.

     The Company is a defendant in two related class action antitrust cases filed in 2005. The first case is Cause No 4:05-CV-03394;Funeral Consumers Alliance, Inc. v. Service Corporation International, et. al.; In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas — Houston (Funeral Consumers Case). This is a purported class action on behalf of casket consumers throughout the United States alleging that the Company and several other companies involved in the funeral industry violated federal antitrust laws and state consumer laws by engaging in various anti-competitive conduct associated with the sale of caskets.

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     The Company is also a defendant in Cause No. 4:05-CV-03399;Pioneer Valley Casket, et. al. v. Service Corporation International, et. al.; In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas — Houston Division (Pioneer Valley Case). This lawsuit makes the same allegations as the Funeral Consumers Case and is also brought against several other companies involved in the funeral industry. Unlike the Funeral Consumers Case, the Pioneer Valley Case is a purported class action on behalf of all independent casket distributors that are in the business or were in the business any time between July 18, 2001 to the present.

     The Company was formerly a defendant in a related class action lawsuit styledRalph Lee Fancher v. Service Corporation International, et. al.; In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas-Houston Division, and Cause No. 4:05-CV-00246. That lawsuit was dismissed in May 2006 upon request by the plaintiffs.

     The Funeral Consumers Case and the Pioneer Valley Case seek injunctions, unspecified amounts of monetary damages, and treble damages. In the Funeral Consumers Case, plaintiffs were seeking the court’s permission to add a claim to enjoin the Company and the Alderwoods Group, Inc. from closing the proposed merger discussed in note fourteen. On July 31, 2006 the trial court issued an order denying plaintiff’s request to add a claim to enjoin such proposed merger. Since the litigation is in its preliminary stages, the Company cannot quantify its ultimate liability, if any, for the payment of damages.

     In addition to the Funeral Consumers Case and the Pioneer Valley Case, the Company has received Civil Investigative Demands, dated in August 2005 and February 2006, from the Attorney General of Maryland on behalf of itself and other state attorneys general, who have commenced an investigation of alleged anti-competitive practices in the funeral industry. The Company has also received similar Civil Investigative Demands from the Attorneys General of Florida and Connecticut.

     The ultimate outcome of the matters described above under the captionLitigationcannot be determined at this time. The Company intends to aggressively defend all of the above lawsuits; however, an adverse decision in one or more of such matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company, its financial condition, results of operation, and cash flows.

11. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per common share (EPS) excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other obligations to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common shares that then shared in the Company’s earnings (losses).

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     A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted EPS computations is presented below:

	Three months ended				Six months ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2006		2005		2006		2005
			(Restated)				(Restated)
			note 2				note 2
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting change – basic and diluted	$	25,633	$	10,724	$	52,614	$	42,192
Net income (loss) – basic and diluted	$	25,450	$	13,837	$	52,376	$	(141,058	)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares – basic		293,409		302,363		293,580		307,896
Stock options		3,981		3,970		4,063		4,028
Restricted stock		111		71		141		62
Weighted average shares – diluted		297,501		306,404		297,784		311,986
Income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting change per share:
Basic	$	.09	$	.04	$	.18	$	.14
Diluted	$	.09	$	.04	$	.18	$	.14
Income from discontinued operations per share, net of tax:
Basic	$	—	$	.01	$	—	$	.01
Diluted	$	—	$	.01	$	—	$	.01
Cumulative effect of accounting change per share, net of tax:
Basic	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(.61	)
Diluted	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(.60	)
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic	$	.09	$	.05	$	.18	$	(.46	)
Diluted	$	.09	$	.05	$	.18	$	(.45	)

     The computation of diluted EPS excludes outstanding stock options and convertible debt in certain periods in which the inclusion of such options and debt would be antidilutive in the periods presented. Total options and convertible debentures not currently included in the computation of dilutive EPS are as follows:

	Three months ended				Six months ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2006		2005		2006		2005
Antidilutive options		8,237		8,909		7,911		8,909
Antidilutive convertible debentures		633		979		646		979
Total common stock equivalents excluded from Computation		8,870		9,888		8,557		9,888

12. Gains (Losses) on Dispositions and Impairment Charges, Net

As dispositions occur in the normal course of business, gains or losses on the sale of such businesses are recognized in the income statement line item Gains (losses) on dispositions and impairment charges, net. Additionally, as dispositions occur pursuant to the Company’s ongoing asset sale programs, adjustments are made through this income statement line item to reflect the difference between actual proceeds received from the sale compared to the original impairment estimates.

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Gains (losses) on dispositions and impairment charges, netfor the three and six months ended June 30, consist of the following:

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2006			2005			2006			2005
Gains on dispositions	$	1,708		$	23,919		$	3,140		$	24,808
Impairment losses for assets held for sale		(4,589	)		(21,055	)		(10,531	)		(28,173	)
Changes to previously estimated impairment losses		—			1,664			—			2,152
	$	(2,881	)	$	4,528		$	(7,391	)	$	(1,213	)

13. Discontinued Operations

During 2005, the Company disposed of its funeral and cemetery operations in Argentina and Uruguay and its cemetery operations in Chile. Accordingly, the operations in these countries are classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

     The results of the Company’s discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 were as follows:

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2006			2005			2006			2005
Revenues	$	—		$	8,527		$	—		$	17,704
Costs and other expenses		(298	)		(4,588	)		(388	)		(11,435	)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations before income taxes		(298	)		3,939			(388	)		6,269
Benefit (provision) for income taxes		115			(826	)		150			(1,981	)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	$	(183	)	$	3,113		$	(238	)	$	4,288

     The Company’s current year loss from discontinued operations is attributable to foreign currency adjustments related to an income tax receivable of approximately $15,859 denominated in Chilean pesos at December 31, 2005. In June 2006, the Company received a payment totaling $10,958 related to this receivable. The Company expects to receive the remainder of the receivable, which totaled approximately $4,451 at June 30, 2006, in the third quarter of 2006. Currency fluctuations associated with this receivable resulted in a loss of $298 and a loss of $388 in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively. The receivable was fully hedged through June 30, 2006; therefore, the Company had no foreign exchange rate risk associated with it. The fair market value hedge was recorded at market value at December 31, 2005. This hedge expired June 30, 2006. Gains on the hedge totaling $365 and $456 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, are included inOther (expense) incomein the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations

14. Acquisitions

In the second quarter of 2006, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Alderwoods Group, Inc. (Alderwoods) for $20.00 per share in cash. On May 31, 2006, Alderwoods shareholders voted to approve the acquisition. Alderwoods operated 579 funeral homes, 72 cemeteries, and 61 combination funeral home and cemetery locations in North America at June 17, 2006.

     This transaction is valued at approximately $1,220,000, which includes approximately $364,000 of Alderwoods’ debt. The Company expects to fund this transaction with at least $500,000 of cash on hand as well as through the utilization of short term or prepayable debt and long-term senior notes. The Company has also received a commitment letter from JPMorgan and other financial institutions for an $850,000 bridge facility.

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     This acquisition is subject to, among other conditions, antitrust clearance and approval. As previously disclosed, the Company and Alderwoods entered into a timing agreement with the staff of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in connection with the proposed merger of Alderwoods with and into a subsidiary of SCI. Additionally, as previously disclosed, each of SCI and Alderwoods has received “second requests” from the FTC, and as a result thereof, the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, during which the parties may not consummate the proposed merger, has been extended. The parties have recently responded to the FTC’s second request.

