MAPES CHRISTOPHER L 4

What Happened Christopher L. Mapes, a director of Nordson Corp., received 45 shares on January 30, 2026. The shares were recorded at $274.53 each, for a total value of $12,354. This transaction is an award/acquisition (conversion of deferred compensation into actual shares), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-01-30, 45 shares at $274.53 per share (total $12,354). Transaction code: A (award/acquisition).
• Shares owned after transaction: the filing does not list a full post-transaction total; it notes additional holdings described below.
• Footnotes: (1) The shares were issued under the Company’s Directors’ Deferred Compensation Sub-Plan — Mapes elected to defer his cash retainer into stock-equivalent units that convert one-for-one to shares at distribution. (2) The filing also notes 9 stock-equivalent units and/or restricted share units accrued from dividend payments under the Stock Incentive and Award Plan.
• Timeliness: Filed 2026-02-03 for a 2026-01-30 transaction; this meets the Form 4 two business-day filing requirement.

Context This is a routine director compensation conversion (deferred cash retainer → shares) rather than a market buy or sale. Such award/settlement transactions are common for non-employee directors and are primarily administrative/compensation in nature; they don’t by themselves signal a change in the director’s market view.