Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.
Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell
View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Apr 30, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
May 4, 2026
DirectorGrant / award
Context
Classification
grant award
Code A — grant or award
Planned / mechanical clue
None found in footnotes
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0001403373-26-000004
Filed / recorded
May 4, 2026, 1:13 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 2, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC
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Issuer
NORDSON CORP
Issuer CIK
72331
Ticker
NDSN
Reporting person
John A Deford
Relationship
Director
Security
NDSN
Table
Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date
Apr 30, 2026
Transaction code
A
Shares / units
87
Price per share
$288.45
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
5,802
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
Pursuant to the terms of the Company's Directors' Deferred Compensation Sub-Plan, the reporting person elected to defer his quarterly cash retainer payment into Stock Equivalent Units. At the time of distribution, stock equivalent units convert to common shares on a one-for-one basis
The total holdings include 18 Stock Equivalent Units and/or Restricted Share Units accrued from dividend payments pursuant to the Company's Stock Incentive and Award Plan.