Form 8k for fourth quarter 2006 Officer Departure/Appointment
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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):
September
19, 2006
MATTHEWS
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Pennsylvania
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0-9115
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25-0644320
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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Two
NorthShore Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5851
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip
Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (412)
442-8200
Item
5.02
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of Principal Officers
On
September 19, 2006, Matthews International Corporation (“Matthews”) announced
the appointment of Joseph C. Bartolacci as Chief Executive Officer of Matthews,
effective October 1, 2006. David M. Kelly, Matthews’s current Chief Executive
Officer, has announced his plans to retire from employment with the Company
effective February 1, 2007. Mr. Kelly will remain as Chairman of the Board
of
Directors until his term expires in February 2008. A copy of the press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Mr.
Bartolacci, 46, was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Matthews
effective September 2005, and was elected to the Board of Directors in November
2005. He had been President, Casket Division since February 2004 and Executive
Vice President of Matthews since January 2004. He had been President, Matthews
Europe since April 2002 and had also been President, Caggiati, S.p.A. (a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Matthews International Corporation) since June 1999.
Prior thereto, he was General Counsel of Matthews.
Item
9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated September 19, 2006, issued by Matthews International
Corporation.
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SIGNATURES
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
Steven F. Nicola
Steven
F.
Nicola
Chief
Financial Officer,
Secretary
and Treasurer
Date:
September 19, 2006