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EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 STEVEN NICOLA PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION - MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPexhibit31-2snicola.htm
EX-23 - EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM - MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPexhibit23-consent.htm
EX-21 - EXHIBIT 21 LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES - MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPexhibit21-subsidiaries.htm
EX-10.6 - EXHIBIT 10.6 OFFICERS RETIREMENT RESTORATION PLAN - MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPexhibit10-6officersretirment.htm
10-K - MATTHEWS 2009 FORM 10-K - MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPform10k-2009.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 JOSEPH BARTOLACCI PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION - MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPexhibit31-1jbartolacci.htm
EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 STEVEN NICOLA SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION - MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPexhibit32-2snicola.htm
 
 


                                                                 Exhibit 32.1
 
 
              Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

                            As Adopted Pursuant to

                Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


In connection with the Annual Report of Matthews International Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended September 30, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Joseph C. Bartolacci, President and Chief Executive Officer, certify, to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



/s/Joseph C. Bartolacci
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Joseph C. Bartolacci,
President and Chief Executive Officer



November 24, 2009



A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Matthews International Corporation and will be retained by Matthews International Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.