Item 5. Market for the Company’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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Item 5. Market for the Company’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Market Information and Dividends

(a) Our common shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol NDSN. As of November 30, 2019, there were 1,366 record shareholders.

While we have historically paid dividends to shareholders of our common stock on a quarterly basis, the declaration and payment of future dividends will depend on many factors, including but not limited to, our earnings, financial condition, business development needs and regulatory considerations, and are at the discretion of our board of directors.

Performance Graph

The following is a graph that compares the 10-year cumulative return, calculated on a dividend-reinvested basis, from investing $100 on November 1, 2009 in Nordson common shares, the S&P 500 Index, the S&P MidCap 400 Index, the S&P 500 Industrial Machinery Index, the S&P MidCap 400 Industrial Machinery Index and our Proxy Peer Group, which includes: AIN, AME, B, DCI, ENTG, EPAC, ESL, FLIR, GDI, GGG, GTLS, IEX, ITT, KEYS, LECO, NATI, ROP, TER, WTS, and WWD.

Company/Market/Peer Group		2009		2010		2011		2012		2013		2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		2019
Nordson Corporation	$	100.00	$	151.62	$	183.67	$	238.70	$	294.28	$	315.68	$	297.38	$	423.52	$	540.90	$	528.58	$	683.29
S&P 500 Index	$	100.00	$	116.52	$	125.94	$	145.09	$	184.52	$	216.38	$	227.64	$	237.90	$	294.12	$	315.73	$	360.96
S&P MidCap 400	$	100.00	$	127.64	$	138.55	$	155.32	$	207.33	$	231.49	$	239.42	$	254.39	$	314.12	$	317.33	$	345.94
S&P 500 Ind. Machinery	$	100.00	$	127.95	$	132.38	$	158.43	$	226.22	$	255.10	$	254.71	$	290.84	$	400.96	$	369.97	$	451.20
S&P MidCap 400 Ind. Machinery	$	100.00	$	129.97	$	147.82	$	161.44	$	224.14	$	237.52	$	198.82	$	233.34	$	334.67	$	327.62	$	389.31
Peer Group	$	100.00	$	123.63	$	139.16	$	157.09	$	217.28	$	239.51	$	230.50	$	235.93	$	354.82	$	364.75	$	464.87

Source: Zack’s Investment Research

(b)	Use of Proceeds. Not applicable.

(c)	Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Nordson Corporation 19

					Total Number of
					Shares Repurchased		Maximum Value of
	Total Number		Average		as Part of Publicly		Shares That May Yet
	of Shares		Price Paid		Announced Plans		Be Purchased Under
	Repurchased		per Share		or Programs(1)		the Plans or Programs(1)
August 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019		—	$	—		—	$	487,628
September 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019		—	$	—		—	$	487,628
October 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019		17	$	138.38		17	$	485,242
Total		17				17

	(1)	In December 2014, the board of directors authorized a $300,000 common share repurchase program. In August 2015, the board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $200,000 of the Company’s common shares. In August 2018, the board of directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $500,000 of the Company’s common shares. Approximately $485,242 of the total $1,000,000 authorized remained available for share repurchases at October 31, 2019. Uses for repurchased shares include the funding of benefit programs including stock options and restricted stock. Shares purchased are treated as treasury shares until used for such purposes. The repurchase program is being funded using cash from operations and proceeds from borrowings under our credit facilities.

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