NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2005

Mar 2, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2005-03-01

Reporting Person: CAMPBELL EDWARD P (Director, CHAIRMAN & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-03-01	COMMON SHARES	M	70000	$24.82	Acquired	207428	Direct
2005-03-01	COMMON SHARES	F	51726	$40.085	Disposed	155702	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-03-01	Employee Stock Option	$24.82	M	70000	Disposed	2007-11-03	COMMON SHARES (70000)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Units	$		COMMON SHARES ()	20878	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 28,892 shares owned through Company 401(k) Plan; and 2,621 shares owned through Company Excess Retirement Plan.

F2: Security converts into common stock on one-for-one basis.

F3: Stock Units accrued through Nordson's Officers' Deferred Compensation Plan.

F4: The price of the Derivative Security has been reported in column 2.