matw-20260310
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
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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): March 10, 2026
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MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Pennsylvania | 0-09115 | 25-0644320 | ||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||||||
| Incorporation or organization) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||||||
Two Northshore Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5851
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(412) 442-8200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||||||||||||||
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Class A Common Stock, $1.00 par value | MATW | Nasdaq Global Select Market | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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. ☐
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On March 10, 2026, Matthews International Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing an interim decision by an arbitrator on February 13, 2026, which recognized the Company’s right to develop, produce, market and sell its proprietary dry battery electrode solutions to third parties and denied Tesla’s requests for broad injunctive relief against such activities by the Company. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
Press Release, dated March 10, 2026 issued by Matthews International Corporation. | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
SIGNATURE
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: | /s/ Daniel E. Stopar | ||||||||||
| Daniel E. Stopar | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||||||||||
Date: March 10, 2026