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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-15-002981
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150820
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150820
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150820

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:		151066610

	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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      D.C. 20549</font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">FORM
      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
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">Date of
      Report (Date of earliest event reported): &#160;August 20, 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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          NORDSON CORPORATION
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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
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      Item 2.02. &#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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      On August 20, 2015, Nordson Corporation issued a press release relating
      to its results of operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2015.&#160;&#160;A
      copy is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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      Item 9.01.&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits
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      c.)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Exhibits
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      99.1 Press release of Nordson Corporation dated August 20, 2015.
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">SIGNATURE</font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
      has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
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            August 20, 2015
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            Nordson Corporation
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            Gregory A. Thaxton
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            Senior Vice President, Chief
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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 August 20, 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 Third Quarter Results</b></font>
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        <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Sales
        in the third quarter are $463 million, inclusive of 6 percent organic
        growth</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>GAAP
        diluted EPS in third quarter is $1.14, or $1.16 excluding one-time
        items</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 third quarter sales and EPS as compared
        to the prior year by $33 million and $0.16, respectively</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 5 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>Fourth
        quarter 2015 sales guidance: volume growth of 2 percent expected at
        midpoint of range, inclusive of 1 percent related to first year effect
        of acquisitions; offset by 7 percent unfavorable currency translation
        at current rates</b></font></i>
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Fourth
        quarter 2015 GAAP diluted EPS guidance expected in the range of $1.00
        to $1.12, inclusive of a $0.01 per share short term purchase
        accounting charge related to the step-up in value of acquired inventory</b></font></i>
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Full
        year organic revenue growth of 4 percent at midpoint of fourth quarter
        guidance outpaces global GDP</b></font></i>
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    <p>
      WESTLAKE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 20, 2015--Nordson Corporation<b> </b>(Nasdaq:
      NDSN) today reported results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015.
      For the quarter ending July 31, 2015, sales were $463 million, a 1
      percent increase over the prior year&#8217;s third quarter. This change in
      sales included a 6 percent increase in organic volume, a 2 percent
      increase related to the first year effect of acquisitions, and a
      negative 7 percent impact related to the unfavorable effects of currency
      translation. Operating profit was $103 million, net income was $69
      million, and GAAP diluted earnings per share were $1.14. Prior year
      third quarter sales, operating profit, net income and diluted earnings
      per share were $459 million, $114 million, $78 million and $1.21,
      respectively. Diluted earnings per share in the current quarter include
      a $0.01 per share benefit related to a discrete tax item and a $0.03 per
      share charge related to restructuring and efficiency initiatives. A
      reconciliation of GAAP diluted EPS to normalized amounts and a
      calculation of free cash flow are included in the attached tables.
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      &#8220;Nordson delivered excellent organic growth of 6 percent in the third
      quarter compared to the prior year in a macroeconomic environment that
      remained challenging,&#8221; said Nordson President and Chief Executive
      Officer Michael F. Hilton. &#8220;Unfavorable currency translation continued
      to be a significant headwind given the strength of the U.S. dollar,
      negatively impacting revenue by 7 percent as compared to the prior year.
      From an operating perspective, we leveraged sequential revenue growth to
      generate operating margin of 22 percent in the third quarter, an
      increase of three percentage points compared to the second quarter.
      Earnings per share were impacted by one-time items related to
      operational and customer service continuous improvement initiatives
      within certain Advanced Technology segment product lines. Our approach
      to capital deployment in the quarter remained balanced, as we
      distributed approximately $13 million in dividends, invested $49 million
      for the repurchase of shares, and closed on the acquisition of Liquidyn,
      a German manufacturer of micro-dispensing valves that will add to our
      fluid management offering within the Advanced Technology segment.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Third Quarter Segment Results</b></u>
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    <p>
      All segments and all geographies, with the exception of Japan, delivered
      organic sales volume growth in the third quarter compared to the same
      period a year ago.
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    <p>
      Sales volume in Adhesive Dispensing Systems increased 4 percent compared
      to the third quarter a year ago. &#8220;Strength in rigid packaging,
      nonwovens, and general assembly product lines drove growth in the
      quarter, where our polymer product lines were essentially flat to the
      prior year,&#8221; said Hilton. The Adhesive Dispensing segment&#8217;s operating
      margin in the third quarter was 26 percent. Excluding the effect of
