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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-15-001856
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150519
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150519
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150519

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORDSON CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000072331
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT, NEC [3569]
		IRS NUMBER:				340590250
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-07977
		FILM NUMBER:		15877083

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		28601 CLEMENS RD
		CITY:			WESTLAKE
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44145
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4408921580

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		28601 CLEMENS ROAD
		CITY:			WESTLAKE
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44145
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">UNITED
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      8-K</font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">CURRENT
      REPORT</font><br><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">Pursuant
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">Date of
      Report (Date of earliest event reported): &#160;May 19, 2015</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"></font><br>
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            0-7977
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            34-0590250
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          28601 Clemens Road, Westlake, Ohio
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          44145
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          (440) 892-1580
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      Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
      simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
      of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
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      Item 2.02. &#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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      On May 19, 2015, Nordson Corporation issued a press release relating to
      its results of operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2015.&#160;&#160;A copy
      is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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      <br>
      Item 9.01. &#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits
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          99.1 Press release of Nordson Corporation dated May 19, 2015.
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            May 19, 2015
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            Gregory A. Thaxton
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            Financial Officer
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      Form 8-K<br>Exhibit Index<br><br>
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            99.1
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            Press release of Nordson Corporation dated as of May 19, 2015.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Nordson
      Corporation Reports Fiscal Year 2015 Second Quarter Results</b></font>
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        <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Sales
        in the quarter are $401 million and GAAP diluted EPS is $0.80</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Unfavorable
        currency translation impacts second quarter sales and EPS as compared
        to the prior year by $32 million and $0.15, respectively</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Free
        cash flow before dividends in the quarter is $72 million, reflecting
        strong cash conversion of 147% of net income</b></font></i>
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Pro-forma
        12 week order rates increase 3 percent over same period a year ago</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Third
        quarter 2015 guidance: sales expected to increase 2 to 6 percent over
        prior year, inclusive of 6 to 10 percent organic volume growth; GAAP
        diluted EPS in the range of $1.19 to $1.30</b></font></i>
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    <p>
      WESTLAKE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2015--Nordson Corporation<b> </b>(Nasdaq:
      NDSN) today reported results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015.
      For the quarter ending April 30, 2015, sales were $401 million, a 4
      percent decrease from the prior year&#8217;s second quarter. This change in
      sales included a 1 percent increase in organic volume, a 3 percent
      increase related to the first year effect of acquisitions, and a
      negative 8 percent impact related to the unfavorable effects of currency
      translation. Operating profit was $76 million, net income was $49
      million, and diluted earnings per share were $0.80. Prior year second
      quarter sales, operating profit, net income and diluted earnings per
      share were $417 million, $93 million, $62 million and $0.96,
      respectively. A reconciliation of GAAP diluted EPS to normalized amounts
      and a calculation of free cash flow are included in the attached tables.
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;Our global team continued to execute in a challenging macroeconomic
      environment, and Nordson delivered a solid quarter with revenue,
      operating profit and earnings per share within our range of
      expectations,&#8221; said Nordson President and Chief Executive Officer
      Michael F. Hilton. &#8220;Our underlying business remains sound and total
      company organic sales volume growth was positive in the quarter. On a
      sequential basis, our results demonstrate the continued strength of our
      business model, as we leveraged solid top line growth of 6 percent to
      generate incremental operating margin of 63 percent. Free cash flow in
      the quarter before dividends was $72 million and our balance sheet has
      significant capacity for ongoing investments. We returned value directly
      to our shareholders in the quarter by investing $66 million for the
      repurchase of shares and by distributing approximately $13 million in
      dividends. We also continued to develop and release innovative products
      during the quarter while maintaining our focus on a variety of
      continuous improvement initiatives. As we look ahead, our current
      backlog, order rates and project lists continue to support our view of
      strong organic growth in the third quarter.&#8221;
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    <p>
      <u><b>Second Quarter Segment Results</b></u>
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    <p>
      Sales volume in Adhesive Dispensing Systems decreased 2 percent compared
      to the second quarter a year ago. &#8220;Strength in rigid packaging,
      nonwovens, injection molding and general assembly end markets was offset
      by softness in extrusion and pelletizing end markets,&#8221; said Hilton. The
      Adhesive Dispensing segment&#8217;s operating margin in the second quarter was
      25 percent.
