NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2005

Dec 22, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2005-12-21

Reporting Person: CAMPBELL EDWARD P (Director, CHAIRMAN & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-12-21	COMMON SHARES	M	30000	$24.82	Acquired	185456	Direct
2005-12-21	COMMON SHARES	M	82174	$22.41	Acquired	267630	Direct
2005-12-21	COMMON SHARES	F	82825	$41.68	Disposed	184805	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-12-21	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$24.82	M	30000	Disposed	2007-11-03	COMMON SHARES (30000)	Direct
2005-12-21	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.41	M	82174	Disposed	2008-11-02	COMMON SHARES (82174)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Units	$		COMMON SHARES ()	21164	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 28,953 shares owned through Company 401(k) Plan; and 2,657 shares owned through Company Excess Retirement Plan.

F2: The price of the Derivative Security has been reported in column 2.

F3: Security converts into common stock on one-for-one basis.

F4: Stock Units accrued through Nordson's Officers' Deferred Compensation Plan.