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Activist Barington asks casket maker Matthews for board seats, warns of second proxy fight
Jul 1, 2025 6:12 AM

NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - Activist investor Barington

Capital Group on Tuesday urged casket maker Matthews

International ( MATW ) to fix its business and immediately

invite the activist investor onto its board, or possibly face

another proxy fight next year.

Barington criticized Matthews' business portfolio, capital

allocation, lagging stock price, and long-serving CEO in a

letter seen by Reuters.

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