Matthews International Corporation Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

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Tabular disclosure of information pertaining to short-term and long-debt instruments or arrangements, including but not limited to identification of terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation.

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Tabular disclosure of maturity and sinking fund requirement for long-term debt.

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Tabular disclosure of supplier finance program.

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Tabular disclosure of derecognized financial assets from transactions which comprise an initial transfer and an agreement entered into in contemplation of the initial transfer resulting in retention of substantially all of the exposure to the economic return throughout the term of the transaction.

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