Matthews International Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

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

	2013		2012		2011
Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders	$	54,888	$	55,843	$	72,372
Less: dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		583		861		1,420
Net income available to Matthews shareholders	$	54,305	$	54,982	$	70,952

Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic shares		27,255		27,753		28,775
Effect of dilutive securities		168		86		37
Diluted shares		27,423		27,839		28,812