<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000063296-17-000070.txt : 20171116
<SEC-HEADER>0000063296-17-000070.hdr.sgml : 20171116
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20171116171902
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000063296-17-000070
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171116
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171116
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171116

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-09115
		FILM NUMBER:		171208807

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		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
</SEC-HEADER>
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<TYPE>8-K
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<FILENAME>form8k-2017q4earnings.htm
<DESCRIPTION>8-K - 4TH QUARTER FISCAL 2017 EARNINGS PRESS RELEASE
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style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the 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<div><a name="s1260d6499f58421a98a3396036c54d3d"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#32;Exhibit 99.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:28pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20%;"></td><td style="width:80%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div><img src="matwimage.jpg" alt="matwimage.jpg" style="height:33px;width:106px;"></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:28pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:28pt;color:#cf202e;font-weight:bold;">PRESS RELEASE</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:3pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:3pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#db0000;">Matthews International Corporation</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Corporate Office</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Two NorthShore Center</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Pittsburgh, PA  15212-5851</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Phone: (412) 442-8200</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Fax:  (412) 442-8290</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30%;"></td><td style="width:39%;"></td><td style="width:31%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Release date: November 16, 2017</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Contact:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Steven F. Nicola</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Chief Financial Officer and Secretary</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:5pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL REPORTS EARNINGS FOR THE</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">HIGHER FISCAL 2017 GAAP EARNINGS OF $2.28 PER SHARE; HIGHER ADJUSTED EARNINGS OF $3.60 PER&#160;SHARE</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">COMPANY REPORTS RECORD GAAP OPERATING CASH FLOW OF $149.3 MILLION</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">CONSOLIDATED REVENUES INCREASE TO $1.52 BILLION, A NEW COMPANY RECORD</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">PITTSBURGH, PA, NOVEMBER 16, 2017 - Matthews International Corporation (NASDAQ GSM: MATW) (&#8220;Matthews&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) today announced financial results for the fiscal year ended September&#160;30, 2017.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Net income attributable to the Company for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017 was $74.4 million, or $2.28&#160;per share, compared to $66.7&#160;million, or $2.03&#160;per share for fiscal year 2016, representing an earnings per share increase of 12.3%.  On a non-GAAP adjusted basis, fiscal 2017 earnings were $3.60 per share, compared to $3.38 a year ago (a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial information is provided in the table below).  The increase in earnings per share primarily reflected the impact of higher sales for the Company&#8217;s Memorialization and Industrial Technologies segments, the realization of acquisition integration synergies, the impact of recent acquisitions and an improvement in the Company&#8217;s consolidated effective income tax rate.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The Company&#8217;s consolidated sales for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017 were $1.52&#160;billion, compared to $1.48 billion a year ago, representing an increase of $35.1 million and another new record for the Company.  Higher sales for the current year resulted primarily from an increase in sales of cemetery memorial products and cremation equipment, sales growth in the U.K. and Asia Pacific brand markets, and higher sales of marking products for the Industrial Technologies segment.  The impact of recent acquisitions also contributed to the increase in consolidated sales over last year.  Changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact of $12.8&#160;million on the Company&#8217;s fiscal 2017 consolidated sales compared to last year.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#32;Exhibit 99.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:1pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:1pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:40%;"></td><td style="width:20%;"></td><td style="width:40%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Matthews International Corporation</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">2 of 6</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">November 16, 2017</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The SGK Brand Solutions segment reported sales of $770.2 million for fiscal 2017, compared to $756.0&#160;million last year.  Sales growth in its U.K. and Asia Pacific markets and the impact of recent acquisitions were the principal contributors to the increase in sales.  The segment&#8217;s sales in the U.S. and European markets were lower for the year primarily reflecting weaker brand market conditions.  Changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact of $12.1&#160;million on the segment&#8217;s sales for fiscal 2017 compared to last year.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Sales for the Memorialization segment for fiscal 2017 were $615.9&#160;million, compared to $610.1&#160;million last year, representing an increase of $5.8&#160;million.  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Due to the nature of the benefit, accounting rules provide that the impact is only reflected in year-to-date earnings, but not the fourth quarter.  The Company&#8217;s consolidated sales for the fiscal 2017 fourth quarter were $396.1 million, compared to $377.0&#160;million a year ago.  Higher sales for the current quarter resulted principally from an increase in sales for the Industrial Technologies segment, higher sales of cemetery memorial products and cremation equipment, and the impact of recent acquisitions.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">In discussing the Company&#8217;s results for fiscal 2017, Joseph C. 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Despite challenges in the U.S. and European brands markets and a decline in a key Memorialization demographic (U.S. casketed deaths), the Company again reported earnings growth for the current fiscal year.  In addition, the Company absorbed a $0.07 per share increase in equity compensation expense during the year due to required accounting for retirement-eligible employees and a $0.05 per share increase in costs related to its product development project in the Industrial Technologies segment. </font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;The Memorialization segment reported sales growth and higher operating profit for fiscal 2017 primarily reflecting higher sales of cemetery memorial products and cremation equipment.  In addition, continued synergy realization from the Aurora acquisition and the benefits from ongoing operating productivity initiatives contributed to the segment&#8217;s improvement in operating results for the current fiscal&#160;year.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;Following a slow start to the current fiscal year due to sluggish market conditions, our Industrial Technologies segment posted a strong finish to fiscal 2017 as a result of sales growth for its core marking products and fulfillment systems.  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In addition, another key ongoing benefit from the SGK integration and entity consolidation included a lower consolidated effective income tax rate, resulting from utilization of tax attributes in the Company&#8217;s U.S. and international operations.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;Our integration of Aurora Casket and other recent acquisitions will continue into fiscal 2018 and are progressing well.  