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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000063296-25-000059
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20251114
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251118
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251118

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Awenowicz Ronald C
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001868527
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-09115
		FILM NUMBER:		251493892

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO NORTHSHORE CENTER
		CITY:			PITTSBURGH
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			15212

ISSUER:		

	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

	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
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        <footnote id="F1">On November 14, 2025, the vesting date, the time-based restricted share units converted into an equal number of shares of the Company's Class A common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Sale of shares to the registrant to cover tax withholding on the vesting of restricted share units.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Award of restricted share units under the Company's Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;), subject to the agreement entered into under the Plan. Each restricted share unit represents a contingent right to receive shares of the Company's common stock as described below.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">In general, 40% of the grant vests on November 17, 2028; 30% of the grant vests at target based upon the Company achieving certain metrics based on Return on Invested Capital (&quot;ROIC&quot;); and 30% of the grant vests at target based upon stock price appreciation for the Company's common stock. Vesting of all units are generally subject to continuing employment through November 17, 2028. Upon vesting, time-based units will be converted to an equal number of shares of the Company's common stock; performance based units will be converted to the Company's common stock using a factor ranging from 50% to 200% based upon the level of achievement of the performance thresholds related to the above targets. Performance related units that do not achieve the ROIC or stock price appreciation thresholds by the end of the performance period will be forfeited.</footnote>
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    <remarks>The Power of Attorney dated September 4, 2025 is filed herewith.</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Brian D. Walters (Attorney-in-Fact)</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-11-18</signatureDate>
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<DESCRIPTION>EX-24 LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
<TEXT>
Power of Attorney

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

The undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of
Brian D. Walters, Michael Warnes, Kevin Lenart and Mia M. Lennon,
or any of them acting singly, and with full power of substitution,
re-substitution and delegation, the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney in fact (each of such persons and their substitutes
and delegees being referred to herein as the Attorney-in-Fact),
with full power to act for the undersigned and in the undersigned's
name, place and stead, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer,
director or stockholder of Matthews International Corporation
(the Corporation), to:

1.      Take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to enable
the undersigned to submit and file forms, schedules and other
documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
utilizing the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval (EDGAR)
system, which actions may include (a) enrolling the undersigned in
EDGAR Next and (b) to the extent necessary, preparing, executing
and submitting to the SEC a Form ID, amendments thereto, and such
other documents and information as may be necessary or appropriate
to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make
filings and submissions utilizing the EDGAR system;
2.	Prepare and execute any and all forms, schedules and other
documents (including any amendments thereto) the undersigned is
required to file with the SEC, or which the Attorney-in-Fact considers
it advisable for the undersigned to file with the SEC, under Section 13
or Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the Exchange Act) or any rule or regulation thereunder, or under Rule 144
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Rule 144), including
Forms 3, 4 and 5, Schedules 13D and 13G, and Forms 144 (all such forms,
schedules and other documents being referred to herein as SEC Filings);
3.	Submit and file SEC Filings with the SEC utilizing the
EDGAR system or cause them to be submitted and filed by a person
appointed under Section 5 below;
4.	File, submit or otherwise deliver SEC Filings to any
securities exchange on which the Corporation's securities may
be listed or traded;
5.	Act as an account administrator for the undersigned's
EDGAR account, including: (i) appoint, remove and replace
account administrators, account users, technical administrators
and delegated entities; (ii) maintain the security of the
undersigned's EDGAR account, including modification of access codes;
(iii) maintain, modify and certify the accuracy of information
on the undersigned's EDGAR account dashboard; (iv) act as the
EDGAR point of contact with respect to the undersigned's EDGAR
account; and (v) any other actions contemplated by Rule 10 of
Regulation S-T with respect to account administrators;
6.	Cause the Corporation to accept a delegation of authority
from any of the undersigned's EDGAR account administrators and,
pursuant to that delegation, authorize the Corporation's EDGAR
account administrators to appoint, remove or replace users for
the undersigned's EDGAR account; and
7.	Obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on
the undersigned's behalf, information regarding transactions
in the Corporation's equity securities from any third party,
including the Corporation and any brokers, dealers, employee
benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned
hereby authorizes any such third party to release any such
information to the Attorney-in-Fact.

The undersigned acknowledges that:

a.	This Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require,
the Attorney-in-Fact to act in his or her discretion on
information provided to such Attorney-in-Fact without independent
verification of such information;
b.	Any documents prepared or executed by the Attorney-in-Fact
on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will
be in such form and will contain such information as the
Attorney-in-Fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;
c.	Neither the Corporation nor the Attorney-in-Fact assumes
any liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with
the requirements of Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act or
Rule 144, any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply
with such requirements, or any liability of the undersigned for
disgorgement of profits under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and
d.	This Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under
Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act, including, without
limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 13 or Section 16
of the Exchange Act.

The undersigned hereby grants to the Attorney-in-Fact full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite,
necessary or advisable to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully,
to all intents and purposes, as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the Attorney-in-Fact,
or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by authority of this Power of Attorney.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 4 or 5 or Schedules
13D or 13G or Forms 144 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of
and transactions in securities of the Corporation, unless earlier revoked
by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the Attorney-in-Fact.
This Power of Attorney revokes all previous powers of attorney with respect
to the subject matter of this Power of Attorney.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney as of September _4__, 2025.



Ronald C. Awenowicz

/s/ Ronald C. Awenowicz ___________________________________
Signature






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