Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders

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Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Earnings per share attributable to Matthews' shareholders  
Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders
Note 7.   Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders

The information used to compute earnings per share attributable to Matthews' common shareholders was as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
    
Nine Months Ended
  
   
June 30,
    
June 30,
  
   
2012
    
2011
    
2012
    
2011
  
Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders
   $ 16,325     $ 21,875     $ 42,868     $ 51,676  
Less: dividends and undistributed earnings
allocated to participating securities
     235       447       677       1,000  
Net income available to Matthews shareholders
   $ 16,090     $ 21,428     $ 42,191     $ 50,676  
                                 
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
                                
Basic shares
     27,749       28,849       27,865       28,945  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                                
Stock options
     6       17       8       18  
Restricted Shares
     16       -       60       -  
Phantom stock units
     15       15       15       18  
Diluted shares
     27,786       28,881       27,948       28,981  
                                 
Options to purchase 783,092 and 785,475 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, because the inclusion of these options would be anti-dilutive.  Options to purchase 287,535 and 292,968 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, because the inclusion of these options would be anti-dilutive.