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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-19-000394
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190220
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190220
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190220

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:		19618682

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		28601 CLEMENS ROAD
		CITY:			WESTLAKE
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44145
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      <font style="font-size: 14pt"><b>FORM 8-K</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 14pt"><b>CURRENT
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      <b>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b>
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      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):<b> <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">February
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      <font style="font-size: 14pt"><b>NORDSON CORPORATION</b></font><br>(Exact
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          <b>Results of Operations and Financial Condition</b>
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      On February 20, 2019, Nordson Corporation issued a press release
      relating to its results of operations for the first quarter of fiscal
      2019.&#160;&#160;A copy is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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      <b>(d) Exhibits</b>
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            <a href="a51943489ex99_1.htm">Press release of Nordson Corporation
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
      has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
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            February 20, 2019
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Nordson
      Corporation Reports Fiscal Year 2019 First Quarter Results</b></font>
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    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Sales
        were $498 million</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Operating
        profit was $84 million, or 17 percent of sales</b></font></i>
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        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>EBITDA
        was $108 million, or 22 percent of sales</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 was $0.83; adjusted diluted EPS, which excludes one-time
        charges and net discrete tax expense in the quarter, was $0.92</b></font></i>
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    <p>
      WESTLAKE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 20, 2019--Nordson Corporation<b>
      </b>(Nasdaq: NDSN) today reported results for the first quarter of
      fiscal year 2019. For the quarter ended January 31, 2019, sales were
      $498 million, a 10 percent decrease compared to the prior year&#8217;s first
      quarter, where organic sales volume grew 19 percent compared to the
      first quarter of 2017. This change in first quarter 2019 sales included
      a decrease of 9 percent organic volume, growth related to the first year
      effect of acquisitions of 1 percent, and a decrease related to the
      unfavorable effects of currency translation as compared to the prior
      year&#8217;s first quarter of 2 percent.
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      In the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, reported operating profit was
      $84 million, net income was $49 million, and GAAP diluted earnings per
      share were $0.83, inclusive of a $0.09 per share charge related to
      one-time items. Prior year first quarter sales, operating profit, net
      income and GAAP diluted earnings per share were $550 million, $119
      million, $105 million and $1.78, respectively. A reconciliation of GAAP
      diluted earnings per share to adjusted diluted earnings per share and
      calculations for EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow before
      dividends, and adjusted free cash flow before dividends are included in
      the attached financial exhibits.
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      The current quarter&#8217;s results include a non-recurring restructuring
      charge of approximately $1.5 million, or $0.02 per diluted share.
      Additionally, net discrete tax expense of approximately $4 million, or
      $0.07 per diluted share, primarily related to the U.S. federal income
      tax reform legislation was recognized in the quarter.
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      <u><b>First Quarter Segment Results</b></u>
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    <p>
      Adhesive Dispensing Systems sales decreased approximately 4 percent
      compared to the prior year&#8217;s first quarter, inclusive of a decrease in
      organic volume of approximately 2 percent and a decrease of
      approximately 3 percent related to the unfavorable effects of currency
      translation as compared to the prior year. Reported operating margin in
      the segment was 23 percent in the quarter.
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      Advanced Technology Systems sales decreased approximately 14 percent
      compared to the prior year&#8217;s first quarter, inclusive of a decrease in
      organic volume of approximately 15 percent, an increase of approximately
      2 percent related to the first year effect of acquisitions, and a
      decrease of approximately 1 percent related to the unfavorable effects
      of currency translation as compared to the prior year. The first
      quarter&#8217;s acquisitive growth includes the fiscal 2018 acquisition of
      Clada Medical Devices and two months of the fiscal 2018 acquisition of
      Sonoscan. Sales growth in the first quarter of 2018 increased 87 percent
      compared to the same period of 2017, inclusive of 50 percent organic
      sales volume growth. In the first of quarter 2019, reported operating
      margin in the segment was 17 percent.
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      Industrial Coating Systems sales decreased approximately 10 percent
      compared to the prior year&#8217;s first quarter, inclusive of a decrease in
      organic volume of approximately 9 percent and a decrease of
      approximately 2 percent related to the unfavorable effects of currency
      translation as compared to the prior year. Reported operating margin in
      the segment was 14 percent in the quarter.
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    <p>
      Detailed results by operating segment and geography are included in the
      attached financial exhibits.
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    <p>
      &#8220;Given the difficult comparisons to the strong first quarter of fiscal
      2018, where total company organic sales growth was 19 percent, this
      quarter&#8217;s performance was in line with our expectations for a more
      typical seasonal pattern of sequential quarterly sales growth. As our
      spending is generally consistent throughout the year, segment operating
      margins in the quarter were impacted by the decline in sales,&#8221; said
      Michael F. Hilton, President and Chief Executive Officer. &#8220;In line with
      our capital allocation strategy, we invested $102 million for the
      repurchase of approximately 856,000 shares and distributed $20 million
      in dividends during the quarter. We are pleased to return this value to
      our shareholders.&#8221;
