secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK:        0000072331
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-05-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-24-148409
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Nordson to acquire Atrion for $460/share in cash, ~$810M enterprise value
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- Per-share consideration of $460 in cash; deal valued at ~$810M based on 1.76M shares outstanding.
- Shareholders representing ~22% of Atrion shares have agreed via Voting Agreements to vote in favor.
- Transaction requires Atrion shareholder approval, HSR clearance, and other conditions; expected to close by February 2025.
- Atrion owes $20M termination fee if it accepts a superior proposal; Nordson owes ~$40.7M if antitrust issues block deal.
- Atrion equity awards (RSUs) will be cancelled and converted to cash at $460 per underlying share at closing.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000119312524148409/0001193125-24-148409-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000119312524148409/d816726d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-148409

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