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):
April 19,
2005
MATTHEWS
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 0-9115 25-0644320
(State or
other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS
Employer
of
incorporation) File
Number) Identification
No.)
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 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On April
19, 2005, Matthews International Corporation issued a press release announcing
its earnings for the second fiscal quarter of 2005. A copy of the press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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:
April 21, 2005
MATTHEWS
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
EXHIBITS
INDEX
The
following Exhibit to this report is filed herewith.
Exhibit
No. Description
99.1 Press
release, dated April 19, 2005, issued by
Matthews
International Corporation.