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
IGNAT, DAVID W.
28601 CLEMENS ROAD
WESTLAKE, OH 44145
USA
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
3/31/2002
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
DIRECTOR
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 | | | | | | |1,649,738 |D | |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | | |305,452 (1) |I |BY SPOUSE |
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(1) 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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Director Stock Option |$29.61 |3/7/2|A | |1 |A |* |3/7/2|COMMON STOCK|3,808 | |3,808 |D | |
(right to buy) | |002 | | | | | |012 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
* GRANT TO REPORTING PERSON OF OPTION TO PURCHASE 3,808 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
UNDER
NORDSON'S LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE PLAN,
EXERCISABLE
AT 100% BEGINNING
9/7/2002.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
ROBERT E. VEILLETTE, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
DATE
4/8/2002