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<td align="left">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;9, 2010 &nbsp;</td>
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<td align="right">Registration No.&nbsp;333-</td>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br> UNDER<br> THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><FONT style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Nordson Corporation </FONT></B>
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">34-0590250</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or Other Jurisdiction of <BR>
Incorporation or Organization)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">28601 Clemens Road, Westlake, Ohio, 44145<BR>
<FONT style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)</FONT>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Nordson Employees&#146; Savings Trust Plan<BR>
Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees&#146; Savings Trust Plan<BR>
(Full Title of the Plans)
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Robert E. Veillette, Esq.<BR>
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Nordson Corporation<BR>
28601 Clemens Road<BR>
Westlake, Ohio 44145<BR>
(440) 892-1580<BR>
<DIV style="margin-top: 1px"><FONT style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">(Name, Address, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Title of each class of securities</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>offering price</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>aggregate</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>to be registered*</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>per share (2)</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Shares,
without par value (1)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000" nowrap>1,000,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">64.45</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">64,450,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">4,596</TD>
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    <TD>In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold
pursuant to the employee benefits plans described herein.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>This registration statement is deemed to cover 1,000,000 of Nordson Corporation&#146;s Common
Shares, without par value (the &#147;Common Shares&#148;) offered or to be offered by Nordson
Corporation under the Nordson Employees&#146; Savings Trust Plan and the Nordson Hourly-Rated
Employees&#146; Savings Trust Plan (the &#147;Plans&#148;).</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, solely for
purposes of calculating the registration fee. The fee with respect to the Common Shares
registered on this registration statement is based on the average of the high and low sale
prices on June&nbsp;4, 2010 of the Common Shares as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000"> PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001"> PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="l39936exv4w3.htm">EX-4.3</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The 1,000,000 Common Shares registered on this registration statement on Form S-8 are
allocated between the Plans as follows: 875,000 Common Shares to the Nordson Employees&#146; Savings
Trust Plan and 125,000 Common Shares to the Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees&#146; Savings Trust Plan.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 will be sent or given
to employees who participate in the Plans, as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents need not be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this registration statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act. These
documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant to
Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of Form S-8, taken together, will constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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    <TD> <U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which are on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by
reference. All reports and other documents subsequently filed by Nordson Corporation (&#147;Nordson&#148;)
pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing such documents:
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
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    <TD>Nordson&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October&nbsp;31, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
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    <TD>Nordson&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended January&nbsp;31,
2010 and April&nbsp;30, 2010;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
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    <TD>Nordson Employees&#146; Savings Trust Plan&#146;s Annual Report on Form 11-K for the
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(d)</TD>
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    <TD>Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees&#146; Savings Trust Plan&#146;s Annual Report on Form
11-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(e)</TD>
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    <TD>Nordson&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December
11, 2009, December&nbsp;21, 2009, February&nbsp;3, 2010 and February&nbsp;19, 2010; and</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(f)</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Common Shares, without par value, of Nordson set
forth in Nordson&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission
pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the 1934 Act, including any amendment or report filed for
the purpose of updating that description.</TD>
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    <TD> <U>Description of Securities</U>.</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><U>Item&nbsp;6</U>.&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD> <U>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</U>.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;V of Nordson&#146;s Regulations provides that Nordson will, to the full extent authorized
or permitted by the Ohio General Corporation Law, indemnify any person made or threatened to be
made a party to a suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer,
or employee of Nordson.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ohio Revised Code Section&nbsp;1701.13 permits indemnification of any present or former director or
officer of Nordson against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by such person by reason of the fact that such
person was a director or officer, in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other than an action
by or in the right of Nordson, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Nordson and, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person&#146;s conduct was
unlawful. In the case of an action brought by or in the right of Nordson, such Ohio Revised Code
section permits indemnification of such persons against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees,
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the settlement or defense of
such action if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Nordson, subject to certain exceptions, including
an exception for a matter as to which such person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or
misconduct in the performance of such person&#146;s duty to Nordson, unless the court in which such
action was brought determines that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for
such expenses as the court shall deem proper.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nordson maintains liability insurance for all of its directors and officers (&#147;D&#038;O insurance&#148;).
This D&#038;O insurance also insures Nordson against amounts payable to indemnify directors and
officers, subject to policy limits and retention amounts. Nordson also has entered into Indemnity
Agreements with each of its directors and officers (the full text of the form of which has been
filed as an exhibit to Nordson&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31,
2007) that (a)&nbsp;provide directors and officers with the indemnification to which they are now
entitled notwithstanding any repeal or amendment of Article&nbsp;V of Nordson&#146;s Regulations; (b)
obligate Nordson to use its best efforts to maintain D&#038;O insurance no less favorable than its
current D&#038;O insurance; (c)&nbsp;assure the directors and officers of indemnification directly from
Nordson that would be essentially coextensive with that provided by Nordson&#146;s current D&#038;O
insurance, should that insurance become unavailable or less comprehensive in the future; and (d)
provide further assurance to the directors and officers that their expenses will be reimbursed as
they are incurred.
