8-K - NORDSON CORP (0000072331) (Filer)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 23, 2026

NORDSON CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: 440-892-1580

Check 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):

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Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 23, 2026, Nordson Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the completion of the Acquisition (as defined below). The press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

Item 8.01    Other Events.

On October 23, 2026, Nordson London Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, completed its acquisition of Contrinex Holding SA, a stock corporation incorporated under the laws of Switzerland (“Contrinex”), pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 23, 2026 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and between Nordson London Limited and Annette Heimlicher (the “Seller”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, among other things, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, Nordson London Limited purchased all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Contrinex from the Seller for an enterprise value of approximately $168 million USD. Contrinex is a manufacturer of inductive position sensors, photoelectric position sensors, and smart measurement sensors with integrated logic.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.