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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000000000-24-014220
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	UPLOAD
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241223

FILED FOR:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000063296
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NONFERROUS FOUNDRIES (CASTINGS) [3360]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		EIN:				250644320
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		UPLOAD
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-09115

	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
PUBLIC REFERENCE ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921895-24-002925
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                                                            December 23, 2024

James Mitarotonda
Chairman, CEO and President
Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P.
888 Seventh Avenue
6th Floor
New York, New York 10019

       Re: Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P.
           Matthews International Corporation
           Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed December 19, 2024,
by
           Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., et al.
           File No. 000-09115
Dear James Mitarotonda:

       We have reviewed your filing and have the following comments. In some of
our
comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better
understand your
disclosure.

        Please respond to these comments by providing the requested information
or advise us
as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe our comments
apply to your
facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response.

       After reviewing your response to these comments, we may have additional
comments.

Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed December 19, 2024, by
Barington
Companies Equity Partners, L.P., et al.
Reasons for the Solicitation, page 9

1.     We note your statement that you are "calling on the Company to
declassify the
       Board." Please clarify in your proxy statement and future soliciting
materials that
       declassification of the Board will not be voted upon at the Annual
Meeting.
2.     You state on page 10 that you "estimate that more than half
(approximately 53%) of
       these investments have gone to the Company   s lower margin, declining
SGK Brand
       Solutions segment and only 23% to its highest margin, highest return
Memorialization
       segment," citing generally to the Company's SEC filings. Unless these
figures are
       directly stated in the Company's SEC filings, please specify how you
reached these
       estimates, including an explanation of any assumptions made.
 December 23, 2024
Page 2

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors, page 14

3.     Refer to the following assertion on page 16: "Mr. Mitarotonda disclaims
beneficial
       ownership of such shares of Common Stock, except to the extent of his
pecuniary
       interest therein." Please note that beneficial ownership is not
determined based on
       pecuniary interest. Refer to Rule 13d-3(a). Please revise accordingly.
Voting and Proxy Procedures, page 22

4.     We note the reference to "our transfer agent" at the top of page 23.
Please revise to
       refer to "the Company's" transfer agent.
Votes Required for Approval, page 24

5.     We note the following disclosure on page 24: "According to the Company
s proxy
       statement, each of the directors to be elected at the Annual Meeting
will be elected
       based on the plurality of the votes cast." As the Company has not yet
filed its proxy
       statement, please ensure that this statement and all other statements of
a similar nature
       are updated to reflect the disclosure that the Company actually makes.
Solicitation of Proxies, page 26

6.     Please fill in the blanks in this section.
        We remind you that the filing persons are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy
of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence
of action by
the staff.

      Please direct any questions to Laura McKenzie at 202-551-4568 or David
Plattner at
202-551-8094.



                                                             Sincerely,

                                                             Division of
Corporation Finance
                                                             Office of Mergers
& Acquisitions
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