Sanders Julie 4

What Happened

Julie Sanders, a director of Carriage Services, received a grant of 174 shares of Carriage common stock on March 31, 2026. The shares were issued at a per-share value of $45.66, for a total value of approximately $7,945. This was an award under the company's Director Compensation Policy (transaction code A), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: March 31, 2026; 174 shares at $45.66 each.
• Total value: approximately $7,945.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not reported in the supplied filing.
• Footnote: Award pursuant to Carriage’s Director Compensation Policy; represents unrestricted shares granted for director compensation earned during Q1 (F1).
• Filing date / timeliness: Form 4 filed April 2, 2026 — appears to be timely (filed within the SEC’s two-business-day reporting window).

Context

Director awards like this are routine compensation and represent an increase in insider holdings, but they are not the same as a director purchasing shares on the open market and therefore are generally less informative about personal buying conviction. These were unrestricted shares (no vesting noted in the footnote), meaning the director can generally sell or transfer them subject to company or securities law rules.