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    <TD> <U>Exemption from Registration Claimed</U>.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Exhibits to this registration statement are listed in the Exhibit&nbsp;Index and are
incorporated herein by reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nordson hereby undertakes that it will submit or has submitted the Plans and any amendment
thereto to the Internal Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) in a timely manner and has made or will make all
changes required by the IRS as necessary in order to qualify the Plans under Section&nbsp;401 of the
Internal Revenue Code.
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    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</TD>
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    <TD>To include any prospectus required by Section
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represents a fundamental change in
the information set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the
low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table
in the effective registration statement; and</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;</TD>
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    <TD>provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if
the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to
be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained
in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) that are incorporated by reference
in the registration statement.</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit, or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by
it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Westlake, State of Ohio, on the 9th day of June, 2010.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">NORDSON CORPORATION<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Robert E. Veillette
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Robert E. Veillette&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Michael F. Hilton*
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director, President and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Vice President, Chief Financial Officer</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(principal financial officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(principal accounting officer)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Lee C. Banks*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Randolph W. Carson*
</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Stephen R. Hardis*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David W. Ignat*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Joseph P. Keithley*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">William P. Madar*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Michael J. Merriman, Jr.*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Mary G. Puma*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Victor L. Richey, Jr.*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">William L. Robinson*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Benedict P. Rosen*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Robert E. Veillette
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert E. Veillette <br>
Attorney-In-Fact
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">April&nbsp;27, 2010
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the trustees have duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Westlake, State of Ohio, on the 9th day of June, 2010.
</DIV>


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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">NORDSON EMPLOYEES&#146; SAVINGS TRUST PLAN<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">NORDSON CORPORATION, the Plan Administrator
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">                    /s/ Gregory A. Thaxton
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Gregory A. Thaxton&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Vice President, Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the trustees have duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Westlake, State of Ohio, on the 9th day of June, 2010.
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NORDSON HOURLY-RATED EMPLOYEES&#146; SAVINGS TRUST PLAN<BR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">NORDSON CORPORATION, the Plan Administrator
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">                    /s/ Gregory A. Thaxton
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Gregory A. Thaxton&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Vice President, Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000">Exhibit Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">1989 Amended Articles of Incorporation (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3-a to Nordson&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for
the year ended October&nbsp;30, 2005).</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">1998 Amended Regulations (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
3-b to Nordson&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended October
31, 2004).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Nordson Employees&#146; Savings Trust Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">First Amendment to Nordson Employees&#146; Savings Trust Plan.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Second Amendment to Nordson Employees&#146; Savings Trust Plan.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Third Amendment to Nordson Employees&#146; Savings Trust Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.7
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees&#146; Savings Trust Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.8
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">First Amendment to Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees&#146; Savings Trust Plan.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.9
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Second Amendment to Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees&#146; Savings Trust Plan.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.10
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Third Amendment to Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees&#146; Savings Trust Plan.</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Meaden &#038; Moore, Ltd.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney.</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9, 2010
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Nordson Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Ohio
34-0590250
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
28601 Clemens Road, Westlake, Ohio, 44145
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan
Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan
(Full Title of the Plans)
Robert E. Veillette, Esq.
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Nordson Corporation
28601 Clemens Road
Westlake, Ohio 44145
(440) 892-1580
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
maximum
maximum
Title of each class of securities
Amount to be
offering price
aggregate
Amount of
to be registered*
registered
per share (2)
offering price (2)
registration fee
Common Shares,
without par value (1)
1,000,000 shares
$
64.45
$
64,450,000
$
4,596
*
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold
pursuant to the employee benefits plans described herein.
(1)
This registration statement is deemed to cover 1,000,000 of Nordson Corporation's Common
Shares, without par value (the "Common Shares") offered or to be offered by Nordson
Corporation under the Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan and the Nordson Hourly-Rated
Employees' Savings Trust Plan (the "Plans").
(2)
Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, solely for
purposes of calculating the registration fee. The fee with respect to the Common Shares
registered on this registration statement is based on the average of the high and low sale
prices on June 4, 2010 of the Common Shares as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
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PART I
PART II
Item 3
Item 4
Item 5
Item 6
Item 7
Item 8
Item 9
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-4.3
EX-4.4
EX-4.5
EX-4.6
EX-4.7
EX-4.8
EX-4.9
EX-4.10
EX-23.1
EX-23.2
EX-24.1
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Introductory Statement
The 1,000,000 Common Shares registered on this registration statement on Form S-8 are
allocated between the Plans as follows: 875,000 Common Shares to the Nordson Employees' Savings
Trust Plan and 125,000 Common Shares to the Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given
to employees who participate in the Plans, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents need not be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this registration statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These
documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant to
Item 3 of Part II of Form S-8, taken together, will constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3
.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents, which are on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by
reference. All reports and other documents subsequently filed by Nordson Corporation ("Nordson")
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing such documents:
(a)
Nordson's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2009;
(b)
Nordson's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended January 31,
2010 and April 30, 2010;
(c)
Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan's Annual Report on Form 11-K for the
year ended December 31, 2008;
(d)
Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan's Annual Report on Form
11-K for the year ended December 31, 2008;
(e)
Nordson's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December
11, 2009, December 21, 2009, February 3, 2010 and February 19, 2010; and
(f)
The description of the Common Shares, without par value, of Nordson set
forth in Nordson's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission
pursuant to Section 12 of the 1934 Act, including any amendment or report filed for
the purpose of updating that description.
