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0001158015
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000072331
NORDSON CORPORATION
000-07977
28601 CLEMENS RD
WESTLAKE
OH
44145
4408921580
MARY G PUMA
BOARD MEMBER
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
2099
516186.29
56991070
07/14/2023
NASDAQ
Common
10/30/2020
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
819
10/30/2020
Not Applicable
Common
10/29/2021
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
667
10/29/2021
Not Applicable
Common
10/31/2022
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
613
10/31/2022
Not Applicable
Y
07/14/2023
/s/ Mary Puma