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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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 28601 Clemens Road, Westlake, Ohio | 44145 | |
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| 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
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Against | Abstain | ||||||
58,973,959
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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
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Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
55,272,170
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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.
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
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| Name: Robert E. Veillette | ||||
| Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||