NORDSON CORP - Director's Dealing 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2006-03-23

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

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-03-23	COMMON SHARES	M	54510	$22.16	Acquired	290686	Direct
2006-03-23	COMMON SHARES	F	12211	$48.2199	Disposed	278475	Direct
2006-03-23	COMMON SHARES	S	1036	$48.26	Disposed	277439	Direct
2006-03-23	COMMON SHARES	S	3893	$48.25	Disposed	273546	Direct
2006-03-23	COMMON SHARES	S	2506	$48.24	Disposed	271040	Direct
2006-03-23	COMMON SHARES	S	2165	$48.23	Disposed	268875	Direct
2006-03-23	COMMON SHARES	S	3524	$48.22	Disposed	265351	Direct
2006-03-23	COMMON SHARES	S	1600	$48.21	Disposed	263751	Direct
2006-03-23	COMMON SHARES	S	10773	$48.20	Disposed	252978	Direct

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-03-23	Employee Stock Option	$22.16	M	54510	Disposed	2009-11-01	COMMON SHARES (54510)	Direct

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Units	$		COMMON SHARES ()	21320	Direct

F1: Includes 28,964 shares owned through Company 401(k) Plan; and 2,677 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.