NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2006

Feb 1, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2005-12-12

Reporting Person: GINN WILLIAM D (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-12-12	Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$38.99	G	2500	Acquired	2016-11-14	COMMON SHARES (2500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON SHARES	37741	Direct
COMMON SHARES	4764	Indirect

Footnotes

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

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