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 Instructions 1(b). 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person: Kavanaugh, Robert J. 90 Humphreys Lane Duxbury, MA 02332 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol: Matthews International Corporation - MATW 3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary): 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year: March 6, 2003 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year): 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable): (X) Director ( ) Officer ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Other (title below) (specify below) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line): (X) Form filed by one Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |1. Title of Security |2. Trans- |3. Trans-|4. Securities Acquired (A) |5. Amount of |6. Owner- |7. Nature of | | | action | action | or Disposed of (D) | Securities | ship Form:| Indirect | | | Date | Code | | Beneficially | Direct(D) | Beneficial | | | (Month/ | | | Owned at | or In- | Ownership | | | Day/ |---------|----------------------------| End of Period | direct(I) | | | | Year) |Code | V | Amount |A/D| Price | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | || || | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |1. Title of |2. |3. |4. |5. Number of|6. Date Exer- |7. Title and |8. |9. Number |10. |11. | | Derivative | Conver- | Trans- | Trans- | Derivative | cisable and | Amount of |Price |of Deriva-|Owner-|Nature| | Security | sion or | action | action | Securities | Expiration | Underlying |of |tive |ship |of In-| | | Exercise | Date | Code | Acquired(A)| Date (Month/ | Securities |Deri- |Securities|Form |direct| | | Price of |(Month/ | | or Dis- | Day/Year) |---------------------|vative |Benefi- |at End|Bene- | | | Deriva- | Day/ | | posed of(D)|-----------------| |Amount |Secu- |ficially |of |ficial| | | tive | Year) |--------|------------| Date | Expir- | |or Num- |rity |Owned at |Month |Owner-| | | Security | | | | | Exerci-| ation | |ber of | |End of | |ship | | | | |Code| V | Amount |A/D| sable | Date | Title |Shares | |Period | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | || || | | | | | | | | |Phantom Stock | | | A | | | | | |Class A | | | | | | | Unit | 1 for 1 |03/06/03|(1) | |1,110.64| A | (2) | (2) |Common Stock|1,110.64|1 for 1| 8,222.46 | D | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Explanation of Responses: (1) Formula award made under the 1994 Director Fee Plan, based on market price at time of award. (2) Payments on phantom stock units commence on April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the reporting person ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors.
Robert J. Kavanaugh 03/07/2003 - ----------------------------- ---------- Signature Of Reporting Person Date