UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/ACURRENT REPORTPursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 28, 2023NORDSON CORPORATION(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)Ohio000-0797734-0590250(State or OtherJurisdiction of Incorporation)(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification Number)28601 Clemens RoadWestlake, Ohio 44145(Address of Principal ExecutiveOffices, including Zip Code)Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: 440-892-1580Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each ExchangeOn Which RegisteredCommon Shares, without par valueNDSNNasdaq Stock Market LLCIndicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933(§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).Emerging growth company ☐If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐Explanatory NoteOn March 6, 2023, Nordson Corporation filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Current Report”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the voting results of its Annual Meeting held on February 28, 2023.  Subsequent to filing the Original Current Report, the Company discovered the description of Proposal 7 was incorrect. The purpose of this amendment is to replace the description of Proposal 7 as filed with the Original Report, with the wording herein.Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.At the 2023 Annual Meeting held on February 28, 2023, 52,511,027 shares of the 57,178,683 shares that were outstanding and entitled to vote (91.83%), were represented in person or by proxy and constituted a quorum.The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of shareholders at the 2023 Annual Meeting are set forth below. Proposal 1 – The Company’s shareholders elected Milton M. Morris to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders, and Michael J. Merriman, Jr., Sundaram Nagarajan, and Mary G. Puma to the Board of Directors, each to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.The votes were cast as follows:Votes ForVotes WithheldBroker Non-VotesMilton M. Morris  49,025,465178,8803,306,682Michael J. Merriman, Jr.45,117,6634,086,6823,306,682Sundaram Nagarajan 48,625,879578,4663,306,682Mary G. Puma44,365,1894,839,1563,306,682Proposal 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, 2022.  The votes were cast as follows:ForAgainstAbstain50,417,298 2,060,421 33,308Proposal 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 Meeting.The votes were cast as follows:ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes46,702,7872,425,36576,1933,306,682Proposal 4– The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the frequency of approval of the Company’s named executive officer compensation.The votes were cast as follows:ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes47,904,591518,926471,233309,595Proposal 5– The Company’s shareholders did not approve amendments to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to replace certain supermajority voting requirements with a simple majority standard as further described in the Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting. The votes were cast as follows:ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes37,076,74411,885,307242,2943,306,682Proposal 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 Meeting.The votes were cast as follows:ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes37,070,75011,917,837215,7583,306,682Proposal 7– The Company’s shareholders approved amendments to the Company’s Regulations to replace certain supermajority voting requirements with a simple majority voting standard as further described in the Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting.The votes were cast as follows:ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes37,069,49611,917,289217,5603,306,682Proposal 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 Meeting.The votes were cast as follows:ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes37,194,54511,874,795135,0053,306,682SIGNATUREPursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. NORDSON CORPORATIONDate: March 7, 2023By:/s/ Jennifer L. McDonoughJennifer L. McDonoughExecutive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary