UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
(X) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
THAYER, ROBERT E.
28601 CLEMENS ROAD
WESTLAKE, OH 44145
U.S.A.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NORDSON CORPORATION - NDSN
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
DECEMBER, 1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) (X) Other
(specify below)
RETIRED
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCK |12/12/|G |V|1,071 |D | | | | |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCK |12/20/|M | |10,500 |A |$47.00 | | | |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCK |12/20/|M | |3,600 |A |$19.75 | | | |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCK |12/20/|M | |9,000 |A |$42.50 | | | |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCK |12/20/|F | |15,849 |D |$59.75 | | | |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCK |12/20/|F | |2,861 |D |$59.75 |40,994 (1) |D | |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCK |12/12/|G |V|714 |A | |19,260 (2) (3) |I |BY SPOUSE |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Employee Stock Option |$19.75 |12/20|M | |3,600 |D |10/29|10/29|COMMON STOCK|3,600 | |-0- |D | |
(Right to Buy) | |/96 | | | | |/91 |2000 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option |$42.50 |12/20|M | |9,000 |D |11/4/|11/4/|COMMON STOCK|9,000 | |-0- |D | |
(Right to Buy) | |/96 | | | | |92 |2001 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option |$47.00 |12/20|M | |10,500 |D |11/2/|11/2/|COMMON STOCK|10,500 | |-0- |D | |
(Right to Buy) | |/96 | | | | |93 |2002 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Includes 1,696 shares through the Company's ESOP
Plan.
Includes 694 shares through the Company's Supp. ESOP
Plan.
Includes 2,415 shares through the Company's 401(k)
Plan.
(2) Includes 96 shares through the Company's DRP
Plan.
(3) Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these
securities.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
N. D. PELLECCHIA, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
DATE
JANUARY 9, 1997
