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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D. C. 20549 FORM 10 - K □ Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30 , 2021 or □ Transition Report Pursuant To Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the Transition Period from to Commission File No. 0-09115 MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Pennsylvania 25-0644320 ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Two Northshore Center , Pittsburgh , PA 15212-5851 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) ( 412 ) 442-8200 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Class A Common Stock , $ 1.00 par value Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Trading Symbol MATW X Name of each exchange on which registered Nasdaq Global Select Market Yes > Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes □ No | Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . No Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files ) . Yes > Accelerated filer No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No | The aggregate market value of the Class A Common Stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant , based upon the closing sale price of the Class A Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on March 31 , 2021 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , was approximately $ 1.2 billion . As of October 31 , 2021 , shares of common stock outstanding were : Class A Common Stock 31,470,112 shares . Documents incorporated by reference : Specified portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report .