MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ:MATW) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal YearItem 5.03Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On July 20, 2017, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Matthews International Corporation (the "Company") amended the Company's Restated By-laws (the "By-laws"). Prior to adopting the amendment, Article III, Section 3.01 of the By-laws provided, except in a limited case for the Chairman, that no person shall be eligible as a nominee to the Board for any term during which, or before which, such person will attain seventy years of age. The By-laws, as amended, provide that no one shall be eligible for nomination to stand as a Director, nor be elected to fill a vacancy in the Board, after attaining 75 years of age and any Director that, if nominated would attain 75 years of age during a term as a Director, shall retire from the Board immediately prior to the next annual meeting of the shareholders following such Director attaining 75 years of age.
The By-laws, as amended, became effective immediately upon approval by the Board. The foregoing description of the By-laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the By-laws, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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3.1 |
Restated By-laws of Matthews International Corporation, as amended as of July 20, 2017. |
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About MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ:MATW)
Matthews International Corporation is a provider of brand solutions, memorialization products and industrial technologies. The Company operates through three segments: SGK Brand Solutions, Memorialization and Industrial Technologies. The SGK Brand Solutions segment provides brand development, deployment and delivery (consisting of brand management, printing plates and cylinders, pre-media services and imaging services for consumer packaged goods and retail customers, merchandising display systems, and marketing and design services). The Memorialization segment manufactures and markets a line of memorialization products used primarily in cemeteries, funeral homes and crematories. The Industrial Technologies segment designs, manufactures and distributes a range of marking, coding and industrial automation solutions, order fulfillment systems and related consumables.