form8k-newdirectordietze.htm
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):
July 24,
2008
MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Pennsylvania
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0-9115
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25-0644320
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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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
5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
On July
24, 2008, Matthews International Corporation (“Matthews” or “the Company”)
announced the election of Katherine E. Dietze to the Matthews Board of
Directors. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1. Ms. Dietze will be nominated for election as a director by the
Company’s shareholders at the 2009 Annual Meeting. Ms. Dietze was
appointed to the Compensation Committee and to the Company’s Pension
Board.
Ms.
Dietze will be compensated as a director of the Company in accordance with the
provisions of the 1994 Director Fee Plan, as amended, which are discussed in the
Company’s 2008 Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2007.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated July 24, 2008, issued by Matthews International
Corporation.
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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
Steven F.
Nicola
Chief
Financial Officer,
Secretary
and Treasurer
July 29,
2008