Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders

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Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Earnings per share attributable to Matthews shareholders:  
Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders
Note 7.   Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders

The information used to compute earnings per share attributable to Matthews' common shareholders was as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
    
Nine Months Ended
  
   
June 30,
    
June 30,
  
   
2011
    
2010
    
2011
    
2010
  
Net income attributable to
Matthews shareholders
   $ 21,875     $ 20,411     $ 51,676     $ 49,338  
Less: dividends and undistributed earnings
allocated to participating securities
     447       322       1,000       711  
Net income available to
Matthews shareholders
   $ 21,428     $ 20,089     $ 50,676     $ 48,627  
                                 
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
                                
Basic shares
     28,849       29,640       28,945       29,816  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                                
Stock options
     17       25       18       25  
Phantom stock units
     15       24       18       27  
Diluted shares
     28,881       29,689       28,981       29,868  
                                 
Options to purchase 287,535 and 292,968 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, because the inclusion of these options would be anti-dilutive.  Options to purchase 616,783 and 805,671 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, because the inclusion of these options would be anti-dilutive.