NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2010

Dec 21, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2010-12-20

Reporting Person: BLOOMFIELD DOUGLAS C (Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-12-20	Common Shares	M	4500	$38.99	Acquired	7151	Direct
2010-12-20	Common Shares	M	7800	$48.77	Acquired	14951	Direct
2010-12-20	Common Shares	S	12300	$92.36	Disposed	2651	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-12-20	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$38.99	M	4500	Disposed	2015-11-14	Common Shares (4500)	Direct
2010-12-20	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$48.77	M	7800	Disposed	2016-11-22	Common Shares (7800)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares	3788	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Share Equivalent Unit	$		Common Shares ()	5220	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 51 shares acquired through participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F2: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $92.12 to $92.58.

F3: The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person will provide upon request to the SEC staff, Nordson Corporation or a shareholder of Nordson Corporation full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which each transaction was effected.

F4: Balance as of October 31, 2010.

F5: Share Equivalent Units acquired through deferral of performance shares awarded under 2004 Long Term Performance Plan. Deferrals are made to the Nordson Stock Measurement Fund of the Amended & Restated 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan. Share Equivalent Units are settled in common shares at reporting person's termination of employment or retirement subject to delayed distribution rules of Internal Revenue Code Section 409(A).