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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(RULE 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
(AMENDMENT NO. 21)
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)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[X] Rule 13d-1(d)
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CUSIP No. 655663 10 2 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
ERIC T. NORD
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
NOT APPLICABLE (b) [ ]
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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
843,991
NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 1,498,838
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 843,991
PERSON WITH ------------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,498,838
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,342,829
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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)
14.3%
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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:
Eric T. Nord
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office:
28601 Clemens Road
Westlake, Ohio 44145
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), or 13d-2(b) or (c):
Not Applicable
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Item 4. Ownership:
a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,342,829 shares
b) Percent of class: 14.3%
c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 843,991
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,498,838
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 843,991
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 1,498,838
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not Applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
Eric T. Nord and his brother, Evan W. Nord, hold 1,002,780
of the Common Shares covered by this Schedule as testamentary
trustees under the will of Walter G. Nord, the founder of Nordson
Corporation. Eric T. Nord and Evan W. Nord are entitled for their
lifetimes to receive the net income, and may receive
discretionary distributions of principal, from 240,660 and
762,120 shares, respectively. Upon their deaths, each has a
limited power of appointment over the trust property held for his
benefit and, in default of appointment, the trust property would
be apportioned among his lineal descendants and subsequently held
in trust for their benefit. Eric T. Nord and Evan W. Nord may be
deemed to have shared voting power and shared investment power
with respect to all of these shares.
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Eric T. Nord holds 316,058 of the Common Shares covered by
this Schedule as one of the trustees of The Nord Family
Foundation and may be deemed to have shared voting power and
shared investment power with respect to all of these shares.
Eric T. Nord and William D. Ginn hold 180,000 of the Common
Shares covered by this Schedule as trustees of the Eric and Jane
Nord Foundation and may be deemed to have shared voting power and
shared investment power with respect to all of these shares.
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 11, 2000
/s/ Eric T. Nord
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Eric T. Nord
