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
FIELDS, BRUCE H.
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)
000-00-0000
4. Statement for Month/Year
NOVEMBER 2, 1997
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, HUMAN RESOURCES
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 | | | | | |72 (1) |I |BY CHILDREN |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | |989 (2) |D | |
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(1) Shares owned by children| | | | | | | | |
held by Cust. Bruce H. Field| | | | | | | | |
s. Reporting | | | | | | | | |
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person disclaims benef| | | | | | | | |
icial ownership of these secu| | | | | | | | |
rities. Includes | | | | | | | | |
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2 shares thru Co. DRP | | | | | | | | |
Plan as of 10/31/97. | | | | | | | | |
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(2) Includes 837 shares thru| | | | | | | | |
Co. ESOP Plan as of 12/31/96| | | | | | | | |
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Includes 99 shares thr| | | | | | | | |
u Co. Supp. ESOP Plan as of 9| | | | | | | | |
/30/97. | | | | | | | | |
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Includes 3 shares thru| | | | | | | | |
Co. DRP Plan as of 10/31/97.| | | | | | | | |
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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 |$49.63 |11/3/|A |1 |A |* |11/3/|COMMON STOCK|6,000 | |1 |D | |
| |97 | | | | |2007 | | | | | | |
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(RIGHT TO BUY) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
* GRANT TO REPORTING PERSON OF OPTION TO PURCHASE 6,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UNDER NORDSON'S 1993 LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE PLAN, EXERCISABLE IN ANNUAL INCREMENTS OF 25% PER YEAR ON A CUMULATIVE BASIS BEGINNING 11/3/98, THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY DATE OF THE GRANT.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
N. D. PELLECCHIA, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
DATE
NOVEMBER 24, 1997