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ITEM INFORMATION:		
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20031105

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:		03977846

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1929 ALLEN PKWY
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 130548
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7135225141

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		STREET 1:		P O BOX 130548
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77219-0548
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                       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 5, 2003

                        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 number)

   1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas                             77019
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip code)

      Registrant's telephone numbers, including area code - (713) 522-5141
<PAGE>

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)   Exhibits

99.1  Press release, dated November 5, 2003, issued by Service Corporation
      International

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

      On November 5, 2003, Service Corporation International issued a press
release disclosing its financial results for the third quarter of 2003. A copy
of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is
incorporated herein by reference. 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.


                                       2
<PAGE>

                                    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.

November 5, 2003                         SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

                                         By: /s/ Eric D. Tanzberger
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Eric D. Tanzberger
                                         Vice President and Corporate Controller


                                       3
<PAGE>

                                  Exhibit Index

      Exhibit Number                          Description
      --------------                          -----------

          99.1                Press release, dated November 5, 2003,
                              issued by Service Corporation International


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<TEXT>
                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

     Service Corporation International Reports Third Quarter 2003 Results

    HOUSTON, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Service Corporation
International (NYSE: SRV), the world's largest funeral and cemetery company,
today announced results for the third quarter of 2003.

     Highlights of Quarterly Results

     (In millions, except per share amounts)

                                Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
                                   September 30,        September 30,
                                ------------------  --------------------
                                  2003    2002 (A)    2003      2002 (A)
                                --------  --------  --------  ----------

    Total Revenues                $571.1   $560.6   $1,737.4   $1,745.3
    Total Gross Profits            $68.6    $75.4     $275.6     $285.8
    Net (Loss) / Income            $(5.6)    $4.1      $51.1    $(227.7)
    Diluted (Loss) /
     Earnings Per Share            $(.02)    $.01       $.17      $(.77)
    Cash Flows from
     Operating Activities          $59.9    $93.8     $303.6     $252.2
    Capital Expenditures           $32.6    $22.1      $80.2      $62.1
    Cash and Cash Equivalents                         $163.9     $200.6 (B)
    Total Debt                                      $1,717.1   $1,984.8 (B)

     (A) The Company has reclassified certain prior year amounts throughout
         this press release to conform to the current period financial
         presentation with no effect on previously reported results of
         operations, financial condition or cash flows.
     (B) Prior period amounts as of December 31, 2002.

     --  Due to litigation related expenses recognized during the quarter,
         the Company reported a net loss of $5.6 million or $.02 per diluted
         share.  During the quarter, the Company recognized general and
         administrative expenses of $52.8 million of which $32.0 million
         ($20.3 million after tax or $.07 per diluted share) was associated
         with various outstanding litigation related matters.  Had the
         Company not incurred these litigation related expenses, earnings for
         the three months ended September 30, 2003, would have been
         $14.7 million or $.05 per diluted share.  The Company has
         substantial face amount of insurance coverage, which it believes is
         applicable to these litigation related matters, although there are
         various unresolved coverage issues relative to such insurance.  For
         that reason, the Company has not accrued an estimated receivable for
         insurance recoveries.  Such receivables are recorded when they are
         likely to be paid and can be reasonably estimated.

     --  Due to payments of $21.1 million, net of insurance recoveries, made
         during the third quarter of 2003 to resolve certain litigation
         matters and a $35.4 million unusual tax refund received in the third
         quarter of 2002, cash flows from operating activities decreased
         $33.9 million quarter over quarter.  Had the Company not incurred
         these net litigation payments or received the 2002 unusual tax
         refund, cash flows from operating activities in the third quarter of
         2003 would have been $81.0 million compared to $58.4 million in
         2002, representing an increase of $22.6 million or 38.7%.  See the
         Company's calculation of free cash flow described later in this
         press release.