      negative currency translation in the quarter, the segment&#8217;s operating
      margin was 28 percent.
    </p>
    <p>
      In Advanced Technology Systems, third quarter sales volume increased 8
      percent over the prior year, inclusive of a 6 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 for fluid management components serving medical end markets was
      offset by lower demand for dispensing solutions. Operating margin for
      the Advanced Technology segment was 24 percent in the third quarter, or
      25 percent excluding one-time items. The effects of currency as compared
      to the prior year were negligible.
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    <p>
      Industrial Coating Systems organic sales volume increased 23 percent
      compared to the third quarter a year ago. &#8220;This segment delivered double
      digit organic growth in every product line, driven by consumer durable,
      automotive, industrial, electronic, and food and beverage end markets,&#8221;
      said Hilton. The Industrial Coatings segment&#8217;s operating margin was 19
      percent in the third quarter. Excluding the effect of negative currency
      translation in the quarter, the segment&#8217;s operating margin was 21
      percent.
    </p>
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    <p>
      Negative currency translation effects reduced total company sales by $33
      million, or 7 percent, reduced both overall gross margin and operating
      margin by more than 1 percentage point, and reduced diluted earnings per
      share by $0.16, all compared to the prior year&#8217;s third quarter. Detailed
      results by operating segment and geography are included in the attached
      tables, as is an earnings per share reconciliation table.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Fiscal Year-to-Date Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      For the first nine months of fiscal year 2015, sales were $1,242.5
      million, an increase of 1 percent over the prior year&#8217;s period. This
      increase in sales included a 5 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. Year to date operating profit was $242 million, net income
      was $161 million and GAAP diluted earnings per share were $2.61. Prior
      year-to-date sales, operating profit, net income and diluted earnings
      per share were $1.235.4 million, $261 million, $175 million and $2.71,
      respectively. Through the first nine months of the year, unfavorable
      currency effects reduced sales by $83 million, operating margin by 1
      percent, and diluted earnings per share by $0.39, all compared to the
      prior year.
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;Nordson has delivered organic volume growth of 5 percent year to date,
      a strong level in the current macroeconomic environment, and we have
      leveraged sequential volume increases to improve operating margin in
      each quarter,&#8221; said Hilton. &#8220;Our global team has continued to focus on
      delivering technology and support to customers across our many end
      markets while executing 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 August 16, 2015, measured in
      constant currency, increased by 5 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 and 2015 acquisitions were owned
      in both years.
    </p>
    <p>
      Backlog for the quarter ended July 31, 2015 was approximately $270
      million, an increase of 10 percent compared to the same period a year
      ago, and inclusive of 6 percent organic growth and 4 percent growth due
      to acquisitions. Current backlog decreased 5 percent compared to the
      second quarter ended April 30, 2015. Backlog amounts are calculated at
      July 31, 2015 exchange rates.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Outlook</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      At the midpoint of guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, total
      sales volume is expected in the range of down 7 percent to down 3
      percent compared to the prior year. This range is inclusive of organic
      volume down 1 percent to up 3 percent, 1 percent growth related to the
      first year effect of acquisitions, and negative 7 percent currency
      translation effect based on the current exchange rate environment.
      Operating margin is expected to be approximately 22 percent at this
      midpoint. GAAP diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the
      range of $1.00 to $1.12, inclusive of a $0.01 per share short term
      purchase accounting charge related to the step-up in value of acquired
      inventory. This outlook is also inclusive of an unfavorable currency
      translation effect of approximately $0.14 per share at current exchange
      rates.
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;Given our backlog and current order rates, organic growth is positive
      at the midpoint of our fourth quarter guidance, even in a soft
      macroeconomic environment and against challenging comparisons, and would
      result in full year organic growth of approximately four percent.
      Looking further ahead, most economists at this time are not forecasting
      significant macroeconomic improvement heading into the coming year. Our
      own visibility over the longer term is also limited. Given this
      uncertain outlook, we are taking actions in areas we can control to
      improve normalized margins in 2016, independent of sales volume
      leverage. The actions taken in the third quarter to optimize certain
      Advanced Technology product lines are among the first of these steps. We
      also are implementing a more concentrated effort around multiple
      continuous improvement initiatives, accelerating footprint consolidation
      activities, limiting additions to headcount, and reducing other
      spending. Overall, our global team is committed to providing a best in
      class experience to customers and delivering solid long term returns to
      shareholders. We remain confident in our business model and our ability
      to capitalize on the many opportunities available to us in the diverse
      end markets we serve.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Nordson will broadcast its third quarter conference call on its web site
      at <u>www.nordson.com/investors</u> on Friday, August 21, 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>
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        </div>
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    </div>
    <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>www.nordson.com</u>,
      @Nordson_Corp, or <u>www.facebook.com/nordson</u>.
    </p>
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        <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="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Dollars in thousands except for per-share amounts)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="4">
          &#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" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            THIRD QUARTER PERIOD
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Period Ending July 31, 2015
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="4">