     As a result of the timing agreement, SCI and Alderwoods expect to seek to negotiate a consent decree with the FTC, in which case the proposed merger could close as early as September 30, 2006. SCI and Alderwoods have agreed that if the parties are unable to reach agreement on a consent decree with the FTC, they will not close the proposed merger before October 30, 2006. In addition, SCI and Alderwoods have agreed, under a standard provision of a recently adopted FTC protocol for administering second requests, that if the FTC challenges the proposed transaction by filing an application for preliminary injunction in federal court, SCI and Alderwoods, jointly with the FTC, will propose a scheduling order that provides for a 60-day pre-hearing discovery period.

     It is currently anticipated that the acquisition will be completed by the end of 2006; however, there can be no assurance that the acquisition will be completed by this time or at all.

Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General

Service Corporation International (SCI or the Company) is North America’s leading provider of deathcare products and services, with a network of 1,041 funeral homes and 351 cemeteries within 41 states and seven Canadian provinces at June 30, 2006. We also own a 25 percent equity interest in AKH Luxco S.C.A., more commonly referred to as Pompes Funebres Générales (PFG), France’s leading provider of funeral services. Additionally, we own Kenyon International Emergency Services (Kenyon), a wholly-owned subsidiary that specializes in providing disaster management services in mass fatality incidents. We also own a limited number of funeral homes in Germany and Singapore that we intend to exit when economic values and conditions are conducive to a sale.

Competitive Strengths

In recent years, we have improved both our operating margins and operating cash flows by introducing more efficient systems and processes, effectively streamlining our infrastructure, and strengthening our balance sheet. While continuing to pursue additional efficiencies, we are focused on improving shareholder value by (1) increasing volume and profitability in existing businesses and (2) seeking enhancement opportunities through disciplined acquisition activities and construction of new properties.

     In 2006, our acquisition strategy has focused on transactions that would most effectively enhance our position as North America’s premier funeral and cemetery services provider. Consistent with this objective to expand scale and scope, on April 3, 2006, we announced our execution of a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Alderwoods Group, Inc. (Alderwoods), the second largest operator of funeral homes and cemeteries in North America. This transaction will allow us the ability to serve a number of new, complementary areas, while enabling us to capitalize on what we believe will produce significant synergies and operating efficiencies. Based upon businesses owned at the end of the second quarter of 2006, the combined companies will have an expanded geographic footprint that would include a network of 1,620 funeral homes and 423 cemeteries (of which 243 are combination funeral homes and cemeteries) in 46 states, eight Canadian provinces, and Puerto Rico. This transaction has been approved by the shareholders of Alderwoods and is expected to close by the end of 2006; however, it is subject, among other conditions, to antitrust clearance and approval.

     We believe that the success of this combination can be achieved by optimizing our competitive strengths, which will be enhanced by capitalizing on the best practices and processes of both companies. These competitive strengths include:

• Industry leadership, which allows us to establish standardization and industry best practices;

• A network of funeral homes and cemeteries unequalled in geographic scale and reach, which has provided efficiencies of scale and enabled us to pursue strategic affinity partnerships with national groups that can influence their members’ choice of deathcare provider;

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• A North America brand, Dignity Memorial^®, that stands for integrity, respect, and service excellence wherever we do business and supports the creation of enduring family and community relationships with SCI. We are currently developing our most recent brand, Funeraria del Angel^TM, that has been established to serve North America’s growing Hispanic population;

• More comprehensive product and service offerings than traditional industry practice such as bereavement travel discounts, grief counseling for survivors and assistance with legal and other family business details, and packaged plans for funerals, cemeteries, and cremations that are designed to simplify customer decision-making;

• A reputation of service excellence achieved through a culture of disciplined consistency across our network of businesses and a commitment to attract, develop, and retain a superior team of people;

• A level of sustained financial strength and flexibility as we continue to pursue our Alderwoods merger that allows us to pay quarterly dividends and consider share repurchases while maintaining a prudent capital structure and allowing us to reinvest in our business; and

• Retaining a strong preneed backlog that not only contributes to profitability and volume but increases the predictability and stability of our revenues and cash flow.

     During the first half of 2006, we completed two business acquisitions, which included five funeral homes and one cemetery. These acquisitions were selected because of their strategic fit with our initiatives to target customers who yield improved returns and to combine existing stand-alone funeral homes with cemeteries.

Opportunity for Growth

Over the long-term, we believe that our industry leadership, along with superior brand, reputation, financial strength, and geographic reach, will result in expanded growth opportunities to serve the aging Baby Boom generation. During the short-term, we believe we can grow our existing businesses by centralization and standardization of our processes. This includes aligning preneed and pricing strategies with customer segments and expanding customer segments in which we excel.

     We believe we can expand operating and financial growth by replacing the industry’s traditional one-size-fits-all approach with an operating strategy that considers customers personal needs and preferences. Using this approach, we will tailor our product and service offerings based on four variables: convenience and location, religious and ethnic customs, quality and prestige, and price. By identifying these customer bases, we can redeploy resources to the most attractive customer segments. In 2006, we are continuing to refine our pricing, product, and marketing strategies to support this customer segmentation approach.

     Consistent with this strategy, we have begun to analyze existing business relationships and evaluate whether they still align with our current approach. With our present scale and structure, we believe it is not advantageous to be in markets that combine very low gross margin percentages with price sensitive customers. As a result, we made specific business decisions to exit certain existing relationships in late 2005 and early 2006. This has resulted in an initial decrease in total funeral services performed; however, we have also seen significant improvements in both average revenue per funeral service and gross margins. We expect these improvements to continue in the future as we redeploy these resources to more profitable areas. We will continue to analyze our operations and intend to exit other markets that do not fit our customer segmentation strategy. For more discussion of the initial impact of these initiatives, seeResults of Operationswithin this Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

     Understanding customer attitude and preferences is essential to our business. We believe customers are less focused on products and more concerned about creating a meaningful funeral service. Accordingly, we have realigned our pricing strategy from products to service offerings and as such have focused on services that are most valued by our customers. Our initial results have been favorable as evidenced by the increase in the North America comparable average revenue per funeral service in the first six months of 2006. See a more detailed discussion regarding average revenue inResults of Operationswithin this Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

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     With our industry leadership, geographic reach, and financial strength, we believe we are well-positioned to deliver superior service to an expanding customer base while achieving profitable growth for our shareholders.

Key Performance Indicators

Overview

We utilize various key operating and financial measures to monitor the performance of our business and to respond quickly to performance changes as necessary. Key performance indicators in our cemetery segment include preneed and atneed sales production and cemetery operating profit. Key performance indicators in our funeral segment include preneed sales production (both insurance and trust), case volume, average revenue per funeral service, and funeral operating profit. See a more detailed discussion regarding funeral and cemetery operating profit, funeral case volume, and average revenue per funeral inResults of Operationswithin this Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

     We believe the most relevant key financial performance indicator is cash flow from operating activities (CFOA). CFOA is discussed in more detail in theFinancial Condition and Liquidity discussion within this Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

Preneed Production and Maturities

In addition to selling our products and services to client families at the time of need, we sell price guaranteed preneed funeral and cemetery trust contracts which provide for future funeral or cemetery services and merchandise. Since preneed funeral and cemetery services or merchandise will not be provided until some time in the future, most states and provinces require that all or a portion of the funds collected from customers on preneed funeral and cemetery contracts be paid into trusts until the merchandise is delivered or the service is performed. In certain situations, where permitted by state or provincial laws, we post a surety bond as financial assurance for a certain amount of the preneed funeral or cemetery contract in lieu of placing funds into trust accounts.

     The tables below detail our North America results of trust funded preneed funeral and cemetery production and maturities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 and the associated number of preneed funeral contracts.