     --  Revenues increased $10.5 million or 1.9% in the third quarter of
         2003 compared to the third quarter of 2002 led by a significant
         increase in the French funeral operations.  Excluding favorable
         currency effects, France's funeral revenues increased more than
         $15 million as a result of the increase in deaths related to the
         heat wave in France.  These results from France and favorable
         currency effects more than offset the expected reduction in cemetery
         revenues in North America due to fewer cemetery development projects
         completed and less cemetery merchandise delivered.  North America
         funeral revenues remained relatively flat during the quarter.

     --  Gross profits for the third quarter of 2003 declined $6.8 million or
         9.0% due to lower funeral volumes and expected lower levels of
         cemetery revenues in North America.

     --  The Company has continued to improve its financial condition in
         2003.  Since the beginning of the year, the Company has reduced its
         total debt, less cash and cash equivalents, by $231.0 million or
         12.9%.

    "SCI is striving to deliver dependable financial performance that creates
value for our shareholders," said Robert L. Waltrip, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer.  "In that regard, I am pleased with our ability to
consistently generate significant cash flow.  At the same time, we have ample
opportunities to improve profitability in our core businesses, which we
believe can be achieved through a focus on operating efficiencies, employee
development and customer service.  I am particularly excited about the unique
opportunities that we have to grow revenues and profits through improved
merchandising and marketing strategies and to leverage the power of our
national brand, Dignity Memorial(R)."

    Detailed Comparable Operating Results
    The following table and segment analysis summarizes the comparable results
for the third quarter and first nine months of 2003 and 2002.  Comparable
financial information excludes operations that have been acquired or
constructed after January 1, 2002 and operations that have been divested or
joint ventured prior to September 30, 2003.  Comparable financial results are
meant to be reflective of the "same store" results of operations.


    (Dollars in millions,
     except funeral services
     performed and average
     revenue per funeral service)

                     Three Months Ended              Nine Months Ended
                        September 30,                   September 30,
               ---------------------------   --------------------------
                 2003           2002           2003            2002
               --------       --------       ---------       ----------
    North
     America
     Funeral
     Revenues   $269.4         $271.1          $846.4          $857.0
    International
     Funeral
     Revenues   $151.8         $117.9          $434.8          $348.2
               --------       --------       ---------       ---------
      Funeral
       Revenues $421.2         $389.0        $1,281.2        $1,205.2

    North
     America
     Funeral
     Gross
     Profits     $37.1  13.8%   $43.4   16.0%  $157.2   18.6%  $178.1   20.8%
    International
     Funeral
     Gross
     Profits     $17.0  11.2%   $12.3   10.4%   $53.4   12.3%   $41.3   11.9%
               --------       --------       ---------       ---------
      Funeral
       Gross
       Profits   $54.1  12.8%   $55.7   14.3%  $210.6   16.4%  $219.4   18.2%

    North America
     Funeral
     Services
     Performed  62,104         62,868         196,457         201,939
    France
     Funeral
     Services
     Performed  35,910         30,302         104,118         100,031
    North America
     Average
     Revenue
     Per
     Funeral
     Service    $4,169         $4,078          $4,141          $4,045
    France
     Average
     Revenue
     Per
     Funeral
     Service,
     excluding
     currency
     effect     $2,502         $2,399          $2,449          $2,340

    North America
     Cemetery
     Revenues   $137.8         $156.1          $420.7          $457.7
    International
     Cemetery
     Revenues    $10.1           $5.2           $25.8           $20.6
               --------       --------       ---------       ---------
      Cemetery
       Revenues $147.9         $161.3          $446.5          $478.3

    North America
     Cemetery
     Gross
     Profits     $12.2   8.9%   $19.8   12.7%   $62.1   14.8%   $57.6   12.6%
    International
     Cemetery
     Gross
     Profits      $2.9  28.7%    $(.3)  (5.8)%   $6.5   25.2%    $3.0   14.6%
               --------       --------       ---------       ---------
      Cemetery
       Gross
       Profits   $15.1  10.2%   $19.5   12.1%   $68.6   15.4%   $60.6   12.7%


