UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 30, 2017

Nordson Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (440) 892-1580

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Explanatory Note

As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Nordson Corporation (“Nordson”) on April 5, 2017 (the “Initial Form 8-K”), on March 31, 2017, Nordson completed the acquisition of Vention Medical Holdings, Inc. (“Vention”) excluding Vention Medical, Inc. and its subsidiaries Vention Medical Puerto Rico and Vention Medical Costa Rica (such acquired business of Vention, the “Vention Advanced Technologies Business”).

This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends the Initial Form 8-K to include financial statements of the Vention Advanced Technologies Business required by Item 9.01(a) of Form 8-K and pro forma financial information related to the acquisition of the Vention Advanced Technologies Business required by Item 9.01(b) of Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The financial statements of the Vention Advanced Technologies Business required under Item 9.01(a) of Form 8-K are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated in this Item 9.01(a) by reference.

The pro forma financial information required under Item 9.01(b) of Form 8-K in connection with Nordson’s acquisition of the Vention Advanced Technologies Business is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

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.

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