NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2005

Jan 5, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2005-01-04

Reporting Person: GINN WILLIAM D (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-01-04	COMMON SHARES	S	500	$39.46	Disposed	41851	Direct
2005-01-04	COMMON SHARES	S	100	$39.40	Disposed	41751	Direct
2005-01-04	COMMON SHAES	S	100	$39.38	Disposed	41651	Direct
2005-01-04	COMMON SHARES	S	300	$39.37	Disposed	41351	Direct
2005-01-04	COMMON SHARES	S	750	$39.30	Disposed	40601	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-01-04	Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.71	J	2500	Disposed	2013-11-03	COMMON SHARES (2500)	Direct
2005-01-04	Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$37.11	J	2500	Disposed	2014-11-08	COMMON SHARES (2500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON SHARES	4764	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Reporting person gifted and tansferred the stock option granted to him to his daughter, Anna M. Ginn, pursuant to provisions of the Plan governing award and transfer of non-qualified options in issuer's stock.

F2: The price of the Derivative Security has been reported in column 2.