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        D.C.&#160;&#160;20549</font></div>
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        to Section 13 or 15(d) of</font></div>
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        Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div>
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        7.01&#160;&#160;Regulation FD Disclosure</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Matthews
        International Corporation reported on May 30, 2007 that its wholly-owned
        subsidiary, The York Group, Inc. (&#8220;York&#8221;), has resolved the legal claim filed by
        Harry and Scott Pontone concerning their employment agreements.&#160;&#160;Under
        the resolution, York has agreed to accelerate the timing of scheduled payments
        as originally contemplated at the time of the acquisition of Milso Industries
        and consistent with the earn-out provisions of the employment
        agreements.&#160;&#160;In addition, Harry Pontone has accepted the position of
        Chairman of the Board of York.</font></div>
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        acceleration of earn-out payments will result in a pre-tax charge to earnings
        of
        $8.0 million ($0.16 per share after tax), of which $1.3 million ($0.03 per
        share
        after tax) had been accrued through the first two quarters of fiscal
        2007.</font></div>
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        the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</font></div>
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        Exhibits</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt;"></font>99.1
        Press release, dated May 30, 2007,
        issued by Matthews&#160;International Corporation.</font></div>
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        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.</font></div>
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form8k-resolutionlegalclaim.htm
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):
May
        30,
        2007
MATTHEWS
        INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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(Exact
        name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania
0-9115
25-0644320
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(State
        or other
        jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS
        Employer
of
        incorporation)
File
        Number)
Identification
        No.)
Two
        NorthShore Center,
        Pittsburgh, PA
15212-5851
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(Address
        of principal executive
        offices)
(Zip
        Code)
Registrant's
        telephone number,
        including area code:
(412)
        442-8200
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Item
        7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure
Matthews
        International Corporation reported on May 30, 2007 that its wholly-owned
        subsidiary, The York Group, Inc. ("York"), has resolved the legal claim filed by
        Harry and Scott Pontone concerning their employment agreements.  Under
        the resolution, York has agreed to accelerate the timing of scheduled payments
        as originally contemplated at the time of the acquisition of Milso Industries
        and consistent with the earn-out provisions of the employment
        agreements.  In addition, Harry Pontone has accepted the position of
        Chairman of the Board of York.
The
        acceleration of earn-out payments will result in a pre-tax charge to earnings
        of
        $8.0 million ($0.16 per share after tax), of which $1.3 million ($0.03 per
        share
        after tax) had been accrued through the first two quarters of fiscal
        2007.
A
        copy of
        the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item
        9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)
        Exhibits
99.1
        Press release, dated May 30, 2007,
        issued by Matthews International Corporation.
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
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Steven
        F.
        Nicola
Chief
        Financial
        Officer,
Secretary
        and
        Treasurer
Date:
        May
        30, 2007