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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-16-006575
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160822
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160822
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160822

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:		161845543

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		28601 CLEMENS ROAD
		CITY:			WESTLAKE
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44145
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date of
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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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      Item 2.02. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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      On August 22, 2016, Nordson Corporation issued a press release relating
      to its results of operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2016.&#160;&#160;A
      copy is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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      Item 9.01.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits
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      c.)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Exhibits
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      99.1 &#160;&#160;Press release of Nordson Corporation dated August 22, 2016.<br>
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            August 22, 2016
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            Gregory A. Thaxton
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      Form 8-K<br>Exhibit Index<br><br>
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            99.1
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            Press release of Nordson Corporation dated as of August 22, 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 Fiscal 2016 Third Quarter Results with Record
      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 6 percent from prior year&#8217;s third quarter to $490 million,
        inclusive of 4 percent organic growth</b></font></i>
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        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Operating
        profit grows to $124 million, a 20 percent increase compared to the
        prior year&#8217;s third 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 25 percent of sales, a 3 percentage point
        improvement compared to the prior year&#8217;s third quarter</b></font></i>
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>GAAP
        diluted EPS grows to $1.46, a 28 percent increase compared to the
        prior year&#8217;s third 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>Pro-forma
        12 week order rates increase 16 percent over same period a year ago</b></font></i>
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      WESTLAKE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 22, 2016--Nordson Corporation<b> </b>(Nasdaq:
      NDSN) today reported results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2016.
      For the quarter ending July 31, 2016, sales were $490 million, a 6
      percent increase from the prior year&#8217;s third quarter. This change in
      sales includes a 4 percent increase in organic volume, a 2 percent
      increase related to the first year effect of acquisitions, and less than
      1 percent negative impact related to the unfavorable effects of currency
      translation. Operating profit was $124 million, net income was $84
      million, and diluted earnings per share were $1.46. Prior year third
      quarter sales, operating profit, net income and diluted earnings per
      share were $463 million, $103 million, $69 million and $1.14,
      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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      &#8220;Nordson delivered record revenue and profitability in the third quarter
      as our global team continued meeting customer needs across our diverse
      end markets and driving efficiency throughout our operations,&#8221; said
      Michael F. Hilton, Nordson President and Chief Executive Officer. &#8220;We
      generated very solid organic growth of 4 percent in the quarter compared
      to a period of robust growth a year ago, outperforming the continuing
      low-growth global macroeconomic environment. Operating margin in the
      quarter was 25 percent, a three percentage point improvement compared to
      the previous year&#8217;s third quarter, with incremental operating margin in
      the quarter of 77 percent and earnings per share growth of 28 percent,
      both over the prior year third quarter. Shortly after the end of the
      quarter, Nordson&#8217;s Board of Directors increased our dividend by 13
      percent, marking the 53<sup>rd</sup> consecutive year Nordson has raised
      its annual dividend.&#8221;
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    <p>
      <u><b>Third Quarter Segment Results</b></u>
