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Joseph C. Bartolacci, age 46, was appointed Chief Executive Officer effective October 1, 2006. He had been President and Chief Operating Officer since September 1, 2005. Mr. Bartolacci was elected to the Board of Directors on November 15, 2005. He had been President, Casket Division since February 2004 and Executive Vice President of Matthews since January 1, 2004. He had served as President, Matthews Europe since April 2002, and had also been President, Caggiati, S.p.A. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Matthews International Corporation) since June 1999. Prior thereto, he was General Counsel of Matthews. Mr. Bartolacci received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Saint Vincent College and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining Matthews, Mr. Bartolacci was Vice President and General Counsel of Thrift Drug Company. Mr. Bartolacci serves on the Company�s Pension Board, the board of the Jas. H. Matthews & Co. Educational and Charitable Trust, and on the boards of various subsidiaries of Matthews International Corporation. Mr. Bartolacci is a member of the Board of Directors of Saint Vincent College and the St. Margaret Hospital Foundation. | 