SCI: Other company developments

Item 8.01 Other Events As previously disclosed by Service Corporation International (“SCI” or the “Company”) in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2026, Mr. Watts, the Lead Independent Director of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and the Chair of the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “Committee”), received less than a majority of the votes cast for his election to the Board at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Accordingly, pursuant to the resignation policy set forth in Section 3.4 of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines (the “Majority Voting Policy”), Mr. Watts tendered his conditional resignation (“Offer”) to the Board. Under the Majority Voting Policy, the Committee was required to consider and make a recommendation to the Board on whether to accept or reject the Offer. The Board was required to act on the Committee’s recommendation and publicly disclose its decision and the reasons therefor within 90 days from the date of the certification of the election results. In determining whether to recommend or accept the Offer, the Committee was permitted to consider all factors that it believed to be relevant, including, for example, shareholder feedback. To that end, in June and July 2026, the Committee sought to engage with shareholders to better understand the rationale behind shareholders’ voting decisions. The Company reached out to its 25 largest institutional shareholders, representing more than 65% of the outstanding shares. Eleven shareholders representing over 41% of the Company’s outstanding shares accepted the Committee’s invitation and shared feedback in constructive one-on-one meetings led by C. Park Shaper, an independ