NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2006

Mar 15, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2006-03-13

Reporting Person: DUNN ROBERT A JR (VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-03-13	COMMON SHARES	M	18000	$28.50	Acquired	37785	Direct
2006-03-13	COMMON SHARES	S	500	$47.52	Disposed	37285	Direct
2006-03-13	COMMON SHARES	S	17500	$47.50	Disposed	19785	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-03-13	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$28.50	M	18000	Disposed	2010-11-06	COMMON SHARES (18000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 2,074 shares owned through Company 401(k) Plan; 251 shares owned through Company Excess Retirement Plan; and 340 shares owned through Company Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

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