MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP
For the period ended Feb 19, 2026. Filed Jan 20, 2026.
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Feb 19, 2026 · Filed Jan 20, 2026
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Appendix G – Proxy Card
Appendix G
Matthews INTERNATIONAL c/o Corporate Election Services P. O. Box 1150 Pittsburgh, PA 15230 V OT E B Y T E L E P H O N E Please have your proxy card available when you call the toll-free number 1-888-693-8683 using a touch-tone telephone and follow the simple directions that will be presented to you. V OT E B Y I N T E R N E T Please have your proxy card available when you access the website www.cesvote.com and follow the simple directions that will be presented to you. V OT E B Y M A I L Please mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided or return it to: Corporate Election Services, P.O. Box 1150, Pittsburgh, PA 15230. IMPORTANT: PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND MAIL THIS PROXY CARD TODAY! Control Number If submitting your proxy by mail, please sign and date the card below and fold and detach card at perforation before mailing. MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION PROXY CARD Annual Meeting of Shareholders February 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. (EST) This proxy card is Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors of Matthews International Corporation The undersigned, having received notice of the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Matthews International Corporation (the “Company”) and revoking all prior proxies, hereby appoint(s) Joseph C. Bartolacci and Daniel E. Stopar and each of them (with full power of substitution and revocation), as proxies of the undersigned to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held virtually on February 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. (EST) and any postponements or adjourned sessions thereof, and there to vote and act upon the matters listed on the reverse side in respect of all shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company which the undersigned is entitled to vote or act upon as of the close of business on December 29, 2025, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present. If you are a shareholder of record on the record date, this proxy will be voted as specified by the undersigned on the reverse side. For Proposal 1, vote FOR up to four (4) nominees in total. You are permitted to vote FOR fewer than four (4) nominees. If you vote FOR fewer than four (4) nominees, your shares will be voted FOR those nominees you have so marked. If no choice is specified, the proxy will be voted as to all shares of the undersigned FOR each of the Board-recommended nominees in Proposal 1, FOR Proposals 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, and according to the discretion of the proxy holders on any matter that may properly come before the meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof. Signature Date Title or Authority Signature if Held Jointly NOTE: Please sign exactly as name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer. (Continued and to be marked on the other side)
Important notice regarding the Internet availability of proxy materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The material is available at: www.viewourmaterial.com/MATW If you have any questions, require assistance in voting your proxy card, or need additional copies of the Company’s proxy materials, please contact our proxy solicitor: 51 West 52nd Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10019 Shareholders, Banks and Brokers Toll Free: (888) 755-7097 MATWinfo@Georgeson.com TO SUBMIT YOUR PROXY BY MAIL, DETACH ALONG THE PERFORATION, MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION PROXY CARD WITH RESPECT TO PROPOSAL 1: Election of four (4) directors of the Company to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified if Proposal 6 is approved or until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified if Proposal 6 is not approved. You may mark FOR with respect to up to four (4) nominees in total. You are permitted to vote for fewer than four (4) nominees. If you vote FOR fewer than four (4) nominees, your shares will be voted FOR those nominees you have so marked. If you sign and return your proxy card and do not specify how you want your shares to be voted, they will be voted FOR all of the Board-recommended nominees. The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following four (4) Board Nominees:” 1. Election of Directors Board Nominees: FOR WITHHOLD (1A) Thomas A. Gebhardt (1B) Aleta W. Richards (1C) David A. Schawk (1D) Francis S. Wlodarczyk The Board of Directors unanimously recommends you vote FOR Proposals 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. 2. To approve the adoption of the Second Amended and Restated 2019 Director Fee Plan. 3. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the records of the Company for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. 4. To provide an advisory (non-binding) vote on the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. 5. To approve the adoption of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation 6. To approve the amendment of the Company’s current Restated Articles of Incorporation (as amended to date, the “Articles of Incorporation”) to declassify the Board of Directors 7. To approve the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation to adopt a majority of votes cast standard in uncontested elections of directors 8. To approve the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation to eliminate certain supermajority voting requirements. 9. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Continued and to be signed on the reverse side FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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