---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001016281-24-000044"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CSV"
cik: "0001016281"
company_name: "CARRIAGE SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2024-03-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T23:38:03.898250+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Carriage Services realigns board classes; elects first Non-Executive Chairman

## Summary
- Julie Sanders resigned as Class II director and was re-elected as Class I director to equalize board classes.
- Chad Fargason was elected as the Company's first Non-Executive Chairman, effective March 7, 2024.
- Realignment follows Melvin Payne's planned departure after the 2024 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001016281-24-000044
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CSV
- cik: 0001016281
- company_name: CARRIAGE SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2024-03-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628124000044/0001016281-24-000044-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628124000044/csv-20240311.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-24-000044
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-24-000044.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-24-000044.txt

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