NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2009

Feb 2, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2009-01-31

Reporting Person: ROBINSON WILLIAM L (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-01-31	Stock Equivalent Units	$	A	227	Acquired		Common Shares (227)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares	4780	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Shares ()	3759	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Security acquired through deferral of grant of restricted stock under Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and converts to stock equivalent unit on a one-for-one basis upon lapse of restriction period - 2 years following grant.

F2: Stock Equivalent Units accrued through Nordson's Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. At time of distribution, stock equivalent units convert to common shares on a one-for-one basis.

F3: Close price of Nordson stock on Friday, January 30, 2009.