Nordson Corporation (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   February 25, 2014

Nordson Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Ohio 0-7977 34-0590250
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
28601 Clemens Road, Westlake, Ohio   44145
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   440-892-1580

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Nordson Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on February 25, 2014 (the “2014 Annual Meeting”). Of the 64,300,002 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 92.62% (59,560,026 shares) were represented, constituting a quorum. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the 2014 Annual Meeting are as follows:

The Company’s shareholders elected Messrs. Keithley and Merriman and Ms. Puma as directors to serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting.  The votes were cast as follows:

                         
Directors
   For   Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Mr. Joseph P. Keithley
     55,933,710       522,405       3,103,911  
Mr. Michael J. Merriman, Jr.
     56,057,691       398,424       3,103,911  
Ms. Mary G. Puma
     55,917,832       538,283       3,103,911  

The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2014.  The votes were cast as follows:

                 
For
  Against   Abstain
58,973,959
    498,634       87,433  

The Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the accompanying tabular and narrative disclosure included in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting.  The votes were cast as follows:

                         
For
  Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
55,272,170
    962,312       221,633       3,103,911  

The Company will hold the advisory vote on compensation annually until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of executives. The Company is required to hold votes on frequency every six years.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Nordson Corporation
          
February 27, 2014   By:   Robert E. Veillette
       
        Name: Robert E. Veillette
        Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary