-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, T/FPi6zW8qD7wQn0f3+oXqur0iGhTPxmqjV/PXszrTdwT4pEPhefTokyqc1XGSAe 5ckQGW30fkcPsGxIKgshJg== 0000891092-04-005272.txt : 20041102 0000891092-04-005272.hdr.sgml : 20041102 20041101174537 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891092-04-005272 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20041101 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20041102 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20041101 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000089089 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PERSONAL SERVICES [7200] IRS NUMBER: 741488375 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06402 FILM NUMBER: 041111123 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1929 ALLEN PKWY STREET 2: P O BOX 130548 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77019 BUSINESS PHONE: 7135225141 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 130548 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77219-0548 8-K 1 e19559_8k.txt FORM 8-K UNITED STATES 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) November 1, 2004 Service Corporation International - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Texas 1-6402-1 74-1488375 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 1929 Allen Parkway Houston, Texas 77019 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (713) 522-5141 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-4(c)) Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure On November 1, 2004, Service Corporation International issued a press release announcing that the company had received court approval for the class-action settlement agreement entered into in December of 2003, referred to as the Consumer Lawsuit in the company's public filings. SCI also announced the settlement of other Florida litigation referred to as the Guralnick and Wolff Lawsuits in the company's public filings. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference. The attached Exhibit 99.1 is not filed, but is furnished to comply with Regulation FD. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. 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 hereunto duly authorized. November 1, 2004 Service Corporation International By: /s/ Eric D. Tanzberger ----------------------------------- Eric D. Tanzberger Vice President and Corporate Controller Exhibit Index Exhibit No. Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of Service Corporation International, dated November 1, 2004, announcing court approval of Florida class-action litigation and the settlement of other Florida litigation. EX-99.1 2 e19559ex99_1.txt PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 Service Corporation International Receives Court Approval for Florida Class-Action Settlement Agreement; Settles Other Florida Litigation HOUSTON, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI), the world's largest funeral and cemetery company, today announced that it had received court approval for the class-action settlement agreement entered into in December of 2003, referred to as the Consumer Lawsuit in the Company's public filings. This lawsuit related to various allegations at two SCI-affiliated cemeteries in Florida. The terms of the settlement agreement entered into in December 2003, called for SCI to make payments of $100 million. SCI reserved amounts for this claim in 2003 and deposited the required funds into escrow in the first quarter of 2004. In 2003, SCI also recognized a receivable of $25 million for insurance recoveries and management expects to take receipt of these funds in the fourth quarter of 2004. SCI also announced today that a settlement agreement had been reached with additional plaintiffs in Florida who were not part of the class-action settlement. These cases have been referred to in the Company's public filings as the Guralnick and Wolff lawsuits. Service Corporation International, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of funeral and cemetery services in the world. We have an extensive network of businesses including 1,218 funeral service locations and 402 cemeteries in North America as of September 30, 2004. For more information about Service Corporation International, please visit our website at http://www.sci-corp.com . For additional information contact: Investors: Debbie Young - Director of Investor Relations (713) 525-9088 Media: Terry Hemeyer - Managing Director / Corporate Communications (713) 525-5497 SOURCE Service Corporation International -0- 11/01/2004 /CONTACT: investors, Debbie Young, Director of Investor Relations, +1-713-525-9088, or media, Terry Hemeyer, Managing Director - Corporate Communications, +1-713-525-5497, both of Service Corporation International/ /Web site: http://www.sci-corp.com / (SCI) CO: Service Corporation International ST: Texas, Florida IN: SU: LAW -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----