NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2021

May 28, 2021

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2021-05-26

Reporting Person: Beredo Gina A. (Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2021-05-26	Common Stock	M	1900	$107.65	Acquired	8915	Direct
2021-05-26	Common Stock	M	3300	$127.67	Acquired	12215	Direct
2021-05-26	Common Stock	M	2550	$124.90	Acquired	14765	Direct
2021-05-26	Common Stock	M	1543	$165.21	Acquired	16308	Direct
2021-05-26	Common Stock	S	9293	$214.18	Disposed	7015	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2021-05-26	Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	$107.65	M	1900	Disposed	2026-11-21	Common Stock (1900)	Direct
2021-05-27	Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	$127.67	M	3300	Disposed	2027-11-20	Common Stock (4400)	Direct
2021-05-26	Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	$124.90	M	2550	Disposed	2028-11-26	Common Stock (5100)	Direct
2021-05-26	Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	$165.21	M	1543	Disposed	2029-11-25	Common Stock (6175)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	290	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	$201.50	2030-11-23	Common Stock (5200)	5200	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of reporting person's stock options that would otherwise expire November 21, 2026, of which shares were sold to pay the exercise price, to cover withholding taxes, and to pay broker fees and commissions, pursuant to a broker-assisted cashless exercise and sale.

F2: Exercise of reporting person's stock options that would otherwise expire November 20, 2027, of which shares were sold to pay the exercise price, to cover withholding taxes, and to pay broker fees and commissions, pursuant to a broker-assisted cashless exercise and sale.

F3: Exercise of reporting person's stock options that would otherwise expire November 26, 2028, of which shares were sold to pay the exercise price, to cover withholding taxes, and to pay broker fees and commissions, pursuant to a broker-assisted cashless exercise and sale.

F4: Exercise of reporting person's stock options that would otherwise expire November 25, 2029, of which shares were sold to pay the exercise price, to cover withholding taxes, and to pay broker fees and commissions, pursuant to a broker-assisted cashless exercise and sale.

F5: Price reflected is the weighted-average sale price for shares sold. The shares were sold in multiple transactions, and the range of sale prices for the transactions reported was $214.00 to $214.65. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or any staff member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

F6: Represents the number of shares attributable to the reporting person's participation in the Company Savings Plan, exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3(c).

F7: All such options have fully vested.

F8: The options vest in 4 equal annual installments beginning on November 20, 2018.

F9: The options vest in 4 equal annual installments beginning on November 26, 2019.

F10: The options vest in 4 equal annual installments beginning on November 25, 2020.

F11: The options vest in 4 equal annual installments beginning on November 23, 2021.