MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP

Matthews International Corporation

Two NorthShore Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212 - 5851

1-412-442-8200

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on February 15, 2024

The Company’s 2024 Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 are available free of charge on the Company’s website at http://www.matw.com/investors/sec-filings. You may also obtain copies of the Company’s 2024 Proxy Statement and Annual Report, free of charge, by contacting the Company’s Investor Relations Department at Matthews International Corporation, Two NorthShore Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212-5851, Attention: Investor Relations, telephone (412) 442-8200.

PROXY STATEMENT

The accompanying proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of Matthews International Corporation (“Matthews” or the “Company”) whose principal executive offices are located at Two NorthShore Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212. This proxy statement is being sent and made available to shareholders on or about January 16, 2024.

Execution of the proxy will not affect a shareholder’s right to attend the meeting and vote “in person”. Any shareholder giving a proxy has the right to revoke it at any time before it is voted by giving notice to the Corporate Secretary by following the instructions described under “About the Meeting – Revocation of Proxies” or by attending the meeting and voting “in person”. See the foregoing “About the Meeting” section for additional details.

Matters to be considered at the annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company (the “Annual Meeting”) are those set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of the Shareholders (the “Notice”). Shares represented by proxy will be voted in accordance with instructions. In the absence of instructions to the contrary, the proxy solicited will be voted FOR all of the nominees set forth in Proposal 1 and FOR the proposals set forth in Proposals 2, 3 and 4.

Management of the Company does not intend to bring before the meeting any business other than that set forth in the Notice. If any other business should properly come before the meeting, it is the intention of management that the persons named in the proxy will vote in accordance with their best judgment.