Carriage Services, Inc.
Ticker: CRSV 1300 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1500
Exchange: NASDAQ-National Market Houston, Texas 77056
Industry: Service (713) 556-7400

Type of Shares:Class A Common Shares Filing Date:6/7/96
U.S. Shares:3,400,000 Offer Date:8/8/96
Non-U.S. Shares:0 Filing Range:$13.00 - $15.00
Primary Shares:3,400,000 Offer Price:$13.50
Secondary Shares:0 Gross Spread:$0.95
Offering Amount: $47,600,000 Selling:$0.57
Expenses: - Reallowance:$0.10
Shares Out After: -

ManagerTierPhone
Merrill Lynch & Co.Lead Manager (212) 449-4600
Chicago Corporation, TheCo-manager (312) 855-7600

Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
12/31/95 3/31/96 3/31/95 3/31/96
Revenue:$22.66$7.12$5.37Assets:$62.08
Net Income:-$2.49-$0.20-$0.33Liabilities:$52.92
EPS:Equity:$9.15

Note: Dollar amounts are in U.S. millions; Audited figures expressed as full year,
unaudited figures are partial year

Business Description
The company is the sixth largest provider of death care services and products in the United States based on 1995 revenues. The company provides a complete range of funeral services and products to meet families' needs, including consultation, removal and preparation of remains, sale of caskets and related funeral merchandise, transportation services and the use of funeral home facilities for visitation. The company also offers cemetery products and services, including rights to interment in cemetery sites, internet services and related cemetery merchandise. As of May 31, 1996, the company operated 60 funeral homes and seven cemeteries in 13 states. Funeral services constituted approximately 93% of revenues in 1995 and in the first half of 1996. Since the company's formation in 1991, management has undertaken a disciplined approach to growth that has allowed the company the necessary time to integrate acquisitions, develop effective operating, administrative and financial systems and controls, recruit an experienced operating management team and promote a decentralized, entrepreneurial service culture.

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used to repay outstanding indebtedness incurred principally to fund acquisitions and for working capital purposes, including the funding of additional acquisitions.

Last updated: 10/28/96

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