<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001214659-16-014385.txt : 20161102
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20161102171447
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001214659-16-014385
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161101
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161102
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161102

ISSUER:		

	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

	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

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RICHEY VICTOR L JR
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001216231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-07977
		FILM NUMBER:		161968993

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O ESCO TECHNOLOGIES
		STREET 2:		9900 A CLAYTON ROAD
		CITY:			ST. LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63124
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        <footnote id="F1">Effective November 1, 2016, the Company granted 1,283 restricted stock units as an annual grant to non-employee directors, valued at the then current market price of $97.43 per share. Such shares vest on October 31, 2017 unless, with certain exceptions, the reporting person ceases to be a director prior to the vesting date. The total holdings include 154 shares accrued from dividend payments through participation in the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan and pursuant to the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>Robert E. Veillette, Attorney-In-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-11-02</signatureDate>
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