# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001244225
**File Stem:** 0000063296-25-000089
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 12610
**Document Hash:** d6a100b200d74126f6a380e2a834fb69
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000063296-25-000089.hdr.sgml**: 20251216

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000063296-25-000089

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251215

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251216

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251216

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** GARCIA TUNON ALVARO
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001244225

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-09115
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251574363

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** WABTEC CORP
- **STREET 2:** 1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE
- **CITY:** WILMERDING
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 15148
**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

```

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 _4__, 2025.

Alvaro Garcia-Tunon

/s/ Alvaro Garcia-Tunon______________________________________
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>GARCIA TUNON ALVARO<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>2025-12-15 | **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 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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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 |
| Deferred Stock Units under 2019 Director Fee Plan | <sup>(1)</sup> | 2025-12-15 |  | A |  | 400<sup>(2)</sup> |  | <sup>(1)</sup> | <sup>(1)</sup> | Class A Common Stock | 400<sup>(2)</sup> | $0 | 33935 | D |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) Each Deferred Stock Unit ("DSU") is the economic equivalent of one share of Class A common stock.  The DSUs become payable in common stock in accordance with a deferral election made by the reporting person or pursuant to the Issuer's Amended and Restated 2019 Director Fee Plan. A copy of such deferral election is on file with the Issuer.

(2) DSUs were issued by the Issuer to the Reporting Person pursuant to dividend equivalent rights.

**Remarks:**
The Power of Attorney dated September 4, 2025 is filed herewith.

**Signature:** /s/ Brian D. Walters (Attorney-in-Fact)  
**Date:** 2025-12-16

### 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.**