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      <u><b>Backlog</b></u>
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    <p>
      Backlog for the quarter ended January 31, 2019 was $439 million, an
      increase of 9 percent compared to the same period a year ago. Impact
      from acquisitions was not significant. Backlog amounts are calculated at
      January 31, 2019 exchange rates.
    </p>
    <p>
      Commenting on the company&#8217;s fiscal 2019 outlook, Hilton said, &#8220;While we
      will continue to monitor macroeconomic challenges, as well as the
      resolution of the international tariff legislation, we believe the
      strength of our diverse end markets and our ability to execute on our
      growth initiatives continue to support organic growth guidance of 3 to 5
      percent for fiscal 2019. Our global team also remains committed to
      achieving the operational improvements that support our previously
      announced operating and EBITDA margin enhancement targets for the full
      fiscal year 2019.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Nordson management will provide additional commentary on these results
      and outlook during a conference call Thursday, February 21, 2019 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 Lara
      Mahoney, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
      at (440) 414-5639 or <u>lara.mahoney@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>.
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Dollars in thousands except for per-share amounts)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          FIRST QUARTER PERIOD
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Period Ended January 31, 2019
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME</u><sup>(1)</sup>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          First Quarter
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2019
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2018
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          497,910
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          550,424
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          228,934
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          249,451
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          184,695
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          181,623
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Operating profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          84,281
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          119,350
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (12,049
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (11,028
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other income (expense) - net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (4,189
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (4,804
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          68,043
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          103,518
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          19,476
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (1,037
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net Income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          48,567
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          104,555
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          19
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Return on average shareholders' equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          34
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          57,702
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          57,755
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          58,372
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          58,874
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.81
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.78
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          20,210
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          17,321
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          January 31
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          October 31
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2019
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2018
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          85,546
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          95,678
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Receivables
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          463,228
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          491,423
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Inventories
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          271,156
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          264,477
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          47,271
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          32,524
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          867,201
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          884,102
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          387,719
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          386,666
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,142,827
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,150,244
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,397,747
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,421,012
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          53,734
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          28,734
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          270,763
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          321,546
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          324,497
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          350,280
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,331,392
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,285,357
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          340,317
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          334,634
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total shareholders' equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,401,541
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,450,741
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,397,747
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,421,012
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          7,569
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          7,545
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          57,325
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          57,973
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <sup>(1)</sup> Results for the three months ended January 31, 2018
          have been revised to reflect the retrospective adoption of
          Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-07, Compensation &#8212; Retirement
          Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic
          Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Cost (&quot;ASU 2017-07&quot;).
          The adoption of ASU 2017-07 resulted in a net increase to previously
          reported operating income of $1.6 million for the three months ended
          January 31, 2018, and a corresponding increase of $1.6 million to
          other expense for the three months ended January 31, 2018, with no
          net impact to net income or earnings per share.
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

