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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-17-001633
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170522
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170522
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170522

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:		17861313

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		28601 CLEMENS ROAD
		CITY:			WESTLAKE
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44145
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">UNITED
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      8-K</font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">CURRENT
      REPORT</font><br><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">Pursuant
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">Date of
      Report (Date of earliest event reported): &#160;May 22, 2017</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"></font><br>
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            34-0590250
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          28601 Clemens Road, Westlake, Ohio
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          (440) 892-1580
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      Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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      Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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      On May 22, 2017, Nordson Corporation issued a press release relating to
      its results of operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2017.&#160;&#160;A copy
      is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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      Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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      d.)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Exhibits
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 99.1 Press release of Nordson Corporation dated May
      22, 2017.
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant to
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            May 22, 2017
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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 May 22, 2017.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p>
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Nordson
      Corporation Reports Fiscal Year 2017 Second Quarter Results Leading to
      Record First Half Revenue and Earnings Per Share</b></font>
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        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Sales
        increase 13 percent from prior year&#8217;s second quarter to $496 million,
        with all three segments contributing to 9 percent organic growth</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>GAAP
        diluted EPS is $1.11; adjusted diluted EPS is $1.35 and an increase of
        13 percent compared to the prior year&#8217;s second quarter</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Fiscal
        year-to-date EBITDA increases 13 percent compared to prior year to
        $217 million; fiscal year-to-date free cash flow before dividends
        increases 13 percent compared to prior year to $116 million, or 101
        percent of net income</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 13 percent over same period a year ago</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Third
        quarter 2017 guidance: sales expected to increase 15 to 19 percent
        over prior year, inclusive of 6 to 10 percent organic volume growth;
        GAAP diluted EPS in the range of $1.51 to $1.65, or $1.57 to $1.71 on
        an adjusted basis</b></font></i>
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    <p>
      WESTLAKE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2017--Nordson Corporation<b> </b>(Nasdaq:
      NDSN) today reported results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2017.
      For the quarter ending April 30, 2017, sales were $496 million, a 13
      percent increase from the prior year&#8217;s second quarter. This change in
      sales included a 9 percent increase in organic volume, a 6 percent
      increase related to the first year effect of acquisitions, and a
      negative 2 percent impact related to the unfavorable effects of currency
      translation as compared to the prior year&#8217;s second quarter. Reported
      operating profit was $104 million, net income was $65 million, and GAAP
      diluted earnings per share were $1.11. Prior year second quarter sales,
      operating profit, net income and diluted earnings per share were $438
      million, $102 million, $71 million and $1.23, respectively. A
      reconciliation of GAAP diluted EPS to adjusted diluted EPS is included
      in the attached tables.
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    <p>
      &#8220;These results demonstrate the underlying strength of our base business,
      the strategic fit of our recent acquisitions, and strong execution
      across the enterprise by our global team,&#8221; said Nordson President and
      Chief Executive Officer Michael F. Hilton. &#8220;Excluding the Vention
      Medical AT acquisition which was not included in our quarterly guidance,
      our performance exceeded the high end of our revenue expectations, and
      operating margin expanded by one percentage point above the prior year
      second quarter. Second quarter organic sales growth of 9 percent is
      against a very challenging prior year comparison and is the result of
      organic growth in all segments and geographies. We&#8217;re also pleased with
      the four acquisitions we have added fiscal year to date, including
      Vention which closed during the quarter, all of which are performing as
      expected and where integration efforts are proceeding as planned.&#8221;
      Diluted earnings per share as adjusted grew 13 percent to $1.35 as
      compared to last year&#8217;s second quarter. Through the first six months of
      the fiscal year, EBITDA increased 13 percent compared to the prior year
      to $217 million, and free cash flow before dividends increased 13
      percent to $116 million, representing strong cash conversion of 101
      percent of net income. Adjusted EBITDA increased 20 percent and adjusted
      free cash flow before dividends increased 23 percent compared to the
      prior year. Calculations for EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow
      before dividends, and adjusted free cash flow before dividends are
      included in the attached tables.
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    <p>
      <u><b>Second Quarter Segment Results</b></u>
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    <p>
      Adhesive Dispensing Systems sales volume increased 5 percent compared to
      the prior year&#8217;s second quarter. &#8220;This is excellent organic growth for
      the segment against a challenging comparison, where organic growth was 9
      percent in the same period last year,&#8221; said Hilton. &#8220;Packaging, general
      product assembly and polymer processing product lines drove the current
