NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2008

May 29, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2008-05-27

Reporting Person: CAMPBELL EDWARD P (Director, CHAIRMAN & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	M	192000	$23.07	Acquired	459310	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	F	115397	$69.815	Disposed	343913	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	200	$69.73	Disposed	343713	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	25	$69.72	Disposed	343688	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	1000	$69.71	Disposed	342688	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	100	$69.70	Disposed	342588	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	200	$69.69	Disposed	342388	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	400	$69.65	Disposed	341988	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	800	$69.64	Disposed	341188	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	200	$69.63	Disposed	340988	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	300	$69.62	Disposed	340688	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	200	$69.60	Disposed	340488	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	262	$69.59	Disposed	340226	Direct
2008-05-22	COMMON SHARES	S	300	$69.58	Disposed	339926	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	400	$69.57	Disposed	339526	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	1803	$69.56	Disposed	337723	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	1300	$69.55	Disposed	336423	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	1500	$69.54	Disposed	334923	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	1600	$69.53	Disposed	333323	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	400	$69.52	Disposed	332923	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	769	$69.51	Disposed	332154	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	2484	$69.50	Disposed	329670	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	2200	$69.49	Disposed	327470	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	1800	$69.48	Disposed	325670	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	700	$69.47	Disposed	324970	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	400	$69.46	Disposed	324570	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	100	$69.455	Disposed	324470	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	200	$69.4525	Disposed	324270	Direct
2008-05-27	COMMON SHARES	S	500	$69.45	Disposed	323770	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-05-27	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.07	M	192000	Disposed	2011-11-05	COMMON SHARES (192000)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Equivalent Units	$		COMMON SHARES ()	21949	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 3,890 shares owned through Company ESOP Plan; 25,175 shares owned through Company 401(k) Plan; and 2,756 shares owned through Company Excess Retirement Plan.

F2: Security converts into common stock on one-for-one basis.

F3: Stock Equivalent Units accrued through Nordson's Officers' Deferred Compensation Plan.