<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001456838-25-000004.txt : 20251118
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001456838-25-000004
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:			Walters Brian D
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001456838
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-09115
		FILM NUMBER:		251493902

	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</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
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.



Brian D. Walters

/s/ Brian D. Walters   ___________________________________
                                              Signature






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