Matthews International Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews Shareholders (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

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,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders	$	19,263	$	17,991	$	38,510	$	40,438
Less: dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		35		178		128		438
Net income available to Matthews shareholders	$	19,228	$	17,813	$	38,382	$	40,000

Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic shares		27,294		27,299		27,223		27,303
Effect of dilutive securities		197		161		227		116
Diluted shares		27,491		27,460		27,450		27,419