UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Carriage Services, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
$0.01 Par Value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
143905107
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(CUSIP Number)
September 11, 2002
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[_] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[_] Rule 13d-1(d)
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.
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1. Names of Reporting Persons / I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Persons:
Keane Capital Management, Inc. / 56-2042379
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
North Carolina
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Number of 5. Sole Voting Power
Shares 865,940
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Beneficially 6. Shared Voting Power
Owned by -0-
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Each Reporting 7. Sole Dispositive Power
Person With 865,940
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8. Shared Dispositive Power
-0-
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
865,940
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10. Check box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares [_]
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.1%
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12. Type of Reporting Person
CO
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Carriage Services, Inc.
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Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1900 Saint James Place, 4th Floor, Houston, TX 77056
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Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Keane Capital Management, Inc.
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Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
3420 Toringdon Way, Suite 350, Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
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Item 2(c) Citizenship:
Keane Capital Management, Inc. is a North Carolina corporation.
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Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
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Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
143905107
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Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [_] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act;
(b) [_] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act;
(c) [_] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange
Act;
(d) [_] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act;
(e) [_] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) [_] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [_] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G);
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(h) [_] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act;
(i) [_] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act;
(j) [_] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(5)
Not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
865,940
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(b) Percent of Class:
5.1%
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(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
865,940*
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(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
-0-
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(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
865,940*
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(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
-0-
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* Keane Capital Management, Inc.("Keane Capital") is the sole general
partner of Keen Vision Fund MicroCap Limited Partnership ("Keen I"), Keen
MicroCap Value Fund L.P. ("Keen MicroCap"), Keen Phoenix Fund LP ("Keen
Phoenix") and Keen Vision Fund II LP ("Keen II"), each of which is a
private investment company. Keen I is the holder of record of 538,225
shares, Keen MicroCap is the holder of record of 296,550 shares, Keen
Phoenix is the holder of record of 14,740 shares and Keen II is the holder
of record of 16,425 shares of the Issuer's common stock. As general
partner, Keane Capital holds sole voting and investment power with respect
to all portfolio securities held by Keen I, Keen MicroCap, Keen Phoenix
and Keen II.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [_].
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certifications.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: November 15, 2002 KEANE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Peter L. Keane
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Peter L. Keane
President