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  0001016281
  CARRIAGE SERVICES INC
  001-11961
  3040 Post Oak Blvd.
  Suite 300
  Houston
  TX
  77056
  713-332-8400
  Shawn R. Phillips
  Sr. VP & Regional Partner
  Common Stock
  Jones Trading Institutional Services
  32133 Lindero Canyon Road Suite #208
  Westlake Village
  CA
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