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Schawk to three-year terms expiring 2026.","Ratified Ernst & Young as independent auditor for fiscal 2023; 25.9M votes for, 2.0M against.","Advisory say-on-pay approved with 23.2M for, 2.5M against; shareholders recommended annual frequency for future votes."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063296-23-000015","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063296-23-000015.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063296-23-000015.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063296-23-000015.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000006329623000015/0000063296-23-000015-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000006329623000015/matw-20230216.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-19T08:24:44.952097+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"2ab4c849c4189b6ec453332efd342aa83324bb09","claim":"MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP shareholders approved Approval of the adoption of the Amended and Restated 2019 Director Fee Plan at the 2023-02-16 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company’s shareholders elected each of the Board’s three nominees for Director for terms that expire in 2026, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; approved the adoption of the Restated Plan; ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2023; approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 17, 2023; and recommended, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, that the frequency of future advisory votes on the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be held every year.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000006329623000015/0000063296-23-000015-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-02-16"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"7d374df99190b411f2977a333c512b1bd6781797","claim":"MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-02-16 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company’s shareholders elected each of the Board’s three nominees for Director for terms that expire in 2026, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; approved the adoption of the Restated Plan; ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2023; approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 17, 2023; and recommended, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, that the frequency of future advisory votes on the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be held every year.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000006329623000015/0000063296-23-000015-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-02-16"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"866240623136e119a50f4fa71630858b78e7471b","claim":"MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP shareholders approved Ratification of Auditors at the 2023-02-16 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company’s shareholders elected each of the Board’s three nominees for Director for terms that expire in 2026, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; approved the adoption of the Restated Plan; ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2023; approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 17, 2023; and recommended, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, that the frequency of future advisory votes on the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be held every year.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000006329623000015/0000063296-23-000015-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-02-16"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"adde93d7f474935ca8853807ace969aa8b9194c1","claim":"MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP shareholders approved Advisory (non-binding) vote on the executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2023-02-16 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company’s shareholders elected each of the Board’s three nominees for Director for terms that expire in 2026, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; approved the adoption of the Restated Plan; ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2023; approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 17, 2023; and recommended, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, that the frequency of future advisory votes on the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be held every year.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000006329623000015/0000063296-23-000015-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-02-16"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"b73c6d60814c59bfc0a2b6cc0f667d02b66babf9","claim":"MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP shareholders approved Advisory (non-binding) vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-02-16 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company’s shareholders elected each of the Board’s three nominees for Director for terms that expire in 2026, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; 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