0000947871-13-000406.txt : 20130606 0000947871-13-000406.hdr.sgml : 20130606 20130606162719 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-13-000406 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: POSASR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130606 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130606 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20130606 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: POSASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-184087 FILM NUMBER: 13897591 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 POSASR 1 ss177879_posasr.htm AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-3
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2013
 
Registration No. 333-184087


UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
Form S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 
SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Texas
74-1488375
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

1929 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019
(713) 522-5141
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
 
Gregory T. Sangalis
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
1929 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019
(713) 522-5141
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
 
Copies to:
Jonathan DeSantis, Esq.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 848-0000
 
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:  From time to time after the effective date of the Registration Statement.
 
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.o
 
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.R
 
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.o
 
 
 
 

 
 
If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.o
 
If this form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.R
 
If this form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.R
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer  R
Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer  o
Smaller reporting Company  o
   
(Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)
 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
 
Title of each class of securities to be registered
Amount to be registered
Proposed maximum offering price per unit
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price
Amount of registration fee
Senior Debt Securities
(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)
Guarantees of Debt Securities
(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)

(1)
An indeterminate amount of securities to be offered at indeterminate prices is being registered pursuant to this registration statement.
 
(2)
In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the Securities Act, the registrant is deferring payment of the registration fee.
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
    
EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement No. 333-184087 (the “Registration Statement”) is filed by Service Corporation International to add guarantees of debt securities by the registrant as a class of securities registered on the Registration Statement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
    
Prospectus
Service Corporation International
Debt Securities
Guarantees of Debt Securities
 
We may offer and sell from time to time our debt securities and/or our guarantees of debt securities issued by one or more of our subsidiaries in one or more offerings pursuant to this prospectus.  The debt securities may consist of debentures, notes or other types of debt.  The guarantees of debt securities may consist of guarantees of debentures, notes or other types of debt issued by one or more of our subsidiaries.
 
We will provide the specific terms and manner of any offering in a supplement to this prospectus.  Any prospectus supplement may add, update, or change information contained in this prospectus.  You should carefully read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement as well as the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated in this prospectus or the applicable prospectus supplement before you purchase any of the securities offered hereby.
 
The names of any underwriters, dealers, or agents involved in the sale of our securities and their compensation will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.  Our net proceeds from the sale of our securities also will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
 
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SCI.”  Unless we state otherwise in a prospectus supplement, we will not list any securities sold by us under this prospectus and any prospectus supplement on any securities exchange.
 
Investing in these securities involves certain risks.  You should consider the risks that we have described in this prospectus and in the accompanying prospectus supplement before you invest.  See “Risk Factors” on page 2 of this prospectus.
 
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS OR ANY ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.  ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
 
The date of this prospectus is June 6, 2013.
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Table of Contents
 
Page
 
About this prospectus
ii
Our company
1
Risk factors
1
Forward-looking statements
1
Use of proceeds
2
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
3
Description of debt securities
3
Description of guarantees of debt securities
3
Plan of distribution
3
Legal matters
3
Experts
3
Where you can find more information
4
Incorporation of certain information by reference
4

 
 

 
 
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About this prospectus
 
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, utilizing a “shelf” registration process.  Under this shelf process, we may offer and sell our securities from time to time in one or more offerings.
 
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the debt securities and guarantees of debt securities we may offer.  Each time that we sell securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering.  The prospectus supplement may add, update, or change information contained in this prospectus.  You should read both this prospectus and the prospectus supplement related to any offering as well as additional information described under the heading “Where you can find more information” and “Incorporation of certain information by reference.
 
We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement or any “free writing prospectus.”  The information contained in this prospectus and in any accompanying prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date thereof as set forth on their covers, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any prospectus supplement or of any sale of our debt securities and/or our guarantees of debt securities.  Our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects may have changed since those dates.  You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus.  To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement, provided that if any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date-for example, a document incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any prospectus supplement-the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement. We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, our securities only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted.
 
In this prospectus, the terms “SCI,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” and, “us” refer to Service Corporation International and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise specified.
 

 
 
 
 
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Our company
 
Service Corporation International (SCI) is North America’s largest provider of deathcare products and services, with a network of funeral homes and cemeteries unequalled in geographic scale and reach.  At March 31, 2013, we operated 1,437 funeral service locations and 374 cemeteries (including 213 combination locations) in North America, which are geographically diversified across 43 states, eight Canadian provinces and the District of Columbia.  Our funeral segment also includes the operations of 12 funeral homes in Germany that we intend to exit when economic values and conditions are conducive to a sale.  Our funeral service and cemetery operations consist of funeral service locations, cemeteries, funeral service/cemetery combination locations, crematoria, and related businesses.  We sell cemetery property and funeral and cemetery products and services at the time of need and on a preneed basis.
 
We were incorporated in Texas in July of 1962.  Our principal executive offices are located at 1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas 77019.  Our telephone number at that address is (713) 522-5141.  Our website is located at www.sci-corp.com.  Other than as described in “Where you can find more information” and “Incorporation of certain information by reference” below, the information on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, and you should not consider it to be a part of this prospectus or any prospectus supplement.  Our website address is included as an inactive textual reference only.
 
Risk factors
 
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk.  Please see the risk factors described under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 on file with the SEC, as updated by our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and certain other filings we make with the SEC, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any accompanying prospectus supplement.  Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider these risks as well as information we include or incorporate by reference in this prospectus and in any accompanying prospectus supplement.  The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones facing our company.  Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business operations.
 
Forward-looking statements
 
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus contain statements that are forward-looking statements made in reliance on the “safe harbor” protections provided under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements may be accompanied by words such as “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” or “predict,” that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes.  These statements are based on assumptions that we believe are reasonable; however, many important factors could cause our actual results in the future to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made herein and in any other documents or oral presentations made by us, or on our behalf.  Important factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:
 
 
·
Our affiliated funeral and cemetery trust funds own investments in equity securities, fixed income securities, and mutual funds, which are affected by market conditions that are beyond our control.
 
 
·
We may be required to replenish our affiliated funeral and cemetery trust funds in order to meet minimum funding requirements, which would have a negative effect on our earnings and cash flow.
 
 
·
Our ability to execute our strategic plan depends on many factors, some of which are beyond our control.
 
 
·
Our credit agreements contain covenants that may prevent us from engaging in certain transactions.
 
 
·
If we lost the ability to use surety bonding to support our preneed funeral and preneed cemetery activities, we may be required to make material cash payments to fund certain trust funds.
 
 
·
The funeral home and cemetery industry continues to be increasingly competitive.
 
 
 
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·
Increasing death benefits related to preneed funeral contracts funded through life insurance or annuity contracts may not cover future increases in the cost of providing a price-guaranteed funeral service.
 
 
·
The financial condition of third-party insurance companies that fund our preneed funeral contracts may impact our future revenues.
 
 
·
Unfavorable results of litigation, including currently pending class action cases concerning cemetery or burial practices, could have a material adverse impact on our financial statements.
 
 
·
Unfavorable publicity could affect our reputation and business.
 
 
·
If the number of deaths in our markets declines, our cash flows and revenues may decrease.
 
 
·
The continuing upward trend in the number of cremations performed in North America could result in lower revenues and gross profit.
 
 
·
Our funeral home and cemetery businesses are high fixed-cost businesses.
 
 
·
Regulation and compliance could have a material adverse impact on our financial results.
 
 
·
Increased costs, including potential increased health care costs, may have a negative impact on earnings and cash flows.
 
 
·
Cemetery burial practice claims could have a material adverse impact on our financial results.
 
 
·
A number of years may elapse before particular tax matters, for which we have established accruals, are audited and finally resolved.
 
 
·
Declines in overall economic conditions beyond our control could reduce future potential earnings and cash flows and could result in future goodwill impairments and/or other intangible assets.
 
Other factors are discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC.  We also may include or incorporate by reference in each prospectus supplement additional important factors that we believe could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that we make.
 
