Carriage Services (CSV) Proxy filing summary

Executive summary

• Annual Meeting scheduled for May 12, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time in Houston, Texas.

• Shareholders can access proxy materials online and vote electronically, by phone, or in person.

• Proxies will be voted as directed or, if no direction is given, in favor of all management proposals.

Voting matters and shareholder proposals

• Election of two Class III Directors for a three-year term ending at the 2029 Annual Meeting.

• Proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors.

• Advisory vote to approve 2025 Named Executive Officers compensation.

• Proposal to approve a Second Amendment to the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

• Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026.

Board of directors and corporate governance

• Nominees for Class III Directors are Donald D. Patteson, Jr. and Douglas B. Meehan.

• Proposal to declassify the Board, moving from staggered terms to annual elections.