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FILED AS OF DATE:		20140602
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140530

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000063296
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NONFERROUS FOUNDRIES (CASTINGS) [3360]
		IRS NUMBER:				250644320
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

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		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-09115
		FILM NUMBER:		14881518

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO NORTHSHORE CENTER
		CITY:			PITTSBURGH
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			15212-5851
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4124428200

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		STREET 1:		TWO NORTHSHORE CENTER
		CITY:			PITTSBURGH
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			15212-5851

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MATTHEWS JAMES H & CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19780823
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Exhibit 1.01 &#8212; Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of Form SD

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">Having determined that the conflict mineral rules apply to the above-mentioned product categories, we conducted a good-faith reasonable country of origin inquiry to determine the origin of any Conflict Minerals contained in our products.&#160;&#160;We describe the steps undertaken as part of this inquiry in the Form SD to which this exhibit is attached.&#160;&#160;After our reasonable country of origin inquiry, which, despite our good faith efforts, did not yield the desired number of responses from suppliers, we undertook due diligence efforts, as discussed further below, in an attempt to clarify the following with respect to the Conflict Minerals: (i) country of origin, (ii) whether the conflict minerals financed or benefited armed groups in those countries, or (iii) whether the conflict minerals came from recycled or scrap sources.</div>

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