Should one or more known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could differ materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated, projected, or implied by these forward-looking statements.  You should consider these factors and the other cautionary statements made in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, or the documents we incorporate by reference in this prospectus as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or the documents incorporated by reference.  While we may elect to update forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, or the documents incorporated by reference, we do not assume, and specifically disclaim, any obligation to do so, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
 
Use of proceeds
 
Except as may be otherwise set forth in any prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus, we intend to use the net proceeds we receive from sales of our securities offered hereby for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of indebtedness outstanding from time to time and for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, and repurchases of our securities.  Pending these uses, the net proceeds may also be temporarily invested in short-term securities.  Any specific allocations of the proceeds to a particular purpose that has been made at the date of any prospectus supplement will be described therein.
 
 
 
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
 
The following table sets forth our ratios of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated.  This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
 
Three months ended
March 31,
   
Twelve months ended
December 31,
 
2013
   
2012
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
  3.70       3.01       2.72       2.60       2.62       2.47       2.15  

For the purposes of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consist of pretax income from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interest, plus fixed charges and the amortization of capitalized interest less interest capitalized.  Fixed charges consist of interest expense, whether expensed or capitalized, amortization of debt issuance costs, capitalized interest, and one-third of rental expense, which we deem to be a reasonable estimate of the portion of our rental expense that is attributable to interest.
 
Description of debt securities
 
The debt securities covered by this prospectus will be issued under our Senior Indenture dated February 1, 1993, as amended and supplemented from time to time, between us and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee to The Bank of New York, as trustee (the “indenture”), a copy of which has been incorporated into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.  The particular terms of the debt securities offered will be outlined in a prospectus supplement.  The discussion of such terms in the prospectus supplement is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, reference to all provisions of the indenture and any applicable supplemental indenture.
 
Description of guarantees of debt securities
 
The guarantees of debt securities covered by this prospectus will consist of our guarantees for the benefit of holders of specified debt securities issued by one or more of our subsidiaries.  The particular terms of the guarantees will be outlined in a prospectus supplement.  The discussion of such terms in the prospectus supplement is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, reference to all provisions of the applicable supplemental indenture or other instrument pursuant to which the guarantee is issued.
 
Plan of distribution
 
We may offer and sell these securities through one or more underwriters, dealers or agents, or directly to one or more purchasers, or through a combination of any of these methods of sale.  We will provide the specific plan of distribution for any securities to be offered in a prospectus supplement.
 
Legal matters
 
The validity of securities offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Gregory T. Sangalis, our General Counsel, and by Shearman & Sterling LLP, and for any underwriters or agents by counsel named in the applicable prospectus supplement. Gregory T. Sangalis is paid a salary by our company and participates in various employee benefit plans offered by us, including equity based plans.
 
Experts
 
The consolidated financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
 
 
 
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Where you can find more information
 
We file annual, quarterly, and current reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.  Through our website at www.sci-corp.com, you may access, free of charge, our filings, shortly after we electronically file them with or furnish them to the SEC.  Other information contained in our website is not incorporated by reference in, and should not be considered a part of, this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.  You also may read and copy any document we file at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.  Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room.  Our SEC filings are also available to the public from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the SEC to register the securities offered hereby under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act.  This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement, including certain exhibits and schedules.  You may obtain the registration statement and exhibits to the registration statement in any manner noted above.
 
Incorporation of certain information by reference
 
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents.  The information that we incorporate by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus.  Information that we file with the SEC in the future and incorporate by reference in this prospectus automatically updates and supersedes previously filed information as applicable.
 
We incorporate by reference into this prospectus the following documents filed by us with the SEC, other than any portions of any such documents that are not deemed “filed” under the Exchange Act in accordance with the Exchange Act and applicable SEC rules:
 
 
·
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 (including those sections incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement filed March 28, 2013).
 
 
·
Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013.
 
 
·
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 13, 2013, May 29, 2013 (two reports) and May 30, 2013.
 
 
·
All documents filed by us in the future under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until all of the securities registered under this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement are sold, other than any portions of any such documents that are not deemed “filed” under the Exchange Act in accordance with the Exchange Act and applicable SEC rules.
 
You may obtain a copy of these filings at no cost, by writing or telephoning us as follows:
 
Service Corporation International
Attention: General Counsel
1929 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019
(713) 522-5141
 
Any statement contained in a document that is incorporated by reference will be modified or superseded for all purposes to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement, or in any other document that is subsequently filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference, modifies, or is contrary to that previous statement.  Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed a part of this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement, except as so modified or superseded.  Since information that we later file with the SEC will update and supersede previously incorporated information, you should look at all of the SEC filings that we incorporate by reference to determine if any of the statements in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement or in any documents previously incorporated by reference have been modified or superseded.
 

 
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Part II
 
Information not required in prospectus
 
Item 14.  Other expenses of issuance and distribution.
 
The following table sets forth the estimated expenses (other than the underwriting discount) payable by the registrant in connection with the offering described in the registration statement.  All of the amounts shown are estimates, except for the SEC registration fee:
 
   
Amount to be Paid
 
SEC Registration fee
  $ (1 )
Accountants’ fees and expenses
    (2 )
Legal fees and Expenses
    (2 )
Printing and engraving expenses
    (2 )
Rating agency fees
    (2 )
Transfer agent fees
    (2 )
Trustee fees and expenses
    (2 )
Miscellaneous fees
    (2 )
Total
  $ (2 )

(1)
Deferred in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457I under the Securities Act and will be paid at the time of any particular offering of securities under this registration statement.
(2)
Estimated expenses are not presently known.  The foregoing sets forth the general categories of expenses (other than the underwriting discount) that we anticipate we will incur in connection with the offering of securities under this registration statement.  An estimate of the aggregate expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of securities offered hereby will be included in the prospectus supplement applicable to such offering.
 
Item 15.  Indemnification of directors and officers.
 
Service Corporation International is a Texas corporation.  Chapter 8 of the Texas Business Organization Code (the “TBOC”) provides that a corporation may indemnify any director or officer who was, is, or is threatened to be made a respondent in a proceeding because the person was or is a director or officer if it is determined that such person (1) conducted himself in good faith, (2) reasonably believed (a) in the case of conduct in his official capacity as a director or officer of the corporation, that his conduct was in the corporation’s best interest, or (b) in other cases, that his conduct was at least not opposed to the corporation’s best interests, and (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. In addition, the TBOC requires a corporation to indemnify a director or officer for any action that such director or officer is wholly successful in defending on the merits.
 
Under the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles of Incorporation”), no director of the registrant will be liable to the registrant or any of its shareholders for monetary damages for an act or omission in the director’s capacity as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the registrant or its shareholders, (ii) for acts or omission not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for any transaction for which the director received an improper benefit, whether or not the benefit resulted from an action taken within the scope of the director’s office, (iv) for acts or omissions for which the liability of a director is expressly provided by statute, or (v) for acts related to an unlawful stock repurchase or dividend payment. The Articles of Incorporation further provide that, if the statutes of Texas are amended to further limit the liability of a director, then the liability of the Company’s directors will be limited to the fullest extent permitted by any such provision.
 
The Company’s Bylaws provide for indemnification of officers and directors of the registrant and persons serving at the request of the registrant in such capacities for other business organizations against certain losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses incurred by reason of their positions with the registrant or such other business organizations.  The Company also has policies insuring its officers and directors and certain officers and directors of its wholly owned subsidiaries against certain liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”).  In addition, the Company has an Indemnification Agreement with each of its directors and officers providing for the indemnification of each such person to the fullest extent permitted by Texas law.
 
 
 
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Item 16.  Exhibits
 
Exhibit
number
 
Exhibit
1.1
*
Form of Underwriting Agreement
     
4.1
 
Indenture dated as of February 1, 1993, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee to The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form S-4 filed September 2, 2004 (File No. 333-118763))
     
4.2
*
Form of Debt Securities
     
4.3
*
Form of Guarantee of Debt Securities
     
5.1
 
Opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP
     
5.2
 
Opinion of Gregory T. Sangalis
     
12.1
 
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12.1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed on February 13, 2013, and Exhibit 12.1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013, filed on April 25, 2013 (File No. 001-06402))
     
23.1
 
Consent of Shearman & Sterling LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
     
23.2
 
Consent of Gregory T. Sangalis (contained in Exhibit 5.2)
     
23.3
 
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
     
24.1
 
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
     
25.1
 
T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee under the indenture

*
To be filed by amendment or to be incorporated by reference to a report filed hereafter in connection with or prior to an offering of securities.
 
