UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
(X) Form 3 Holdings Reported
(X) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
PELLECCHIA, NICHOLAS D.
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)
4. Statement for Month/Year
10/28/2001
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE & CONTROLLER
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | |25,993 (1) |D | |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | |20,634 (2) |I |BY SPOUSE |
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(1) Includes 3,543 shares th| | | | | | | | |
ru the Co. ESOP Plan as of 7/| | | | | | | | |
31/2001. | | | | | | | | |
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Includes 484 shares th| | | | | | | | |
ru the Co. Supp. ESOP Plan as| | | | | | | | |
of 9/30/2001. | | | | | | | | |
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Includes 859 shares th| | | | | | | | |
ru the Co. 401(k) Plan as of | | | | | | | | |
10/31/2001. | | | | | | | | |
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(2) Reporting person disclai| | | | | | | | |
ms beneficial ownership of th| | | | | | | | |
ese 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 |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice 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 | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Employee Stock Option (r|$23.07 |11/5/|A |1 |A |* |11/5/|COMMON STOCK|14,000 | |1 |D | |
ight to buy) | |2001 | | | | |2011 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
* GRANT TO REPORTING PERSON OF OPTION TO PURCHASE 14,000 SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK UNDER
NORDSON'S
LONG-TERM
PERFORMANCE PLAN, EXERCISABLE IN ANNUAL INCREMENTS OF 25% PER YEAR ON A
CUMULATIVE BASIS
BEGINNING 11/5/02, THE
FIRST
ANNIVERSARY DATE OF THE
GRANT.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
NICHOLAS D. PELLECCHIA
DATE
11/28/2001