NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Nov 30, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2011-11-28

Reporting Person: LAMBERT PETER (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-11-28	Common Shares	A	2000	—	Acquired	14624	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-11-28	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$43.73	A	10500	Acquired	2021-11-28	Common Shares (10500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares	1431	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Grant to reporting person of restricted common shares pursuant to the Amended and Restated Nordson Corporation 2004 Long-Term Performance Plan. Restriction on transfer of one-third of the shares lapses annually for three years following date of grant.

F2: On July 29, 2011, the reporting person disposed of 8,721 shares of common stock in a transaction exempted from Section 16 (by Rule 16a-12).

F3: Includes 1,816 shares acquired through participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F4: Balance as of October 31, 2011.

F5: Grant to reporting person of option to purchase shares of Common Stock under Nordson's Long-Term Performance Plan, exercisable in annual increments of 25% on a cumulative basis beginning 11-28-2012.