Item 17.  Undertakings
 
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
 
 
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
 
 
(i)
To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
 
 
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;
 
 
 
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(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
 
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to this section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
 
 
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
 
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
 
 
(4)
That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
 
 
(i)
If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B:
 
 
(A)
Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
 
 
(B)
Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of this registration statement or in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.  Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
 
 
(5)
That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
 
 
 
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(i)
Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
 
 
(ii)
Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
 
 
(iii)
The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
 
 
(iv)
Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
 
(b)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 
Signatures
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Houston, State of Texas, on the sixth day of June, 2013.
 
 
  SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL  
         
         
  By:  /s/  Gregory T. Sangalis  
   
Name:
Gregory T. Sangalis
 
   
Title:
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
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Signature
 
Title
 
Date
         
/s/ *
       
R. L Waltrip
 
Chairman of the Board
 
June 6, 2013
         
/s/ *
       
Thomas L. Ryan
 
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
 
June 6, 2013
   
(Principal Executive Officer)
   
         
/s/ *
       
Eric D. Tanzberger
 
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
 
June 6, 2013
   
Officer, and Treasurer
   
   
(Principal Financial Officer)
   
/s/ *
       
Tammy R. Moore
 
Vice President and Corporate Controller
 
June 6, 2013
   
(Chief Accounting Officer)
   
         
/s/ *
       
Alan R. Buckwalter, III
 
Director
 
June 6, 2013
         
/s/ *
       
Anthony L. Coelho
 
Director
 
June 6, 2013
         
/s/ *
       
Malcolm Gillis
 
Director
 
June 6, 2013
         
/s/ *
       
Victor L. Lund
 
Director
 
June 6, 2013
         
/s/ *
       
John W. Mecom, Jr.
 
Director
 
June 6, 2013
         
/s/ *
       
Clifton H. Morris, Jr.
 
Director
 
June 6, 2013
         
/s/ *
       
W. Blair Waltrip
 
Director
 
June 6, 2013
         
/s/ *
       
Marcus A. Watts
 
Director
 
June 6, 2013
         
/s/ *
       
Edward E. Williams
 
Director
 
June 6, 2013


       
*By:
/s/ Gregory T. Sangalis
   
 
Gregory T. Sangalis, Attorney-in-Fact
   
 
 
 
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Exhibit index
 
Exhibit
number
 
Exhibit
1.1
*
Form of Underwriting Agreement
     
4.1
 
Indenture dated as of February 1, 1993, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee to The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form S-4 filed September 2, 2004 (File No. 333-118763))
     
4.2
*
Form of Debt Securities
     
4.3
*
Form of Guarantee of Debt Securities
     
5.1
 
Opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP
     
5.2
 
Opinion of Gregory T. Sangalis
     
12.1
 
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12.1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed on February 13, 2013, and Exhibit 12.1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013, filed on April 25, 2013 (File No. 001-06402))
     
23.1
 
Consent of Shearman & Sterling LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
     
23.2
 
Consent of Gregory T. Sangalis (contained in Exhibit 5.2)
     
23.3
 
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
     
24.1
 
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
     
25.1
 
T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee under the indenture

*
To be filed by amendment or to be incorporated by reference to a report filed hereafter in connection with or prior to an offering of securities.
 