	North America
	Three months ended				Six months ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2006		2005		2006		2005
	(Dollars in millions)
Funeral
Preneed trust funded (including bonded):
Sales production	$	30.9	$	38.0	$	64.6	$	70.1
Sales production (number of contracts)		7,339		9,331		15,241		18,946
Sales maturities	$	40.5	$	35.1	$	86.9	$	81.0
Sales maturities (number of contracts)		9,618		9,988		20,294		21,168
Cemetery
Sales production:
Preneed	$	83.5	$	91.2	$	160.9	$	165.6
Atneed		55.0		53.8		111.0		108.6
Total sales production	$	138.5	$	145.0	$	271.9	$	274.2
Sales production deferred to backlog:
Preneed	$	42.2	$	44.4	$	79.7	$	80.8
Atneed		41.1		40.3		82.7		81.2
Total sales production deferred to backlog	$	83.3	$	84.7	$	162.4	$	162.0
Revenue recognized from backlog:
Preneed	$	33.0	$	31.4	$	61.1	$	61.3
Atneed		40.4		41.7		80.7		80.4
Total revenue recognized from backlog	$	73.4	$	73.1	$	141.8	$	141.7

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     Where permitted, customers may arrange their preneed funeral contract by purchasing a life insurance or annuity policy from third party insurance companies, for which we earn a commission as general agent for the insurance company. We do not offer funding for preneed cemetery contracts with insurance policies. The policy amount of the insurance contract between the customer and the third party insurance company generally equals the amount of the preneed funeral contract. However, we do not reflect the unfulfilled insurance funded preneed funeral contract amounts in our consolidated balance sheet. Approximately 60% of our North America preneed funeral production in the first six months of 2006 relates to insurance-funded preneed funeral contracts.

     The table below details our North America results of insurance-funded preneed funeral production and maturities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, and the number of contracts associated with those transactions.

	North America
	Three months ended				Six months ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2006		2005		2006		2005
	(Dollars in millions)
Preneed funeral insurance-funded (1):
Sales production	$	48.5	$	49.0	$	96.1	$	103.5
Sales production (number of contracts)		9,094		10,702		18,729		22,544
General agency revenue	$	8.6	$	7.4	$	16.6	$	13.8
Sales maturities	$	46.0	$	48.0	$	96.0	$	102.7
Sales maturities (number of contracts)		9,549		10,310		20,189		22,354

(1) Amounts are not included in our consolidated balance sheet.

Backlog

The following table reflects our North America backlog of trust funded deferred preneed funeral and cemetery contract revenues (market and cost bases) including amounts related toNon-controlling interest in funeral and cemetery trustsat June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. Additionally, we have reflected our North America backlog of unfulfilled insurance-funded contracts (not included in our consolidated balance sheet) and total North America backlog of preneed funeral contract revenues at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. The backlog amounts presented are reduced by an amount that we believe will cancel before maturity based on our historical experience.

     The table also reflects our North America trust funded preneed funeral and cemetery receivables and trust investments (investments at market and cost bases) associated with our backlog of trust funded deferred preneed funeral and cemetery contract revenues, net of an estimated cancellation allowance.

     The market value of funeral and cemetery trust investments was based primarily on quoted market prices at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. The difference between the backlog and asset amounts represents the contracts for which we have posted surety bonds as financial assurance in lieu of trusting, the amounts collected from customers that were not required to be deposited to trust and allowable cash distributions from trust assets. The table also reflects the amounts expected to be received from insurance companies through the assignment of policy proceeds related to insurance funded funeral contracts.

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	North America
	Funeral
	June 30, 2006				December 31, 2005
	Market		Cost		Market		Cost
	(Dollars in millions)
Backlog of trust funded deferred preneed funeral revenues (1)	$	1,508.6	$	1,507.7	$	1,495.5	$	1,482.6
Backlog of insurance-funded preneed funeral revenues (2)	$	2,203.4	$	2,203.4	$	2,162.7	$	2,162.7
Total backlog of preneed funeral revenues	$	3,712.0	$	3,711.1	$	3,658.2	$	3,645.3
Assets associated with backlog of trust funded deferred preneed funeral revenues, net of estimated allowance for cancellation	$	1,164.4	$	1,163.4	$	1,158.7	$	1,145.9
Insurance policies associated with insurance-funded deferred preneed funeral revenues, net of estimated allowance for cancellation (2)	$	2,203.4	$	2,203.4	$	2,162.7	$	2,162.7
Total assets associated with backlog of preneed funeral revenues	$	3,367.8	$	3,366.8	$	3,321.4	$	3,308.6

	North America
	Cemetery
	June 30, 2006				December 31, 2005
	Market		Cost		Market		Cost
	(Dollars in millions)
Backlog of deferred cemetery revenues (1)	$	1,672.3	$	1,637.3	$	1,644.5	$	1,600.5
Assets associated with backlog of deferred cemetery revenues, net of estimated allowance for cancellation	$	1,151.1	$	1,120.7	$	1,157.4	$	1,119.3

(1)	Includes amounts reflected as Non-controlling interest in funeral and cemetery trusts in our consolidated balance sheet, net of estimated allowance for cancellation.
(2)	Insurance funded preneed funeral contracts, net of estimated allowance for cancellation, are not included in our consolidated balance sheet.

Other Matters

The Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (Staff) issued a letter (Comment Letter) to us dated April 19, 2006, commenting on certain aspects of our initial Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. The Staff requested and we provided information regarding the treatment of certain accounting issues. We believe that all of the issues raised in the Comment Letter were appropriately addressed, including one death care industry-wide issue related to the reporting of trust-related cash flow activities that is still under review by the Staff, as discussed below, and we have included required disclosures in this report or will include in future filings to the extent necessary as a result of the SEC’s comments.

     We received follow-up letters from the Staff dated May 19, 2006 and August 8, 2006 requesting additional information on one matter related to our reporting of trust-related activities in our consolidated statement of cash flows as further described below. While there may be others,

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we believe that this one matter from the Comment Letter remains under consideration with the Staff at this time. The Staff requested additional information regarding the treatment of preneed funeral and cemetery merchandise and services trust and cemetery perpetual care trust activity in our consolidated statement of cash flows. We have responded to the Staff’s request for additional information. To the best of our knowledge, this issue remains unresolved with the Staff. Although we believe that our consolidated statement of cash flows is properly presented, there can be no assurance that the Staff will agree with our current presentation.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Our critical accounting policies are disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended for the year ended December 31, 2005. No significant changes to our accounting policies have occurred subsequent to December 31, 2005, except as described below withinAccounting Changes.

Accounting Changes

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123R). SFAS 123R is a revision of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, and supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”. Among other items, SFAS 123R eliminates the use of the intrinsic value method of accounting and requires companies to recognize in the statement of operations the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of those awards. We adopted SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006 and are utilizing the modified-prospective transition method. For further information regarding this accounting change, see note four to our condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109”(FIN 48), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty of income tax positions recognized in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the company has taken or expects to take. It presumes the taxing authorities’ full knowledge of the position, including all relevant facts. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective beginning January 1, 2007 for SCI, with any potential cumulative effect of change in accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to beginning retained earnings. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting FIN 48 on our consolidated financial statements.

Restatement of Financial Statements

We have restated herein our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005. We have also restated herein our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2005. For details related to this restatement, please see note two to the condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q. This restatement will be reported in an amendment to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and in an amendment to our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2006 and September 30, 2005.

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Results of Operations – Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

Management Summary

With strong performances from both our funeral and cemetery segments, our earnings per share for the quarter improved to $.09 compared to $.05 for the same period in 2005. Other key highlights in the quarter included:

• our announcement, on April 3, 2006, of the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire the outstanding shares of Alderwoods Group, Inc. combining two of the leading providers of funeral and cemetery services in North America;

• an improvement in our second quarter 2006 combined operating margins of 14.2% to 19.3% from 16.9% in the same period in 2005;

• a 9.3% increase in comparable average revenue per funeral service compared to the second quarter of 2005, which helped to offset a 5.5% decline in comparable funeral services performed;

• our receipt and recognition of $7.9 million, $4.8 million after tax ($0.02 per diluted share), in cemetery endowment care trust fund income as a result of the resolution of disputes over ownership rights to the funds;

• the August 2006 approval by our Board of Directors of a dividend; and

• the repurchase of 3.4 million shares in the second quarter of 2006.

