UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 18, 2010
MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Pennsylvania | 0-9115 | 25-0644320 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Two NorthShore Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5851
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (412) 442-8200
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Matthews International Corporation was held on February 18, 2010. A total of 30,382,641 shares of Class A Common Stock were eligible to vote at such meeting.
The matters voted upon at such meeting were as follows:
1. Election of Directors:
The following individuals were nominated for election to the Board of Directors for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in the year indicated.
| | Term | | | |
| Nominee | Expiration | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Non Votes |
| Alvaro Garcia-Tunon | 2013 | 24,893,740 | 814,726 | 2,264,620 |
| John P. O’Leary, Jr. | 2013 | 20,630,817 | 5,077,649 | 2,264,620 |
The nominations were made by the Board of Directors and no other nominations were made by any shareholder. The nominees had currently been members of the Board of Directors at the date of the Annual Meeting.
The terms of the following additional directors continued after the meeting: J.C. Bartolacci, K.E. Dietze, G.R. Mahone, R. G. Neubert, M. Schlatter and J.D. Turner.
| 2. | Selection of Auditors: |
| | The shareholders voted to ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accountants to audit the records of the Company for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010. |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained |
| 27,662,204 | 282,680 | 28,202 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By Steven F. Nicola
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Steven F. Nicola
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
Date: March 1, 2010
