SC 13G/A 1 l92566asc13ga.txt NORDSON CORP/DAVID W. IGNAT SCHEDULE 13G/A SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ------------------ SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 4) NORDSON CORPORATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of issuer) COMMON SHARES, WITHOUT PAR VALUE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of class of securities) 655663 10 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP number) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: |_| Rule 13d-1(b) |_| Rule 13d-1(c) |X| Rule 13d-1(d) ---------------------- -------------------------- CUSIP No. 655663 10 2 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages ---------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) DAVID W. IGNAT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| NOT APPLICABLE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 1,649,738 SHARES --------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY NONE EACH ---------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 1,649,738 ---------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER NONE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,649,738 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 4.9% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Nordson Corporation Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 28601 Clemens Road Westlake, Ohio 44145 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: David W. Ignat Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office: 190 Burnt Hill Road Ripton, Vermont 05766 Item 2(c). Citizenship: United States of America Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Shares, without par value Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 655663 10 2 Item 3. Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c): Not Applicable Item 4. Ownership: a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,649,738 shares b) Percent of class: 4.9% c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,649,738 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,649,738 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities check the following [X]. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Not Applicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person: Not Applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not Applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not Applicable Item 10. Certification: Not Applicable SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. February 12, 2002 /s/ David W. Ignat --------------------------------------- David W. Ignat