NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2005

Nov 16, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2005-11-14

Reporting Person: FIELDS BRUCE H (VICE PRESIDENT)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-11-14	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$38.99	A	8300	Acquired	2015-11-14	COMMON SHARES (8300)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON SHARES	9487	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 2,062 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: Grant to reporting person of option to purchase 8,300 shares of Common Stock under Nordson's Long-Term Performance Plan, excercisable in annual increments of 25% on a cumulative basis beginning 11/14/06, the first anniversary date of the grant.

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