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

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="18">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="18" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="18" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="18" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Dollars in thousands)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="18">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="18" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          FIRST QUARTER PERIOD
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="18" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Period Ended January 31, 2019
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="18" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          % Growth over 2018
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>SALES BY BUSINESS SEGMENT</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2019
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            2018
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          211,517
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          220,864
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -4.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Advanced technology systems
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          234,458
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          271,701
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -13.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Industrial coating systems
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          51,935
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          57,859
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -8.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -10.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          497,910
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          550,424
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -7.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -1.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -9.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>OPERATING PROFIT BY BUSINESS SEGMENT</u><sup>(1)</sup>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2019
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2018
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          47,892
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          53,990
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          40,785
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          67,493
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          7,516
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          10,545
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (11,912
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (12,678
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          84,281
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          119,350
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          % Growth over 2018
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>SALES BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2019
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2018
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          170,350
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          165,831
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          32,437
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          34,279
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -2.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          132,675
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          141,938
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -6.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Japan
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          29,047
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          65,869
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -56.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -55.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Asia Pacific
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          133,401
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          142,507
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -4.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          497,910
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          550,424
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -7.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -1.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -9.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
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<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <sup>(1)</sup> Results for the three months ended January 31, 2018
          have been revised to reflect the retrospective adoption of ASU
          2017-07.
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

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

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>NORDSON CORPORATION</u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (Dollars in thousands except for per-share amounts)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          FIRST QUARTER ENDED
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Period Ended January 31, 2019
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2019
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2018
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          48,567
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          104,555
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" 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-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          27,748
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          26,285
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px">
          Interest expense, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          12,049
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          11,028
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 25.0px">
          Income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          19,476
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (1,037
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          EBITDA
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          107,840
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          140,831
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,053
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" 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; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          107,840
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          141,884
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          EBITDA per diluted share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.85
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2.39
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          EBITDA As Adjusted per diluted share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.85
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2.41
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="2" 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 2018 acquisitions, including accounting adjustments to
            inventory that were charged to cost of sales when the inventory
            was sold; 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 colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            EBITDA, EBITDA As Adjusted, EBITDA per diluted share and EBITDA As
            Adjusted per diluted share are non-GAAP financial measures used by
            management to evaluate the Company's ongoing operations. EBITDA is
            defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
            amortization and EBITDA As Adjusted is defined as EBITDA plus
            certain acquisition costs and adjustments. EBITDA per diluted
            share is defined as EBITDA divided by the Company's diluted
            weighted average shares outstanding. EBITDA As Adjusted per
            diluted share is defined as EBITDA As Adjusted divided by the
            Company's diluted weighted average shares outstanding.
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="2" 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 style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2019
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2018
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0.83
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.78
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          U.S. Tax Reform discrete item
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0.08
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (0.37
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other discrete tax items
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (0.08
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" 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; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0.92
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.35
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            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. Amounts may not
            add due to rounding.
          </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 style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Free Cash Flow Before Dividends
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2019
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2018
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          48,567
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          104,555
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          27,748
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          26,285
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          6,340
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (37,893
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Changes in operating assets and liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (25,808
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          16,331
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net cash provided by operating activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          56,847
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          109,278
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Additions to property, plant and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (14,121
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (16,681
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          68
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Free cash flow before dividends
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-left: 0.0px">
          42,986
        </td>
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          $
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          92,665
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          Acquisition costs and adjustments, net of tax<sup>(1)</sup>
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          -
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          790
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          Free cash flow before dividends, adjusted
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          42,986
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          93,455
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            <sup>(1) </sup>Represents costs and adjustments associated with
            our 2018 acquisitions, including accounting adjustments to
            inventory that were charged to cost of sales when the inventory
            was sold; 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.
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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Free cash flow before dividends, a non-GAAP financial measure, is
            defined as net cash provided by operating activities less
            purchased property, plant and equipment and proceeds from the sale
            of property, plant and equipment. It is a financial measure used
            by management to assess its ability to generate cash in excess of
            its operating needs. Therefore, the Company believes this
            financial measure provides useful information to investors. Free
            cash flow before dividends is not a measure of financial
            performance under GAAP and should be considered in addition to,
            and not as a substitute for, operating cash flows or other
            financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our
            calculations of non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to the
            calculations of similarly titled measures reported by other
            companies.
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    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Lara Mahoney<br>Vice President,<br>Investor Relations &amp;
      Corporate Communications<br>440.414.5639<br><u>Lara.Mahoney@nordson.com</u>
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