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                                                                    Exhibit 99-c


                                      
                                      
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                      
                           WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                                      
                                      
                                  FORM 11-K
                                      
                                      
                   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994
                                      
                                      
                                      
                    NORDSON EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS TRUST PLAN
                           (Full title of the Plan)
                                      
                                      
                                      
                             NORDSON CORPORATION
           (Name of issuer of securities held pursuant to the Plan)
                                      
                              28601 Clemens Road
                            Westlake, Ohio  44145
                   (Address of principal executive office)
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                 In accordance with Rule 12d-21, the financial statements and
exhibits required by Form 11-K with respect to the Plan will be filed as an
amendment to the annual report within 180 days after the Plan's fiscal year
end.




                                   Signature


                 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the Plan) have duly caused
this annual report to be signed by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                          NORDSON CORPORATION





                                     By:  /s/ Nicholas D. Pellecchia
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                                          Nicholas D. Pellecchia 
                                          Vice President-Finance and Treasurer 
                                          Nordson Corporation



Date:  January 26, 1995