     Comparable Funeral Segment Analysis - Third Quarter 2003

     -- North America funeral revenues remained relatively flat quarter over
        quarter.  An increase of 2.2% in the average revenue per funeral
        service helped to offset a 1.2% decline in funeral services performed
        and lower levels of general agency revenues associated with sales of
        prearranged funeral contracts.  The Dignity Memorial(R) packaged
        funeral and cremation plan sales initiative continued to be
        successful in driving growth in the average revenue per funeral
        service.  Dignity Memorial(R) burial and cremation packaged plans
        generate significant incremental revenue per funeral service compared
        to non-Dignity sales.  On a burial funeral, Dignity Memorial(R)
        packaged sales generate on average approximately $2,700 more than
        non-Dignity sales.  On a cremation service, Dignity Memorial(R)
        packaged sales generate approximately $1,700 more than non-Dignity
        sales.  The 2.2% increase in average revenue was achieved despite an
        increase in cremation services during the quarter, which typically
        has a lower average revenue.  Of the total funeral services performed
        in North America during the quarter, 39.2% were cremation services
        compared to 38.2% in the prior year quarter.

     -- The North America funeral gross margin percentage was 13.8% versus
        16.0% in the prior year quarter.  The gross margin decline was
        primarily a result of fewer than expected funeral services performed
        on a predominantly fixed cost structure, and increases in personnel
        costs (primarily pension and health insurance costs).

     -- In North America, the percentage of funeral services performed that
        were previously prearranged was approximately 32% in both periods.
        The average revenue associated with the performance of these funeral
        services was flat in the third quarter of 2003 compared to 2002 and
        increased 1.2% year to date.

     -- Revenues and gross profits from funeral operations in France were
        $148.4 million and $16.1 million in the third quarter of 2003
        compared to $114.4 million and $11.1 million in 2002.  Included in
        2002 results is $4.6 million of depreciation expense that was not
        included in 2003 as a result of the Company actively pursuing a joint
        venture with respect to these funeral operations.  Included in 2003
        results are positive effects of foreign currency translation of
        $18.8 million in revenues and $2.0 million in gross profits compared
        to 2002.  Excluding the favorable currency effect, France's funeral
        revenues increased by $15.2 million or 13.3%.  The Company's French
        operations responded with professionalism to the increase in deaths
        that occurred during the quarter as a result of the well-publicized
        heat wave.  Being the largest provider of funeral services in France,
        the Company was extensively involved during this difficult time
        providing assistance through additional resources, facilities,
        vehicles and equipment.  Although revenues increased substantially
        during this period, the gross profit comparison was negatively
        impacted by changes in legal reserves, regulatory issues and
        predominantly due to the significant additional costs incurred by the
        Company working with the public authorities to deal with this large-
        scale crisis.


     Comparable Cemetery Segment Analysis - Third Quarter 2003

     --  The trend in North America cemetery revenues during the quarter was
         consistent with expectations for 2003.  North America cemetery
         revenues decreased $18.3 million or 11.7% compared to the prior year
         quarter.  The decline in revenues during the quarter is primarily
         attributable to fewer cemetery property development projects
         completed in the third quarter of 2003 compared to the third quarter
         of 2002.  During 2002, the Company completed construction on an
         unusually high amount of cemetery development projects, particularly
         in the third quarter.  Revenues and profits from development
         projects are deferred until construction is complete and until 10%
         has been collected from the customer.  In addition, cemetery
         merchandise deliveries were down during the quarter primarily as a
         result of a decline in the numbers of deaths.  Revenues and profits
         associated with the sale of merchandise are not recognized until the
         merchandise is delivered and installed.

     --  The North America cemetery gross margin percentage was 8.9% compared
         to 12.7% in the prior year quarter.  The gross margin decline was
         impacted by lower levels of revenues associated with cemetery
         property development projects and was partially offset by a
         reduction in selling costs.  The cemetery gross margin was also
         impacted by increases in personnel costs (primarily pension and
         health insurance costs) and maintenance expenses to bring certain
         cemeteries in line with Company standards.

