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Exhibit 13-i
INVESTOR INFORMATION

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 1993 and 1992. The price-earnings ratios reflect average market
prices relative to trailing four-quarter earnings before cumulative effect of
accounting changes.

Common Stock Price Price-
Dividend --------------------------------------- Earnings
Paid 1993 1992 Ratio
--------------- ----------------- ----------------- --------------
1993 1992 High Low High Low 1993 1992
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

First Quarter $ .12 $ .11 $52.00 $43.00 $48.75 $37.00 23.8 23.7
Second Quarter .12 .11 47.00 38.25 53.00 45.00 22.0 25.4
Third Quarter .12 .11 46.00 39.25 57.00 47.50 20.9 26.1
Fourth Quarter .12 .11 54.75 42.00 51.50 43.25 22.7 23.3

DIVIDEND POLICY AND CORPORATE DATA

Nordson Corporation's policy is to pay annual ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
dividends in an amount which approximates
6 percent of shareholders' equity at the Date: March 10, 1994
beginning of the fiscal year. This policy Time: 5:30 p.m.
mitigates the effect of short-term swings in Place: The Stocker Center
earnings and results in predictable, stable 1005 North Abbe Road
dividend payments to shareholders. Elyria, Ohio
Registered owners of commons tock may
automatically reinvest dividends in additional
shares through the Company's dividend ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
reinvestment program. For additional
information, contact our transfer agent and Copies of Nordson Corporation's annual
registrar. Report to the Securities and Exchange
Commission (Form 10-K), quarterly reports
and proxy statement are available without
NASDAQ SYMBOL: NDSN charge to shareholders upon written request
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS to Barbara Price, Supervisor, Shareholder
Services, Nordson Corporaiton, 28601 Clemens
Ernst & Young Road, Westlake, Ohio 44145. Telephone:
Cleveland, Ohio (216) 892-1580; telecopier: (216) 892-9507.

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

Society National Bank
P. O. Box 6477
Cleveland, Ohio 44101
Telephone: (216) 737-5745

MARKET MAKERS AND RESEARCH

The following firms make a market (M) in Roney & Co. (M)
Nordson Corporation stock and/or provide Smith Barney, Shearson, Inc. (M)
research data (R) on Nordson Corporation: Sherwood Securities Corp. (M)
Standard & Poors Corp. (R)
Barrington Research Assoc. (R) Troster Singer Corp. (M)
Black & Co., Inc. (R) Value Line, Inc. (R)
The First Boston Corp. (R) Weeden & Co., Inc. (M)
Kemper Securities Group, Inc. (M) Wertheim Schroder & Co., Inc. (M) (R)
McDonald & Co. Securities, Inc. (M) (R) Wheat, First Securities, Inc. (M)
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Wright Investors' Service (R)
Smith, Inc. (M)
The Robinson-Humphrey Co., Inc. (M) (R)