      quarter&#8217;s growth, with Asia Pacific and the Americas being the strongest
      areas geographically.&#8221; Reported operating margin in the segment was 29
      percent in the quarter.
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      Advanced Technology Systems sales volume increased 34 percent compared
      to the prior year&#8217;s second quarter, including a 18 percent increase in
      organic volume and a 16 percent increase related to the first year
      effect of acquisitions. &#8220;The 18 percent organic volume growth is a very
      strong level against a very challenging prior year comparison where
      organic volume growth was 20 percent,&#8221; said Hilton. &#8220;The current
      quarter&#8217;s organic growth was broad based and increased by double digits
      across our product lines serving electronics, medical and industrial end
      markets and in all geographies except the Americas.&#8221; Reported operating
      margin in the segment improved 2 percentage points from the prior year
      to 26 percent in the quarter, or 27 percent when excluding short-term
      purchase accounting charges for the step-up in value of acquired
      inventory.
    </p>
    <p>
      Industrial Coating Systems sales volume increased 3 percent compared to
      the prior year&#8217;s second quarter. &#8220;The sales volume increase was driven
      by our liquid painting and container coating product lines, with the
      U.S., Japan and Asia Pacific being strongest regionally,&#8221; said Hilton.
      Reported operating margin in the segment was 17 percent in the quarter.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt">
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        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      Detailed results by operating segment and geography are included in the
      attached tables.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Order Rates and Backlog</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Order rates for the 12-week period ending May 14, 2017, measured in
      constant currency, increased by 13 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 2016 and 2017 acquisitions were owned
      in both years.
    </p>
    <p>
      Backlog for the quarter ended April 30, 2017 was approximately $403
      million, an increase of 37 percent compared to the same period a year
      ago, and inclusive of 18 percent organic growth and 19 percent growth
      due to acquisitions. Backlog amounts are calculated at April 30, 2017
      exchange rates.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Outlook</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      For the third quarter of fiscal 2017, sales are expected to increase 15
      percent to 19 percent as compared to the third quarter a year ago. This
      growth includes organic volume up 6 percent to up 10 percent, 10 percent
      growth from the first year effect of acquisitions, and a negative
      currency effect of 1 percent based on the current exchange rate
      environment. At the midpoint of this outlook, operating margin is
      expected to be approximately 24 percent, and GAAP diluted earnings per
      share are expected to be in the range of $1.51 to $1.65. This range of
      GAAP diluted earnings per share includes a charge of approximately $0.03
      per share for previously announced restructuring related to facility
      consolidation within our Adhesive Dispensing segment, a charge of
      approximately $0.02 per share for short-term purchase accounting related
      to the step-up in value of acquired inventory, and an estimated
      corporate charge of $0.01 cent per share for acquisition transaction
      costs. EBITDA is expected to be approximately $164 million, an increase
      of 18 percent over the prior year.
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;We are forecasting strong third quarter organic sales volume growth in
      each of our segments given the strength of our current backlog, recent
      order rates and project activity,&#8221; said Hilton. &#8220;Our recent acquisitions
      add to our profitable growth opportunities, particularly Vention AT,
      which significantly expands our medical platform and remains on track to
      deliver $0.05 to $0.10 cents EPS accretion this fiscal year, excluding
      transaction costs. At the midpoint of our third quarter guidance,
      operating margin is expected to be approximately 24 percent, or 25
      percent excluding the third quarter charges highlighted above. This is
      an excellent outlook that builds on our record first half performance.
      Our global team remains focused on creating shareholder value by
      offering customers the best technology solutions and outstanding support
      across the diverse end markets we serve.&#8221;
    </p>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt">
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          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      Nordson management will provide additional commentary on these results
      and outlook during a conference call Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 8:30 a.m.
      eastern time which can be accessed at <u>www.nordson.com/investors</u>.
      For persons unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be
      available for 14 days after the event. Information about Nordson&#8217;s
      investor relations and shareholder services is available from James R.
      Jaye, Senior Director of Communications &amp; Investor Relations at (440)
      414-5639 or <u>jim.jaye@nordson.com</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      Except for historical information and comparisons contained herein,
      statements included in this release may constitute &#8220;forward-looking
      statements,&#8221; as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
      of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and
      other factors, as discussed in the company&#8217;s filing with the Securities
      and Exchange Commission that could cause actual results to differ.
    </p>
    <p>
      Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures and markets differentiated
      products and systems used for the precision dispensing of adhesives,
      coatings, sealants, biomaterials, polymers, plastics and other
      materials, fluid management, test and inspection, UV curing and plasma
      surface treatment, all supported by application expertise and direct
      global sales and service. Nordson serves a wide variety of consumer
      non-durable, durable and technology end markets including packaging,
      nonwovens, electronics, medical, appliances, energy, transportation,
      construction, and general product assembly and finishing. Founded in
      1954 and headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, the company has operations and
      support offices in more than 35 countries. Visit Nordson on the web at <u>http://www.nordson.com</u>,
      @Nordson_Corp, or <u>www.facebook.com/nordson</u>.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt">
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        <div style="text-align: left">

