{"url_path":"/sec/csv/8-k/2026-01-16/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-01-16","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/0001016281-26-000010-index.html","accession_number":"0001016281-26-000010","cik":"0001016281","ticker":"CSV","issuer_name":"CARRIAGE SERVICES INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/0001016281-26-000010-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001016281","primary_entity_name":"CARRIAGE SERVICES INC"},"word_count":343,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"ITEM 5.02    DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.\n\n(c) Appointment of Steven D. Metzger as President and Chief Operating Officer\n\nOn January 16, 2026, Carriage Services, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed, effective as of February 2, 2026, Steven D. Metzger, age 47, to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Metzger’s appointment is in connection with certain executive leadership changes and appointments announced by the Company to better align with the Company’s business strategy.\n\nMr. Metzger joined the Company in May 2018 and has served as the Company’s President and Secretary since June 2023. Prior to that, he served as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary from June 2021 until his promotion in June 2023. Prior to joining Carriage, Mr. Metzger served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for a publicly traded company in the restaurant industry. Prior to that, he spent seven years with Service Corporation International (“SCI”) where he served in various leadership roles including Managing Counsel for the Legal Department and Chief Compliance Officer for SCI’s registered investment advisor. Mr. Metzger began his career as a litigator at a Houston law firm and received both his B.A. in Government and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nThere are no new compensatory arrangements entered into with Mr. Metzger in connection with his appointment as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Metzger does not have any family relationships with any executive officer or director of the Company, and there are no related transactions between Mr. Metzger and the Company that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), in connection with his appointment. The appointment of Mr. Metzger to serve as President and Chief Operating Officer was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with respect to any other person."}