---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001016281-22-000072"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CSV"
cik: "0001016281"
company_name: "CARRIAGE SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2022-05-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T08:30:46.834032+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Carriage Services director resigns after majority vote withheld; another retained by board

## Summary
- Bryan D. Leibman received 4,168,991 For vs 6,868,991 Withheld; board accepted his resignation effective May 17.
- Dr. Achille Messac also failed majority (4,437,426 For, 6,600,556 Withheld) but board rejected his resignation, keeping him.
- Donald D. Patteson, Jr. appointed as Lead Independent Director following Leibman's departure.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 7,470,317 For, 3,504,446 Against, 63,218 Abstentions.
- Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as auditor for FY2022 passed with 12,809,359 For, 72,516 Against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001016281-22-000072
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CSV
- cik: 0001016281
- company_name: CARRIAGE SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2022-05-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628122000072/0001016281-22-000072-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628122000072/csv-20220520.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-22-000072
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-22-000072.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-22-000072.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Donald D. Patteson, Jr. was appointed as Lead Independent Director at CARRIAGE SERVICES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Lead Independent Director
  source text: Effective with Mr. Leibman’s resignation, the Board appointed Donald D. Patteson, Jr. as Lead Independent Director.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628122000072/0001016281-22-000072-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bryan D. Leibman resigned as Director at CARRIAGE SERVICES INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 17, 2022, Carriage Services, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As described in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, at the Annual Meeting, a greater number of votes were withheld than were voted for Bryan D. Leibman’s election to the Board of Directors (the “Board”). In accordance with the Company’s Second Amended and Restated By-laws, effective May 17, 2022, Mr. Leibman promptly tendered, and the Board accepted, his resignation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628122000072/0001016281-22-000072-index.htm

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