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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)
NORDSON CORPORATION
(Name of issuer)
COMMON SHARES, WITHOUT PAR VALUE
(Title of class of securities)
655663 10 2
(CUSIP number)
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CUSIP No. 655663 10 2 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
DAVID W. IGNAT
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
NOT APPLICABLE
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 834,244
SHARES --------- -----------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY NONE
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REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH 834,244
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
834,244
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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SCHEDULE 13G
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Nordson Corporation
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
28601 Clemens Road
Westlake, Ohio 44145
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
David W. Ignat
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office:
c/o S.W. Lambert III, Esq.
Drinker, Biddle & Reath
47 Hulfish Street, Box 627
Princeton, New Jersey 08542
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
United States of America
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Shares, without par value
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
655663 10 2
Item 3. Rules 13d-1(b) and 13d-2(b):
Not Applicable
Item 4. Ownership:
a) Amount beneficially owned: 834,244 shares
b) Percent of class: 5.0%
c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
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(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the
vote: 834,244
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote: None
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 834,244
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: None
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the
fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has
ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the following
[X].
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person:
Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
Holding Company:
Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group:
Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification:
Not Applicable
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
February 7, 1998
/s/ David W. Ignat
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David W. Ignat
