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Nordson Corporation	+1.440.892.1580 Phone
28601 Clemens Road	www.nordson.com
Westlake, OH 44145
USA

January 2020

TO: Participants in the Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan (NEST) - Nordson Stock Fund and Nordson ESOP Fund

As a participant in the NEST - Nordson Stock Fund and/or Nordson ESOP Fund, you are a shareholder of Nordson Corporation and are entitled to vote on

matters brought before the shareholders during Nordson's February 25, 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. You may cast your vote by proxy by

following the instructions on how to vote by internet, telephone or mail provided with the Voting Instruction Form and Proxy Card.

Your vote is important, because when you vote, you are not only voting the Nordson shares allocated to your account. As a participant, you are also voting a

pro rata portion of (a) those shares which have not yet been allocated to participant accounts and (b) those shares allocated to participant accounts for which

the Trustee, John Hancock, does not receive voting instructions.

I encourage you to read the Notice of 2020 Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement before voting. If you have not received the Notice and Proxy Statement or an Annual Report to Shareholders, please contact Corporate Communications at [phone].

Sincerely,

Shelly M. Peet

Executive Vice President

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