NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2008

Jun 4, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2008-06-02

Reporting Person: DUNN ROBERT A JR (SR. VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-06-02	Common Shares	M	13000	$27.78	Acquired	30270	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	M	13000	$27.71	Acquired	43270	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	1373	$70.76	Disposed	41897	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	300	$70.82	Disposed	41597	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	400	$70.83	Disposed	41097	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	100	$70.98	Disposed	40997	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	100	$70.89	Disposed	41097	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	402	$71.02	Disposed	40595	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	100	$71.03	Disposed	40495	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	1600	$71.06	Disposed	38895	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	200	$71.08	Disposed	38695	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	1000	$71.09	Disposed	37695	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	700	$71.13	Disposed	36995	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	200	$71.14	Disposed	36795	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	320	$71.16	Disposed	36475	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	100	$71.17	Disposed	36375	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	1000	$71.18	Disposed	35375	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	5	$71.19	Disposed	35370	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	1000	$71.20	Disposed	34370	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	1948	$71.21	Disposed	32422	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	481	$71.24	Disposed	31941	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	800	$71.25	Disposed	31141	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	2000	$71.26	Disposed	29141	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	500	$71.27	Disposed	28641	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	201	$71.28	Disposed	28440	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	798	$71.29	Disposed	27642	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	100	$71.30	Disposed	27542	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	899	$71.31	Disposed	26643	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	200	$71.32	Disposed	26443	Direct
2008-06-02	Common Shares	S	300	$71.33	Disposed	26143	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-06-02	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.78	M	13000	Disposed	2012-12-09	Common Shares (13000)	Direct
2008-06-02	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.71	M	13000	Disposed	2013-11-03	Common Shares (13000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 2,126 shares owned through Company ESOP Plan; 260 shares owned through Company Excess Retirement Plan; and 874 shares through Company Dividend Reinvestment Plan