# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000063296
**File Stem:** 0000063296-26-000025
**Filing Date:** 2026-3
**Character Count:** 12297
**Document Hash:** 797d60fe1b4c8343fb524e252ac02a02
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000063296-26-000025.hdr.sgml**: 20260310

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000063296-26-000025

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260307

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260310

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260310

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** OBRIEN MORGAN K
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001204265

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-09115
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26738708

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O DQE INC
- **STREET 2:** 411 SEVENTH AVE 16TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** PITTSBURGH
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 15219
**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

## Ex-24

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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.	CHECK EITHER (A) or (B):
A.	__ Act as an administrator of a delegated
entity for the undersigned's EDGAR account, including:
(i) appoint, remove and replace delegated account
administrators and users; (ii) maintain the security
of the undersigned's EDGAR account; and (iii) any other
actions contemplated by Rule 10 of Regulation S-T
with respect to delegated entities;
B.	_X_ 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.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed
this Power of Attorney as of September _5__, 2025.

Morgan O'Brien

/s/ Morgan O'Brien___________________________________
Signature

```

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[ ] Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>OBRIEN MORGAN K<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>TWO NORTHSHORE CENTER<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>PITTSBURGH, PA 15212<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2026-03-07 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_ _ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP [ MATW ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Class A Common Stock | 2026-03-07 |  | M<sup>(1)</sup> |  | 4668 | A | $0 | 41295 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Restricted Share Units | $0 | 2026-03-07 |  | M |  |  | 4668 | <sup>(1)</sup> | <sup>(1)</sup> | Class A Common Stock | 4668 | $0 | 0 | D |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) On March 7, 2026, the vesting date, the time-based restricted share units converted into an equal number of shares of the Company's Class A common stock.

**Remarks:**
The Power of Attorney dated September 5, 2025 is filed herewith.

**Signature:** /s/ Brian D. Walters (Attorney-in-Fact)  
**Date:** 2026-03-10

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**