DeFord John A 4

What Happened John A. DeFord, a director of Nordson Corp (NDSN), was credited with 91 shares on January 30, 2026. The shares were acquired at a per-share value of $274.53, for a total value of $24,982. This was an acquisition/award (not an open-market purchase) resulting from a deferred compensation conversion into stock-equivalent units.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-30 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-02-03). Filing appears timely.
• Transaction type/code: A — grant/award or other acquisition via deferred compensation conversion.
• Price per share: $274.53; Total value: $24,982.
• Shares owned after transaction: filing notes total holdings include an additional 19 Stock Equivalent Units and/or Restricted Share Units accrued from dividend payments (exact post-transaction total not separately stated).
• Footnotes:
  • F1 — DeFord elected to defer his quarterly cash retainer into Stock Equivalent Units; at distribution those units convert to common shares on a one-for-one basis.
  • F2 — 19 SEUs/RSUs from dividend accruals are included in the reported total holdings.

Context This was not a market purchase or sale but a routine conversion of deferred compensation into company shares. Such deferred-compensation conversions are common for directors and do not by themselves indicate a directional view on the stock.