     --  Revenues and gross profits from cemetery operations in South America
         were $10.1 million and $2.9 million in the third quarter of 2003
         compared to $5.2 million and a loss of $(0.3) in 2002.  Included in
         2003 results are positive effects of foreign currency translation of
         $0.8 million in revenues and $0.1 million in gross profits compared
         to 2002.  Excluding the favorable currency effect, South America's
         cemetery revenues grew by $4.1 million or 78.8% and the gross margin
         percentage improved to 30.1% versus (5.8)% in the prior year
         quarter.  These increased results are due to improved economic
         conditions in South America.  In addition, revenues and gross
         profits in the third quarter of 2002 were negatively impacted by a
         $1.5 million increase in the allowance for doubtful accounts.

    Other Income and Expenses
    The Company recognized a net expense of $1.4 million during the third
quarter of 2003 in gains and impairment (losses) on dispositions, net.  As
dispositions occur in the normal course of business, gains or losses on the
sales of such businesses are recognized in this income statement line item.
Additionally, as dispositions occur related to the Company's ongoing asset
sale programs, adjustments are made through this income statement line item to
reflect the difference between actual proceeds received from the sale compared
to the original estimates.  The $190.2 million loss reported in the first nine
months of 2002 primarily related to an impairment charge for several funeral
and cemetery operations held for sale in North America.
    Other operating expenses recognized in the three and nine month period
ending September 30, 2002 related to market value adjustments of certain
options associated with the Company's 6.3% notes due 2003, and severance costs
of former employees.  These options were subsequently terminated in the fourth
quarter of 2002 when an additional charge of $22.0 million was recognized.
Additionally, Other operating expenses recognized in the first nine months of
2002 also included expenses associated with the termination of certain
consulting and non-compete contractual obligations.
    Reducing overhead remains a key focus for the Company.  In North America,
there are three components of overhead costs:  general and administrative
expenses, home office overhead and field overhead.  Home office and field
overhead costs are allocated to funeral and cemetery operations in North
America while general and administrative expenses are disclosed in a separate
line item on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.  Home office and field
overhead costs totaled $37.8 million in the third quarter of 2003 compared to
$40.9 million in the same period of 2002 representing a decrease of
$3.1 million or 7.6%.  Reductions in preneed sales overhead costs helped to
offset initial start up costs associated with various outsourcing programs.
These outsourcing programs are expected to meaningfully reduce overhead costs
beginning in 2004.
    In the third quarter of 2003, general and administrative expenses were
$52.8 million compared to $22.5 million in 2002.  The increase was due to the
recognition of $32.0 million of expense during the third quarter for
outstanding litigation related matters.  Excluding these litigation related
expenses, general and administrative expenses declined $1.7 million or 7.6%.
In the nine months ended September 30, 2003, general and administrative
expenses were $110.5 million compared to $57.8 million in 2002.  Included in
the first nine months of 2003 were $47.0 million of expenses associated with
outstanding litigation related matters and increased system amortization costs
of $4.6 million associated with the decision to implement new information
systems.  Excluding these litigation related expenses in 2003 and additional
system amortization costs in both periods, general and administrative expenses
were $49.7 million in 2003 compared to $48.6 million in 2002.
    The Company recognized $11.2 million of other income during the third
quarter of 2003 compared to $17.1 million in the prior year quarter.  This
variance was primarily related to a decline in gains on early extinguishments
of debt of $7.4 million.
    The average total debt balance declined $359.8 million from the third
quarter of 2002 to the third quarter of 2003.  As a result, interest expense
decreased $3.2 million or 8.4% in the third quarter of 2003 compared to the
prior year quarter.
    In the nine months ended September 30, 2002, the Company recognized an
after tax charge of $135.6 million as a result of the adoption of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets"
(SFAS No. 142).  This standard required goodwill to no longer be amortized,
but instead tested for impairment annually.