    </p>
    <p>
      In Advanced Technology Systems, second quarter sales volume increased 5
      percent over the prior year, inclusive of a 4 percent decrease in
      organic volume and a 9 percent increase related to the first year effect
      of acquisitions. &#8220;Strong demand for our surface treatment and test and
      inspection solutions in electronics end markets and fluid management
      components serving medical and industrial end markets was offset by
      lower demand for automated dispensing systems.&#8221; Operating margin for the
      Advanced Technology segment was 19 percent in the second quarter.
    </p>
    <p>
      Industrial Coating Systems organic sales volume increased 23 percent
      compared to the second quarter a year ago. &#8220;This segment generated
      strong organic growth in most all product lines, driven by consumer
      durable, automotive, industrial and food and beverage end markets,&#8221; said
      Hilton. The Industrial Coatings segment&#8217;s operating margin was 17
      percent in the second quarter.
    </p>
    <p>
      Negative currency translation effects reduced total company sales by $32
      million, or 8 percent, and reduced overall operating margin by 2
      percent, both as compared to the prior year&#8217;s second quarter. On a
      company wide basis, Nordson delivered positive organic growth in all
      geographies with the exception of Asia Pacific. Detailed results by
      operating segment and geography are included in the attached tables, as
      is an earnings per share reconciliation table.
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        </div>
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          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

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      </div>
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        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <u><b>Fiscal Year-to-Date Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      For the first half of fiscal year 2015, sales were $780 million, an
      increase of less than 1 percent over the prior year&#8217;s first half. This
      increase in sales included a 4 percent increase in organic volume, a 3
      percent increase related to the first year effect of acquisitions, and a
      negative 7 percent impact related to the unfavorable effects of currency
      translation. First half operating profit was $139 million, net income
      was $92 million and GAAP diluted earnings per share were $1.48. Prior
      year first half sales, operating profit, net income and diluted earnings
      per share were $777 million, $147 million, $97 million and $1.50,
      respectively. Through the first half of the year, unfavorable currency
      effects reduced sales by $50 million and reduced operating margin by 1
      percent, both as compared to the prior year.
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;Nordson delivered solid organic volume growth in the first half of this
      year in what continues to be a challenging macroeconomic environment,&#8221;
      said Hilton. &#8220;This growth reflects the diversity of our end markets,
      geographic reach and the value we provide our customers. Sequential
      sales volume growth drove improved profitability while we continued to
      execute on initiatives that will drive growth, performance and
      sustainable competitive advantage over the long term.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Order Rates and Backlog</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Order rates for the 12-week period ending May 10, 2015, measured in
      constant currency, increased by 3 percent over the same period a year
      ago. Order rates by segment and geography are provided in the
      accompanying financial tables, with pro-forma growth in order rates
      calculated as though fiscal year 2014 acquisitions were owned in both
      years.
    </p>
    <p>
      Backlog for the quarter ended April 30, 2015 was approximately $287
      million, an increase of 26 percent compared to the same period a year
      ago, and inclusive of 23 percent organic growth and 3 percent growth due
      to acquisitions. Current backlog increased 25 percent compared to the
      first quarter ended January 31, 2015. Backlog amounts are calculated at
      April 30, 2015 exchange rates.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Outlook</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      For the third quarter of fiscal 2015, sales growth is expected to be in
      the range of 2 percent to 6 percent as compared to the third quarter a
      year ago. This growth is inclusive of organic volume growth of 6 to 10
      percent, 2 percent growth from the first year effect of acquisitions,
      and negative 6 percent currency translation effect based on the current
      exchange rate environment. At the midpoint of this outlook, operating
      margin is expected to be approximately 24 percent, and GAAP diluted
      earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $1.19 to $1.30.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt">
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        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      &#8220;We are forecasting a very good start to the second half of our fiscal
      year based on our backlog and current 12 week order rates. The midpoint
      of our third quarter sales guidance includes organic growth of 8 percent
      over the same period a year ago, which is outstanding performance in a
      weak macroeconomic environment,&#8221; said Hilton. &#8220;Clearly, Nordson&#8217;s
      package of values, including innovative products backed with unmatched
      service, support and global availability, continues to resonate with our
      customers. The strength we are seeing is relatively broad based as order
      rates are positive in most product lines and geographies. Relative to
      our previous full year expectations, several major projects converted to
      orders during the quarter. Based upon changing customer requirements, a
      unique application that we had expected to become an order did not
      materialize. Consequently, we now expect full year organic growth to be
      in the mid single digit range. Overall, we continue to feel very good
      about the second half of our year, and we remain on pace to deliver
      excellent full year results.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Nordson will broadcast its second-quarter conference call on its web
      site at <u>www.nordson.com/investors</u> on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at
      8:30 a.m. eastern time. For persons unable to listen to the live
      broadcast, a replay will be available for 14 days after the event.
