Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Stopar Daniel E 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/01/2025 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP [MATW] (Last) (First) (Middle) TWO NORTH SHORE CENTER 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CFO and Treasurer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) PITTSBURGH, PA 15212 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Class A Common Stock 29,835 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Share Units	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	7,500	$0	D
Restricted Share Units	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	10,000	$0	D
Restricted Share Units	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	39,360	$0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Stopar Daniel E TWO NORTH SHORE CENTER PITTSBURGH, PA 15212			CFO and Treasurer

Signatures

/s/ Brian D. Walters (Attorney-in-Fact)		12/05/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	In general, a portion of these restricted share units vest three years from grant date; a portion of these restricted share units vest at target based upon the Company achieving certain metrics based on Return on Invested Capital ("ROIC"); and a portion of these restricted share units vest at target based upon stock price appreciation thresholds for the Company's common stock. Vesting of all units are generally subject to continuing employment for three years after grant date. Upon vesting, time-based units will be converted to an equal number of shares of the Company's common stock; performance based units will be converted to the Company's common stock using a factor ranging from 50% to 200% based upon the level of achievement of the performance thresholds related to the above targets. Performance related units that do not achieve the ROIC or stock price appreciation thresholds will be forfeited on the third anniversary of the grant.
Remarks: The Power of Attorney dated September 4, 2025 is filed herewith.

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