Results of Operations

In the second quarter of 2006, we reported net income of $25.5 million or $.09 per diluted share. These results were impacted by net losses on dispositions and impairment charges of $2.9 million after tax ($.01 per diluted share).

     In the second quarter of 2005, we reported net income of $13.9 million or $.05 per diluted share. These results were also impacted by losses on the early extinguishment of debt of $8.5 million after tax and net gains and losses on dispositions and impairment charges of $0.1 million after tax. During the second quarter of 2005, discontinued operations provided $3.1 million of earnings.

Actual Versus Comparable Results – Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

The table below reconciles our GAAP results to our comparable, or “same store,” results for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. We define comparable operations (or same store operations) as those involving locations which were owned for the entire period beginning January 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006. The following tables present operating results for SCI funeral and cemetery locations that were owned by SCI throughout this period.

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			Less:		Less:
			Activity		Activity
			Associated with		Associated
			Acquisition /		with
Three Months Ended June 30, 2006	Actual		New Construction		Dispositions			Comparable
	(Dollars in millions)
North America
Funeral revenue	$	276.6	$	0.7	$	1.6		$	274.3
Cemetery revenue		151.7		0.6		0.1			151.0
		428.3		1.3		1.7			425.3
Other foreign
Funeral revenue		3.0		—		—			3.0
Total revenues	$	431.3	$	1.3	$	1.7		$	428.3
North America
Funeral gross profits	$	51.7	$	0.1	$	(0.8	)	$	52.4
Cemetery gross profits		30.7		0.1		—			30.6
		82.4		0.2		(0.8	)		83.0
Other foreign
Funeral gross profits		0.7		—		—			0.7
Total gross profit	$	83.1	$	0.2	$	(0.8	)	$	83.7

			Less:
			Activity
			Associated with
Three Months Ended June 30, 2005	Actual		Dispositions		Comparable
	(Restated)				(Restated)
	(Dollars in millions)
North America
Funeral revenue	$	281.8	$	12.7	$	269.1
Cemetery revenue		147.2		5.3		141.9
		429.0		18.0		411.0
Other foreign
Funeral revenue		2.8		—		2.8
Total revenues	$	431.8	$	18.0	$	413.8
North America
Funeral gross profits	$	50.5	$	1.4	$	49.1
Cemetery gross profits		22.4		0.2		22.2
		72.9		1.6		71.3
Other foreign
Funeral gross profits		0.1		—		0.1
Total gross profit	$	73.0	$	1.6	$	71.4

     The following table provides the data necessary to calculate SCI’s comparable average revenue per funeral service in North America for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. We calculate average revenue per funeral service by dividing adjusted comparable North America funeral revenue by the comparable number of funeral services performed in North America during the period. In calculating average revenue per funeral service, we exclude GA revenues and revenues from our Kenyon subsidiary in order to avoid distorting our funeral case volume averages.

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	Three Months Ended
	June 30,
	2006		2005
			(Restated)
	(Dollars in millions,
	except average revenue
	per funeral service)
Comparable North America funeral revenue	$	274.3	$	269.1
Less: GA revenues		8.6		7.4
Kenyon revenues		0.7		5.3
Adjusted Comparable North America funeral revenue	$	265.0	$	256.4
Comparable North America funeral services performed:
Preneed		18,980		19,407
Atneed		36,961		39,772
Total		55,941		59,179
Comparable North America average revenue per funeral service:
Preneed	$	4,510	$	4,242
Atneed	$	4,853	$	4,378
Total	$	4,737	$	4,333

     Preneed average revenues in the above table represent average comparable revenues recognized for funeral services performed during the three months ended June 30, 2006 pursuant to preneed contractual arrangements made prior to the time of death and, therefore, previously reflected inDeferred preneed funeral revenues.

Funeral Results

Consolidated Funeral Revenue

Consolidated revenues from funeral operations were $279.6 million in the second quarter of 2006 compared to $284.6 million in the second quarter of 2005. Higher average revenue per funeral service was essentially offset by a decline in volume. This volume decline was primarily attributable to a decrease in funeral properties as a result of our effort to dispose of non-strategic locations. We also believe the decline reflects a decrease in the number of deaths. Additionally, Kenyon’s (our subsidiary that specializes in providing disaster management services in mass fatality incidents) revenue fell $4.6 million from $5.3 million to $0.7 million, as Kenyon was not involved in any mass fatality incidents in the second quarter of 2006.

Comparable Funeral Revenue

North America comparable funeral revenue increased 1.9% in the second quarter of 2006 compared to the second quarter of 2005 reflecting a higher average revenue per funeral service and an increase of floral revenues. GA revenue increased $1.2 million, or 16.2%, as we continue to see a favorable shift in the types of insurance contracts sold. These improvements were partially offset by a decline in comparable funeral volume, coupled with the $4.6 million decrease in Kenyon’s revenue discussed above.

Funeral Case Volume

The overall success of our strategic pricing initiatives was partially offset by a 5.5% decrease in comparable funeral volume in the second quarter of 2006 compared to the second quarter of 2005. We believe this decreased activity level reflects a decline in the number of deaths within the markets where we compete as evidenced by similar declines experienced by our competitors and suppliers.

In addition, we attribute a portion of the decline to certain local business decisions to exit unprofitable immediate disposition activities. These decisions were made locally with the understanding of our customer segmentation strategy which will focus resources on market share opportunities within certain customer segments. We will continue to evaluate existing customer relationships and may ultimately choose to exit other markets as we maintain focus on our strategy.

Average Revenue per Funeral Service

Our focus on strategic pricing and aligning our resources with our customer segmentation strategy in late 2005 and in the first half of 2006, along with moderate inflationary price increases, resulted in an increase in average revenue per funeral service of 9.3%, or $404

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per funeral service (8.2% or $346 per service excluding a floral revenue increase) over the prior year. The cremation rate in the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 was 41.1%. Over the past twelve months, we have realigned our pricing away from products to our service offerings, reflecting our competitive advantage and concentrating on those areas where our customers believe we add the most value. As a result of the communication of our future customer segmentation strategic platform in the fall of 2005, we also made local strategic business decisions to exit certain existing relationships with consumers who generated very low margin percentages as discussed above. These initiatives, while reducing our funeral cash volume, have generated significant improvements in both average revenue per funeral service and gross margins. We expect these improvements to continue in the future as we redeploy our resources to more profitable areas.

Consolidated Funeral Gross Profit

Consolidated funeral gross profits increased $1.8 million in the second quarter of 2006 compared to the same period of 2005, despite a slight decrease in revenue. The gross margin percentage increased 5.1% to 18.7% compared to 17.8% in the same period of 2005 as we continue to see improvement in our infrastructure due to more centralization and standardization within our organizations, partially offset by an increase in floral costs and merchandise costs.

Comparable Funeral Gross Profit

Comparable North America funeral gross profit increased $3.3 million or 6.7% in the second quarter of 2006 versus the same period of 2005. The comparable funeral gross margin percentage increased to 19.1% compared to 18.3% in 2005 as we continue to see improvements in our infrastructure due to more centralization and standardization within our organization partially offset by increases in floral and merchandise costs.