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    <p>
      Adhesive Dispensing Systems organic sales volume increased 4 percent
      compared to the prior year&#8217;s third quarter, with additional volume
      growth of 1 percent related to the first year effect of the WAFO
      acquisition. &#8220;Strength in consumer non-durable and general product
      assembly markets in the current quarter helped drive excellent organic
      growth in this segment for the fifth straight quarter,&#8221; said Hilton.
      Geographically, Europe and the U.S. led the growth. Reported operating
      margin in the segment was 27 percent in the quarter, or 28 percent on a
      normalized basis to exclude non-recurring charges related to
      restructuring initiatives.
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    <p>
      Advanced Technology Systems organic sales volume increased 6 percent
      compared to the prior year&#8217;s third quarter, with additional volume
      growth of 5 percent related to the first year effect of the Liquidyn and
      MatriX acquisitions. &#8220;We generated robust organic growth in the third
      quarter compared to the prior year based on strong demand for automated
      and semi-automated dispense equipment in electronic end markets and
      fluid management components for medical end markets,&#8221; said Hilton.
      Geographically, Japan, Asia Pacific and the United States led the
      growth. Volume leverage, product mix and continuous improvement
      initiatives helped drive reported segment operating margin to 31
      percent, an increase of seven percentage points compared to the same
      quarter a year ago.
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      Industrial Coating Systems sales volume decreased 3 percent from the
      prior year&#8217;s third quarter. &#8220;Sales 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;Strength in powder and
      liquid coating product lines during the current quarter was offset by
      softness in other product lines. Growth in Europe and the United States
      was offset by other geographies.&#8221; Reported operating margin was 17
      percent in the quarter, or 18 percent on a normalized basis to exclude
      non-recurring charges related to restructuring initiatives.
    </p>
    <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 August 14, 2016, measured in
      constant currency, increased by 16 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>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt">
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        </div>
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        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      Backlog for the quarter ended July 31, 2016 was approximately $333
      million, an increase of 22 percent compared to the same period a year
      ago, and inclusive of 20 percent organic growth and 2 percent growth due
      to acquisitions. Backlog amounts are calculated at July 31, 2016
      exchange rates.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Outlook</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, sales are expected to increase 6
      percent to 10 percent as compared to the fourth quarter a year ago. This
      growth includes organic volume growth of 5 percent to 9 percent and 1
      percent growth from the first year effect of acquisitions. The effect of
      currency translation is expected to be minimal compared to the prior
      year based on the current exchange rate environment. At the midpoint of
      this sales outlook and excluding any potential one-time charges
      associated with restructuring initiatives, operating margin is expected
      to be approximately 22 percent, and diluted earnings per share are
      expected to be in the range of $1.15 to $1.27.
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;A strong backlog, solid order rates, and continued customer project
      activity lead us to forecast robust growth, improved operating margin
      and higher earnings per share in our fourth quarter compared to the
      prior year,&#8221; said Hilton. &#8220;At the low end<i> </i>of our
      fourth quarter guidance, Nordson is on track to deliver full year
      records for revenue, operating profit and diluted earnings per share.
      We&#8217;re on pace for full year organic growth of approximately 5 percent
      compared to the prior year, a strong level reflecting our ability to
      leverage our technology, service and global footprint in growth niches
      across the diverse end markets we serve. Over the long term, we remain
      focused on using tools within the Nordson Business System to drive
      growth, enhance margins and create sustained shareholder value.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Nordson will broadcast its third-quarter conference call on its web site
      at <u>www.nordson.com/investors</u> on Tuesday, August 23, 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.
    </p>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt">
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        <div style="text-align: left">

