NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2010

Apr 13, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2010-04-13

Reporting Person: PEET SHELLY (Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-04-13	Common Shares	M	1950	$28.74	Acquired	2747	Direct
2010-04-13	Common Shares	S	1950	$71.18	Disposed	797	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-04-13	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$28.74	M	1950	Disposed	2018-12-04	Common Shares (1950)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares	1348	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 113 shares acquired through participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F2: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $71.02 to $71.31.

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.