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

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17">
          <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="3">

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17">
          SECOND QUARTER PERIOD
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17">
          Period Ending April 30, 2017
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <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 valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="7">
          Second Quarter
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          2017
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          2017
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          2016
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          496,137
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          437,592
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          903,607
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          809,812
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          220,625
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          189,187
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          402,957
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          364,500
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          171,981
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          146,501
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          321,201
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          291,430
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          103,531
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          101,904
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          179,449
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          153,882
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (7,635
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (4,812
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (13,003
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (10,518
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (1,323
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1,727
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (1,480
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          2,529
        </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">
          Income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          94,573
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          98,819
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          164,966
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          145,893
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          30,050
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          28,218
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          50,455
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          34,131
        </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-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net Income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          64,523
        </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; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          70,601
        </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; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          114,511
        </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; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          111,762
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          13
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          14
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          28
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="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" colspan="3">
          &#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" colspan="3">
          &#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" colspan="3">
          &#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" 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">
          Average common shares outstanding (000's)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          57,545
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          56,952
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          57,445
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          56,975
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          58,232
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          57,334
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          58,126
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          57,320
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.12
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.24
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.99
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.96
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.11
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.97
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.95
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          .27
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          15,524
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          13,664
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          30,999
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          27,318
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 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="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

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

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

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

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Dollars in thousands except for per-share amounts)
          </p>
        </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">
          <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 valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          April 30
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          2017
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          2016
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          88,406
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          67,239
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          428,733
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          428,560
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          275,806
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          220,361
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          35,900
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          29,415
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          828,845
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          745,575
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          319,973
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          273,129
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          2,230,427
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1,401,879
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          3,379,245
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          2,420,583
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          141,026
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          40,234
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          315,467
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          291,309
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          456,493
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          331,543
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1,574,191
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          942,771
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          386,292
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          294,666
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          962,269
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          851,603
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          3,379,245
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          2,420,583
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="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" colspan="2">
          &#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" colspan="2">
          &#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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          7,213
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          6,104
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          57,636
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 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="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="18">

        </td>
        <td colspan="19">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="40">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="40">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="40">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Dollars in thousands)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="18">

        </td>
        <td colspan="19">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="40">
          SECOND QUARTER PERIOD
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="40">
          Period Ending April 30, 2017
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="40">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="10">
          % Growth over 2016
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="8">
          Year-to-Date
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="10">
          % Growth over 2016
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>SALES BY BUSINESS SEGMENT</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          2017
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          2017
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          226,943
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          221,030
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          2.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          434,780
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          -1.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          2.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          Advanced technology systems
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          210,142
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          158,555
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          33.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          32.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          355,502
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          276,415
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          30.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          -1.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          28.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          59,052
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          58,007
        </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-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          3.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          -1.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          113,325
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          108,928
        </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-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          5.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          -1.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          4.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          496,137
        </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; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          437,592
        </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; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          15.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          -1.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          13.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          903,607
        </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; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          809,812
        </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; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          13.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          -1.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          11.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>OPERATING PROFIT BY BUSINESS SEGMENT</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          2017
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          2017
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          65,719
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          62,977
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          118,775
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          113,337
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          Advanced technology systems
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          54,306
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          38,731
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          80,669
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          46,704
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          Industrial coating systems
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          10,252
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          17,337
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          14,470
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (26,746
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (10,096
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (37,332
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (20,629
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          103,531
        </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; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          101,904
        </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>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          179,449
        </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; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          153,882
        </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>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="8">
          Second Quarter
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="10">
          % Growth over 2016
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="8">
          Year-to-Date
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="10">
          % Growth over 2016
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>SALES BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          2017
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          2017
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </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>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          156,095
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          131,262
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          18.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          18.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          281,616
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          13.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          13.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Americas
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          36,326
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          8.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          -0.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          8.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          66,368
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          -1.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          128,468
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          247,627
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          4.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Japan
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          30,855
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          55,032
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          3.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          12.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Asia Pacific
        </td>
        <td>

