SEC Form 4 · accession 0001214659-15-004383
NORDSON CORP · NDSN
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Gregory P Merk
Officer — Senior Vice President
Period of report
May 27, 2015
Accepted (ET)
May 29, 2015 · 11:17 am EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000072331
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common SharesF2 | May 27, 2015 | M | 8,600 | $24.39 | A | 43,473 | D | |
| Common SharesF3,F4,F2 | May 27, 2015 | S | 8,600 | $82.61 | D | 34,873 | D | |
| Common SharesF1 | holding | — | — | — | 201 | I | Company 401(k) Plan |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share Equivalent UnitF5,F6 | — | May 27, 2015 | J | 6 | A | — | — | Common Shares | 6 | 1,559 | D |
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $24.39 | May 27, 2015 | M | 8,600 | D | Nov 22, 2011 | Nov 22, 2016 | Common Shares | 8,600 | 7,000 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Balance as of April 30, 2015.
- F2Includes 1,124 shares acquired through participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
- F3This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $82.50 to $82.67.
- F4The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person will provide upon request to the SEC staff, Nordson Corporation or a shareholder of Nordson Corporation full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which each transaction was effected.
- F5Share equivalent units acquired through deferral of performance shares awarded under the Amended and Restated 2004 Long Term Performance Plan and/or the 2012 Stock Incentive and Award Plan. Deferrals are made to the Nordson Stock Measurement Fund of the Amended and Restated 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan. Share equivalent units are settled in common shares at reporting person's termination of employment or retirement subject to delayed distribution rules of Internal Revenue Code Section 409(A).
- F6Share equivalent units accrued through dividend payments.