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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-032099"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MATW"
cik: "0000063296"
company_name: "MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP"
filed_at: "2025-02-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T07:36:45.829703+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Matthews shareholders re-elect all three incumbent directors; reject Barington nominees

## Summary
- Incumbents Dunlap, Garcia-Tunon, Nauman elected with over 14.5M votes each; Barington nominees failed.
- Shareholders approved Second Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan with 26.1M for, 724K against.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for FY2025 passed with 26.4M for, 735K against.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 25.4M for, 2.3M against.
- Turnout of 28.1M shares (90.9% of eligible) at February 20, 2025 meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-032099
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MATW
- cik: 0000063296
- company_name: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP
- filed_at: 2025-02-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000119312525032099/0001193125-25-032099-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000119312525032099/d907728d8k.htm

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