NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2006

Jan 9, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2006-01-06

Reporting Person: MCLANE DONALD J (VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-01-06	COMMON SHARES	M	24000	$24.82	Acquired	109392	Direct
2006-01-06	COMMON SHARES	M	50000	$22.41	Acquired	159392	Direct
2006-01-06	COMMON SHARES	F	52066	$42.98	Disposed	107326	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-01-06	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$24.82	M	24000	Disposed	2007-11-03	COMMON SHARES (24000)	Direct
2006-01-06	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.41	M	50000	Disposed	2008-11-02	COMMON SHARES (50000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 11,685 shares owned through Company 401(k) Plan; and 1,310 shares owned through Excess Retirment Plan.

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