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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

NORDSON CORPORATION
Date: December 19, 2022By:/s/ Joseph P. Kelley
Joseph P. Kelley
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Joseph P. Kelley as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power to act alone, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SignaturesTitleDate
/s/ Sundaram NagarajanDirector, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)December 19, 2022
Sundaram Nagarajan
/s/ Joseph P. KelleyExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) (Principal Accounting Officer)December 19, 2022
Joseph P. Kelley
/s/ Michael J. Merriman, Jr.Chair of the BoardDecember 19, 2022
Michael J. Merriman, Jr.
/s/ Dr. John A. DeFordDirectorDecember 19, 2022
Dr. John A. DeFord
/s/ Frank M. JaehnertDirectorDecember 19, 2022
Frank M. Jaehnert
/s/ Ginger M. JonesDirectorDecember 19, 2022
Ginger M. Jones
/s/ Milton M. MorrisDirectorDecember 19, 2022
Milton M. Morris
/s/ Jennifer A. ParmentierDirectorDecember 19, 2022
Jennifer A. Parmentier
/s/ Mary G. PumaDirectorDecember 19, 2022
Mary G. Puma
/s/ Victor L. Richey, Jr.DirectorDecember 19, 2022
Victor L. Richey, Jr.

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Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

Balance at Beginning of YearCharged to ExpenseDeductionsCurrency EffectsBalance at End of Year
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
2020$9,8012,1653,074153$9,045
2021$9,045321,57247$7,552
2022$7,5521,2591,336743$8,218
Inventory Obsolescence and Other Reserves
2020$39,37724,76723,255426$41,315
2021$41,31511,7187,436266$45,863
2022$45,86318,69418,372(450)$45,735

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