        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          144,393
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          117,449
        </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-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          24.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          -1.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          22.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          252,964
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          206,350
        </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-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          24.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          22.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          496,137
        </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; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          437,592
        </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; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          15.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          -1.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          13.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          903,607
        </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; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          809,812
        </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; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          13.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          -1.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          11.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>FREE CASH FLOW BEFORE DIVIDENDS</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          2017
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          2017
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </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>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          64,523
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          70,601
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          114,511
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          111,762
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          20,915
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          17,952
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          39,412
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          35,162
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          Other non-cash charges
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          5,926
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          11,633
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          8,758
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (30,007
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (14,768
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (26,192
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (28,794
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          Net cash provided by operating activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          61,357
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          78,351
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          139,364
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          126,888
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (16,950
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (14,428
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
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        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (27,029
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (25,521
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
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        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          98
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          784
        </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>
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        <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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          3,598
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          871
        </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>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

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        <td colspan="3">

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        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          Free cash flow before dividends
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          44,505
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          64,707
        </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 valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          115,933
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          102,238
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
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        </td>
        <td>

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        <td colspan="2">

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

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

        </td>
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        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 25.0px" colspan="2">
          Acquisition costs and adjustments, net of tax<sup>(1)</sup>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          10,986
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          246
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          11,093
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1,325
        </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>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          55,491
        </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; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          64,953
        </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>
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        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
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        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          127,026
        </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; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          103,563
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
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            <sup>(1)</sup> Represents costs and adjustments associated with
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            adjustments to inventory that were charged to cost of sales when
            the inventory was sold; and transaction-related costs comprising
            of acquisition fees, legal, financial and tax due diligence
            expenses, and valuation costs that are required to be expensed as
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          ORDER RATES FOR 12-WEEK PERIOD ENDING MAY 14, 2017
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          CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR
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          1
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          6
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          30
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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          33
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          61
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        <td>

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          25
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          Total
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          13
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          1. Numbers in this table are unaudited and exclude the effects of
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        <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 our
            2017 and 2016 acquisitions were owned in both years.
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            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
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        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="13">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="13">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Dollars in thousands except for per-share amounts)
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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        <td>

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          SECOND QUARTER PERIOD
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      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="13">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Period Ending April 30, 2017
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="13">
          (Unaudited)
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="5">
          Second Quarter
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="5">
          Year-to-Date
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          2017
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          2017
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
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      <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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          64,523
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          70,601
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          114,511
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          111,762
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Adjustments:
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </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: 25.0px">
          Depreciation and amortization expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          20,915
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          17,952
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          39,412
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          35,162
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px">
          Interest expense, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          7,635
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          4,812
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          13,003
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          10,518
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 25.0px">
          Income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          30,050
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          28,218
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          50,455
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          34,131
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          EBITDA
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          121,583
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          217,381
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          191,573
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Adjustments:
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </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-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 25.0px">
          Acquisition costs and adjustments <sup>(1)</sup>
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          15,480
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          350
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          15,646
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1,888
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          EBITDA As Adjusted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          138,603
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          121,933
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          233,027
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          193,461
        </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>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <sup>(1)</sup> Represents costs and adjustments associated with
            our 2017 and 2016 acquisitions, including accounting adjustments
            to inventory that were charged to cost of sales when the inventory
            was sold; and transaction-related costs comprising of acquisition
            fees, legal, financial and tax due diligence expenses, and
            valuation costs that are required to be expensed as incurred.
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="6">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="6">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="6">
          Second Quarter
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="6">
          Year-to-Date
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          2017
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          2016
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          2017
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          2016
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.11
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.97
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.95
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.03
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.16
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.16
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (0.01
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </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-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.04
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.04
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (0.16
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          -
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (0.03
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          -
        </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; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (0.03
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Diluted EPS as adjusted (Non-GAAP)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.35
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.19
        </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; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          2.21
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.80
        </td>
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            Adjusted EPS is not a measurement of financial performance under
            GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to EPS
            determined in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that EPS
            as adjusted to exclude the items in the table above assist in
            understanding the results of Nordson Corporation. Our calculations
            of this non-GAAP measure may not be comparable to the calculations
            of similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
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      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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