    Free Cash Flow
    The Company defines free cash flow as cash flows from operating activities
(adjusted for certain unusual items) less maintenance capital expenditures
(which are expenditures for capital improvements deemed reasonably necessary
to maintain its facilities in a condition consistent with Company standards).
Management believes that free cash flow provides useful information to
investors regarding its financial condition and liquidity as well as its
ability to generate cash for purposes such as reducing debt, expanding its
business through strategic investments and repurchasing stock or paying
dividends (subject to restrictions in its debt agreements).  In the Company's
definition, free cash flow is not reduced by capital expenditures intended to
grow revenues and profits such as the acquisition of funeral service locations
or cemeteries in large or strategic North America markets, construction of
high-end cemetery property inventory or the construction of funeral home
facilities on Company-owned cemeteries.  Growth-oriented capital spending was
$6.4 million and $4.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2003
and 2002, respectively, and $18.1 million and $16.1 million during the nine
months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
    While management believes free cash flow, as defined, is helpful in
managing its business and provides useful information to investors, certain
events may arise, financial or otherwise, which could require the use of free
cash flow so that it would not be available for the purposes described above,
or as more fully described in our Form 10-Q.  Furthermore, free cash flow
should be reviewed in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the data
provided in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows attached to this press
release.
    The following table provides a reconciliation between Cash flows from
operations and free cash flow, as defined.


                                  Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
    (In millions)                    September 30,          September 30,
                                  -------------------   --------------------
                                    2003      2002        2003       2002
                                  ---------  --------   --------  ----------

    Cash Flows from Operations      $59.9     $93.8     $303.6     $252.2
    Less: Unusual Tax Refunds         ---    $(35.4)    $(94.5)    $(57.1)
    Add: Settlement of Significant
     Legal Matters, Net of
     Insurance Recoveries           $21.1       ---      $25.1        ---
                                  ---------  --------   --------  ----------
    Adjusted Cash Flows from
     Operations                     $81.0     $58.4     $234.2     $195.1

    Less: Maintenance Capital
     Expenditures                  $(26.2)   $(17.9)    $(62.1)    $(46.0)
                                  ---------  --------   --------  ----------
    Free Cash Flow                  $54.8     $40.5     $172.1     $149.1
                                  =========  ========   ========  ==========

    Free cash flow increased $14.3 million or 35.3% during the third quarter
of 2003 compared to 2002.  The increase in free cash flow during the quarter
was primarily a result of working capital improvements associated with the
strategic changes made to the Company's preneed sales structure and processes
and reductions in cash interest paid.  These improvements in cash flows helped
to offset higher levels of maintenance capital spending.

    Commenting on the Company's third quarter 2003 results, SCI President and
Chief Operating Officer, Tom Ryan, said:
    "Excluding the litigation related expenses and payments made during the
third quarter, free cash flow of approximately $55 million and diluted
earnings per share of $.05 were in line with our expectations.  I am pleased
that we were able to deliver these results in a period in which we faced
revenue and margin pressure in both our funeral and cemetery segments in North
America.  Furthermore, our core operations can perform better, and we expect
these improvements to be driven in the future by key initiatives that we are
focused on today."

    Accounting Changes
    In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
FASB Interpretation No. 46 (FIN No. 46), "Consolidation of Variable Interest
Entities, an Interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) No. 51."
FIN No. 46 was originally required to be implemented in the third quarter of
2003; however, the FASB subsequently allowed companies to defer the
implementation date to December 31, 2003.  The Company has decided to
implement the Interpretation as of December 31, 2003 in order to give the
Company sufficient time to compile the financial information necessary to
complete the implementation.  Upon implementation of FIN No. 46, the Company
may be required to consolidate as of December 31, 2003, its prearranged
funeral, cemetery merchandise and services and endowment care trust funds, as
well as certain cemeteries managed, but not owned, by the Company.  The
Company expects to recognize a pretax charge of $20 to $30 million
representing the cumulative effect of an accounting change as of
December 31, 2003, primarily as a result of consolidating these cemeteries not
owned by the Company.

