Exhibit 13-i
NORDSON CORPORATION
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
DIVIDEND INFORMATION AND PRICE RANGE
PER COMMON SHARES
Following is a summary of dividends paid per common share, the range of market
prices, and average price-earnings ratios with respect to common shares, during
each quarter of 2001 and 2000. The price-earnings ratios reflect average market
prices relative to trailing four-quarter earnings before severance and
restructuring costs.
COMMON STOCK PRICE PRICE-
FISCAL DIVIDEND ------------------ EARNINGS
QUARTERS PAID HIGH LOW RATIO
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2001:
First $.14 $31.81 $24.25 14.9
Second .14 32.25 22.00 15.9
Third .14 29.00 24.06 18.8
Fourth .14 28.77 20.67 24.2
2000:
First $.13 $26.00 $20.63 15.9
Second .13 23.88 18.07 13.4
Third .13 29.94 20.13 15.3
Fourth .13 32.99 23.00 15.1
MARKET MAKERS AND RESEARCH FIRMS
The following firms make a market (M) in Nordson Corporation stock and/or
provide research data (R) on Nordson Corporation:
Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. (M) (R)
Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. (M) (R)
Herzog, Heine, Geduld, Inc. (M)
Jefferies & Co. Inc. (M)
Knight Securities L.P. (M)
McDonald Investments, Inc. (M) (R)
Merrill Lynch Global Securities (M) (R)
Schwab Capital Markets L.P. (M)
Sherwood Securities Corp. (M)
Spear, Leeds & Kellogg (M)
Sun Trust Capital Markets, Inc. (M)
Value Line, Inc. (R)
STOCK LISTING INFORMATION
Nordson stock is traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market's National Market under the
symbol NDSN.
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
National City Bank
Corporate Trust Operations
P.O. Box 92301
Cleveland, Ohio 44193-0900
(800)622-6757
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
Date: March 7, 2002
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Place: Alpharetta Marriott
5750 Windward Parkway
Alpharetta, Georgia
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PROGRAM
Nordson offers a Dividend Reinvestment Program that gives shareholders the
opportunity to automatically reinvest dividends in the company's common stock.
The program also allows cash contributions in increments of $10 up to $4,000 per
quarter to purchase additional Nordson common shares. For details about this
program, please contact National City Bank at the location listed above.
DIRECT DEPOSIT OF DIVIDENDS
Nordson also offers shareholders the option of electronically depositing
quarterly dividends into a checking or savings account free of charge. For
information about this service, please contact National City Bank.
NORDSON ON THE INTERNET
The Nordson Web site - www.nordson.com - offers up-to-date information about the
company, including news, quarterly and annual financial results, stock quotes,
and in-depth information on the company's products and systems. Each quarter,
Nordson also broadcasts its traditional telephone conference calls via the
Internet. In addition, visitors to the site can register to receive push e-mail
alerts for online notification of the latest financial information.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Copies of Nordson Corporation's Annual Report to the Securities
and Exchange Commission (Form 10-K), quarterly reports and
proxy statement are available without charge to shareholders. Send
written requests to Barbara Price, Manager, Shareholder Relations,
Nordson Corporation, 28601 Clemens Road, Westlake, Ohio 44145.
Telephone: (440)414-5344; facsimile: (440)892-9507.