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

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      Except for historical information and comparisons contained herein,
      statements included in this release may constitute &#8220;forward-looking
      statements,&#8221; as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
      of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and
      other factors, as discussed in the company&#8217;s filing with the Securities
      and Exchange Commission that could cause actual results to differ.
    </p>
    <p>
      Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures and markets differentiated
      products and systems used for the precision dispensing of adhesives,
      coatings, sealants, biomaterials, polymers, plastics and other
      materials, fluid management, test and inspection, UV curing and plasma
      surface treatment, all supported by application expertise and direct
      global sales and service. Nordson serves a wide variety of consumer
      non-durable, durable and technology end markets including packaging,
      nonwovens, electronics, medical, appliances, energy, transportation,
      construction, and general product assembly and finishing. Founded in
      1954 and headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, the company has operations and
      support offices in more than 35 countries. Visit Nordson on the web at <u>http://www.nordson.com</u>,
      @Nordson_Corp, or <u>www.facebook.com/nordson</u>.
    </p>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt">
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        <div style="text-align: left">

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

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Dollars in thousands except for per-share amounts)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="4">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

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

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            THIRD QUARTER PERIOD
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Period Ending July 31, 2016
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          2016
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          2016
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          489,899
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,299,711
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          216,679
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          581,179
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          149,534
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          145,642
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          440,964
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          437,021
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; 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 valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Operating profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          123,686
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          277,568
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (4,471
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (14,989
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (12,558
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Other income (expense) - net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          (1,978
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          551
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          117,237
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          263,130
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          33,023
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          67,154
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          67,250
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; 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 valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Net Income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          84,214
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          195,976
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          13
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Return on average shareholders' equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          37
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; 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 valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Average common shares outstanding (000's)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          57,085
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          57,012
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          57,616
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          57,419
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3.44
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.46
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3.41
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          .72
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          13,690
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          41,008
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Dollars in thousands except for per-share amounts)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            THIRD QUARTER PERIOD
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Period Ending July 31, 2016
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 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 colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          July 31
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          2016
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          60,294
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          50,268
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Receivables
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          412,605
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          239,611
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          225,672
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Other current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          57,140
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          46,101
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          769,650
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          267,567
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          249,940
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          1,372,308
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          2,409,525
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          17,615
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          23,950
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          260,805
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          266,826
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          278,420
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,026,553
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          292,745
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          317,009
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Total shareholders' equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          811,807
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          2,409,525
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          6,106
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          57,192
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="35" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="35" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="35" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Dollars in thousands)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="35" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            THIRD QUARTER PERIOD
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="35" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Period Ending July 31, 2016
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="35" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          % Growth over 2015
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          2016
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          Volume
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          Currency
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          Total
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          2016
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          Volume
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          Currency
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          Total
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          220,800
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -0.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          645,269
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          205,372
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -0.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          11.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          481,787
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -1.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          7.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Industrial coating systems
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          63,727
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          -2.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          -1.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          -3.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          172,655
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          -5.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          -7.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          489,899
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          6.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          5.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          1,299,711
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          6.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          -2.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          4.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          2016
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          2016
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          60,423
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          173,760
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          63,115
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          109,819
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          10,612
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          25,082
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          (10,464
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          (31,093
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          123,686
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          277,568
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          242,082
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; 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 colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          % Growth over 2015
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          2016
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          2016
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          135,067
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          383,720
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -2.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -2.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Americas
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          30,534
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -7.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -5.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          90,823
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -3.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Europe
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          128,583
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -1.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          6.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          374,234
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          15.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          12.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Japan
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          34,709
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          12.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          30.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          83,578
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          7.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          9.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Asia Pacific
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          161,006
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          8.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          -2.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          367,356
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          9.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          -3.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          489,899
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          6.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          5.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          1,299,711
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          6.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          -2.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          4.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          2016
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          2016
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          84,214
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          195,976
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          17,662
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          52,824
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4,455
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          13,213
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          (38,485
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          (67,279
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          67,846
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          194,734
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (19,931
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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          (45,452
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          173
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
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        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          1,044
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          48,088
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          37,210
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; 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>
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          150,326
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="9" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          ORDER RATES FOR 12-WEEK PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 14, 2016
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>BUSINESS SEGMENT</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          9%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Advanced technology systems
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          7%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Industrial coating systems
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          37%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          46%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td>
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      <tr>
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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          16%
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        </td>
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<div style="text-align:left">
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        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Notes:
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1. Numbers in this table are unaudited and exclude the effects of
          currency movements.
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            2. Pro-forma changes in order rates were calculated as though 2015
            acquisitions were owned in both years.
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        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>
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    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt">
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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 style="text-align: right">

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

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

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

        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            THIRD QUARTER PERIOD
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Period Ending July 31, 2016
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        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
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            (Unaudited)
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        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          2016
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          2016
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          2015
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Diluted EPS as reported (U.S. GAAP)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.46
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3.41
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Short-term inventory purchase accounting adjustments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0.05
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (0.19
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (0.04
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Other pre-tax items related to discrete tax benefits
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          0.02
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          1.47
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          3.27
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Adjusted EPS and operating margin are not measurements of
            financial performance under GAAP, and should not be considered as
            alternatives to EPS and operating margin determined in accordance
            with GAAP. Management believes that EPS and operating margin as
            adjusted to exclude the items in the tables above assist in
            understanding the results of Nordson Corporation. Our calculations
            of these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to the
            calculations of similarly titled measures reported by other
            companies.
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    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Nordson Corporation<br>James R. Jaye, 440-414-5639<br>Senior
      Director, Communications &amp; Investor Relations<br><u>Jim.Jaye@nordson.com</u>
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