UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) 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
NORD, ERIC T.
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
OCTOBER 31, 998
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director (X) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
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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COMMON STOCK |10/29/|G |V|23,100 |D |-0- |864,011 (1) |D | |
|98 | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |663,444 (2) |I |BY SPOUSE |
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| | | | | | |240,660 |I |BY TRUST |
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(1) Includes 38,127 shares| | | | | | | | | |
held in DRP Plan, which ha| | | | | | | | | |
s been | | | | | | | | | |
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terminated and certi| | | | | | | | | |
ficate in said amount issue| | | | | | | | | |
d in name of | | | | | | | | | |
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reporting person. | | | | | | | | | |
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(2) Reporting person discl| | | | | | | | | |
aims beneficial ownership o| | | | | | | | | |
f these securities. | | | | | | | | | |
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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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Stock Units | |10/31|J | |204 |A | | |Common Stock|204 |* |9,256 |D | |
| |/98 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
* STOCK UNITS ACCRUED THROUGH NORDSON'S DIRECTOR'S DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
AS OF
10/31/98 AND HAVE ACCRUED ON
A
PERIODIC BASIS. RECEIPT OF STOCK IS NOT PERMISSIBLE UNTIL THE DIRECTOR
CEASES TO BE A DIRECTOR
OR ATTAINS AGE 70,
WHICHEVER
OCCURS
FIRST.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
N. D. PELLECCHIA, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
DATE
NOVEMBER 3,1998
