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Table of Contents 0 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Title of each class Common Stock , Par Value $ .01 Per Share FORM 10 - K For the year ended , December 31 , 2020 to or Commission file number : 1-11961 CARRIAGE SERVICES , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 3040 Post Oak Boulevard , Suite 300 Houston , Texas , 77056 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( 713 ) 332-8400 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol CSV Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None 0 □ ( Do not check if a smaller reporting company ) 76-0423828 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange No 风 Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933. Yes No > Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site , if any , every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files ) . Yes > No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer " , " accelerated filer " and " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes No > The aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of June 30 , 2020 was approximately $ 295.5 million based on the closing price of $ 18.12 per share on the New York Stock Exchange . The number of shares of the registrant's Common Stock , $ .01 par value per share , outstanding as of February 26 , 2021 was 17,994,717 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Certain information required to be disclosed in Part III of this report is incorporated by reference from the registrant's definitive proxy statement or an amendment to this report , which will be filed with the SEC not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this report .