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="4">

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          462,731
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          458,550
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,242,466
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,235,431
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          214,239
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          201,039
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          563,363
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          547,586
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          145,642
        </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 style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          143,056
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          437,021
        </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 style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          426,697
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Operating profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          102,850
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          114,455
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          242,082
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          261,148
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Interest expense - net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (4,393
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (3,673
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (12,558
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (10,451
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Other income (expense) - net
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (236
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (787
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (851
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          98,459
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          110,546
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          228,737
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          249,846
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          29,071
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          32,667
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          67,250
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          75,153
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Net Income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          69,388
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          77,879
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          161,487
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          174,693
        </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>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          14
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Return on average shareholders' equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          34
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          33
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          25
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          25
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </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 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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Average common shares outstanding (000's)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          60,578
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          63,482
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          61,235
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          63,888
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Average common shares and common share equivalents (000's)
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          61,099
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          64,141
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          61,759
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          64,519
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Basic earnings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.15
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.23
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.64
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.73
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.14
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.21
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.61
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.71
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Dividends paid
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          .66
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          .54
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Total dividends
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          13,350
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11,421
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          40,466
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          34,525
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <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="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u>CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          61,000
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          375,752
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          228,829
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          55,776
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          721,357
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          244,303
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          1,350,697
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          2,316,357
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          15,849
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          244,766
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          260,615
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          922,732
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          312,585
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          820,425
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          2,316,357
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,092
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          60,263
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
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      <tr>
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="35" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Dollars in thousands)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
        <td colspan="8">

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          THIRD QUARTER PERIOD
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="35" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Period Ending July 31, 2015
        </td>
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        <td colspan="35" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
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        <td>
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          &#160;
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          &#160;
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          &#160;
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          &#160;
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          &#160;
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          &#160;
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          &#160;
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        <td>
          &#160;
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        <td>

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        </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">

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

        </td>
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        <td>

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        <td colspan="2">

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        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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          Third Quarter
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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          % Growth over 2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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          Year-to-Date
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          211,649
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          226,762
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -10.7
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -6.7
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          609,135
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          668,187
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -9.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -8.8
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Advanced technology systems
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          184,888
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          174,636
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8.4
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -2.5
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          446,588
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          399,805
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          14.7
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -3.0
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11.7
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Industrial coating systems
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          66,194
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          57,152
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          23.1
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          -7.3
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          15.8
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          186,743
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          167,439
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          17.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          -5.7
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          11.5
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Total sales by business segment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          462,731
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          458,550
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          8.1
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          -7.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          0.9
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          1,242,466
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          1,235,431
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          7.3
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          -6.7
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          0.6
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </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="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" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Third 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" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u>OPERATING PROFIT BY BUSINESS SEGMENT</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          54,854
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          60,806
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          148,963
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          171,425
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          44,633
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          56,444
        </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 style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          96,221
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          97,664
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12,326
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,471
        </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 style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          27,604
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          21,762
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (8,963
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (10,266
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </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 style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (30,706
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (29,703
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Total operating profit by business segment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          102,850
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          114,455
        </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 style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          242,082
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          261,148
        </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="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" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Third Quarter
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          129,290
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          119,705
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8.0
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8.0
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          392,144
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          360,904
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8.7
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8.7
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Americas
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          34,929
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          31,296
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          24.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -12.6
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11.6
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          94,225
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          89,705
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          14.3
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5.0
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Europe
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          120,580
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          126,639
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -17.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          334,244
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          365,172
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6.7
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -15.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          26,647
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          34,593
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -7.3
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -15.7
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -23.0
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          76,679
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          89,727
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -14.9
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -14.5
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Asia Pacific
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          151,285
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          146,317
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          4.6
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          -1.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.4
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          345,174
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          329,923
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          6.4
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          -1.8
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          4.6
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Total Sales by Geographic Region
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          462,731
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          458,550
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          8.1
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          -7.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          0.9
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          1,242,466
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          1,235,431
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          7.3
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          -6.7
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          0.6
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </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 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="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" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Third 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" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u>FREE CASH FLOW BEFORE DIVIDENDS</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          69,388
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          77,879
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          161,487
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          174,693
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          16,849
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          14,608
        </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 style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          49,071
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          43,839
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,264
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,003
        </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 style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          14,515
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          13,307
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (39,643
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (14,721
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </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 style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (57,779
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (48,881
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          49,858
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          80,769
        </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 style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          167,294
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          182,958
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Additions to property, plant and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (12,715
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (11,442
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (48,898
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (27,936
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          488
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          278
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Free cash flow before dividends
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          37,210
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          69,506
        </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 style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          118,884
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          155,300
        </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>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </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>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </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">
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        <td colspan="7" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          ORDER RATES FOR 12-WEEK PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 16, 2015
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u>BUSINESS SEGMENT</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -9%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Advanced technology systems
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -13%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Total
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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<div style="text-align:left">
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Notes:
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          1. Numbers in this table are unaudited and exclude the effects of
          currency movements.
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            2. Pro-forma changes in order rates were calculated as though 2014
            and 2015 acquisitions were owned in both years.
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <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>
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        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          THIRD QUARTER PERIOD
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Period Ending July 31, 2015
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted EPS as reported (U.S. GAAP)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.14
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.21
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.61
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.71
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Short-term inventory purchase accounting adjustments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.01
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.02
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.03
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.03
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.01
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Pension settlement expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.02
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (0.01
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        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (0.01
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        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (0.04
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (0.01
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted EPS as adjusted (Non-GAAP)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          1.16
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          1.20
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          2.63
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          2.73
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            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.
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>

    </p>
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      CONTACT:<br>Nordson Corporation<br>James R. Jaye,&#160;440-414-5639<br>Director,
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