matw-20220621

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 21, 2022

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MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Pennsylvania	0-09115	25-0644320
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)

Two Northshore Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5851

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock, $1.00 par value

MATW

Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 21, 2022, Matthews International Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has signed an agreement to acquire German-based engineering firms, Olbrich GmbH (“Olbrich”) and R+S Automotive GmbH ("R+S Automotive"), for EUR €43 million (approximately U.S. $45 million). Olbrich is a production and intelligent equipment manufacturer, specializing in purpose-built rotary processing equipment, including equipment used in the manufacturing of dry and wet electrodes for lithium-ion batteries and components for hydrogen fuel cells used in electric vehicles, with additional strong positions in Specialty & Pharma, Packaging and Home & Décor. R+S Automotive is a specialty engineering services provider of automation, plant and tooling concepts for automotive manufacturing companies around the world. Closing of the transaction is subject to certain regulatory authority approvals, which are expected to be granted in July of 2022. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

This information, including exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This information shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to this Form 8-K in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit Number						Description

99.1						Press Release, dated June 21, 2022 issued by Matthews International Corporation.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


			MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
			(Registrant)

			By:			/s/ Steven F. Nicola

						Steven F. Nicola
						Chief Financial Officer and Secretary