Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

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,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders	$	16,325	$	21,875	$	42,868	$	51,676
Less: dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		235		447		677		1,000
Net income available to Matthews shareholders	$	16,090	$	21,428	$	42,191	$	50,676
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic shares		27,749		28,849		27,865		28,945
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options		6		17		8		18
Restricted Shares		16		-		60		-
Phantom stock units		15		15		15		18
Diluted shares		27,786		28,881		27,948		28,981

Options to purchase 783,092 and 785,475 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, 2012, respectively, because the inclusion of these options would be anti-dilutive.  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.