UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | September 27, 2011 |
Nordson Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ohio | 0-7977 | 34-0590250 |
| _____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 28601 Clemens Road, Westlake, Ohio | 44145 | |
| _________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 440-892-1580 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) Effective September 27, 2011 and following over 26 years of service as a Director, William P. Madar retired from the Nordson Corporation Board of Directors in compliance with the company’s retirement age policy for directors.
Mr. Madar served in the class of directors whose terms are scheduled to expire at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Board of Directors has decided not to fill immediately the vacancy resulting from Mr. Madar’s retirement, reducing the number of directors to 9.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Nordson Corporation | ||||
| September 29, 2011 | By: | Robert E. Veillette | ||
| Name: Robert E. Veillette | ||||
| Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||