 
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EX-5.1 2 ss177879_ex501.htm OPINION OF SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP
Exhibit 5.1
 
599 LEXINGTON AVENUE  |  NEW YORK  |  NY  |  10022-6069
WWW.SHEARMAN.COM  |  T +1.212.848.4000  |   F +1.212.848.7179
 

 
June 6, 2013
Service Corporation International
1929 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019

Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
We have acted as counsel to Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing by the Company of post-effective amendment No. 1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-184087) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on September 25, 2012 (such registration statement, as amended, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, the “Registration Statement”) relating to the offering by the Company from time to time, pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of one or more series of (i) the Company’s debt securities (the “Debt Securities”) and (ii) guarantees of debt securities of the Company (the “Guarantees”, and together with the Debt Securities, the “Securities”).  Any offering of Securities will be as set forth in the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement (the “Prospectus”), as supplemented by one or more supplements to the Prospectus (each, a “Prospectus Supplement”).
 
The Debt Securities will be issued in one or more series pursuant to an indenture dated as of February 1, 1993 (as amended and supplemented, the “Indenture”) by and among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor to The Bank of New York, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Guarantees will be issued pursuant to one or more notations of guarantee, guarantee agreement, indentures or other document evidencing such guarantees.
 
In that connection, we have reviewed originals or copies of the following:
 
 
(a)
The Indenture.
 
 
(b)
The form of the Debt Securities.
 
 
(c)
The Registration Statement.
 
 
(d)
The Prospectus.
 
 
(e)
The Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company, each as amended through the date hereof.
 
 
(f)
Originals or copies of such other corporate records of the Company, certificates of public officials and of officers of the Company and agreements and other documents as we have deemed necessary as a basis for the opinions expressed below.
 
 
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SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP IS A LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZED IN THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WHICH LAWS LIMIT THE PERSONAL LIABILITY OF PARTNERS.
 
 
 
 

 
 
In our review of the foregoing and other documents, we have assumed:
 
 
(a)
The genuineness of all signatures.
 
 
(b)
The authenticity of the originals of the documents submitted to us.
 
 
(c)
The conformity to authentic originals of any documents submitted to us as copies.
 
 
(d)
As to matters of fact, the truthfulness of the representations made in the foregoing documents, and in certificates of public officials and officers of the Company.
 
 
 
(e)
The Registration Statement will have become effective and comply with all applicable laws.
 
 
 
(f)
The Registration Statement will be effective and will comply with all applicable laws at the time any Securities are offered or issued as contemplated by the Registration Statement.
 
 
 
(g)
A Prospectus Supplement will have been prepared and filed with the Commission describing the Securities offered thereby and will comply with all applicable laws.
 
 
(h)
All Securities will be issued and sold in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and in the manner stated in the Registration Statement and the appropriate Prospectus Supplement.
 
 
 
(i)
The Securities will be issued and sold in the form and containing the terms set forth in the Registration Statement and the appropriate Prospectus Supplement.
 
 
(j)
The Securities offered do not violate any law applicable to the Company or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company.
 
 
(k)
The Company will have obtained any legally required consents, approvals, authorizations and other orders of the Commission and any other regulatory authorities necessary to issue and sell the Securities.
 
 
(l)
That:
 
 
(i)
The Company is an entity duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization.
 
 
 
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(ii)
The Company has power and authority (corporate or otherwise) to execute, deliver and perform the Indenture and the Securities, and has duly authorized, executed and delivered the Indenture.
 
 
(iii)
The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the foregoing documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action (corporate or otherwise) and do not:
 
 
(A)
contravene its certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents; or
 
 
(B)
except with respect to Generally Applicable Law, violate any law, rule or regulation applicable to it.
 
 
(m)
The Securities offered comply with all requirements and restrictions, if any, applicable to the Company, whether imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company.
 
We have not independently established the validity of the foregoing assumptions.
 
Generally Applicable Law” means the federal law of the United States of America, and the law of the State of New York (including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or pursuant thereto), that a New York lawyer exercising customary professional diligence would reasonably be expected to recognize as being applicable to the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing definition of Generally Applicable Law, the term “Generally Applicable Law” does not include any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to the Company solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to the specific assets or business of the Company or any of its affiliates.
 
Based upon the foregoing and upon such other investigation as we have deemed necessary and subject to the assumptions and qualifications set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
 
1.            The Indenture constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
 
2.           When (i) the Debt Securities have been duly authorized, (ii) the final terms thereof have been duly established and approved and (iii) the Debt Securities have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the purchasers thereof, the Debt Securities will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with the terms thereof and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
 
3.           When (i) the final terms of any series of Guarantees has been duly authorized, (ii) the final terms thereof has been duly established and approved and (iii) the Guarantees have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, the Guarantees will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
 
 
 
3

 
 
Our opinions expressed above are subject to the following qualifications:
(a)           Our opinions above are subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally (including without limitation all laws relating to fraudulent transfers).
 
(b)           Our opinions above are also subject to the effect of general principles of equity, including without limitation concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
 
(c)           Our opinions are limited to Generally Applicable Law, and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law.
 
This opinion letter is rendered to you in connection with the preparation and filing of post-effective amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement.
 
This opinion letter speaks only as of the date hereof. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to advise you of any development or circumstance of any kind, including any change of law or fact, that may occur after the date of this opinion letter that might affect the opinions expressed therein.
 
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus.  In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
 
Very truly yours,
 
 
 
/s/ Shearman & Sterling LLP
 
 
JD/WFH
RE
 
 
 
 
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EX-5.2 3 ss177879_ex502.htm OPINION OF GREGORY T. SANGALIS
Exhibit 5.2
 
 
June 6, 2013
Service Corporation International
1929 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019

 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
As Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the “Company”), I am furnishing this opinion in connection with the preparation and filing by the Company of post-effective amendment No. 1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-184087) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on September 25, 2012 (such registration statement, as amended, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, the “Registration Statement”) relating to the offering by the Company from time to time, pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of one or more series of (i) the Company’s debt securities (the “Debt Securities”) and (ii) guarantees of debt securities of the Company (the “Guarantees”, and together with the Debt Securities, the “Securities”).  Any offering of Securities will be as set forth in the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement (the “Prospectus”), as supplemented by one or more supplements to the Prospectus (each, a “Prospectus Supplement”).
 
The Debt Securities will be issued in one or more series pursuant to an indenture dated as of February 1, 1993 (as amended and supplemented, the “Indenture”) by and among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor to The Bank of New York, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
 
In that connection, I, or attorneys under my supervision, have examined the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the issuance, offering and sale of the Securities, and I, or attorneys under my supervision, have examined such corporate records of the Company and such other documents and certificates as I have deemed necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed.
 
Based on the foregoing, and having regard for such legal considerations as I have deemed relevant, I am of the opinion that, under the laws of the State of Texas:
 
(a)           the Company is a validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas;
 
(b)           the Company has all requisite power to file post-effective amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Indenture, the Debt Securities, the Guarantees and any document pursuant to which the Guarantees are issued (collectively, the “Securities Documents”);
 
(c)           the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of the Securities Documents by the Company and the performance of its obligations thereunder do not and will not violate the charter or bylaws of the Company or any law, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to the Company; and
 
 
 
 

 
 
(d)           the Indenture has been duly executed and delivered by the Company.
 
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of my name under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus.  In giving this consent, I do not hereby admit that I am in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
 
Very truly yours,
 
 
/s/ Gregory T. Sangalis
 
 
Gregory T. Sangalis, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
 
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EX-23.3 4 ss177879_ex2303.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
EXHIBIT 23.3
 
 
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 13, 2013 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Service Corporation International’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.  We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
 
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
Houston, Texas
June 6, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EX-25.1 5 ss177879_ex2501.htm FORM T-1
EXHIBIT 25.1
 


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER
THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2)  £
 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
 
(State of incorporation if not a U.S. national bank)
 
95-3571558
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
     
400 South Hope Street
   
Suite 400
   
Los Angeles, California
 
90071
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip code)

Evelyn T. Furukawa
400 South Hope Street, Suite 400
Los Angeles, California 90071
213.630.6463
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
 
SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
 
Texas
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
74-1488375
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
     
1929 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
77019
(Zip code)

Senior Debt Securities
(Title of the Indenture Securities)



 
 
 
 

1.
General information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
 
(a)
Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

     
 
Name
Address
     
 
Comptroller of the Currency
United States Department of the Treasury
Washington, D.C. 20219
     
 
Federal Reserve Bank
San Francisco, California 94105
     
 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington, D.C. 20429

 
(b)
Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
     
 
Yes.
 
2.
Affiliations with Obligor.
   
 
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.
   
 
None.

3-15.
Not applicable.
   
16.
List of Exhibits.
   
 
Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “Act”) and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 
1.
A copy of the articles of association of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed as Exhibit 25.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 File No. 333-121948 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed as Exhibit 25.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 No. 333-152875).
   
2.
A copy of certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. (Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed as Exhibit 25.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 File No. 333-121948).
   
3.
A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 3 to Form T-1 filed as Exhibit 25.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 File No. 333-152875).
   
4.
A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed as Exhibit 25.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 File No. 333-152875).
   
6.
The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
   
7.
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of Houston, and State of Texas, on the 6th day of June 2013.
 
    THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.  
       
 
By:
 /s/ Julie Hoffman-Ramos  
  Name:   Julie Hoffman-Ramos  
  Title:   Vice President  
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT 6
 
CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321 (b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, and in connection with the proposed issue of debt securities of Service Corporation International, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. hereby consents that reports of examinations by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefore.
 
    THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.  
       
 
By:
/s/ Julie Hoffman-Ramos  
  Name:   Julie Hoffman-Ramos  
  Title:   Vice President  
         
Houston, Texas
June 6, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT 7

Consolidated Report of Condition of
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
of 400 South Hope Street, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90071

At the close of business December 31, 2012, published in accordance with Federal regulatory authority instructions.

 
    Dollar Amounts  
       
    in Thousands  
ASSETS      
       
Cash and balances due from
     
depository institutions:
     
                Noninterest-bearing balances      
                    and currency and coin     1,455  
                Interest-bearing balances     1,301  
Securities:
       
                Held-to-maturity securities     0  
                Available-for-sale securities     660,687  
Federal funds sold and securities
       
                purchased under agreements to resell:        
                Federal funds sold     73,000  
                Securities purchased under agreements to resell     0  
Loans and lease financing receivables:
       
                Loans and leases held for sale     0  
                Loans and leases,        
                    net of unearned income     0  
                LESS: Allowance for loan and        
                    lease losses     0  
                Loans and leases, net of unearned        
                    income and allowance     0  
Trading assets
    0  
Premises and fixed assets (including
       
                capitalized leases)     5,887  
Other real estate owned
    0  
Investments in unconsolidated
       
                subsidiaries and associated        
                companies     0  
Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures
    0  
Intangible assets:
       
       Goodwill
    856,313  
       Other intangible assets
    159,149  
Other assets
    150,314  
Total assets
  $ 1,908,106  
 
 
 
 

 
 
LIABILITIES

Deposits:
           
       In domestic offices
          498  
                Noninterest-bearing
    498          
                Interest-bearing
    0          
       Not applicable
               
Federal funds purchased and securities
               
                sold under agreements to repurchase:          
                Federal funds purchased       0  
                Securities sold under agreements to repurchase       0  
Trading liabilities
            0  
Other borrowed money:
               
                (includes mortgage indebtedness          
                and obligations under capitalized          
                leases)       0  
Not applicable
               
Not applicable
               
Subordinated notes and debentures
            0  
Other liabilities
            236,096  
Total liabilities
            236,594  
Not applicable
               
                 
EQUITY CAPITAL
               
                 
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus
            0  
Common stock
            1,000  
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)
            1,121,520  
Not available
               
   Retained earnings
            544,518  
   Accumulated other comprehensive income
            4,474  
Other equity capital components
            0  
Not available
               
    Total bank equity capital
            1,671,512  
    Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries
            0  
Total equity capital
            1,671,512  
Total liabilities and equity capital
            1,908,106  
 
I, Cherisse Waligura, CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that the Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) for this report date have been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
 
 
Cherisse Waligura
)
CFO

 
 

 

We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of the Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) for this report date and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.
 
 
 
Troy Kilpatrick, President
)
 
 
Frank P. Sulzberger, MD
)
Directors (Trustees)
 
William D. Lindelof, MD
)
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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