At September 30, 2017, we estimate additional remaining annual synergies from all current acquisition integration activity in the range of $15&#160;million to be realized primarily over the next two fiscal years.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Mr. Bartolacci further stated:  &#8220;Looking forward to fiscal 2018, we expect another good year for Matthews and continued growth in our adjusted earnings at a rate consistent with fiscal 2017.  In addition, we are confident in the continued success of our recent investments and integration execution.  However, we remain cautious with the continued slow brand market conditions in the U.S. and Europe as well as the current uncertainty with pending U.S. income tax legislation.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#32;Exhibit 99.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:1pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:1pt;background-color:#ffff00;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:40%;"></td><td style="width:19%;"></td><td style="width:41%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Matthews International Corporation</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">4 of 6</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">November 16, 2017</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Matthews International Corporation is a global provider of brand solutions, memorialization products and industrial technologies. The SGK Brand Solutions segment is a leader in providing brand development, deployment and delivery services that help build our clients&#8217; brands and consumers&#8217; desire for them.&#160; The Memorialization segment is a leading provider of memorialization products, including memorials, caskets and cremation equipment, primarily to cemetery and funeral home customers that help families move from grief to remembrance. The Industrial Technologies segment designs, manufactures and distributes marking, coding and industrial automation technologies and solutions. 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Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations&#160;will prove correct.  Factors that could cause the Company&#8217;s results to differ materially from the results discussed in such forward-looking statements principally include changes in economic conditions, competitive environment, death rate, foreign currency exchange rates, technological factors beyond the Company&#8217;s control, and other factors described in the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">*       *       *       *       *</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10.5pt;"><font 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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">2017</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">2016</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">2017</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">2016</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Sales </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">396,064</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid 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#000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">1,515,608</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">1,480,464</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Cost of sales</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(242,460</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(230,165</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(952,221</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(924,010</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Gross profit</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">153,604</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">146,830</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">563,387</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">556,454</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Selling and administrative expenses</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(123,678</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(107,158</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(450,784</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(437,639</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Operating profit</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">29,926</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">39,672</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">112,603</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">118,815</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Other income (deductions), net</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(5,341</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(6,289</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(16,316</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(23,581</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Income before income taxes </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">24,585</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">33,383</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">96,287</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">95,234</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Income taxes</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(5,036</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(9,783</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(22,354</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(29,073</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Net Income</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">19,549</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">23,600</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">73,933</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">66,161</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Non-Controlling Interests</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">92</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">263</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">435</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">588</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Net Income attributable to Matthews</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">19,641</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">23,863</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">74,368</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">66,749</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Earnings per Share - Diluted</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.60</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.74</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">2.28</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">2.03</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Earnings per Share - non-GAAP (1)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">1.06</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">1.08</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">3.60</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">3.38</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:65px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:41px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">(1)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">See the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial information provided in the table below</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;text-indent:48px;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The Company uses non-GAAP financial measures to assist in comparing its performance on a consistent basis for purposes of business decision making by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect the Company&#8217;s core operations including acquisition-related items, adjustments related to intangible assets, litigation items, and strategic initiative and other charges, which includes non-recurring charges related to operational initiatives and exit activities. Management believes that presenting non-GAAP financial&#160; measures (such as Adjusted EPS, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA) is useful to investors because it (i) provides investors with meaningful supplemental information regarding financial performance by excluding certain items, (ii) permits investors to view performance using the same tools that management uses to budget, forecast, make operating and strategic decisions, and evaluate historical performance, and (iii) otherwise provides supplemental information that may be useful to investors in evaluating the Company&#8217;s results. The Company believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations to those measures, provided herein, provides investors with an additional understanding of the factors and trends affecting the Company&#8217;s business that could not be obtained absent these disclosures. &#160;These non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental to the Company&#8217;s GAAP disclosures and should not be considered an alternative to the GAAP financial information.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#32;Exhibit 99.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:1pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:1pt;background-color:#ffff00;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:40%;"></td><td style="width:19%;"></td><td style="width:41%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Matthews International Corporation</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">6 of 6</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">November 16, 2017</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="13"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:40%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:13%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:13%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:13%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:13%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="13" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION<br>EARNINGS PER SHARE<br>(Unaudited)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="6" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Three Months Ended<br>September 30,</font></div></td><td colspan="6" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Fiscal Year Ended<br>September 30,</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">2017</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">2016</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">2017</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">2016</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Earnings per share, as reported </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.60</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.74</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">2.28</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">2.03</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Acquisition-related items</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.16</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.18</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.65</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.74</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Strategic initiatives and other charges</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.14</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.01</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.21</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.01</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Loss recoveries, net of costs</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(0.03</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">&#8212;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(0.23</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-right:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">&#8212;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Pension and postretirement expense (1)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.05</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.04</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.19</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.17</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Intangible amortization expense</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.14</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.11</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.50</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">0.43</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Earnings per share, as adjusted</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">1.06</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">1.08</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">3.60</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">3.38</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="13"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:40%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:13%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:13%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:13%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:13%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="13" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION<br>EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST, TAXES, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION (&#8220;EBITDA&#8221;)<br>(Unaudited)(In thousands)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="6" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Three Months Ended<br>September 30,</font></div></td><td colspan="6" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Fiscal Year Ended<br>September 30,</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">2017</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">2016</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">2017</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">2016</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Net income attributable to Matthews</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">19,641</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">23,863</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">74,368</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">66,749</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Interest expense</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">6,621</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">6,198</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">26,371</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">24,344</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Income taxes</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">5,036</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">9,783</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">22,354</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">29,073</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Depreciation and amortization</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">17,171</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">16,202</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">67,981</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">65,480</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">EBITDA</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">48,469</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">56,046</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">191,074</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">185,646</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Acquisition-related items</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">6,134</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">8,216</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">25,748</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">34,674</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Strategic initiatives and other charges</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">5,925</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">403</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">9,209</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">241</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div 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#000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">8,773</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">8,413</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Adjusted EBITDA</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">64,102</font></div></td><td 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">238,683</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-left:1px 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Non-service related components include interest cost, expected return on plan assets and amortization of actuarial gains and losses.  The service cost and prior service cost components of pension and postretirement expense are considered to be a better reflection of the ongoing service-related costs of providing these benefits.  The other components of GAAP pension and postretirement expense are primarily influenced by general market conditions impacting investment returns and interest (discount) rates.  Please note that GAAP pension and postretirement expense or the adjustment above are not necessarily indicative of the current or future cash flow requirements related to these employee benefit plans. On September 30, 2016, the Company changed the method used to estimate the service and interest components of net periodic benefit costs for its pension plans.  The impact of this change was not material for the quarter or fiscal year periods.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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