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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-16-005704
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160523
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160523
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160523

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:		161669459

	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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      8-K</font><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">CURRENT
      REPORT</font><br><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date of
      Report (Date of earliest event reported): &#160;May 23, 2016</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><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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          (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. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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      On May 23, 2016, Nordson Corporation issued a press release relating to
      its results of operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2016.&#160;&#160;A copy
      is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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      Item 9.01.&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits
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      c.)&#160;&#160;Exhibits
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;99.1 Press release of Nordson Corporation dated May 23, 2016.
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
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            May 23, 2016
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      Form 8-K<br>Exhibit Index<br><br>
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            99.1
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            Press release of Nordson Corporation dated as of May 23, 2016.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Nordson
      Corporation Reports Record Second Quarter Revenue, Operating Profit and
      Diluted Earnings per Share</b></font>
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        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Sales
        increase 9 percent from prior year&#8217;s second quarter to $438 million,
        inclusive of 8 percent organic growth</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Operating
        profit grows to $102 million, a 33 percent increase compared to the
        prior year&#8217;s second quarter</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Operating
        margin expands to 23 percent of sales, a 4 percentage point
        improvement compared to the prior year&#8217;s second quarter</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>GAAP
        diluted EPS grows to $1.23, a 54 percent increase compared to the
        prior year&#8217;s second quarter</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Free
        cash flow before dividends in the quarter is $65 million</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Pro-forma
        12 week order rates increase 4 percent over same period a year ago</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Third
        quarter 2016 guidance: sales expected to increase 1 to 5 percent over
        prior year; GAAP diluted EPS in the range of $1.25 to $1.37</b></font></i>
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      WESTLAKE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2016--Nordson Corporation<b> </b>(Nasdaq:
      NDSN) today reported results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2016.
      For the quarter ending April 30, 2016, sales were $438 million, a 9
      percent increase from the prior year&#8217;s second quarter. This change in
      sales included an 8 percent increase in organic volume, a 2 percent
      increase related to the first year effect of acquisitions, and a
      negative 1 percent impact related to the unfavorable effects of currency
      translation. Operating profit was $102 million, net income was $71
      million, and diluted earnings per share were $1.23. Prior year second
      quarter sales, operating profit, net income and diluted earnings per
      share were $401 million, $76 million, $49 million and $0.80,
      respectively. 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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    <p>
      &#8220;Nordson&#8217;s global team delivered record second quarter sales, operating
      profit and diluted earnings per share,&#8221; said Nordson President and Chief
      Executive Officer Michael F. Hilton. &#8220;We generated outstanding organic
      growth of 8 percent in the quarter through our ongoing technology,
      application, product-tiering and segmentation initiatives and by meeting
      robust customer demand in consumer non-durable, electronics and medical
      end markets. We leveraged the strong top line growth and our continuous
      improvement efforts to drive reported operating margin to 23 percent in
      the quarter, an increase of 4 percentage points from the prior year,
      with incremental operating margin in the quarter of 69 percent and
      earnings growth of 54 percent over the prior year second quarter. We
      achieved these results in the quarter while continuing to execute on our
      longer term growth and margin enhancement initiatives.&#8221;
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      <u><b>Second Quarter Segment Results</b></u>
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    <p>
      Adhesive Dispensing Systems organic sales volume increased 9 percent
      compared to the prior year&#8217;s second quarter, with additional volume
      growth of less than 1 percent related to the first year effect of the
      WAFO acquisition. &#8220;This is the fourth consecutive quarter of excellent
      organic growth in this segment,&#8221; said Hilton. &#8220;Growth in the current
      quarter was broad based as we generated strong organic growth in all
      product lines driven by consumer non-durable end markets.
      Geographically, Europe and the U.S. led the growth.&#8221; Reported operating
      margin in the segment improved 3 percentage points from the prior year
      to 28 percent in the quarter, or 29 percent on a normalized basis to
      exclude one-time charges related to restructuring initiatives.
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      Advanced Technology Systems sales volume increased 23 percent compared
      to the prior year&#8217;s second quarter, including a 20 percent increase in
      organic volume and a 3 percent increase related to the first year effect
      of acquisitions. &#8220;The momentum in order rates and project activity we
      described earlier this year resulted in robust organic growth and
      significantly improved operating margin in the current quarter compared
      to the same period a year ago,&#8221; said Hilton. &#8220;The growth was broad based
      with increased demand for automated dispensing and test and inspection
      solutions in electronic end markets, as well as continued strength in
      fluid management components for medical and industrial end markets.
      Customers in Asia Pacific, Europe and the Americas drove the growth.&#8221;
      Reported operating margin in the segment improved 5 percentage points
      from the prior year to 24 percent in the quarter, or 25 percent on a
      normalized basis to exclude one-time charges related to restructuring
      initiatives and short-term purchase accounting charges related to the
      step-up in value of acquired inventory.
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    <p>
      Industrial Coating Systems sales volume decreased 13 percent from the
      prior year&#8217;s second quarter. &#8220;Sales in most product lines were impacted
      by very challenging comparisons to the prior year, where total segment
      volume was up 23 percent at this time a year ago,&#8221; said Hilton.
      &#8220;Softness in the U.S. and Japan offset growth in Europe, Asia Pacific
      and the Americas. Sequentially, sales volume in the current quarter
      increased at a pace more typical of this segment than the accelerated
      rate of a year ago.&#8221; Reported operating margin improved by 1 percentage
      point from the prior year to 18 percent in the quarter, or 19 percent on
      a normalized basis to exclude non-recurring charges related to
      continuous improvement restructuring initiatives.
    </p>
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        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      Detailed results by operating segment and geography are included in the
      attached tables.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Order Rates and Backlog</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Order rates for the 12-week period ending May 15, 2016, measured in
      constant currency, increased by 4 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 2015 acquisitions were owned in both
      years.
    </p>
    <p>
      Backlog for the quarter ended April 30, 2016 was approximately $302
      million, an increase of 5 percent compared to the same period a year
      ago, and inclusive of 3 percent organic growth and 2 percent growth due
      to acquisitions. Backlog amounts are calculated at April 30, 2016
      exchange rates.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Outlook</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      For the third quarter of fiscal 2016, sales are expected to increase 1
      percent to 5 percent as compared to the third quarter a year ago. This
      growth includes organic volume down 1 percent to up 3 percent, 3 percent
      growth from the first year effect of acquisitions, and a negative
      currency effect of 1 percent based on the current exchange rate
      environment. At the midpoint of this outlook, operating margin is
      expected to be approximately 24 percent, and GAAP diluted earnings per
      share are expected to be in the range of $1.25 to $1.37.
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;Our current backlog, recent order rates and project timing lead us to
      forecast modest organic volume growth at the midpoint of our third
      quarter guidance,&#8221; said Hilton. &#8220;This outlook compares against a period
      of strong organic growth a year ago and is against a current backdrop of
      continuing weakness in the global macroeconomic environment. Beyond this
      near term view, we&#8217;re continuing to execute on activities we expect will
      drive value for shareholders over the long term. Specifically, we
      continue to focus on innovative products, tiering, new applications and
      emerging market penetration to drive growth. We&#8217;re also pleased to
      report that we're making solid progress on our previously announced
      margin enhancement initiative using tools within the Nordson Business
      System and we remain on track to meet our goal of 200 basis points
      improvement to fiscal 2015 normalized operating margin by the end of
      fiscal 2017.&#8221;
    </p>
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          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