    Conference Call
    The Company will host a conference call on Wednesday, November 5, 2003, at
11:30 a.m. Central time.  A question and answer session will follow a brief
presentation made by the Company.  The conference call dial-in number is
(913) 981-5558.  The conference call will also be broadcast live via the
Internet and can be accessed through the Company's website at
http://www.sci-corp.com .  After the completion of the live conference call, a
replay of the conference call will be available through November 19, 2003 and
can be accessed at (719) 457-0820 with the confirmation code of 529176.
Additionally, a replay of the conference call and this earnings release will
be available on the Company's website on the Home page at
http://www.sci-corp.com .

    Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements
    The statements in this document that are not historical facts 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," "may," "anticipate," "forecast," "predict" and words of similar
meaning that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes.  These
statements are based on assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable;
however, many important factors could cause the Company's 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, or on behalf
of, the Company.  Important factors which could cause actual results of the
Company to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include,
among others, the following:

     1)  Changes in general economic conditions, both domestically and
         internationally, impacting financial markets (e.g., marketable
         security values, as well as currency and interest rate fluctuations)
         that could negatively affect the Company, particularly, but not
         limited to, levels of trust fund income, interest expense and
         negative currency translation effects.
     2)  The outcomes of pending lawsuits and proceedings against the Company
         involving alleged violations of securities laws, including the
         possibility of an adverse decision in these matters exceeding the
         Company's insurance coverage or if the insurance coverage is deemed
         not to apply to these matters or if an insurance carrier is unable
         to pay any covered amounts to the Company.
     3)  The outcomes of pending lawsuits in Florida involving certain
         cemetery locations, including criminal charges or other civil claims
         being filed against the Company, its subsidiaries or its employees,
         including the possibility of an adverse decision in these matters
         exceeding the Company's insurance coverage or if the insurance
         coverage is deemed not to apply to these matters or if an insurance
         carrier is unable to pay any covered amounts to the Company.
     4)  Amounts payable by the Company with respect to its outstanding legal
         matters may exceed reserves established by the Company.
     5)  The Company's ability to successfully implement its strategic plan
         related to producing operating improvements, strong cash flows and
         further deleveraging as discussed herein and in the Company's Form
         10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
     6)  The Company's ability to successfully implement its plan to reduce
         costs and increase cash flows associated with significant changes
         being made to the Company's organization structure, process and
         quality of its sales efforts.
     7)  Changes in consumer demand and/or pricing for the Company's products
         and services due to several factors, such as changes in local number
         of deaths, cremation rates, competitive pressures and local economic
         conditions.
     8)  Changes in domestic and international political and/or regulatory
         environments in which the Company operates, including potential
         changes in tax, accounting and trusting policies.
     9)  Changes in credit relationships impacting the availability of credit
         and the general availability of credit in the marketplace.
     10) The Company's ability to successfully complete its ongoing process
         improvement and system implementation projects, including the
         Company's replacement of its North America point-of-sale information
         technology systems.
     11) The Company's ability to successfully access surety and insurance
         markets at a reasonable cost.
     12) The Company's ability to successfully exploit its substantial
         purchasing power with certain of the Company's vendors.

    For further information on these and other risks and uncertainties, see
the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the
Company's 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  The Company assumes no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein or any
other forward-looking statements made by the Company, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.

