NORDSON CORP - Director's Dealing 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

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

Reporting Person: GROOS MICHAEL (Vice President)

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	M	40000	$28.50	Acquired	60495	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	M	20000	$23.07	Acquired	80495	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	17500	$41.9579	Disposed	62995	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	10239	$40.8613	Disposed	52756	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	8750	$40.2031	Disposed	31653	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	9758	$40.57	Disposed	21895	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	1400	$40.5929	Disposed	20495	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	800	$41.88	Disposed	19695	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	600	$41.86	Disposed	19095	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	400	$41.85	Disposed	18695	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	557	$41.84	Disposed	18136	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	100	$41.81	Disposed	18038	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	400	$41.80	Disposed	17638	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	1600	$41.72	Disposed	16038	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	100	$41.71	Disposed	15938	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	100	$41.70	Disposed	15838	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	200	$41.68	Disposed	15638	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	300	$41.67	Disposed	15338	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	100	$41.637	Disposed	15238	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	100	$41.66	Disposed	15138	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	100	$41.65	Disposed	15038	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	1000	$41.44	Disposed	14038	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	97	$41.47	Disposed	13941	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	200	$41.40	Disposed	13741	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	100	$41.11	Disposed	13641	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	200	$41.10	Disposed	13441	Direct
2005-12-16	COMMON SHARES	S	300	$41.09	Disposed	13141	Direct

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-12-16	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$28.50	M	40000	Disposed	2010-11-06	COMMON SHARES (40000)	Direct
2005-12-16	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.07	M	20000	Disposed	2011-11-05	COMMON SHARES (20000)	Direct

F1: The price of the Derivative Security has been reported in column 2.