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: FIELDS BRUCE H (VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	M	14000	$28.50	Acquired	23494	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	M	14000	$23.07	Acquired	37494	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	4190	$41.8121	Disposed	33304	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	3780	$41.75	Disposed	29524	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	3787	$41.7759	Disposed	25737	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	12960	$41.8666	Disposed	12777	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	3283	$41.84	Disposed	9494	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-12-16	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$28.50	M	14000	Disposed	2010-11-06	COMMON SHARES (14000)	Direct
2005-12-16	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.07	M	14000	Disposed	2011-11-05	COMMON SHARES (14000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 2,069 shares owned through Company 401(k) Plan; 309 shares owned through Company Excess Retirement Plan; and 266 shares owned through Company Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

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