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0001078418
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000089089
SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL
001-06402
1929 ALLEN PKWY
P O BOX 130548
HOUSTON
TX
77019
7135225141
WALTRIP W BLAIR
Director
Common
Charles Schwab & Co
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
42000
3066000.00
146036839
03/05/2024
NYSE
Common
08/17/2011
Board Compensation/ Open Market Purchase
Issuer
N
42000
08/17/2011
Cash/ Services Rendered
Y
Shares to be sold were acquired between 08/17/2011 - 05/02/2023
03/05/2024
WIlliam Waltrip