NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2006

Mar 22, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2006-03-20

Reporting Person: HELLMAN PETER S (Director, PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-03-20	COMMON SHARES	M	30000	$20.50	Acquired	75773	Direct
2006-03-20	COMMON SHARES	F	18886	$48.46	Disposed	56887	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-03-20	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.50	M	30000	Disposed	2010-02-14	COMMON SHARES (30000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 969 shares owned through Company 401(k) Plan.

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