SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G*
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2
NORDSON CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON SHARES, WITHOUT PAR VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)
655663 10 2
(CUSIP Number)
August 11, 2011
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
¨ Rule 13d - 1(b)
x Rule 13d - 1(c)
¨ Rule 13d - 1(d)
| * | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
| CUSIP No. 655663 10 2 | 13G | Page 2 of 6 pages |
| 1 |
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Jennifer A. Savage | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP N/A (a) ¨ (b) ¨
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
2,470,731 | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
1,604,896 | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,470,731 | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,604,896 | |||||
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9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,075,627 | |||||
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10 |
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
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11 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.0% | |||||
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12 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN | |||||
Share numbers in this Schedule reflect the Issuer’s two-for-one stock split effected on April 12, 2011.
| CUSIP No. 655663 10 2 | 13G | Page 3 of 6 pages |
SCHEDULE 13G
| Item 1(a). |
Name of Issuer: Nordson Corporation | |
| Item 1(b). |
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: | |
| 28601 Clemens Road | ||
| Westlake, Ohio 44145 | ||
| Item 2(a). |
Name of Person Filing: Jennifer A. Savage | |
| Item 2(b). |
Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: | |
| 3900 Key Center | ||
| 127 Public Square | ||
| Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1291 | ||
| Item 2(c). |
Citizenship: United States of America | |
| Item 2(d). |
Title of Class of Securities: Common Shares, without par value | |
| Item 2(e). |
CUSIP Number: 655663 10 2 | |
| Item 3. |
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or Rule 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: | |
| (a) | ¨ | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act; | ||||||
| (b) | ¨ | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act; | ||||||
| (c) | ¨ | Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act; | ||||||
| (d) | ¨ | Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940; | ||||||
| (e) | ¨ | An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); | ||||||
| (f) | ¨ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); | ||||||
| (g) | ¨ | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); | ||||||
| (h) | ¨ | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; | ||||||
| (i) | ¨ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act; | ||||||
| (j) | ¨ | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J); | ||||||
| (k) | ¨ | Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). | ||||||
| If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: | ||||||||
| CUSIP No. 655663 10 2 | 13G | Page 4 of 6 pages |
| Item 4. |
Ownership: |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: 4,075,627* | |||
| (b) | Percent of class: 6.0% (Calculated based upon 68,248,139 Common Shares issued and outstanding as of April 30, 2011, as set forth in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2011.) | |||
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: | |||
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,470,731 | |||||
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,604,896 | |||||
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,470,731 | |||||
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,604,896 | |||||
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* The number of Common Shares shown above as beneficially owned by Jennifer A. Savage includes the following Common Shares: (1) 1,220,048 Common Shares owned by the Eric Nord & Jane Nord Grandchildren Trusts dated 12/9/93, of which Jennifer A. Savage is the sole trustee, (2) 1,562,536 Common Shares owned by the Eric T. Nord Main Trust dated 04/1/03, of which Jennifer A. Savage is a co-trustee, (3) 40,980 Common Shares owned by the Emily Nord & TK McClintock IRR Trust dated 12/19/02, of which Jennifer A. Savage is a co-trustee, (4) 1,380 Common Shares owned by the McClintock 2010 Trust dated 7/8/10, of which Jennifer Savage is a co-trustee, (5) 250,683 Common Shares owned by the 2012 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust of Emily N. McClintock dated 7/8/10, of which Jennifer A. Savage is the sole trustee, and (6) 1,000,000 Common Shares owned by the Jane B. Nord Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated 8/11/11, of which Jennifer A. Savage is the sole trustee. | ||||||
| Item 5. |
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Not Applicable. | |
| Item 6. |
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: | |
| Jennifer A. Savage and Jane B. Nord serve as co-trustees of the Eric T. Nord Main Trust dated 04/1/03 with respect to 1,562,536 of the Common Shares covered by this Schedule and may be deemed to have shared voting power and shared investment power with respect to all of these shares. Jennifer A. Savage and Virginia N. Barbato serve as co-trustees of the Emily Nord & TK McClintock IRR Trust dated 12/19/02 with respect to 40,980 of the Common Shares covered by this Schedule and may be deemed to have shared voting power and shared investment power with respect to all of these shares. Jennifer A. Savage and Virginia N. Barbato serve as co-trustees of the McClintock 2010 Trust dated 7/8/10 with respect to 1,380 of the Common Shares covered by this Schedule and may be deemed to have shared voting power and shared investment power with respect to all of these shares. | ||
| Item 7. |
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person: Not Applicable. | |
| Item 8. |
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not Applicable. | |
| Item 9. |
Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not Applicable. | |
| CUSIP No. 655663 10 2 | 13G | Page 5 of 6 pages |
| Item 10. |
Certifications: | |
| By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. | ||
| CUSIP No. 655663 10 2 | 13G | Page 6 of 6 pages |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| August 12, 2011 |
| Date |
| /s/ JENNIFER A. SAVAGE |
| Signature |
| Jennifer A. Savage, Trustee |
| Name and Title |