NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2009

Dec 4, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2009-12-03

Reporting Person: LAMBERT PETER (Senior Vice President)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-12-03	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$54.52	A	6600	Acquired	2019-12-03	Common Shares (6600)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares	6645	Direct
Common Shares	704	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 1,737 shares acquired through participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F2: Grant to reporting person of option to purchase 6,600 shares of Common Stock under Nordson's Long Term Performance Plan, exercisable in annual increments of 25% on a cumulative basis beginning 12/3/2010, the first anniversary date of the grant.