      Information about Nordson&#8217;s investor relations and shareholder services
      is available from James R. Jaye, Director of Communications &amp; Investor
      Relations at (440) 414-5639 or <u>jim.jaye@nordson.com</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      Except for historical information and comparisons contained herein,
      statements included in this release may constitute &#8220;forward-looking
      statements,&#8221; as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
      of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and
      other factors, as discussed in the company&#8217;s filing with the Securities
      and Exchange Commission that could cause actual results to differ.
    </p>
    <p>
      Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures and markets differentiated
      products and systems used for the precision dispensing of adhesives,
      coatings, sealants, biomaterials, polymers, plastics and other
      materials, fluid management, test and inspection, UV curing and plasma
      surface treatment, all supported by application expertise and direct
      global sales and service. Nordson serves a wide variety of consumer
      non-durable, durable and technology end markets including packaging,
      nonwovens, electronics, medical, appliances, energy, transportation,
      construction, and general product assembly and finishing. Founded in
      1954 and headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, the company has operations and
      support offices in more than 30 countries. Visit Nordson on the web at <u>http://www.nordson.com</u>,
      @Nordson_Corp, or <u>www.facebook.com/nordson</u>.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt">
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        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Dollars in thousands except for per-share amounts)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          SECOND QUARTER PERIOD
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Period Ending April 30, 2015
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Second Quarter
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Year-to-Date
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2014
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          400,727
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          417,461
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          779,735
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          776,881
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cost of sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          178,837
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          181,909
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          349,124
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          346,547
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Selling &amp; administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          145,476
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          142,718
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          291,379
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          283,641
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Operating profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          76,414
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          92,834
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          139,232
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          146,693
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Interest expense - net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (4,162
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (3,315
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (8,165
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (6,778
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Other income (expense) - net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (687
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (406
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (789
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (615
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          71,565
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          89,113
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          130,278
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          139,300
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          22,351
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          27,179
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          38,179
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          42,486
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Net Income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          49,214
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          61,934
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          92,099
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          96,814
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Return on sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          12
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          15
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          12
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          12
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Return on average shareholders' equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          23
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          27
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          22
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          21
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Average common shares outstanding (000's)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          61,116
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          63,964
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          61,569
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          64,095
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Average common shares and
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          common share equivalents (000's)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          61,638
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          64,557
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          62,094
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          64,711
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Per share:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Basic earnings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          .81
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          .97
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1.50
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1.51
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Diluted earnings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          .80
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          .96
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1.48
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1.50
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Dividends paid
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          .22
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          .18
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          .44
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          .36
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total dividends
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          13,481
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          11,543
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          27,116
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          23,104
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          April 30
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          October 31
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2014
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cash and marketable securities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          51,454
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          42,314
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Receivables
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          316,091
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          365,844
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Inventories
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          239,406
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          210,871
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Other current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          55,192
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          53,654
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          662,143
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          672,683
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Property, plant &amp; equipment - net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          241,667
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          224,439
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          1,346,427
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          1,383,008
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          2,250,237
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          2,280,130
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Notes payable and debt due within one year
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          68,491
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          116,932
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          229,783
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          253,936
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          298,274
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          370,868
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          819,203
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          682,868
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          314,530
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          321,597
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Total shareholders' equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          818,230
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          904,797
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          2,250,237
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          2,280,130
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other information:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Employees
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          5,998
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          5,966
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Common shares outstanding (000's)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          60,833
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          62,435
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
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        </div>
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      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
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        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
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<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="7">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="5">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="7">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="5">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="35" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="35" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="35" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Dollars in thousands)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="5">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="5">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
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          SECOND QUARTER PERIOD
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        <td colspan="35" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Period Ending April 30, 2015
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="35" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Second Quarter
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          % Growth over 2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Year-to-Date
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          % Growth over 2014
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>SALES BY BUSINESS SEGMENT</u>
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          Volume
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          Currency
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          Total
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          Volume
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          Currency
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          Total
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Adhesive dispensing systems
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          203,273
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          231,954
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -2.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -10.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -12.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          397,486
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          441,425
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -1.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -8.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -10.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Advanced technology systems
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          129,482
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          127,628
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          5.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -3.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          261,700
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          225,169
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          19.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -3.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          16.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Industrial coating systems
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          67,972
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          57,879
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          23.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          -5.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          17.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          120,549
