NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2016

Nov 2, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2016-10-31

Reporting Person: CARSON RANDY W (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-10-31	Common Shares	A	162	—	Acquired	24218	Direct
2016-11-01	Common Shares	A	1283	—	Acquired	25534	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The reporting person has elected to receive share equivalent units ("SEU") in lieu of cash for payment of director retainer fees pursuant to the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. At time of distribution, SEUs convert to common shares on a one-for-one basis. Distribution is not permissible until participant ceases to be a Director.

F2: Effective November 1, 2016, the Company granted 1,283 restricted stock units as an annual grant to non-employee directors, valued at the then current market price of $97.43 per share. Such shares vest on October 31, 2017 unless, with certain exceptions, the reporting person ceases to be a director prior to the vesting date. The total holdings include 33 shares accrued from dividend payments through participation in the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan and pursuant to the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.