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      </div>
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        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      Nordson will broadcast its second-quarter conference call on its web
      site at <u>www.nordson.com/investors</u> on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 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, Senior Director of Communications &amp;
      Investor Relations at (440) 414-5639 or <u>jim.jaye@nordson.com</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      Except for historical information and comparisons contained herein,
      statements included in this release may constitute &#8220;forward-looking
      statements,&#8221; as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
      of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and
      other factors, as discussed in the company&#8217;s filing with the Securities
      and Exchange Commission that could cause actual results to differ.
    </p>
    <p>
      Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures and markets differentiated
      products and systems used for the precision dispensing of adhesives,
      coatings, sealants, biomaterials, polymers, plastics and other
      materials, fluid management, test and inspection, UV curing and plasma
      surface treatment, all supported by application expertise and direct
      global sales and service. Nordson serves a wide variety of consumer
      non-durable, durable and technology end markets including packaging,
      nonwovens, electronics, medical, appliances, energy, transportation,
      construction, and general product assembly and finishing. Founded in
      1954 and headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, the company has operations and
      support offices in more than 35 countries. Visit Nordson on the web at <u>http://www.nordson.com</u>,
      @Nordson_Corp, or <u>www.facebook.com/nordson</u>.
    </p>
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        <div style="text-align: center">

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

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

        </div>
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        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="11">