    Service Corporation International, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is the
world's largest funeral and cemetery company.  The Company has an extensive
network of providers, including 2,236 funeral service locations,
429 cemeteries and 190 crematoria providing funeral and cemetery services in
8 countries as of September 30, 2003.  For more information about Service
Corporation International, please visit our website at 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



                      SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

    (In thousands,
     except per share
     amounts)
                           Three Months Ended         Nine Months Ended
                             September 30,              September 30,
                        -----------------------    -----------------------
                           2003         2002          2003         2002
                        ----------   ----------    ----------   ----------
    Revenues:
      Funeral             $422,715     $396,106    $1,289,569   $1,251,253
      Cemetery             148,385      164,540       447,866      494,082
                        ----------   ----------    ----------   ----------
                           571,100      560,646     1,737,435    1,745,335
    Gross profits:
      Funeral               53,608       55,406       208,433      221,953
      Cemetery              15,019       20,003        67,167       63,893
                        ----------   ----------    ----------   ----------
                            68,627       75,409       275,600      285,846
                        ----------   ----------    ----------   ----------
    General and
     administrative
     expenses              (52,771)     (22,492)     (110,450)     (57,815)
    Gains and impairment
     (losses) on
     dispositions, net      (1,423)         408         6,392     (190,213)
    Other operating
     expenses                  ---      (25,621)       (1,724)     (66,428)
                        ----------   ----------    ----------   ----------
      Operating income
       (loss)               14,433       27,704       169,818      (28,610)
                        ----------   ----------    ----------   ----------

    Interest expense       (34,998)     (38,221)     (108,515)    (123,013)
    Other income, net       11,236       17,103        17,646       23,303
                        ----------   ----------    ----------   ----------
      (Loss) income before
       income taxes and
       cumulative effect
       of accounting
       change               (9,329)       6,586        78,949     (128,320)
    (Benefit) provision
     for income taxes       (3,753)       2,525        27,877      (36,215)
                        ----------   ----------    ----------   ----------
      (Loss) income before
       cumulative effect
       of accounting
       change               (5,576)       4,061        51,072      (92,105)
      Cumulative effect of
       accounting change
       (net of income tax
       benefit of $11,234)     ---          ---           ---     (135,560)
                        ----------   ----------    ----------   ----------
        Net (loss) income  $(5,576)      $4,061       $51,072    $(227,665)
                        ==========   ==========    ==========   ==========
    Basic (loss) earnings
     per share:
      (Loss) income before
       cumulative effect of
       accounting
       change                $(.02)        $.01          $.17        $(.31)
      Cumulative effect of
       accounting change       ---          ---           ---         (.46)
                        ----------   ----------    ----------   ----------
        Net (loss) income    $(.02)        $.01          $.17        $(.77)
                        ==========   ==========    ==========   ==========
    Diluted (loss) earnings
     per share:
      (Loss) income before
       cumulative effect of
       accounting change     $(.02)        $.01          $.17        $(.31)
      Cumulative effect of
       accounting change       ---          ---           ---         (.46)
                        ----------   ----------    ----------   ----------
        Net (loss) income    $(.02)        $.01          $.17        $(.77)
                        ==========   ==========    ==========   ==========
    Basic weighted average
     number of shares      300,507      295,151       299,221      293,892
                        ==========   ==========    ==========   ==========
    Diluted weighted
     average number of
     shares                300,507      295,593       299,842      293,892
                        ==========   ==========    ==========   ==========


                      SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

    (In thousands,
     except per share
     amounts)

                                           September 30,     December 31,
                                                2003             2002
                                           -------------     ------------
    Assets
    Current assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents                $163,920         $200,625
      Receivables, net of allowances            277,510          291,765
      Inventories                               131,882          135,529
      Other                                      53,493          126,980
                                           -------------     ------------
        Total current assets                    626,805          754,899
                                           -------------     ------------

    Prearranged funeral contracts             4,553,158        4,273,790
    Long-term receivables, net of allowances  1,081,599        1,156,458
    Cemetery property, at cost                1,527,926        1,567,584
    Property, plant and equipment, at cost
     (net)                                    1,214,898        1,188,340
    Deferred charges and other assets           633,814          598,536
    Goodwill                                  1,197,055        1,184,178
                                           -------------     ------------
                                            $10,835,255      $10,723,785
                                           =============     ============
    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
    Current liabilities:
      Accounts payable and accrued
       liabilities                             $370,139         $361,910
      Current maturities of long-term debt      131,971          100,330
      Income taxes                               17,393            2,043
                                           -------------     ------------
        Total current liabilities               519,503          464,283
                                           -------------     ------------

    Long-term debt                            1,585,127        1,884,508
    Deferred prearranged funeral contract
     revenues                                 4,947,406        4,659,994
    Deferred preneed cemetery contract
     revenues                                 1,630,301        1,672,661
    Deferred income taxes                       505,037          522,453
    Other liabilities                           216,995          216,115

    Commitments and Contingencies
    Stockholders' equity:
      Common stock, $1 per share par value,
       500,000,000 shares authorized,
       301,054,918 and 297,010,237, issued
       and outstanding (net of 2,469,445 and
       2,516,396 treasury shares, at par)       301,055          297,010
      Capital in excess of par value          2,270,051        2,259,936
      Accumulated deficit                      (994,957)      (1,046,029)
      Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (145,263)        (207,146)
                                           -------------     ------------
        Total stockholders' equity            1,430,886        1,303,771
                                           -------------     ------------
                                            $10,835,255      $10,723,785
                                           =============     ============


                      SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

    (In thousands)                                 Nine Months Ended
                                                     September 30,
                                               -------------------------
                                                 2003            2002
                                               ---------       ---------
    Cash flows from operating activities:
    Net income (loss)                           $51,072        $(227,665)
    Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)
     to net cash provided by operating
     activities:
      Cumulative effect of accounting change,
       net of tax                                   ---          135,560
      Depreciation and amortization             126,632          136,966
      Provision (benefit) for deferred income
       taxes                                      7,956          (43,097)
      (Gains) and impairment losses on
       dispositions, net                         (6,392)         190,213
      Other operating expenses                    1,724           66,428
      Payments on restructuring and
       non-recurring charges                    (10,515)          (8,032)
      Gains on early extinguishments of debt     (2,078)          (4,133)
      Changes in assets and liabilities,
       net of effects from acquisitions
       and dispositions:
        Decrease in receivables                  53,195           23,334
        Decrease (increase) in other assets      30,753          (16,990)
        Increase (decrease) in payables and
         other liabilities                       44,791           (5,837)
        Other                                     5,161           (5,890)
      Net effect of prearranged funeral
       production and maturities                  1,289           11,356
                                               ---------       ---------
    Net cash provided by operating activities   303,588          252,213

    Cash flows from investing activities:
      Capital expenditures                      (80,237)         (62,064)
      Proceeds from divestitures and sales
       of property and equipment                 52,186           51,045
      Proceeds and distributions from joint
       ventures and equity investments,
       net of cash
        Retained                                 30,802          266,704
      Net (deposits) receipts of restricted
       funds                                    (56,230)           2,565
      Other                                         ---              848
                                               ---------       ---------
    Net cash (used in) provided by investing
     activities                                 (53,479)         259,098

    Cash flows from financing activities:
      Net decrease in borrowings under credit
       agreements                                   ---          (29,061)
      Payments of debt                          (86,604)         (70,712)
      Early extinguishments of debt            (194,019)        (273,638)
      Bank overdrafts and other                 (10,349)         (22,106)
                                               ---------       ---------
    Net cash used in financing activities      (290,972)        (395,517)
    Effect of foreign currency                    4,158           (4,041)
                                               ---------       ---------
    Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash
     equivalents                                (36,705)         111,753
    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
     of period                                  200,625           29,292
                                               ---------       ---------
    Cash and cash equivalents at end of
     period                                    $163,920         $141,045
                                               =========       =========

SOURCE  Service Corporation International
    -0-                             11/05/2003
    /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 /
    (SRV)

CO:  Service Corporation International
ST:  Texas
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