secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP (MATW)
CIK:        0000063296
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-11T20:41:06+00:00
Accession:  0000063296-26-000080
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Matthews appoints Michael Whitehead as CEO effective Aug 31, 2026
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- Whitehead, 52, becomes President and CEO and board member on Aug 31, 2026, succeeding Joseph Bartolacci who retires after 20+ years.
- Previously EVP and President, Americas Welding at Lincoln Electric, leading a $2.5B revenue business; doubled automation unit to $1B+.
- CEO compensation: $1M base salary, $300K transition cash, FY2027 target bonus 100% of salary, LTI grant of $3.675M plus $1.6M RSU.
- Severance if terminated without cause: 24 months base salary continuation plus bonus at 100% target; equity treatment per plans.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000006329626000080/0000063296-26-000080-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000006329626000080/matw-20260811.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063296-26-000080

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