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="11">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="17">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            SECOND QUARTER PERIOD
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="17">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Period Ending April 30, 2016
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="17">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </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>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2016
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2015
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2016
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2015
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 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">
          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">
          437,592
        </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">
          400,727
        </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">
          809,812
        </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">
          779,735
        </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">
          189,187
        </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">
          178,837
        </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">
          364,500
        </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">
          349,124
        </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-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          146,501
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          145,476
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          291,430
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          291,379
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 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">
          101,904
        </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">
          76,414
        </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">
          153,882
        </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">
          139,232
        </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">
          (4,812
        </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">
          (4,162
        </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">
          (10,518
        </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">
          (8,165
        </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-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          1,727
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2,529
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (789
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 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">
          98,819
        </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">
          71,565
        </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">
          145,893
        </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">
          130,278
        </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-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          28,218
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          34,131
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          38,179
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 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="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          70,601
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          111,762
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          92,099
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 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 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">
          16
        </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
        </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>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12
        </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">
          41
        </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">
          23
        </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">
          22
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" 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">
          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">
          56,952
        </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">
          61,116
        </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">
          56,975
        </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">
          61,569
        </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">
          57,334
        </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">
          61,638
        </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">
          57,320
        </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">
          62,094
        </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">
          1.24
        </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">
          .81
        </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">
          1.96
        </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">
          1.50
        </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">
          1.23
        </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">
          .80
        </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">
          1.95
        </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">
          1.48
        </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">
          .24
        </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">
          .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">
          .48
        </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">
          .44
        </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">
          13,664
        </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">
          13,481
        </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">
          27,318
        </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">
          27,116
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          (Dollars in thousands except for per-share amounts)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          SECOND QUARTER PERIOD
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          Period Ending April 30, 2016
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          (Unaudited)
        </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">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u>CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2016
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2015
        </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">
          47,919
        </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">
          50,268
        </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">
          382,813
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          389,550
        </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">
          240,645
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          225,672
        </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-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          52,089
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          46,101
        </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">
          723,466
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          711,591
        </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">
          257,196
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          249,940
        </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-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          1,391,522
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          1,398,913
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          2,372,184
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          2,360,444
        </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">
          18,034
        </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">
          23,950
        </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-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          252,767
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          266,826
        </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">
          270,801
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          290,776
        </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">
          1,054,981
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,092,643
        </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">
          309,704
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          317,009
        </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-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          736,698
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          660,016
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          2,372,184
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          2,360,444
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" 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">
          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 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">
          6,104
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,232
        </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">
          57,051
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          57,358
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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<div style="text-align:left">
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="34">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="37">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="37">
          FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="37">
          (Dollars in thousands)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="34">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="37">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            SECOND QUARTER PERIOD
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="37">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Period Ending April 30, 2016
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="37">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="9">
          % Growth over 2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="8">
          Year-to-Date
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="8">
          % Growth over 2015
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u>SALES BY BUSINESS SEGMENT</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2016
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2015
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          Currency
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2016
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2015
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          Currency
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          Total
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <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>

        </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" colspan="2">
          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">
          221,030
        </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">
          203,273
        </td>
        <td>

        </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">
          -0.6
        </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">
          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 style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          424,469
        </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">
          397,486
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          10.6
        </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">
          -3.8
        </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">
          6.8
        </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" colspan="2">
          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">
          158,555
        </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">
          129,482
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          23.2
        </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">
          -0.7
        </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">
          22.5
        </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">
          276,415
        </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">
          261,700
        </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">
          -1.7
        </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">
          5.6
        </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>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          58,007
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          67,972
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 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">
          -13.3
        </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">
          -1.4
        </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>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          -14.7
        </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="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          108,928
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          120,549
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 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">
          -6.8
        </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">
          -2.8
        </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">
          -9.6
        </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>

        </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>

        </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" colspan="2">
          Total sales by business segment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          437,592
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          10.0
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          -0.8
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          9.2
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          809,812
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          -3.0
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          3.9
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <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>

        </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>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="7">
          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" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u>OPERATING PROFIT BY BUSINESS SEGMENT</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2016
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2015
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2016
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2015
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 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>

        </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>

        </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" colspan="2">
          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">
          62,977
        </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">
          50,780
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </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">
          113,337
        </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">
          94,109
        </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" colspan="2">
          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">
          38,731
        </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">
          24,770
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </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">
          46,704
        </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">
          51,588
        </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>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          10,292
        </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">
          11,514
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </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">
          14,470
        </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">
          15,278
        </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>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (10,096
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (20,629
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </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>

