NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2010

Sep 16, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2010-09-15

Reporting Person: MADAR WILLIAM P (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-09-15	Common Shares	S	3261	$70.01	Disposed	45218	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares	7495	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Share Equivalent Units	$		Common Shares ()	25420	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Excludes 7,495 shares previously owned directly which were contributed to the William P. and Amanda C. Madar Foundation.

F2: Share Equivalent Units accrued through Nordson's Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan are settled in common shares on a one-for-one basis when reporting person ceases to be a director.