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Nordson Corporation

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What shareholders voted on

From Nordson Corporation’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.

2026

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Proposal 3 – The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory, 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 Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual MeetingSay on pay95.1%Passed
Proposal 2 – 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, 2026Auditor97.4%Passed
Election of Sundaram NagarajanDirector97.7%Passed
Election of Christopher L. MapesDirector97.2%Passed
Election of Michael Merriman, Jr.Director91.3%Passed

2025

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Proposal 3 – The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory, 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 Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual MeetingSay on pay97.3%Passed
Proposal 2 – 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, 2025Auditor96.6%Passed
Election of Annette K. ClaytonDirector98.9%Passed
Election of Victor L. Richey, Jr.Director97.7%Passed
Election of John A. DeFordDirector95.4%Passed
Election of Jennifer A. ParmentierDirector94%Passed

2024

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Proposal 3 – The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory, 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 Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual MeetingSay on pay94.8%Passed
Proposal 2 – 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, 2024Auditor96.3%Passed
Election of Frank M. JaehnertDirector97.7%Passed
Election of Ginger M. JonesDirector97.4%Passed
Election of Milton M. MorrisDirector90.2%Passed
Election of Christopher L. MapesDirector85.7%Passed

2023

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Proposal 3 – The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory, 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 Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual MeetingSay on pay95.1%Passed
Proposal 4 – The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the frequency of approval of the Company’s named executive officer compensationCompany proposal98.9%Passed
Proposal 8 – The Company’s shareholders approved amendments to the Company’s Regulations to allow the Board of Directors to amend the Company’s Regulations to the extent permitted by Ohio law as further described in the Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual MeetingCompany proposal75.8%Passed
Proposal 7 – The Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to adopt a simple majority voting standard to replace the two-thirds default voting standard under Ohio law as further described in the Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual MeetingCompany proposal75.7%Passed
Proposal 6 – The Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to adopt a simple majority voting standard to replace the two-thirds default voting standard under Ohio law as further described in the Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual MeetingCompany proposal75.7%Passed
Proposal 2 – 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, 2022Auditor96.1%Passed
Election of Milton M. MorrisDirector99.6%Passed
Election of Sundaram NagarajanDirector98.8%Passed
Election of Michael J. Merriman, Jr.Director91.7%Passed
Election of Mary G. PumaDirector90.2%Passed

2022

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Proposal 3 – The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory, 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 Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual MeetingSay on pay94.2%Passed
Proposal 2 – 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, 2022Auditor95.5%Passed
Election of John A. DeFordDirector99.4%Passed
Election of Jennifer A. ParmentierDirector99.3%Passed
Election of Victor L. Richey, Jr.Director96.8%Passed

2021

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Proposal 3 – The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory, 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 Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual MeetingSay on pay96.1%Passed
Proposal 4 – The Company’s shareholders approved the Nordson Corporation 2021 Stock Incentive and Award PlanCompany proposal97.1%Passed
Proposal 2 – 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, 2021Auditor97.4%Passed
Election of Ginger M. JonesDirector99.4%Passed
Election of Frank M. JaehnertDirector99.4%Passed
Election of John A. DeFordDirector99.3%Passed
Election of Jennifer A. ParmentierDirector99.2%Passed
Election of Arthur L. George, Jr.Director98.1%Passed

2020

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Proposal 3 – The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory, 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 Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual MeetingSay on pay98.7%Passed
Proposal 2 – 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, 2020Auditor99%Passed
Election of Ginger M. JonesDirector99.5%Passed
Election of Sundaram NagarajanDirector99.1%Passed
Election of Michael J. Merriman, Jr.Director99%Passed
Election of Joseph P. KeithleyDirector98.6%Passed
Election of Mary G. PumaDirector95.2%Passed

2019

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Proposal 3 – The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory, 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 Proxy Statement for the 2019 Annual MeetingSay on pay98.2%Passed
Proposal 2 – 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, 2019Auditor99.1%Passed
Election of Lee C. BanksDirector95.8%Passed
Election of Randolph W. CarsonDirector91%Passed
Election of Victor L. Richey, Jr.Director72.5%Passed

2018

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Proposal 3 – The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory, 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 Proxy Statement for the 2018 Annual MeetingSay on pay98%Passed
Proposal 4 – The Company’s shareholders approved the Amended and Restated Nordson Corporation 2012 Stock Incentive and Award PlanCompany proposal98.2%Passed
Proposal 2 – 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, 2018Auditor98.4%Passed
Election of Frank M. JaehnertDirector99.6%Passed
Election of Arthur L. George, Jr.Director99.6%Passed
Election of Michael F. HiltonDirector98.2%Passed

Proxy statements and vote results

Straight from Nordson Corporation’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.

YearFilingFiled
2026Vote results2026-03-04
2026Proxy statement2026-01-16
2025Vote results2025-03-10
2025Proxy statement2025-01-17
2024Vote results2024-03-08
2024Proxy statement2024-01-19
2023Vote results2023-03-06
2023Proxy statement2023-01-27
2022Vote results2022-03-07
2022Proxy statement2022-01-21
2021Vote results2021-03-08
2021Proxy statement2021-01-22
2020Vote results2020-02-27
2020Proxy statement2020-01-17
2019Vote results2019-03-01
2019Proxy statement2019-01-18
2018Vote results2018-03-02
2018Proxy statement2018-01-19

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