Cemetery Results

Consolidated Cemetery Revenue

Despite a decrease in the number of locations as a result of our continuing effort to dispose of non-strategic locations, consolidated revenues from our cemetery operations increased $4.5 million, or 3.1%, in the second quarter of 2006 compared to the same period of 2005. This increase was primarily attributable to the receipt and recognition of $7.9 million of previously disputed cemetery endowment care trust fund proceeds. These proceeds represent investment income that was not distributed during the dispute period, which began in late 2004. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in property recognition, due to a decline in preneed production.

Comparable Cemetery Revenue

North America comparable cemetery revenue increased $9.1 million or 6.4% compared to the second quarter of 2005. This increase primarily resulted from the receipt and recognition of $7.9 million of endowment care proceeds discussed above. Atneed revenues combined with recognized preneed revenues in the three months ended June 30, 2006 were flat compared to the prior year.

Consolidated Cemetery Gross Profits

Consolidated cemetery gross profits increased $8.3 million, or 37.1%, in the second quarter of 2006 compared to the second quarter of 2005 and margins increased over 500 basis points to 20.2%. The increase was primarily due to the receipt and recognition of $7.9 of endowment care proceeds discussed above.

Comparable Cemetery Gross Profits

North America comparable cemetery gross profits increased $8.4 million in the second quarter of 2006 compared to the same period of 2005. The comparable cemetery percentage increased to 20.3% in the second quarter of 2006 from 15.6% in the second quarter of 2005. These improvements were the result of the trust fund income increases discussed above and lower sales and commission expense partially offset by higher maintenance and administrative costs within our cemetery operations.

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Other Financial Statement Items

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses were $20.9 million in the second quarter of 2006 compared to $22.5 million in the second quarter of 2005. Increased costs associated with the expensing of stock options, which totaled $1.1 million (pretax), were more than offset by decreases in salaries and bonuses. We expect stock option expense in the remaining two quarters of 2006 to be approximately $1.6 million in the aggregate.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased 1.5% to $26.6 million in the second quarter of 2006, compared to $26.2 million in the second quarter of 2005. The increase of $0.4 million reflects the modification of the contractual terms of certain transportation leases in January 2006, which resulted in additional interest expense related to these newly reclassified capital leases. Also included in interest expense in the second quarter 2006 is $0.7 million of additional interest related to our senior unsecured 7.00% notes due June 15, 2017. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in interest related to the December 2005 maturity of certain notes. Cash interest paid during the second quarter of 2006 was $36.7 million compared to $39.9 million in the second quarter of 2005. For additional information, see notes six and ten to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.

Interest Income

Interest income of $6.8 million in the second quarter of 2006 increased $2.9 million compared to the same period of 2005, reflecting the increase in our cash balances invested in commercial paper and higher interest returns.

Other Income (Expense), net

Other income (expense), net was a $1.6 million gain in the second quarter of 2006, compared to a gain of $0.6 million in the second quarter of 2005. The components of other income for the periods presented are as follows:

• Cash overrides received from a third party insurance provider related to the sale of insurance-funded preneed funeral contracts were $1.5 million in the second quarter of 2006 compared to $1.6 million in the same period of 2005.

• Surety bond premium costs were $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2006 and 2005.

• The remaining income of $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2006 is primarily attributable to net gains and losses related to foreign currency transactions.

(Provision) Benefit for Income Taxes

The consolidated effective tax rate in the second quarter of 2006 resulted in a provision of 37.7%, compared to 47.1% in the same period of 2005. The 2006 and 2005 tax rates were negatively impacted by permanent differences between the book and tax bases of North American asset dispositions.

Weighted Average Shares

The diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding was 297.5 million in the second quarter of 2006, compared to 306.4 million in the same period of 2005. The decrease in 2006 versus 2005 reflects our share repurchase program initiated during 2005.

Results of Operations – Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

Management Summary

Key highlights for the six months ended June 30, 2006 included:

• our announcement, on April 3, 2006, of the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire the outstanding shares of Alderwoods Group, Inc. combining two of the leading providers of funeral and cemetery services in North America;

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• a 3.1% increase in 2006 comparable funeral and cemetery revenue over the same period in 2005;

• an 8.0% increase in comparable average revenue per funeral service compared to the first half of 2005, which helped to offset a 5.5% decline in comparable funeral services performed;

• our receipt and recognition of $7.9 million, $4.8 million after tax ($0.02 per diluted share), in cemetery endowment care trust fund income as a result of the resolution of disputes over ownership rights to the funds;

• the April 2006 and August 2006 approval by our Board of Directors of a dividend; and

• the repurchase of 3.4 million shares in the second quarter of 2006.

Results of Operations

In the first half of 2006, we reported net income of $52.4 million or $.18 per diluted share. These results were impacted by net losses on dispositions and impairment charges of $6.7 million after tax ($.02 per diluted share).

     In the first half of 2005, we reported a net loss of $141.1 million or $.45 per diluted share. These results were also impacted by accounting changes of $187.5 million after tax, losses on the early extinguishment of debt of $9.3 million after tax, and after tax net losses on dispositions and impairment charges of $3.7 million. During the first half of 2005, discontinued operations produced $4.3 million of earnings.

Actual Versus Comparable Results – Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

The table below reconciles our GAAP results to our comparable, or “same store,” results for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. We define comparable operations (or same store operations) as those involving location which were owned for the entire period beginning January 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006. The following tables present operating results for SCI funeral and cemetery locations that were owned by SCI throughout this period.

			Less:
			Activity		Less:
			Associated with		Activity
			Acquisition /		Associated with
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006	Actual		New Construction		Dispositions			Comparable
	(Dollars in millions)
North America
Funeral revenue	$	576.7	$	0.8	$	4.2		$	571.7
Cemetery revenue		290.5		0.7		0.9			288.9
		867.2		1.5		5.1			860.6
Other foreign
Funeral revenue		5.9		—		(0.1	)		6.0
Total revenues	$	873.1	$	1.5	$	5.0		$	866.6
North America
Funeral gross profits	$	116.6	$	0.3	$	(1.1	)	$	117.4
Cemetery gross profits		52.9		—		(0.7	)		53.6
		169.5		0.3		(1.8	)		171.0
Other foreign
Funeral gross profits		1.2		—		(0.1	)		1.3
Total gross profit	$	170.7	$	0.3	$	(1.9	)	$	172.3

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			Less:
			Activity
			Associated with
Six Months Ended June 30, 2005	Actual		Dispositions			Comparable
	(Restated)					(Restated)
	(Dollars in millions)
North America
Funeral revenue	$	598.1	$	28.8		$	569.3
Cemetery revenue		275.2		10.2			265.0
		873.3		39.0			834.3
Other foreign
Funeral revenue		6.0		—			6.0
Total revenues	$	879.3	$	39.0		$	840.3
North America
Funeral gross profits	$	130.1	$	3.3		$	126.8
Cemetery gross profits		40.0		(0.1	)		40.1
		170.1		3.2			166.9
Other foreign
Funeral gross profits		0.7		—			0.7
Total gross profit	$	170.8	$	3.2		$	167.6

     The following table provides the data necessary to calculate SCI’s comparable average revenue per funeral service in North America for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. We calculate average revenue per funeral service by dividing adjusted comparable North America funeral revenue by the comparable number of funeral services performed in North America during the period. In calculating average revenue per funeral service, we exclude GA revenues and revenues from our Kenyon subsidiary in order to avoid distorting our funeral case volume averages.

	Six months ended
	June 30,
	2006		2005
			(Restated)
	(Dollars in millions,
	except average revenue
	per funeral service)
Comparable North America funeral revenue	$	571.7	$	569.3
Less: GA revenues		16.7		13.8
Kenyon revenues		1.9		13.4
Adjusted Comparable North America funeral revenue	$	553.1	$	542.1
Comparable North America funeral services performed:
Preneed		40,073		41,341
Atneed		78,384		84,026
Total		118,457		125,367
Comparable North America average revenue per funeral service:
Preneed	$	4,516	$	4,244
Atneed	$	4,748	$	4,363
Total	$	4,669	$	4,324

     Preneed average revenues in the above table represent average comparable revenues recognized for funeral services performed during the six months ended June 30, 2006 pursuant to preneed contractual arrangements made prior to the time of death and, therefore, previously reflected asDeferred preneed funeral revenues.

