NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2005

Dec 20, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2005-12-16

Reporting Person: PELLECCHIA NICHOLAS D (VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	M	6000	$22.41	Acquired	44532	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	200	$41.85	Disposed	44332	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	51	$41.81	Disposed	44281	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	558	$41.80	Disposed	43723	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	400	$41.79	Disposed	43323	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	3351	$41.78	Disposed	39972	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	500	$41.76	Disposed	39472	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	100	$41.66	Disposed	39372	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	300	$41.65	Disposed	39072	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	15	$41.71	Disposed	39057	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	100	$41.61	Disposed	38957	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHAERS	S	200	$41.62	Disposed	38757	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	97	$41.51	Disposed	38660	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	100	$41.50	Disposed	38560	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	28	$41.41	Disposed	38532	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-12-16	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.41	M	6000	Disposed	2008-11-02	COMMON SHARES (6000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON SHARES	20634	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 2,864 shares owned through Company 401(k) Plan; and 524 shares owned through Company Excess Retirement Plan.

F2: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

F3: The price of the Derivative Security has been reported in column 2.