NORDSON CORP - Director's Dealing 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2005-09-29

Reporting Person: GACKA MARK G (VICE PRESIDENT)

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	200	$37.72	Disposed	37827	Direct
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	200	$37.79	Disposed	37627	Direct
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	5834	$37.80	Disposed	31793	Direct
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	200	$37.81	Disposed	31593	Direct
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	862	$38.00	Disposed	30731	Direct
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	38	$38.01	Disposed	30693	Direct
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	300	$38.04	Disposed	30393	Direct
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	200	$38.06	Disposed	30193	Direct
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	800	$38.15	Disposed	29393	Direct
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	100	$38.20	Disposed	29293	Direct
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	100	$38.24	Disposed	29193	Direct
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	300	$38.34	Disposed	28893	Direct
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	2918	$38.40	Disposed	25975	Direct
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	182	$38.45	Disposed	25793	Direct
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	200	$38.47	Disposed	25593	Direct
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	200	$38.49	Disposed	25393	Direct
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	400	$38.50	Disposed	24993	Direct
2005-09-29	COMMON SHARES	S	100	$38.53	Disposed	24893	Direct
2005-09-30	COMMON SHARES	D	10250	—	Disposed	14643	Direct

F1: Includes 14,399 shares owned through Company 401(k) Plan; and 244 shares owned through Company Excess Retirement Plan.

F2: Shares of restricted stock returned to issuer under forfeiture provisions of the grants/1993 and 2004 Long-Term Peformance Plans.