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Funeral Results

Consolidated Funeral Revenue

Consolidated revenues from funeral operations were $582.6 million in the first half of 2006 compared to $604.1 million in the first half of 2005. Higher average revenue per funeral service and an increase of floral revenues of approximately $6.2 million were more than offset by a decline in funeral services performed. This decline was primarily attributable to a decrease in funeral properties as a result of our effort to dispose of non-strategic locations. We also believe the decline reflects a decrease in the number of deaths. Additionally, Kenyon’s revenue fell $11.5 million from $13.4 million to $1.9 million, as Kenyon was not involved in any mass fatality incidents in the first half of 2006.

Comparable Funeral Revenue

North America comparable funeral revenue increased $2.4 million in the first half of 2006 compared to the first half of 2005 reflecting higher average revenue per funeral service and the increase of floral revenue described above. GA revenue increased $2.9 million, or 21.0%, in the first half of 2006 as a result of a mix shift in the types of insurance contracts sold. These improvements were partially offset by a decline in comparable funeral volume coupled with the $11.5 million decrease in Kenyon’s revenue described above.

Funeral Case Volume

The overall success of our strategic pricing initiative was partially offset by a 5.5% decrease in comparable funeral volume in the first half of 2006 compared to the first half of 2005. We believe this decline reflects a decrease in the number of deaths within the markets where we compete due, in part, to an unusually warm winter season in the first quarter of 2006. The decline in deaths was particularly pronounced in the Northeast United States where we have a high concentration of operations. Also impacting the decline in volume were certain local business decisions to exit unprofitable immediate disposition activities as described above in Funeral Results for the three months ended June 30, 2006. We will continue to evaluate existing relationships and may ultimately choose to exit other markets as we maintain focus on our strategy. The cremation rate was 41.3% in the first half of 2006 compared to 40.7% in the same period of 2005.

Average Revenue per Funeral

Despite a 60 basis point increase in cremation rates, our focus on strategic pricing and aligning our resources with our customer segmentation strategy over the preceding twelve months has resulted in an increase in comparable average revenue per funeral service of 8.0%, or $345 per funeral service (6.6% or $283 per service excluding a floral revenue increase) over the prior year. Over the past year, we have realigned our pricing away from products to our service offerings, reflecting our competitive advantage and concentrating on those areas where our customers believe we add the most value. As a result of the communication of our future customer segmentation strategic platform in the fall of 2005, we also made local strategic business decisions to exit certain existing relationships with consumers who generated very low gross margin percentages as discussed above. These initiatives, while reducing our funeral cash volumes, have generated significant improvements in average revenue per funeral service. We expect these improvements to continue in the future as we redeploy our resources to more profitable areas.

Consolidated Funeral Gross Profit

Consolidated funeral gross profits decreased $13.0 million in the first half of 2006 compared to the same period of 2005 as the revenue increases described above were more than offset by increases in merchandise and floral costs. Kenyon’s operations negatively impacted gross profit by $3.5 million compared to prior year.

Comparable Funeral Gross Profit

Comparable North America funeral gross profit decreased $9.4 million or 8.0% in the first half of 2006 versus the same period of 2005. The comparable funeral gross margin percentage decreased to 20.6% compared to 22.3% in 2005. The revenue increases described above were more than offset by increases in floral and merchandise costs. In addition, Kenyon’s operations decreased $3.5 million net compared to the prior period.

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Cemetery Results

Consolidated Cemetery Revenue

Consolidated revenues from our cemetery operations increased $15.3 million, or 5.6%, in the first half of 2006 compared to the same period of 2005. The increase primarily resulted from higher atneed revenues and increased recognition of preneed merchandise and service sales in the first half of 2006 compared to the prior year period. Also contributing to the increase the $7.9 million increase in trust fund income discussed above in Cemetery Results for the three months ended June 30, 2006.

Comparable Cemetery Revenue

North America comparable cemetery revenue increased $23.9 million or 9.0% compared to the first half of 2005. The increase primarily resulted from higher atneed revenues and increased recognition of preneed merchandise and service sales in the first half of 2006 compared to the prior year period. Also contributing to the increase was the receipt and recognition of $7.9 million of endowment care income discussed above coupled with increased recognition of merchandise and services as further described above in Cemetery Results for the three months ended June 30, 2006.

Consolidated Cemetery Gross Profits

Consolidated cemetery gross profits increased $12.9 million, or 32.3%, in the first half of 2006 compared to the first half of 2005. Cemetery gross margins, which included the $13.2 million in trust fund proceeds received in the second quarter of 2006 discussed above, increased 25.5% to 18.2%. These improvements were also a result of increases in trust fund income and lower sales and commission expense partially offset by higher maintenance and administrative costs within our cemetery operations.

Comparable Cemetery Gross Profits

North America comparable cemetery gross profits increased $13.5 million in the first half of 2006 compared to the same period of 2005. The comparable cemetery percentage increased to 18.6% in the first half of 2006 from 15.1% in the first half of 2005. These improvements were also a result of increases in trust fund income and lower sales and commission expense partially offset by higher maintenance and administrative costs within our cemetery operations.

Other Financial Statement Items

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses were $42.9 million in the first half of 2006 compared to $42.2 million in the first half of 2005. Increased costs associated with the expensing of stock options, which totaled $2.5 million (pretax), were essentially offset by a decrease in salaries and bonuses. We expect stock option expense in the remaining half of 2006 to be approximately $1.6 million in the aggregate.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased 4.1% to $53.3 million in the first half of 2006, compared to $51.2 million in the first half of 2005. The increase of $2.1 million reflects the modification of the contractual terms of certain transportation leases in January 2006, which resulted in additional interest expense related to these newly reclassified capital leases. Also included in interest expense in the first half of 2006 is $1.4 million of additional interest related to our senior unsecured 7.00% notes due June 15, 2017. Cash interest paid during the first half of 2006 was $48.1 million compared to $49.9 million in the first half of 2005. For additional information, see notes six and ten to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.

Interest Income

Interest income of $12.8 million in the first half of 2006 increased $4.8 million compared to the same period of 2005, reflecting the increase in our cash balances invested in commercial paper and higher interest returns.

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Other Income (Expense), net

Other income (expense), net was a $4.0 million gain in the first half of 2006, compared to an expense of $0.6 million in the first half of 2005. The components of other income (expense) for the periods presented are as follows:

• Cash overrides received from a third party insurance provider related to the sale of insurance funded preneed funeral contracts were $3.1 million in the first half of 2006 compared to $3.1 million in the same period of 2005.

• Surety bond premium costs were $2.0 million in the first half of 2006 and 2005.

• Favorable adjustments to our allowance on notes receivable were $1.9 million in the first half of 2006.

• The remaining income of $1.0 million in the first half of 2006 and expense of $1.7 million in the same period of 2005 are primarily attributable to net gains and losses related to foreign currency transactions.

(Provision) Benefit for Income Taxes

The consolidated effective tax rate in the first half of 2006 resulted in a provision of 37.3%, compared to 39.1% in the same period of 2005. The 2006 and 2005 tax rates were negatively impacted by permanent differences between the book and tax bases of North American asset dispositions.

Weighted Average Shares

The diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding was 297.8 million in the first half of 2006, compared to 312.0 million in the same period of 2005. The decrease in 2006 versus 2005 reflects our share repurchase program initiated during 2005.

Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources

Overview

We believe that we have sufficient resources to meet our near and intermediate term debt obligations, our planned capital expenditures, and other cash requirements. Our primary sources of liquidity are currently cash flows from operations, available cash reserves, and debt capacity available under our credit facility. We are focusing our capital resources on funding disciplined growth initiatives, including the planned acquisition of Alderwoods.

Cash Flow

We believe our ability to generate strong operating cash flow is one of our fundamental financial strengths and provides us with substantial flexibility in meeting operating and investing needs. Highlights of cash flow for the first six months of 2006 compared to the same period of 2005 are as follows:

     Operating Activities –Cash flows from operating activities in the first six months of 2006 were $151.6 million, a decrease of $38.8 million compared to the first six months of 2005. The first six months of 2005 included a federal income tax refund of $29.0 million. Additionally, in the first six months of 2006, there were $16.5 million of long-term incentive compensation payments related to a 2003 award program as previously disclosed in our 2006 annual guidance. Excluding these items, cash flows from operating activities for the first six months of 2006 increased $6.7 million compared to the same period in 2005 primarily as a result of the second quarter 2006 receipt of $7.9 million of previously disputed trust fund proceeds described inResults of Operationsabove and improvements in the Company’s DSO for the first half of 2006.

     Investing Activities –Cash flows from investing activities decreased by $40.3 million in the first six months of 2006 compared to the same period of 2005 due to a decline in proceeds from divestitures and sales of property and equipment, reduced distributions from our French equity investment, and an increase in acquisitions, partially offset by a favorable change in restricted cash.

     In the first six months of 2006, we received $27.0 million from divestitures and sales of property and equipment compared to $56.1 million in the first six months of 2005. In 2006, we also received $11.0 million of proceeds held as an income tax receivable related to the 2005 sale of our operations in Chile. We also paid $14.7 million in 2006 in cash for selected strategic acquisitions.

     In the first six months of 2005, we received $21.6 million in proceeds and distributions from the disposition of our businesses in

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Argentina and Uruguay, $32.1 million from our equity investment in France and $2.4 million from other sales of property and equipment. The $20.0 million net source from restricted cash for the first six months of 2006 compared to the first six months of 2005 included an $18.1 million deposit of payroll funds into a restricted account in 2005, partially offset by a return of $9.2 million in cash collateral previously pledged in connection with various commercial commitments. In addition, $11.0 million related to pending deposits that are no longer reported as restricted cash based on discussions with the SEC regarding their comment letter.

     Financing Activities –Cash used in financing activities decreased $127.1 million in the first six months of 2006 compared to the first six months of 2005 primarily due to a $161.9 million reduction in share repurchases and a $275.5 million decrease in debt repayments, partially offset by $291.5 million of proceeds from the issuance of debt in 2005. We also had a $10.5 million increase in capital lease payments reflecting new capital leases for certain transportation assets and a $7.0 million increase in dividend payments in 2006 compared to 2005.

     During the first six months of 2005, we repurchased 26.7 million shares of common stock for $189.8 million compared to 3.4 million shares for $27.9 million in 2006.

     Our efforts in 2004 and 2005 to extend our debt maturity schedule resulted in significant decreases in debt payments in 2006. During the second quarter of 2005, we issued $300 million of senior unsecured 7.0% notes due 2017, and received $291.5 million in net proceeds. We used these proceeds to extinguish $286.2 million of outstanding debt. We did not issue or early retire any debt in 2006. We also paid $3.0 million in scheduled debt payments in the first half of 2005 compared to $13.7 million in scheduled debt payments in 2006.

Liquidity

As of June 30, 2006, our cash balance was $529.2 million. We also have a $200.0 million credit facility that was executed in August 2004. We have no cash borrowings under this credit facility, but we have used it to support $51.2 million of letters of credit as of June 30, 2006. As a result of the terms of the bridge facility discussed below, we plan to commence negotiations on an amendment or a new credit facility prior to the closing of the Alderwoods acquisition.

     We expect to generate cash flows in the next several years above our operating and financing needs. We believe that this financial flexibility allows us to consider investments or capital structure related transactions that will enhance shareholder value. On April 3, 2006, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Alderwoods for $20.00 per share. This transaction is valued at $1.2 billion, including approximately $364.0 million of Alderwoods’ debt. We intend to fund this transaction with at least $500 million of cash on hand as well as through the utilization of short term or prepayable debt and long-term senior notes. The Company has also received a commitment letter from JPMorgan and other banks for an $850.0 million bridge facility. We will continue to evaluate external opportunities and expect to make acquisitions, if such acquisitions are available at reasonable market prices and are aligned with our strategic plan. We will also evaluate internal opportunities such as construction of new funeral homes and development of high-end cemetery inventory.

     We currently have $36.7 million authorized by the Board of Directors to repurchase common stock. We have made and intend to make purchases from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions and normal trading restrictions. There can be no assurance that we will buy our common stock under our share repurchase program in the future.

     Since April 2005, we have paid a quarterly cash dividend of $.025 per share to our shareholders. While we intend to pay regular quarterly cash dividends for the foreseeable future, all subsequent dividends are subject to final determination by our Board of Directors each quarter after its review of our financial performance.

     We are continuing our program to divest of our operations outside of North America. In the first quarter of 2005, we sold our operations in Argentina and Uruguay for net cash proceeds of $21.6 million. In the third quarter of 2005, we sold our cemetery operations in Chile. We received $11.0 million of the remaining proceeds from this disposition in the second quarter of 2006 and have an income tax receivable of approximately $4.5 million for the remainder, which we expect to receive in the third quarter of 2006. We currently own a limited number of funeral businesses in Germany and Singapore that we will look to exit when market values and economic conditions are conducive to a sale; however, these businesses are not currently being held for sale.

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Financial Assurances

In support of operations, we have entered into arrangements with certain surety companies whereby such companies agree to issue surety bonds on our behalf as financial assurance and/or as required by existing state and local regulations. The surety bonds are used for various business purposes; however, the majority of the surety bonds issued and outstanding have been used to support our preneed funeral and cemetery sales activities. The obligations underlying these surety bonds are recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheet asDeferred preneed funeral revenuesandDeferred preneed cemetery revenues. The breakdown of surety bonds between funeral and cemetery preneed arrangements, as well as surety bonds for other activities, are described below.

	June 30,		December 31,
(In millions)	2006		2005
Preneed funeral	$	132.1	$	139.3
Preneed cemetery:
Merchandise and services		159.6		161.8
Pre-construction		11.1		12.5
Bonds supporting preneed funeral and cemetery obligations		302.8		313.6
Bonds supporting preneed business permits		4.5		4.7
Other bonds		11.0		11.0
Total surety bonds outstanding	$	318.3	$	329.3

     When selling preneed funeral and cemetery contracts, we may post surety bonds where allowed by applicable law. We post the surety bonds in lieu of trusting a certain amount of funds received from the customer. The amount of the bond posted is generally determined by the total amount of the preneed contract that would otherwise be required to be trusted, in accordance with applicable state or provincial law. For the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, we had $13.9 million and $17.4 million, respectively, of cash receipts attributable to bonded sales. For the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, we had $28.2 million and $35.6 million, respectively, of cash receipts attributable to bonded sales. These amounts do not consider disbursements associated with taxes, obtaining costs, or other costs.

     Surety bond premiums are paid annually and are automatically renewable until maturity of the underlying preneed contracts, unless we are given prior notice of cancellation. Except for cemetery preconstruction bonds (which are irrevocable), the surety companies generally have the right to cancel the surety bonds at any time with appropriate notice. In the event a surety company were to cancel the surety bond, we are required to obtain replacement surety assurance from another surety company or fund a trust for an amount generally less than the posted bond amount. Management does not expect it will be required to fund material future amounts related to these surety bonds because of lack of surety capacity.

