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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Nordson Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares without par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
655663 10 2
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(CUSIP Number)
Thomas L. Moorhead
Vice President, Law and Assistant Secretary
Nordson Corporation
28601 Clemens Road
Westlake, Ohio 44145-1119
(216) 892-1580
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
January 31, 1997
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(Date of Event Which Requires
Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the
acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b) (3) or (4), check the following box [ ]
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CUSIP NO. 655663 10 2 13D Page 2 of 5 Pages
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
DAVID W. IGNAT
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)[ ]
Not Applicable
(b)[ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS PF 00
5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
7. SOLE VOTING POWER: 895,144
NUMBER OF
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER: 5,000
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: 895,144
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: 5,000
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
900,144
12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
Not Applicable
13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.1%
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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SCHEDULE 13D
Item 1. Security and Issuer:
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This statement relates to the Common Shares without
par value of Nordson Corporation. Nordson
Corporation's principal executive offices are located
at 28601 Clemens Road, Westlake, Ohio 44145-1119.
Item 2. Identity and Background:
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a) This statement is filed by: David W. Ignat
b) The business address of Mr. Ignat is c/o S.W.
Lambert III, Esq., Drinker, Biddle and Reath,
47 Hulfish St., Box 627, Princeton, NJ 08542-0627.
c) Mr. Ignat is employed as a physicist at Nuclear
Fusion, IAEA, Wagramerstrasse 5, P.O. Box 100,
A-1400, Vienna, Austria, a research entity.
Mr. Ignat is also the editor of a journal entitled
"Nuclear Fusion."
d) During the last five years Mr. Ignat has not been
convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations).
e) During the last five years, Mr. Ignat has not been
a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and, as
a result of such proceeding, was or is subject to, a
judgment, decree or final order enjoining future
violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities
subject to, Federal or State securities laws or
finding any violation with respect to such laws.
f) Mr. Ignat is a United States citizen.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
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The Common Shares were acquired by gift and by
purchases with personal funds of the reporting
person.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
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The Common Shares were acquired by gift and for
personal investment purposes and were not acquired
for the purpose of acquiring control of Nordson
Corporation.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
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Percent of class: 5.1%
b) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the
vote: 895,144
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(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the
vote: 5,000
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 895,144
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 5,000
Mr. Ignat, his wife, Eleanor Ignat, and S.W.
Lambert, III, Esq. hold 5,000 of the Common Shares
covered by this Schedule as trustees of The ASUSA
Foundation and may be deemed to have shared voting
power and shared investment power with respect to
all of these shares.
The residence address of Mrs. Ignat, who is not
presently employed, is Auhofstrasse 14/2/7, A-1130
Vienna, Austria. Mr. Lambert is a partner with the
law firm of Drinker, Biddle and Reath, 47 Hulfish
St., Box 627, Princeton, NJ 08542-0627. During the
last five years neither Mrs. Ignat nor Mr. Lambert
has been convicted in a criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations). During the last five
years, neither Mrs. Ignat nor Mr. Lambert has been a
party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and,
as a result of such proceeding, was or is subject
to, a judgment, decree or final order enjoining
future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating
activities subject to, Federal or State securities
laws or finding any violation with respect to such
laws. Both Mrs. Ignat and Mr. Lambert are United
States citizens.
c) Mr. Ignat did not enter into any transactions in the
Common Shares of Nordson Corporation within the last
sixty days.
d) Not Applicable.
e) Not Applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or
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Issuer: Not Applicable
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits: Not Applicable
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Signature. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
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information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
/s/ David W. Ignat
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David W. Ignat
February 10, 1997
