SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 19)
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) [ ]
(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 886,283
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 1,508,838
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REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH 886,283
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,508,838
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,395,121
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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) and 13d-2(b):
Not Applicable
Item 4. Ownership:
a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,395,121 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: 886,283
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,508,838
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 886,283
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,508,838
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.
Eric T. Nord holds 326,058 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
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 12, 1998
/s/Eric T. Nord ------------------------------ Eric T. Nord |