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements

The statements in this Form 10-Q that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements made in reliance on the “safe harbor” protections provided under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be accompanied by words such as “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate” or “predict,” that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. These statements are based on assumptions that we believe are reasonable; however, many important factors could cause our actual results in the future to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made herein and in any other documents or oral presentations made by us, or on our behalf. Important factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

• Changes in general economic conditions, both domestically and internationally, impacting financial markets (e.g., marketable security values, as well as currency and interest rate fluctuations) that could negatively affect us, particularly, but not limited to, levels of trust fund income, interest expense, pension expense, and negative currency translation effects.

• The outcome of the acquisition of Alderwoods and the possibility that certain closing conditions will not be satisfied that will result in the acquisition not being completed.

• Our ability to successfully integrate Alderwoods or that the anticipated benefits of the acquisition are not fully realized.

• The outcomes of pending lawsuits and proceedings against us and the possibility that insurance coverage is deemed not to apply to these matters or that an insurance carrier is unable to pay any covered amounts to us.

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• The amounts payable by us with respect to our outstanding legal matters exceed our established reserves.

• The outcome of a pending Internal Revenue Service audit. We maintain accruals for tax liabilities that relate to uncertain tax matters. If these tax matters are unfavorably resolved, we will make any required payments to tax authorities. If these tax matters are favorably resolved, the accruals maintained by us will no longer be required and these amounts will be reversed through the tax provision at the time of resolution.

• Our ability to manage changes in consumer demand and/or pricing for our products and services due to several factors, such as changes in numbers of deaths, cremation rates, competitive pressures and local economic conditions.

• Changes in domestic and international political and/or regulatory environments in which we operate, including potential changes in tax, accounting and trusting policies.

• Changes in credit relationships impacting the availability of credit and the general availability of credit in the marketplace.

• Our ability to successfully access surety and insurance markets at a reasonable cost.

• Our ability to successfully exploit our substantial purchasing power with certain of our vendors.

• The effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, and our ability to certify the effectiveness of the internal controls and to obtain a favorable attestation report of our auditors regarding our assessment of our internal controls.

     For further information on these and other risks and uncertainties, see our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended. Copies of this document as well as other SEC filings can be obtained from our website atwww.sci-corp.com. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein or any other forward-looking statements made by us, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no significant changes in the Company’s exposure to market risk during the most recently completed fiscal quarter.

Item 4.Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s periodic Securities Exchange Act of 1934 reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

     As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Disclosure Committee and management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based upon, and as of the date of this evaluation, such officers concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

Information regarding legal proceedings is set forth in note ten to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this Form 10-Q which information is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A.Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in our Risk Factors as set forth in Item 1A of the Company’s Form 10-K, as amended for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 except as detailed below.

The acquisition of Alderwoods is subject to certain closing conditions that, if not satisfied or waived, will result in the acquisition not being completed, which may cause the market price of SCI common stock to decline.

The acquisition is subject to customary conditions to closing. If any condition to the acquisition agreement is not satisfied or, if permissible, waived, the acquisition will not be completed. In addition, SCI and Alderwoods may terminate the acquisition agreement in certain circumstances. If the acquisition is not completed, the market price of SCI common stock may decline if the current market price reflects a market assumption that the acquisition will be completed. SCI will also still be obligated to pay certain investment banking, financing, legal, and accounting fees and related expenses.

We may fail to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition of Alderwoods.

The success of the acquisition will depend, in part, on our ability to realize the anticipated cost savings from shared corporate and administrative areas and the rationalization of duplicative expenses. However, to realize the anticipated benefits from the acquisition, we must successfully combine the businesses of SCI and Alderwoods in a manner that permits those costs savings to be realized. If we are not able to successfully achieve these objectives, the anticipated benefits of the acquisition may not be realized fully or at all or may take longer or cost more to realize than expected. SCI and Alderwoods have operated and, until the completion of the acquisition, will continue to operate, independently. It is possible that the integration process could result in the loss of valuable employees, the disruption of each company’s ongoing businesses or inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures, practices, and policies that could adversely impact our operations.

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On April 28, 2006, we issued 307 deferred common stock equivalents, or units, pursuant to provisions regarding dividends under the Director Fee Plan to four non-employee directors. On May 11, 2006, we issued 10,000 shares of common stock and deferred common stock equivalents to each of nine non-employee directors pursuant to the Amended and Restated Director Fee Plan. We did not receive any monetary consideration for the issuances. These issuances were unregistered because they did not constitute a “sale” within the meaning of Section 2(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     On August 16, 2004, we announced a share repurchase program authorizing the investment of up to $100 million to repurchase our common stock. On November 10, 2004, February 10, 2005, and June 23, 2005, we announced three increases in the share repurchase program each authorizing the investment of up to an additional $100 million to repurchase our common stock for an aggregate of $400 million. Pursuant to the program, we repurchased shares of our common stock during the period April 1 – June 30, 2006 as set forth in the table below. As of June 30, 2006, the purchases totaled $363.3 million.

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	Total				Total number of		Dollar value of
	number of		Average		shares purchased as		shares that may yet
	share		price paid		part of publicly		be purchased under
Period	purchased		per share		announced programs		the programs
April 1, 2006 – April 30, 2006		—		—		—	$	64,589,839
May 1, 2006 – May 31, 2006		3,133,700	$	8.17		3,133,700	$	38,973,338
June 1, 2006 – June 30, 2006		286,500	$	7.85		286,500	$	36,719,646
		3,420,200				3,420,200

     As of June 30, 2006, the remaining dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under our share repurchase programs was approximately $36.7 million.

Item 4.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 11, 2006, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders and elected four directors. The shares voting on the director nominees were cast as follows:

			Abstentions or
Nominee	Votes for		votes withheld
Anthony L. Coelho		270,325,781		5,526,643
A. J. Foyt, Jr.		271,378,212		4,474,212
R. L. Waltrip		270,925,667		4,926,757
Edward E. Williams		257,084,215		18,768,209

     In addition, the shareholders approved the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2006. The shares voting were cast as follows:

			Abstentions or		Broker
Votes for	Votes against		votes withheld		non-votes
262,716,645		12,717,641		418,138		0

     The shareholders also approved the Company’s Amended and Restated Director Fee Plan, as follows:

			Abstentions or		Broker
Votes for	Votes against		votes withheld		non-votes
266,295,805		8,903,720		652,899		0

Item 6.Exhibits

12.1	Ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.
31.1	Certification of Thomas L. Ryan as Chief Executive Officer in satisfaction of Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Eric D. Tanzberger as Principal Financial Officer in satisfaction of Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of Periodic Financial Reports by Thomas L. Ryan as Chief Executive Officer in satisfaction of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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     32.2 Certification of Periodic Financial Reports by Eric D. Tanzberger as Principal Financial Officer in satisfaction of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Undertaking

     We hereby undertake, pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(b), paragraph (4) (iii), to furnish to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, all constituent instruments defining the rights of holders of our long-term debt not filed herewith for the reason that the total amount of securities authorized under any of such instruments does not exceed 10 percent of our total consolidated assets.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

August 9, 2006		SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey I. BeasonJeffrey I. Beason
		Vice President and Corporate Controller
		(Chief Accounting Officer)

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Index to Exhibits

12.1	Ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.
31.1	Certification of Thomas L. Ryan as Chief Executive Officer in satisfaction of Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Eric D. Tanzberger as Principal Financial Officer in satisfaction of Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of Periodic Financial Reports by Thomas L. Ryan as Chief Executive Officer in satisfaction of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	Certification of Periodic Financial Reports by Eric D. Tanzberger as Principal Financial Officer in satisfaction of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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