EXHIBIT 21 MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT (as of November 30, 2002) ---------- Percentage Name Ownership - ---- ---------- Caggiati S.p.A. 100% Caggiati Espana S.A. 100 Caggiati France SARL 100 Cromaco S.A. 100 Empire Stock Corporation 100 Matthews International (West Virginia) Corporation 100 Industrial Equipment and Engineering Company, Inc. 100 Matthews Canada Ltd. 100 Matthews Industries 100 Matthews Bronze Pty. Ltd. 100 Matthews Properties Pty. Ltd. 100 C. Morello, Inc. 100 Matthews International (Arkansas) Corporation 100 Matthews International Colorado, Inc. 100 Matthews International GmbH 100 Repro-Busek GmbH & Co. KG 75 Rudolf Reproflex GmbH & Co. KG 75 Scholler GmbH & Co. KG 75 S+T GmbH & Co. KG 50 Matthews Resources, Inc. 100 Matthews Swedot AB 100 Matt-One Holding Corporation 100 O.N.E. Color Communications, LLC 50 The SLN Group, Inc. 100 Venetian Investment Corporation 100 The York Group, Inc. 100 Cercueil Lauziere, Inc. 100 The Doody Group, Inc. 100 York Agency, Inc. 100