        </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" colspan="2">
          Total operating profit by business segment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          101,904
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          153,882
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          139,232
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 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 colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </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>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="8">
          Second Quarter
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="10">
          % Growth over 2015
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="8">
          Year-to-Date
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="8">
          % Growth over 2015
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u>SALES BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2016
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2015
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          Currency
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2016
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2015
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          Currency
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          Total
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <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>

        </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>

        </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">
          131,262
        </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">
          140,030
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -6.3
        </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">
          -
        </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">
          -6.3
        </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">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          248,653
        </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">
          262,854
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -5.4
        </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">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -5.4
        </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>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          33,582
        </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">
          31,028
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          15.4
        </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">
          -7.2
        </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">
          8.2
        </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">
          60,289
        </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">
          59,296
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11.2
        </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">
          -9.5
        </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">
          1.7
        </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">
          Europe
        </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">
          125,933
        </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">
          105,097
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          19.5
        </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">
          0.3
        </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">
          19.8
        </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">
          245,651
        </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">
          213,663
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          20.6
        </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">
          -5.6
        </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">
          15.0
        </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">
          Japan
        </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">
          29,366
        </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">
          28,499
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -3.2
        </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">
          6.2
        </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">
          3.0
        </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">
          48,869
        </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">
          50,032
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -4.9
        </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">
          2.6
        </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">
          -2.3
        </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>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          117,449
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          96,073
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 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">
          25.2
        </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">
          -3.0
        </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>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          22.2
        </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="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          206,350
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          193,890
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 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">
          9.9
        </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">
          -3.5
        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <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>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <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>

        </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" colspan="2">
          Total Sales by Geographic Region
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          437,592
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          10.0
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          -0.8
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          9.2
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          809,812
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          -3.0
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          3.9
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <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>

        </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>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom" colspan="7">
          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" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u>FREE CASH FLOW BEFORE DIVIDENDS</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2016
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2015
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2016
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2015
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 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>

        </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>

        </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>

        </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">
          70,601
        </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">
          49,214
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </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">
          111,762
        </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">
          92,099
        </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" colspan="2">
          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">
          17,952
        </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">
          16,238
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </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">
          35,162
        </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">
          32,222
        </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>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,566
        </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">
          4,386
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </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">
          8,758
        </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">
          11,251
        </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" colspan="2">
          Changes in operating assets and liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (14,768
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (28,794
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          (18,136
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 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" colspan="2">
          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">
          78,351
        </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">
          91,524
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </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">
          126,888
        </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">
          117,436
        </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>

        </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>

        </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" colspan="2">
          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">
          (14,428
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          64,707
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          72,308
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          102,238
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          81,674
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            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
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          ORDER RATES FOR 12-WEEK PERIOD ENDING MAY 15, 2016
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="9">
          CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR
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            <u>% CHANGE</u>
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          Adhesive dispensing systems
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          7
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          %
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          United States
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          3
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          Advanced technology systems
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          4
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          %
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          Industrial coating systems
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        <td>

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          -3
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          4
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          Asia Pacific
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          4
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          1. Numbers in this table are unaudited and exclude the effects of
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            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
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        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="16">
          RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
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            Period Ending April 30, 2016
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          2016
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          &#160;
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          2015
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2016
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          2015
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </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">
          1.23
        </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">
          0.80
        </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">
          1.95
        </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">
          1.48
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </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 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">
          0.01
        </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">
          0.02
        </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>
        <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>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Litigation settlement
        </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 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">
          -
        </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 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">
          -
        </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 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>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Discrete tax items
        </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 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">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.16
        </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">
          (0.03
        </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 pre-tax items related to discrete tax benefits
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (0.03
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (0.03
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </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="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            1.19
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          0.80
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            1.80
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt" valign="bottom">
          1.48
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="16">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
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          Adjusted EPS and operating margin are not measurements of financial
          performance under GAAP, and should not be considered as alternatives
          to EPS and operating margin determined in accordance with GAAP.
          Management believes that EPS and operating margin as adjusted to
          exclude the items in the tables above assist in understanding the
          results of Nordson Corporation. Our calculations of these non-GAAP
          measures may not be comparable to the calculations of similarly
          titled measures reported by other companies.
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    <p>

    </p>
    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Nordson Corporation<br>James R. Jaye<br>Senior Director,
      Communications &amp; Investor Relations<br>440-414-5639<br><u>Jim.Jaye@nordson.com</u>
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