8-K 1 e16392_8k.txt FORM 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 -------------------------------------- FORM 8-K -------------------------------------- CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 8, 2003 SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Texas 1-6402-1 74-1488375 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission file number) (I. R. S. employer of incorporation) identification number) 1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas 77019 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Registrant's telephone numbers, including area code - (713) 522-5141 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press release, dated December 2, 2003, issued by Service Corporation International Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure On December 2, 2003, Service Corporation International issued a press release announcing it had entered into an agreement in principle to settle the class action lawsuit and all individual related lawsuits pending against the Company involving two cemeteries owned in Florida. The terms of the proposed settlement call for the Company to make payments totaling approximately $100 million in settlement of these claims. The December 2, 2003 press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, is being furnished pursuant to Regulation FD and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. December 8, 2003 SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL By: /s/ Eric D. Tanzberger --------------------------------------- Eric D. Tanzberger Vice President and Corporate Controller 2 Exhibit Index Exhibit Number Description --------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press release, dated December 2, 2003, issued by Service Corporation International --------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 3