Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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
	December 31,
	2012		2011
Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders	$	8,255	$	11,285
Less: dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		97		168
Net income available to Matthews shareholders	$	8,158	$	11,117
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic shares		27,275		27,893
Effect of dilutive securities		114		25
Diluted shares		27,388		27,918

Options to purchase 768,691 and 787,042 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, because the inclusion of these options would be anti-dilutive.