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

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

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

	2014		2013		2012
Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders	$	43,674	$	54,888	$	55,843
Less: dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		121		583		861
Net income available to Matthews shareholders	$	43,553	$	54,305	$	54,982

Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic shares		28,209		27,255		27,753
Effect of dilutive securities		274		168		86
Diluted shares		28,483		27,423		27,839