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          110,287
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          14.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          -4.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          9.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Total sales by business segment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          400,727
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          417,461
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          3.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          -7.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          -4.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          779,735
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          776,881
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          6.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          -6.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          0.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Second Quarter
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Year-to-Date
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>OPERATING PROFIT BY BUSINESS SEGMENT</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Adhesive dispensing systems
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          50,780
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          62,699
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          94,109
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          110,619
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Advanced technology systems
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          24,770
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          30,842
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          51,588
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          41,220
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Industrial coating systems
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          11,514
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          9,335
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          15,278
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          14,291
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Corporate
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (10,650
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (10,042
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (21,743
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (19,437
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Total operating profit by business segment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          76,414
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          92,834
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          139,232
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          146,693
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Second Quarter
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          % Growth over 2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Year-to-Date
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          % Growth over 2014
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>SALES BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          Volume
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          Currency
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          Total
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          Volume
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          Currency
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          Total
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          United States
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          140,030
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          125,693
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          11.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          11.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          262,854
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          241,199
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          9.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          9.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Americas
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          31,028
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          31,144
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          9.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -9.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -0.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          59,296
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          58,409
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          9.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -7.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Europe
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          105,097
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          122,058
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          3.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -17.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -13.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          213,663
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          238,533
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          3.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -14.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -10.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Japan
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          28,499
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          28,889
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          15.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -16.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -1.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          50,032
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          55,134
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          5.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -14.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -9.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Asia Pacific
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          96,073
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          109,677
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          -10.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          -2.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          -12.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          193,890
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          183,606
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          7.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          -2.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          5.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Total Sales by Geographic Region
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          400,727
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          417,461
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          3.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          -7.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          -4.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          779,735
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          776,881
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          6.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          -6.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          0.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Second Quarter
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Year-to-Date
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>FREE CASH FLOW BEFORE DIVIDENDS</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          49,214
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          61,934
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          92,099
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          96,814
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          16,238
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          14,743
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          32,222
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          29,231
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other non-cash charges
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          4,386
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          4,631
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          11,251
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          10,304
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Changes in operating assets and liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          21,686
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (26,806
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (18,136
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (34,160
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net cash provided by operating activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          91,524
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          54,502
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          117,436
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          102,189
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Additions to property, plant and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (19,362
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (8,603
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (36,183
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (16,494
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          146
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          86
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
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        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          421
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          99
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Free cash flow before dividends
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          72,308
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          45,985
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          81,674
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          85,794
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
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        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
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        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
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<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
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        <td colspan="7" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
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            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
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          ORDER RATES FOR 12-WEEK PERIOD ENDING MAY 10, 2015
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
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      <tr>
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>% CHANGE</u>
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>GEOGRAPHY</u>
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>% CHANGE</u>
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Adhesive dispensing systems
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          8%
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          United States
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1%
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Advanced technology systems
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -10%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Americas
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          29%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Industrial coating systems
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          21%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Europe
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          21%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Japan
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -6%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          3%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Asia Pacific
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -15%
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          3%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
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<div style="text-align:left">
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          Notes:
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1. Numbers in this table are unaudited and exclude the effects of
          currency movements.
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            2. Pro-forma changes in order rates were calculated as though 2014
            acquisitions were owned in both years.
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        </td>
      </tr>
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            RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
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          2015
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          $
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          0.80
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          0.96
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          1.48
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          1.50
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          1.48
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          1.53
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            Adjusted EPS and operating margin are not measurements of
            financial performance under GAAP, and should not be considered as
            alternatives to EPS and operating margin determined in accordance
            with GAAP. Management believes that EPS and operating margin as
            adjusted to exclude the items in the tables above assist in
            understanding the results of Nordson Corporation. Our calculations
            of these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to the
            calculations of similarly titled measures reported by other
            companies.
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    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Nordson Corporation<br>James R. Jaye, 440-414-5639<br>Director,
      Communications &amp; Investor Relations<br><u>Jim.Jaye@nordson.com</u>
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