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
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 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
  
   
December 31,
  
   
2012
    
2011
  
Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders
   $ 8,255     $ 11,285  
Less: dividends and undistributed earnings
allocated to participating securities
     97       168  
Net income available to Matthews shareholders
   $ 8,158     $ 11,117  
                 
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
                
Basic shares
     27,275       27,893  
Effect of dilutive securities
     114       25  
Diluted shares
     27,388       27,918  
                 

Options to purchase 768,691 and 787,042 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, because the inclusion of these options would be anti-dilutive.