Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

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				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders	$	21,875	$	20,411	$	51,676	$	49,338
Less: dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		447		322		1,000		711
Net income available to Matthews shareholders	$	21,428	$	20,089	$	50,676	$	48,627
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic shares		28,849		29,640		28,945		29,816
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options		17		25		18		25
Phantom stock units		15		24		18		27
Diluted shares		28,881		29,689		28,981		29,868

Options to purchase 287,535 and 292,968 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, because the inclusion of these options would be anti-dilutive.  Options to purchase 616,783 and 805,671 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, because the inclusion of these options would be anti-dilutive.