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                     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):
                              February 21, 1995


                      MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION          
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Pennsylvania              0-9115 and 0-24494        25-0644320     
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission           (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)             File Numbers)        Identification No.)


     Two NorthShore Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania           15212
     -----------------------------------------------         ----------
        (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:       (412) 442-8200
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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

     1.  Matthews International Corporation (the "Company") adds the following
exhibits to Item 8 of its Form S-8 (the "Form S-8") Registration Statement
(Registration No. 2-48760) for its Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (the
"Plan"):


Exhibit No.                    Description                     
- -----------   --------------------------------------------------
   4.1        Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company,
              incorporated by reference to Exhibit Number 3.1 to
              Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1994

   4.2        By-Laws of the Company, incorporated by reference
              to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended
              September 30, 1994


     2.  On July 20, 1994, the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation
(the "Restated Articles") were filed with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
thereby converting each share of the Company's then outstanding Common Stock,
par value $.10 per share, into 15 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share (the "Class B Common Stock").  The Restated Articles also
authorized the issuance of Class A Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
(the "Class A Common Stock").  Either Class A Common Stock or Class B Common
Stock can be issued under the Plan.  A description of the Class A Common Stock
containing the information required by Item 202 of Regulation S-K is
incorporated herein by reference to the Company's filed Registration Statement
on Form 8-A dated July 8, 1994.  A description of the Company's Class B Common
Stock containing the information required by Item 202 of Regulation S-K is
incorporated herein by reference to the "Description of Capital Stock"
contained in Amendment No. 2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-2 (No. 33-79538) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
July 8, 1994.  These descriptions of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common
Stock, along with any amendment to or restatement of such descriptions
hereafter filed by the Company, are incorporated into the Form S-8.


     3.  The description of Class B Common Stock set forth in No. 2 above also
updates and replaces the description of the Company's Common Stock contained
in any previous Registration Statement filed by the Company under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 



ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (c)  Exhibits
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     The following exhibits are filed as a part of this current report: 






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 Exhibit No.                    Description                     
 -----------   -------------------------------------------------- 
   28.1        Form of Stock Certificate of the Company's Class A
               Common Stock, incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 4.9 to Form 10-K for the year ended
               September 30, 1994.

   28.2        Form of Stock Certificate of the Company's Class B
               Common Stock, incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 4.10 to Form 10-K for the year ended
               September 30, 1994.














































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                               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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                           MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                                                      (Registrant)
                               
                               
                                        By          Thomas N. Kennedy
                                           ----------------------------------
                                             Thomas N. Kennedy
                                             Senior Vice President, Chief
                                             Financial Officer and Treasurer




Date:  February 21, 1995
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                     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):
                              February 21, 1995

                      MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION          
            ------------------------------------------------------
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Pennsylvania              0-9115 and 0-24494        25-0644320     
- ----------------------------      ------------------       -------------
(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission           (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)             File Numbers)        Identification No.)

     Two NorthShore Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania           15212
     -----------------------------------------------         ----------
        (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:       (412) 442-8200
                                                          --------------
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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

     1.  Matthews International Corporation (the "Company") adds the following
exhibits to Item 8 of its Form S-8 (the "Form S-8") Registration Statement
(Registration No. 2-48760) for its Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (the
"Plan"):

Exhibit No.                    Description                     
- -----------   --------------------------------------------------
   4.1        Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company,
              incorporated by reference to Exhibit Number 3.1 to
              Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1994

   4.2        By-Laws of the Company, incorporated by reference
              to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended
              September 30, 1994

     2.  On July 20, 1994, the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation
(the "Restated Articles") were filed with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
thereby converting each share of the Company's then outstanding Common Stock,
par value $.10 per share, into 15 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share (the "Class B Common Stock").  The Restated Articles also
authorized the issuance of Class A Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
(the "Class A Common Stock").  Either Class A Common Stock or Class B Common
Stock can be issued under the Plan.  A description of the Class A Common Stock
containing the information required by Item 202 of Regulation S-K is
incorporated herein by reference to the Company's filed Registration Statement
on Form 8-A dated July 8, 1994.  A description of the Company's Class B Common
Stock containing the information required by Item 202 of Regulation S-K is
incorporated herein by reference to the "Description of Capital Stock"
contained in Amendment No. 2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-2 (No. 33-79538) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
July 8, 1994.  These descriptions of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common
Stock, along with any amendment to or restatement of such descriptions
hereafter filed by the Company, are incorporated into the Form S-8.

     3.  The description of Class B Common Stock set forth in No. 2 above also
updates and replaces the description of the Company's Common Stock contained
in any previous Registration Statement filed by the Company under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (c)  Exhibits
          --------

     The following exhibits are filed as a part of this current report:
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 Exhibit No.                    Description                     
 -----------   -------------------------------------------------- 
   28.1        Form of Stock Certificate of the Company's Class A
               Common Stock, incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 4.9 to Form 10-K for the year ended
               September 30, 1994.

   28.2        Form of Stock Certificate of the Company's Class B
               Common Stock, incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 4.10 to Form 10-K for the year ended
               September 30, 1994.
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                               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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                           MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                                                      (Registrant)
                               
                               
                                        By          Thomas N. Kennedy
                                           ----------------------------------
                                             Thomas N. Kennedy
                                             Senior Vice President, Chief
                                             Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date:  February 21, 1995