NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2005

Feb 28, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2005-02-25

Reporting Person: PELLECCHIA NICHOLAS D (VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-02-25	COMMON SHARES	M	8000	$24.82	Acquired	42026	Direct
2005-02-25	COMMON SHARES	S	3900	$39.4944	Disposed	38126	Direct
2005-02-25	COMMON SHARES	S	4100	$39.42	Disposed	34026	Direct
2005-02-25	COMMON SHARES	G	65	—	Disposed	33961	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-02-25	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$24.82	M	8000	Disposed	2007-11-03	COMMON SHARES (8000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON SHARES	2818	Indirect
COMMON SHARES	20634	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 517 shares owned through Company Excess Retirement Plan.

F2: Since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report, the reporting person has disposed of 905 shares held in his ESOP pursuant to a diversification election made under the Internal Revenue Code.

F3: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

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