NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2010

Mar 2, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2010-03-01

Reporting Person: MADAR WILLIAM P (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-03-01	Common Shares	M	105	$67.04	Acquired	65733	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-03-01	Share Equivalent Units	$	J	76	Acquired		Common Shares (76)	Direct
2010-03-01	Stock Equivalent Units	$	M	105	Disposed		Common Shares (105)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Close price of Nordson stock on Monday, March 1, 2010.

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.

F3: Shares accrued through dividend payments.

F4: Distribution in accordance with terms of Nordson's Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan.