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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000063296-25-000061
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:			Gackenbach Steven D
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001534081
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-09115
		FILM NUMBER:		251493914

	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 10, 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 _10__, 2025.



Steven D. Gackenbach

/s/ Steven D. Gackenbach   ____________________________________
Signature






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