---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001016281-23-000088"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CSV"
cik: "0001016281"
company_name: "CARRIAGE SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2023-06-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T14:34:52.731763+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Carriage Services initiates strategic alternatives review including possible sale or merger

## Summary
- Board of Directors launched process to explore strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value.
- Lazard hired as financial advisor; Sidley Austin as legal advisor for the review.
- No assurance that the process will result in a transaction or on timing of any deal.
- Company will not comment further unless material developments occur.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001016281-23-000088
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CSV
- cik: 0001016281
- company_name: CARRIAGE SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2023-06-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628123000088/0001016281-23-000088-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628123000088/csv-20230629.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-23-000088
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-23-000088.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-23-000088.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.