Item 4
.
Description of Securities
.
Not Applicable.
Item 5
.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not Applicable.
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Item 6
.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
Article V of Nordson's Regulations provides that Nordson will, to the full extent authorized
or permitted by the Ohio General Corporation Law, indemnify any person made or threatened to be
made a party to a suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer,
or employee of Nordson.
Ohio Revised Code Section 1701.13 permits indemnification of any present or former director or
officer of Nordson against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by such person by reason of the fact that such
person was a director or officer, in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other than an action
by or in the right of Nordson, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Nordson and, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person's conduct was
unlawful. In the case of an action brought by or in the right of Nordson, such Ohio Revised Code
section permits indemnification of such persons against expenses, including attorneys' fees,
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the settlement or defense of
such action if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Nordson, subject to certain exceptions, including
an exception for a matter as to which such person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or
misconduct in the performance of such person's duty to Nordson, unless the court in which such
action was brought determines that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for
such expenses as the court shall deem proper.
Nordson maintains liability insurance for all of its directors and officers ("D&O insurance").
This D&O insurance also insures Nordson against amounts payable to indemnify directors and
officers, subject to policy limits and retention amounts. Nordson also has entered into Indemnity
Agreements with each of its directors and officers (the full text of the form of which has been
filed as an exhibit to Nordson's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31,
2007) that (a) provide directors and officers with the indemnification to which they are now
entitled notwithstanding any repeal or amendment of Article V of Nordson's Regulations; (b)
obligate Nordson to use its best efforts to maintain D&O insurance no less favorable than its
current D&O insurance; (c) assure the directors and officers of indemnification directly from
Nordson that would be essentially coextensive with that provided by Nordson's current D&O
insurance, should that insurance become unavailable or less comprehensive in the future; and (d)
provide further assurance to the directors and officers that their expenses will be reimbursed as
they are incurred.
Item 7
.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not applicable.
Item 8
.
Exhibits
.
The Exhibits to this registration statement are listed in the Exhibit Index and are
incorporated herein by reference.
Nordson hereby undertakes that it will submit or has submitted the Plans and any amendment
thereto to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and has made or will make all
changes required by the IRS as necessary in order to qualify the Plans under Section 401 of the
Internal Revenue Code.
Item 9
.
Undertakings
.
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
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(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represents a fundamental change in
the information set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the
low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table
in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if
the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to
be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained
in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") that are incorporated by reference
in the registration statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit, or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by
it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Westlake, State of Ohio, on the 9th day of June, 2010.
NORDSON CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Robert E. Veillette
Robert E. Veillette
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Name
Title
Michael F. Hilton*
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
Gregory A. Thaxton
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
(principal accounting officer)
Lee C. Banks*
Director
Randolph W. Carson*
Director
Stephen R. Hardis*
Director
David W. Ignat*
Director
Joseph P. Keithley*
Chairman of the Board
William P. Madar*
Director
Michael J. Merriman, Jr.*
Director
Mary G. Puma*
Director
Victor L. Richey, Jr.*
Director
William L. Robinson*
Director
Benedict P. Rosen*
Director
*By:
/s/ Robert E. Veillette
Robert E. Veillette
Attorney-In-Fact
April 27, 2010
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the trustees have duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Westlake, State of Ohio, on the 9th day of June, 2010.
NORDSON EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS TRUST PLAN
By:
NORDSON CORPORATION, the Plan Administrator
By:
/s/ Gregory A. Thaxton
Gregory A. Thaxton
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the trustees have duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Westlake, State of Ohio, on the 9th day of June, 2010.
NORDSON HOURLY-RATED EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS TRUST PLAN
By:
NORDSON CORPORATION, the Plan Administrator
By:
/s/ Gregory A. Thaxton
Gregory A. Thaxton
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
1989 Amended Articles of Incorporation (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3-a to Nordson's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended October 30, 2005).
4.2
1998 Amended Regulations (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
3-b to Nordson's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October
31, 2004).
4.3
Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan.
4.4
First Amendment to Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan.
4.5
Second Amendment to Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan.
4.6
Third Amendment to Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan.
4.7
Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan.
4.8
First Amendment to Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan.
4.9
Second Amendment to Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan.
4.10
Third Amendment to Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of Meaden & Moore, Ltd.
24.1
Power of Attorney.