CARRIAGE SERVICES INC — Director's Dealing 2018

Aug 3, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CARRIAGE SERVICES INC (CSV)
CIK: 0001016281
Period of Report: 2018-08-03

Reporting Person: Brink Carl Benjamin (Chief Financial Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-08-03	Common Stock	P	1000	$23.69	Acquired	17083	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options	$25.43	2028-02-14	Common Stock (15000.0)	15000	Direct
Performance Award	$	2022-12-31	Common Stock (7980.0)	7980	Direct
Stock Options	$26.54	2027-03-21	Common Stock (34900.0)	34900	Direct
Performance Award	$	2021-12-31	Common Stock (7920.0)	7920	Direct
Stock Options	$20.06	2026-02-23	Common Stock (10000.0)	10000	Direct
Performance Award	$	2020-12-31	Common Stock (3100.0)	3100	Direct
Stock Options	$22.58	2022-02-24	Common Stock (22000.0)	22000	Direct
Stock Options	$20.26	2019-02-25	Common Stock (12000.0)	12000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Stock Options granted pursuant to the Carriage Services, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Plan which will vest 1/5 on 2/14/2019, 2/14/2020, 2/14/2021, 2/14/2022 and 2/14/2023. The options expire on 2/14/2028.

F2: Represents performance-based awards, payable in shares, granted under the Carriage Services, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The award will vest (if at all) on December 31, 2022 provided that certain criteria surrounding Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA (Adjusted Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortization) and Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA Margin performance is achieved and the Reporting Person has remained continuously employed by Carriage through such date. The Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA performance represents 50% of the award and the Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA Margin performance represents 50% of the award.

F3: Stock Options granted pursuant to the Carriage Services, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan which vested 1/5 on 3/21/2018 and 1/5 will vest each year on 3/21/2019, 3/21/2020, 3/21/2021 and 3/21/2022. These stock options expire on 3/21/2027.

F4: Represents performance-based awards, payable in shares, granted under the Carriage Services, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The award will vest (if at all) on December 31, 2021 provided that certain criteria surrounding Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA (Adjusted Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortization) and Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA Margin performance is achieved and the Reporting Person has remained continuously employed by Carriage through such date. The Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA performance represents 50% of the award and the Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA Margin performance represents 50% of the award.

F5: Stock Options granted pursuant to the Carriage Services, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan which vested 1/5 on 2/23/2017, 1/5 on 2/23/2018 and 1/5 will vest on 2/23/2019, 2/23/2020 and 2/23/2021. These stock options expire on 2/23/2026.

F6: Represents performance-based awards, payable in shares, granted under the Carriage Services, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The award will vest (if at all) on December 31, 2020 provided that certain criteria surrounding Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA (Adjusted Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortization) and Relative Shareholder Return performance is achieved and the Reporting Person has remained continuously employed by Carriage through such date. The Relative Shareholder Return performance represents 75% of the award and the Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA performance represents 25% of the award.

F7: Stock Option grant pursuant to the Carriage Services, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan which vested 1/3 on 2/24/2016, 1/3 on 2/24/2017 and 1/3 on 2/24/2018. These stock options expire on 02/24/2022.

F8: Stock Option Grant pursuant to the Carriage Services, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan of 18,000 options granted on 02/25/2014, of which 6,000 options vested on 2/25/2015 and were exercised on 3/26/2015, 6,000 options vested on 2/25/2016 and 2/25/2017. These options expire on 02/25/2019.